We are roughly a month away from embarking on our journey to South Korea. It's coming so quickly, and yet most days it seems that there is still so much more to do before we leave. Speaking for myself, I know that I can get bogged down in the day-to-day moments, in the details of our trip, in the rehearsals, in the fundraisers, in the meetings. However, I would do well to remember the bigger picture - of the fact that we have a bigger goal than rehearsing good dances, or raising a certain amount of money. These things have their place and are important, and I'll share more regarding those aspects of our preparations later.
But first, please bear with me as I share what the Lord has been doing to prepare my own heart. I have been learning in the past few weeks that while we do serve a God who is both big enough to take care of the details of our lives, and one who delights to care for those details, our God is much more than a detail-worker-outer, and His plans are much greater than my mind can comprehend. Our goal is not met once we raise a certain amount of money, or once we create a certain amount of pieces to take to South Korea. Our goal is not met once we get to South Korea, but even there is only starting, and may not even end upon our return. Our purpose, our goal, is to be the hands and feet, the vessels that have been called by God to share His love - with each other, with those here in Jackson, with those in South Korea, with everyone we encounter in this life, not just for the next two months. The next two months are set apart in that we have a specific calling to a specific place, but they are not the goal in and of themselves.
But even as I have been in a season of individual preparation, we have also been in preparation as a team. We have rehearsals almost every day, working on the dance pieces we'll be performing here in the States this month, as well as additional pieces we'll be taking to perform overseas. Please pray for us to have physical strength, as we continue to push our bodies in our classes and in our rehearsals.
Just as the Church observes Lent in preparation for Easter, we are in a season that has been set aside to prepare to go to South Korea. We are holding on to the promise that God will use this time to equip us for the work He is calling us to, to make us worthy of His calling. Please continue to pray alongside of us, that He will continue to bring the work which He has started to completion.
We are so thankful that we can share in this journey with you all.
In Christ,
Kelly
In addition, we are devoting energy to our fundraising efforts. We have received from so many people, and are so grateful for how God has provided through you all. But we do still need to raise more support to make this trip possible. We are currently working through a crowd-sourcing site, and we would love for you to visit our campaign page, to share it with your own friends, and to help us get the word out about our endeavors and our trip. This page (link found below) also serves to explain who we are as Bal Malhada, and to share our story.
We are also engaging in various community outreach opportunities.We had the opportunity to work with music and dance ministry at a local church - St. James Episcopal. We helped create a Holy Week walk the weekend of Palm Sunday, reenacting and portraying various moments of the Holy Week through movement. Later in that same week, we attended a Seder (Passover) meal at Northshore Church; it was a beautiful time of fellowship not only among our team, but also with the congregation that is our home base. Both of these events allowed for us to reflect on the work of Christ - who He is and what He has done for us, especially as we seek and prepare to share that good news.
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| Praying in Gethsemane |
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| The Arrest |
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| The Crucifiction |
We are so thankful that we can share in this journey with you all.
In Christ,
Kelly
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