“They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.”- Psalm 18:18-19
Back in January, I had the pleasure of meeting 26 young people who were setting out on a journey that would forever change them. Half were going to Swaziland, Africa and the other half to India. I spent a week with these amazing people and completely fell in love with them. Well, 3 months has passed and on April 20 I drove to Atlanta to be reunited with the people that stole my heart at the beginning of the year. I was so excited to see them again that I could hardly contain myself. They were tired and jet-lagged, but I didn’t care because I was ready to hand out hugs to everyone. It was such a sweet time for me to hear all their stories, laugh with them, cry with them and just love on them. To hear how God had changed each person in different ways was amazing, and to see the hearts that had grown in them for the people in each country was so beautiful. I stayed up until the early morning hours talking with them, and I still didn’t want to leave. I look forward to staying in touch with them and seeing all of the amazing ways that the Lord uses each one of them in the future. It is really neat, because I also found out that my Swaziland team this summer will be staying at the same homestead as the group that just returned. It will be a blessing to get to follow up with the people that they ministered to over the last 3 months, and I know it will mean a lot to them as well.
Lately God has really been birthing a passion in me for my team of high school students this summer. In just 2 months, I will be leaving to spend my summer in Africa with a group of mostly females. God has been teaching me so much about what it means to be a Godly woman and to find my identity in Christ and Him alone. So many times we give people the authority to speak death and lies over our lives without even realizing it. This isn’t the way God intended it to be. He has been doing so much healing in my life lately and has restored my heart in a way that I have never known before. He has allowed me to lay down past hurts, rejections and lies that have been oppressing me for so long. I’m realizing what true 
beauty looks like and what it means to live in freedom before the Lord. I finally understand what it means to be truly in love with the Lover of my soul. I know God has placed me here leading this trip for a time like this. I can’t wait to get to pour into my girls this summer. My desire for them is that they will see what it means to be a woman after God’s own heart. A woman that is madly in love with her Father and does not allow the lies from the enemy to affect how she sees herself because her confidence and identity is in Christ. I hope they will see what it means to be a woman thats heart is so hidden in the Lord, that in order for any man to find her heart he will have to go to God first. That is what my heart is for these girls, and I plan to lead by example. Praise Jesus that He is a God of healing and a God that pursues our hearts.
For His Glory,
Caroline 🙂
Ps. 56:3
Amen sista!! Keep speaking that truth to those girls and to yourself. God is using you. It’s so nest how He is transforming you right where you’re at. Love you and miss you!
Thanks for revealing your heart, Caroline. It’s a blessing to know that other women struggle with the same issues I do! So many times I’ve done just what you said “given people the authority to speak death and lies” over my life. I pray that you will continue to hide your heart in Him! Love you! Candi
I continue to be inspired by your faith to depend on the Lord to bring you through the trials of life. Your steadfastness to seek Him until the victory comes. AMEN!
“Faith in Christ allows us to live above our cimrcumstances, not under them!” (selected)
Love,
Mom
I’m SO PUMPED about what Father has been doing in your heart! You are learning what it is to be a steadfast woman of God with your eyes locked on Him.
I’m proud of you and thankful for answered prayers! Can’t wait to see what God has for you this summer! Glad we’re going through life together. I love you sister!
You definitely have a gift to write and express your heart. I do know that God is using you to speak to others while he works on you. This article is truly encouraging for me! I think if we were all honest with outselves, we could admit that we have all given others the power over us. It is a power they don’t deserve (because we have made them and idol in our life). We have made them more important than God. Thank you for sharing!