Wherever You Send Me- The Lion's Mouth

Intro

"And these are the brave men and women who have been preparing their hearts and minds to take the good news of the gospel around the world " the cheery pastor boomed into the microphone gesturing to a huddle of about 50 people who were standing near him on the pulpit in front of a large church audience. "I want you to pray for them. Stretch your hands out and pray... Pray that they go out and spread the word of God with all faith and persistence and that God will use them mightily " .

The attendants of the church service dutifully began to pray and a sea of hands were raised and stretched towards the altar as blessings were poured out upon the missionaries.
The missionaries on stage had their heads bowed as well  saying amen to the prayers said for them and praying fervently within their hearts that God would  strengthen them and help them as they do His work.

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After the service Jane Gordon and the other missionaries or "Craze-vangelists" as she called them privately were discussing the service and where they were being stationed to.

"Do you really think the weather in England will be as bad as they say it is? "asked  Jessica a beautiful plump blonde girl whose heels did almost nothing to help her 5"3 height.
Jane knew that Jessica had grown a lot in accepting her height and realizing that God her made her perfectly, in His own image.  Jessica Levea  hadn't worn those heels because she was insecure  but rather  because she wanted to look a bit more polished for their presentation to the church for prayers and dedication.

She smiled at her and shook her head " England isn't blessed with sunny weather most days but it isn't all that bad.  But depending on where you go I advice you to invest in a good raincoat and rain boots"

"Huh"  tutted Rebecca Salmon a plain looking girl with fiery red hair and a sarcastic smile "Rain... I probably won't have a lot of that where I'm going " she continued  "And where's that? " retorted Jessica "Nairobi ,  Africa" Jessica wrinkled her nose and let out  an "oooo" after wincing   "Rebecca nodded in understanding " Oooo is right.  But where the Lord leads I must follow.  He must increase  and I must decrease " the other 2 girls echoed an amen.

Jane agreed with the sentiment and as she said an amen she prayed for the grace to be accepting of God's will for her.  The place she felt led to go wasn't very open to the message of the gospel to say the least .  In fact, it was extremely hostile and it was no secret that many christians had been put to death there.  She had spent countless nights prostrated before the Lord in prayer asking Him to show her where He wanted her to go. When He told her Asadaya and confirmed it through other servants of God she was terrified but realized at the same time that she had to do what God asked of her.  Disobedience frankly wasn't an option.

Jane resolved to trust God instead and do everything within her capacity  to spread the gospel. She decided that she'd put in her best and leave the rest to God who would help her.