In a few hours I will be boarding an airplane to attend the True North Conference in Calgary, Alberta. As I anxiously wait for that moment to come, I cannot help but reflect on how good God is and how He gave me this opportunity to go.
At the end of 2017, I made it my personal mission to go to ICON. As I shared before in a previous blog post, (shameless plug) I did whatever I could to make this dream of mine come true. After hours of working at my part-time job and many nights spent praying, I was finally able to buy my ticket and register for the conference. I look back at this moment and realize that as much as I tried to make this trip happen, God’s grace and love came in clutch as well. I truly am still in awe at how fast God works and how amazing He is for giving me the means to go.
Fast forward to now, I stand in disbelief, humbled by the fact that I have the ability to travel and witness #FullBlast2018 AGAIN, but this time with my fellow Canadian friends and missionaries. I already felt so blessed to have gone on one trip, but to be graced with the chance to go on another adventure makes me all the more grateful.
It is so true that when you give your “yes” to God without holding anything back and when you serve Him in the best way that you possibly can, He will pay you back. It may not be in ways that you expect such as in money or materialistic things but instead, He will give you JUST what you need. In this case I thank God for gifting me with more memories with my household, more adventures with CFC-Youth and most especially with more opportunities where I can physically encounter Him through this wonderful community and family.
I look forward to this year’s TNC and cannot wait to experience God’s love all over again. With joyful anticipation I await where God will take me on this trip. Maybe I will encounter Him through the talks, the worships, the reflections or through simple conversations with people. Whatever it may be, I am super excited!!!
#FullblastTNC I am ready for ya.
Danielle Lape