truly this journey with Jesus all began 13 years ago at a billy graham crusade. with Jesus in my heart i felt invincible and free. sometime within the next few years i heard a missionary speak for the first time; a seed was planted and with time it grew. since i was eight, i feel like missions have been a part of me...truly it is what a Christian life should be about. when i was 15 the thought of international missions began tugging at my heart; however, the Lord still had a lot of work to do within me (and boy is He still working on this daily). with time the call became stronger and stronger...i felt like i needed to listen and feel Him out as much as I need cold, juicy watermelon in the summertime! the Lord opened a door in july of last year and with reluctance i stepped through. the preacher i had been working with contacted me and told me there was a mission opportunity in nepal. after some questioning, pleading, and talking with the Lord, i told him i was in and to sign me up. so now, after many emails and a lot of reading about nepal, i am headed out, hand in hand with Jesus to pokhara to love on some precious children. pray for safe travels, my heart, the hearts of the children, and my daddy and mama. i believe seeing how hard this has been on them has been one of the hardest parts for me. we found out sunday there was a bombing in khatmandu, which un-nerved them even more. BUT we know God is greater; "you are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you...dont be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God's." 2 Chronicles 20:6,15. (Thank you for the encouragement timmy).
love in Christ,
jordan
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ReplyDeleteJordan we are so excited for you and we know God will definitely work IN YOU and THROUGH YOU on this trip. We will be praying for you and your parents every day. I know this will be hard on them too. God will guard their hearts and minds as well. We will check for updates on here...CAN'T WAIT! Love you dearly and keep running after HIM!!!
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Jordan Leigh: You truly are the hands and feet of our Lord and Savior. The way you live for the Lord is not only an example and inspiration to me, but to so many others. My prayers are with you during this journey and I know God has huge plans for you! Your passion, love, and kindness will uplift those you work with. I am so proud of you and I can not wait to hear all of the wonderful things that are going to be place. My prayers are with you now and always. You are a beacon of God's amazing grace and love...Keep shining ever so brightly. I Luv' Ya! =]
ReplyDeleteHey Jordan, It's Dad. Just wanted to say hello. Hope all things are going good. I have thought about you and your friends a lot today.. You may be on your way to Delhi by now.. Just wanted to see if I could post. Hope it goes through.. I have had a little problem getting signed in but now I think I have got it. I Love and miss you but God needs you now.. I know he will guard and protect you where ever you are... Mom will write to you later if this message goes through.. I will be waiting for your update.. Lots of love Dad!!
ReplyDeleteHey Baby Girl, Its you Mama who is missing you already!!!!! Ive thought about and prayed for you at least a thousand times today. I know your tired from your travels so Ill keep it short and sweet today. Just know that we are sooo proud of you and your faithfulness to do this mission that you have been called to do. I love you more than you will ever know!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Jordan, Its a beautiful Sunday here. I woke up about 5:45 thinking about how you were doing. Hoping you had a good flight to Delhi and a good night sleep. We have the nursery today at church and are sure going to miss you being there. You that little boy, I can't think of his name will miss you also. I think Dallas is going to help us.. Him and Carson are going to the lake today and ski.. Well I believe you will be heading to Kathmandu here in a little bit.. WE will be praying for a safe flight and landing. I can't wait for a post. Just to know you are OK. Love you so much.. DAD!!
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ReplyDeleteWoke up to birds singing the sun shining and you on my heart and mind. Wanted to share with you what was in my quiet time yesterday, it really spoke to me.... Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1;27
Can you believe that is where my scripture was yesterday as I was wishing you back home. It was def my answer in a loud voice. Got to go and get ready for church. We have the nursery today so we will give hugs and love to them from you and will miss you being with us. Praying for your safety as you are arriving at your destination today. I Love you baby girl and are missing your smiling face so much. Looking forward to hearing from you hopefully today. Love, Love, Love, from your Mama
Hey Jordan, I got your e-mail today. Don't worry about your suit case, they will get it to ya. The men probably could not lift it on the luggage carosail. Ha Ha. No God will see that you get it. It was good to get the e-mail. We miss you too. Sunday School was good and the nursery was good to. but we did need you. Little Preston wanted to know where you were.. He says hey.. Sylvia Poplin wrote us a poem about you and she framed us a copy to have at home. I have copied and pasted it on here.. I hope it will work. It was beautiful.. Here goes.. Jordan it will not let me. I will try to type it for you.. LOVE YOU HONEY.. You are in my prayers...
ReplyDeleteJO, here is Sylvia's poem: Jordan it let me paste it this time. It is very special I hope it makes you feel better about your home sickness.. Take a deep breath and know God is there with You.. It was just what we needed to her this morning.. Our Sunday School class is very special. Dallas went to your Sunday School class today.. Everybody asked about you this morning wanting to know if we had heard from you.. We gave several people your blog info. They will be waiting to here from you when you can write.. Honey I know you are tired, but hang in there. You are a strong young lady..Remember what Philippians 4:13 says I can do everything through him who gives me strength..Mom has called mimmi nina and mimi tucker and let them know you are there and are OK. We went to FCA tonight at Big Lick> It was very good. Jordan, I Love You..Remember too Jo, It says in Philippians 4:19 And My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. We are doing OK. You don't worry about me and mom.. Did Rachel and Jen get to where they were going? Hope all is well with them..
ReplyDeleteI will talk to later.. We hope the camp ground will have a computer we can use..we will have our phone close by.. call if you can. Love you and hope you can get some rest.. Thinking about you so much.. You no I miss ya. God is Great.. Say Hi to Abraham and Comalla for me.. Tell them thanks for taking good care of you.. Be safe and I will see you soon!!
Never Alone
Tracy and Lisa, even though you know Jordan is following the Lord’s leading
And she is being obedient to His command
To spread the Good News to a lost and dying world
And to make known His name in every land,
We know this time is so difficult for you
As Jordan will be facing the unknown;
But the Lord’s strength and encouragement is yours for the taking
Because you know she is never alone.
The Lord will never ask anything of you
That He is not willing to be right there by your side.
And His hand of protection is something we can take comfort in
Like the cleft of the Rock of Ages upon which we can hide.
Our thoughts and prayers are not only with Jordan
As she travels to Nepal to reach those who have such a great need,
But our hearts go out to the two of you, Lisa and Tracy,
As you allow your precious treasure to go to accomplish this bigger than life deed.
We are so very proud of your beautiful daughter
For her willingness to do her part
In bringing Christ to those who otherwise may never hear
And giving them reason to have hope in their hearts.
As parents, you have done a wonderful job
In teaching Jordan to give to God her very best.
And because of that, she will bring a ray of sunshine to Nepal;
And the people there will know they have been truly blessed.
We love you and your family Tracy and Lisa
And we will keep you and Jordan in our prayers daily.
The Circle of Friends Sunday School Class
May 31, 2009
I really miss you!!! I hope you are doing well! I have been praying for you often!! I know God is already using you in a great way...I am going to try and call you parents tomorrow to get the low down on J-lo...but know that I love you very much and am very proud of you!! Hope to hear from you soon!!
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Good Morning Jo, Hope you got some rest last night. We are getting our stuff ready for our trip. Not sure what time is over there. I am sure night here is morning there. Hope you got you suit case to you. I know you you could make it without it but all the kids stuff needs to make it.. Like I said last night God will get it to you..I love You.Hope you have a Great day and I will talk to you later.. God Bless You and all the you come in contact with... Love you a whole bunch!!!!! Daddy
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know that our family is praying for you-the girls thought that you were in Africa! We are very proud of you and for the leap of faith you have taken. We are praying for your safe travel and we are also praying that God is at work with the children in the orphanage and that he will use you in a might way to reveal himself and his ways. We spent a lot of time in Sunday School talking about "our Jordan". We hope that this note finds you well.
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ReplyDeleteHey Jordan, It's Mimi, Hope you are doing well. I've read your blog. Boy you are having and exciting time.. I am sorry you got sick.. Sounds like you are feeling better now.. Thank God for that.. Sounds like you have a wonderful missionary family to live with.I sure do miss you.. May God continue to watch over you and the the the people you come to meet.. Love You So Much..My Prayers are with You.. Love You Mimi!!
ReplyDeleteHey Jo, I got your post. I hated to here you got sick. I'm glad you are doing ok now. Honey you be careful with that water now. It sounds like you will traveling to villages around Pokura and ministering to those you meet. The Sunday school class you were able to meet with was awesome. I sure wish you could send pictures.. Every body at church today was asking how you were doing and have you heard form Jordan. We are so blessed to have a church family at Oakboro First Baptist. Wendy and Greg and little John Owen came by today to check on you and brought your Mom some flowers..They are very thoughtful people.. John Owen has really growing up. I wish we would have set up some type of phone to stay in contact with you.. I miss ya..You take care of yourself traveling around and we will looking for you post when you can.. Our prayers are with you and Abraham and Kamala,the other missionaries there.. Got to go back to work tomorrow. I will be thinking about you there.. Love ya soooo much!! Dad
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ReplyDeleteI hope you are doing well. I pray the sickness you had from the water has completely left you with no ill effect. I see God's hand in every step of your journney. I couldn't but down your blog, it eas so inspiring and exciting. You come to mind several times a day and I stop to pray for whatever situation you are in at the moment. I know the children and people with whom you work are bleddes by your sweet spirit and witness. Take care. God is faithful.
Much love,
Dr. Nave