A few months ago, I posted a link to the Pray For Lydia blog on facebook. In May of this year, 13 year old Lydia was hit by a recycling truck while getting off a school bus. The blog is run by the Herrles, Lydia's parents. This sweet girl has been on my mind since I read of her accident in the New Hamburg Independent. You can subscribe to the blog and get daily updates on Lydia's miraculous recovery. Let me say it again: Miraculous. God's anointing is on this beautiful family. Michelle Herrle writes with a level of courage and faith that would humble Job!
Yesterday's post had an analogy about boarding a plane to Italy and landing in Holland. No offence meant to the Dutch. I have been there about half a dozen time and it is quite lovely. The point is that we sometimes end up in unexpected places; places we prayed to God we would never end up. As a Christian, when our plans are derailed, we need to trust God and exercise flexibility.
While my parents were still missionary candidates with Trans World Radio, my mother prayed to God that she would be willing to go anywhere in the world (Swaziland, Guam, dangerous, war-torn countries), but PLEASE let it NOT be Monte Carlo! If you know me personally, you will know that not only is that where God called my parents, we lived there for eight years.
I prayed that I would never experience specific types of rejection or loss. I ended up in those pits, but God carried me out of them.
Read this particular post from Pray For Lydia and read about how one family is not only surviving the unexpected, they are conquering it under God's grace.
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