I Don’t Know How. But He Does.

There’s a sweet celebration going on over at our home today.
Don’t ya’ just love when God moves in big ways to 
accomplish His mighty plans?
And just when it seems that there 
is 
“no way, no how, no chance”
our powerful Almighty God moves

in an instant

and what seemed to be the impossible
 is now suddenly – happening.

So here’s how a bit of the background story…
Ever since we met our sweet Savannah she had one goal:
to become a nurse one day.
Life has not been easy for her.
There have been humongous hurdles, 
deep disappointments, 
gargantuan grief,
and 
many painful days.
Yet, in the midst of it all,
she is learning the most important principle
in life:
God is faithful.

When He calls us, He will bring it to pass.
This principle applies to everything.
Can you imagine God dangling something in front of you 
and then saying, “Ha-ha on you.  I was just kidding you.”
He doesn’t ever do that.
Not a chance.
Instead 

He moves 

every.single.obstacle.

every.single.mountain.

every.single.storm.

every.single.financial.hurdle.

every.single.time.

Yes, every.single.time.

He is always trustworthy.

For years Savannah has felt called to nursing.
She’s been to Africa and serves with joy.
She believes that one day she will take her nursing
skills to serve alongside Emma, even on a short-term basis.
Through a series of events Savannah came to live
with us here in Phoenix.
We were overjoyed.
We are thankful that she is with us
where we know she is safe.
But how would she pay for school?
We have been praying as a family for this 
itty-bitty lil’ ol’ kinda’ important detail.
Savannah heard about a “President’s Scholarship”,
where her entire tuition would be paid.
I thought to myself, 
“Ohhhh, 
so that’s how you’re going to do it Lord.”
Nope.
She missed by one point.
She retook it.
She missed by one point again.


I encouraged her tender heart:

God will provide.
I don’t know how,
but He will.
Those who hope in Him will not be
disappointed.  
A couple of people heard about her need
and donated to her ‘deposit’ for her first semester
at the college.
Only thing was that she missed the deadline
by one day and now had to pay double.
When she came home crying, 
I hugged her and whispered,
“He really does have this.  It will work out.
I don’t know how, but it will.”
She had already fasted a bunch – 
yet we fasted and prayed more.

It proved to be yet 
another opportunity for her to grow in her faith.
And suddenly, out of the blue, our close friend asked,
“Would Savannah be willing to work
for us on the days she doesn’t have college classes?”

A simple question and 
the situation completely turned around.

She has now been 6 days a week,
saving for college…
{she will now go to 4 days a week}.
And today we celebrate her
very first day of college.
One amazing side note:
Savannah is the first person in her family to 
enroll and attend college full-time 
to earn a degree.

We are so proud of her.


We decorated the inside of Graham’s car early this morning.
{He drove her in and took her to her first class
cause it all sounded kind of overwhelming to her.}
The kids and I made love notes to remind her how 
proud we are of her and to celebrate her….
One day our sweet Savannah will be a nurse.


God called her to it, 
and He will provide for every single need she has
NO MATTER WHAT.

And yes, a special meal is in the works to celebrate this “Yippee Jesus day”.

26 thoughts on “I Don’t Know How. But He Does.

  1. Praise God! Boy, do I relate to her! I finished nursing school a year ago and there were so many moments that were just BEYOND me. But God proved to be ABUNDANTLY faithful, and this became the theme of my life: "The Lord will fight for you, you need only be still." And did he ever fight for me! I now work in a pediatric office and absolutely love having the privilege if loving on kids and encouraging parents all day! I lived with two different families during my years in nursing school and that was such a blessing to me, both financially and in love…nothing blesses the heart like being surrounded by kiddos all day 🙂 Praying savannah continues to see God provide beyond her wildest dreams…He will bless her hard work and faithfulness with fruitfulness in her classes and clinicals!

  2. Nothing shall be impossible to Savannah because she believes! He who has begun a good work in her will be faithful to complete it. He is the Author and Finisher of her faith. The Beginning and End of her story. I believe it and am so proud of you Savvy! Will be praying for you, as I pray for my kids every day. While I'm praying for their school day, I commit to pray for yours too! Love you.

  3. I don't know Savannah personally, but this post made me cry, and I feel proud of her even though I don't know her! Savannah- great job girl! Being the first one out of your family to go to college is a HUMONGOUS accomplishment, and going for nursing is hugely admirable. I love reading about the heart and passion you have for nursing and it has inspired me. I'm proud of you even though I don't know you, and want you to know that I'm praying for you! 🙂 I just finished nursing school in May and am on my third week of my first nursing job; if you ever wanted to talk to someone who just went through it (nursing school I mean), please email me (I know that might be weird since we don't know each other, but I just thought I'd throw it out there). Either way, I just wanted to tell you that you are embarking on a journey of a lifetime that you will love and that will provide even more opportunities for God to show his faithfulness! You go girl! 🙂

  4. Beutiful! I'm a nurse too, my degree was hard at times but it is so wonderful to have a career that serves others…& pays well & looks after my family too!
    Good luck Savannah- God is faithful 🙂

  5. Congratulations Savanna! God is so amazing! Linny, your blog inspires and encourages us. ~Thank you so much for sharing. You are such a blessing to so many. 🙂

    Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.
    1 Thessalonians 5:11

  6. I woke up at 3.30am….you can imagine my tiredness.

    Then I finally had the good sense to go out and pray on the deck, and came back in and read this.

    Thank you so much for that beautiful reminder!

    Tell Savannah "Mazel tov!" (that means both congratulations AND good luck!) from me!!

    1. Please G-d….
      I forgot to say how totally impressed I am by Savannah's stick-to-it-iveness. If she has some to spare we'd be happy to buy a little for a certain someone.. 🙂

  7. My heart really connects with Savannah and her story. The irony is, it has been on my own heart to be a missionary and specifically serve the sick and suffering, and out of the sky God dropped an opportunity in my lap to go to school for free!

    So I wanted to ask you if you'd be willing to ask Savannah if she happens to have a blog I could follow? If not, I'm perfectly fine with that, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. She's quite welcome to visit mine. Here it is, linked to the original entry. http://hissongamongthenations.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/my-prayer/#respond

  8. I'm playing catch up with my reading, but I've been waiting to hear more about how things were going for Savannah. I am SO EXCITED for her – what wonderful news! 😀

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