Why Sri Lanka?

The escalating Sri Lanka civil war was introduced to me through the work of World Concern only a couple months ago. The information I received as a World Concern board member seemed to tighten its grip on my heart to the point that I realized this was something that I could not look away from. Not knowing what to do my wife Cari and I began to pray and then we were led to support those who were working in the hospitals that cared for the hundreds of injured coming out of the war zone almost daily.
On Easter Sunday as I sang songs celebrating our risen Lord it struck me that few songs of thanksgiving were being sung in Sri Lanka. It was at that time I felt that I needed to pray about heading to Sri Lanka.
My first call was to World Concern and to my surprise God shut the door with a no-go for various reasons. Well I thought that was the end of me heading to Sri Lanka anytime soon, but a week later a friend, Brian O'connell (REACT Services), stopped in for a visit and preceded to share with me an opportunity to hook up with a small delegation of international leaders representing the World Evangelical Alliance that will be arriving in Sri Lanka June 1st.
After several confirmations I find myself holding tickets to leave for Sri Lanka. I am in awe of how God works, His timing, and even more so His inclusion of us in His plans.
May 30th, God willing, I will begin the longest day of travel in my life as I head to the country of Sri Lanka off the S.E. coast of India. The obvious question that has been asked is "what do you think God has planned for you"? My answer is "I have no idea, but He does and that's good enough for me".