heatherbeard - I Never Knew.

I never knew.

A memoir by Heather Beard

I never knew what God would do during this period of my life where I have been waiting.
As most of you know international missions has been my heart and a part of my life for the last 5 years.
As I have traveled the world and served God's people He has forever changed my world perspective.
I have seen and held too many children without parents, I have seen firsthand what it means to survive day to day and I have seen the living die to just turn my back to it.
And through it all God has touched my heart to give all that I have in hopes people throughout the ends of the earth may know that there is a Father in Heaven who knows each of our names and knows the number of hairs on our heads.
When I was through with college I was eager to go, but of course God had a different plan over my life.
I thought I would be in a 6 month transition phase here, not 2 years.
But as I approach my last day of work I believe I have come to an understanding of the satisfaction that waiting really brings.
Over the last two years I have developed some of the strongest relationships that one can have with their place of employment.
Because it's not my place of employment anymore, it's become my family.
And I am leaving knowing that my family loves me deeply and hoping they know the same.
So thank you Cornerstone for the many memories and laughter that I will hold deeply in my heart forever.
I never knew I could be loved the way I am by all of you and I never knew I could love so deeply back.