kairos and a sign that reads west

boy oh boy!
i'm starting to see first hand God orient rides...

cody's taylor dropped me off early friday at a gas station off of I-80.
i turned around and was greeted by a man named dimension. an apparent hitchhiker too...
we went up to the on-ramp together and stood there talking about things.

dimension's real name is mark... (i heard the cop call him that...)
he just got out of jail for carrying lots of green shag on him...
and was headed to denver to get his dog.
it was hard talking to him...i suppose because everything we talked about were coming from two very different point of views.
then...the state troopers came...
first one, then another....
then another pulled up behind them.
after waiting for awhile, they gave us written warnings for being within the interstate boundaries...

we went back to the c-store and made signs that read "west" outta cardboard and stood off the side of the street just before the on-ramp... oh how clever we are!
sometimes it's tough enough to get picked up by myself, but it was proving pretty certain that the two of us weren't getting any rides anytime soon...

keep in mind, every 5-10 minutes a cop would drive by... but in between of the sightings we would dance around and laugh at how goofy we must have looked...

i decided to go use the restroom and prayed that God would hook dimension up with a ride...
and when i came out, he was gone....
thankful, i chatted with the cashier for a few minutes and said farewells mentioning that i knew God would hook up a ride for me...
i held the door for a man, then he for i on the next one...and as we both walked towards the pumps...he said, "i'm headed west if you want a ride." NO JOKE!!
gary was his name and he turned out the be a Christian too. so our ride was filled with some good conversations about God's love for us, and His role as our Daddy!
i helped him load some bails of hay then he dropped me off just past a town i have never heard of before.... big suprise....

i then got picked up by a man named ken who said God told him to come back and pick me up...
is that not amazing?!
he runs a prison ministry called Kairos which means "there is a time for all things....God's timing"
he also mentioned that he saw i didn't have a beard, so figured i took care of myself to some extent... :)
we talked and it was super encouraging... he dropped me off outside of lincoln at a truck stop...

there i waited for 4 1/2 hours...

earlier in the trip i probably would have been upset, but was encouraged to keep trusting in Him for His kairos...

during my time there, i lady drove up
gave me some money
and apologized for not going west...
i thanked her and smiled...

another state trooper stopped by, but was much more kind and reminded me of the rules.

i ended up changing positions about 5 times before a man picked me up...
his name was larry. he drives the van that goes out and helps broke down vehicles.....etc.
my prayers go out to him... i'll extend on that another time.

he dropped me off in york where i waited for maybe ten minutes and was picked up by a man with oregon plates..... hooray!

his name is dennis. he made me laugh a lot.
he said God told him to pick me up, and agreed that if i was still there after he got his smokes, he would..... and i was....

another sign of God's faithfulness...

he was coming back from chicago on a trip for closure with his love. it was hard listening to his story because i wanted so bad to help... but i know that God was doing more than i ever could.

we blared johnny cash and look at the stars through the sun roof as we drove through the last stretch of nebraska.
we also talked a lot about God and how he saved his life earlier in the week as he spun out of control driving 70 down a snow packed interstate from utah to wyoming....going straight down.
he spun 8 times and didn't go off the cliff to the right, or in the ditch on the left but stopped with a little bump on the guard rail.... and it changed his whole view on his trip...
i'm glad he is alive...regardless if he had picked me up or not...

he took me to my dads, stayed at my dad's neighbors, and left early the next day to portland...

oh man, for the sake of your eyes, i will finish up...

the time here has been super good and i expect it to get better.
Lord willing i leave this thursday to my mom's...

ywam: trusting God and stoked to do so!
waiting for the last reference to get there
and the remaining finances to come!

Father, thank You for keeping me safe on this trip, but also the million blessings that take place everyday in my life. thank You for hearing our prayers, and knowing our needs. help us trust in Your kairos, and take steps to encourage and bless others too! help us know Your love in real ways, and share it in real ways to real people with real needs. i love You. thank You for Your love!
also, my heart goes out to those who picked me up and shared their heart with me. please continue to meet their needs and love on them as you have done to me!
reign in our lives, families and friends!
in Jesus name, amen!

i hope you experience God in amazing ways as this last couple months have been full of for me.
thank you for your prayers and caring to keep track of me!

much love and joy!