I want to testify about God's mysterious work in the ministry of Wind of the Spirit in the last nine months or so. We had plans to bring several Kenyan pastors here for an intensive training that was scheduled for a three week period in February. Only one pastor got a visa and very few in the U.S. had shown interest in attending the event. God protected our Kenyan friends! The 1st case of coronavirus in the U.S. was here in Seattle in mid-January. No travel restrictions were in place until much later. Our friends from Kenya would have come through three airports during their trip to Washington State. I believe this was God's hand at work.
We also had a major mission trip planned to the Philippines with 20 people ready to travel from Seattle to Manila the second half of March. Because of information that was coming to light we canceled our trip, then the airlines canceled our flight and then the Philippines government banned travel out of Manila. God's timing is perfect! He has all things under control no matter what the circumstances look like to us.
This is an appropriate time, during a crisis, to raise our thanksgiving and praises to the God who knows all things and loves us more than we realize. Praise will silence fear and strengthen us. It is a way to "exercise" the faith we have. The more we exercise our faith, the stronger it will become. No matter what things look like around you, if you look back, you will see God's faithfulness in the past. If He was faithful then, He will be faithful now! Scripture tells us that God does not change. Let's give Him the glory He deserves and keep our eyes open to the good He is bringing out of this!