Ruth Jansen shares the story of how she has followed God’s leading step by step - at first, waiting on God’s timing, and later saying yes without complete clarity, but knowing God would be with her. Ruth shares how her interests in math, music, and social media have come together to serve the students and whole community at Dakar Academy in Senegal. Where is God asking you to take one step of obedience today?

• “It was hard to think about leaving family behind [...] and just feeling like I was going to miss out on a lot of their lives.”
• Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
• “At the end of the day, sometimes you have to just make a decision [...] that’s what it felt like when I decided to go. I just had to make a decision.”
• “Trust that, whatever decision you make, God’s going to be with you through that.”
• “[It’s neat to get] to be a part of that in a student’s life, helping them see that God cares about all of the little things in our lives and listens to our prayers.”
• “God has slowly been working at my heart and calling me one step at a time.”
• “I trust that this is what’s next; I don’t know exactly what that’s going to look like, but I’m trusting that God’s going to show me each step of the way.&rdquo
• “It’s okay to not be perfect and to not have it all figured out right away. God is bigger than that, and I can trust Him with all of the big things and all of the little things.”
• “By studying math, we train our brains to notice patterns and solve problems, and that’s just a good stewarding of the brain that God has given us.”
• Join Dakar Academy in praying for staffing needs on the day this episode releases!

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Finding a church
• Heather: New music from The Worship Initiative and Davy Flowers
• Ruth: New coffee shop in town

Weekly Spotlight: Dakar Academy

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