I have had a desire to go to Tofino, BC for a few years now. I even put up a vision board that encourages me to remember my dreams and goals so that I can focus when things don’t seem to be happening. For those of you who don’t know, Tofino is a wild, surf town on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The population is 2,000 but multiplies throughout the summer, vibing with backpackers, surfers and travelers from all over the world. The swell picks up in the winter and the storm watching seasons begins. God’s love for backpackers and surfers is bigger than the moon and He has shared that passion with me for some reason and I guess He feels that I am able to relate to them and share His genuine love and grace with them so they can find what they are looking for in this life.

I was a little discouraged a few weeks ago because I felt that God took my desire to be in Tofino away. I was a bit dissapointed because I was SO sure this was IT and I felt lost!! This is where He was calling me to for years. An opportunity came up through a backpackers network that opened a door in the interior of BC with the fruit pickers. It is the absolute opposite direction to Tofino, but I felt ready to go where He sends me and I was willing to do whatever it takes. I phoned Andy upset and confused but said I am willing. I let Tofino go and God slowly revealed to me that it is about His people, not a ministry, a business or a “cause”. It is just about reuniting souls with their Creator. He had to pry my sweaty hands free from this dream that I was holding onto so tightly and trying to make it happen on my own accord. God is teaching me that it is SO much better when He directs our steps then when we try to go before Him.

That moment I let it go… a permanent job posting came up within my company on the West Coast. My heart sank. I kept thinking to myself “But, I let it go…? Is this from you God?”. To be honest, I think that’s all He wanted. He wanted me to let it go so that I could put my full faith in His plan. On August 13, 2013, Andy and I set out for Tofino trying to find work and a place to live but the doors did not open for us at that time. Exactly a year later, I was given a letter of offer at my company to start permanently in Tofino on September 2.

We lift up praise first of all, but please pray for a place to rent by September 1 or October 1.

GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!!