Thursday, November 4, 2010

I've got some updates



Hey everyone! I am sorry it's been a while, I sorta missed the whole month of October...I've been so busy with school and now we're at the peak of it with a huge Worldview project due next week. We got put into groups of three and were assigned different Worldviews to research, write a 10 page paper on, and then teach the class for 2 hours! My group has Buddhism. Please pray for us, it's not only stressful but can be spiritually heavy at time.
The picture on the Left was taken a few weeks ago, we are circled up praying for our friend Sarah on the beach. The picture on the right is me jumping off of a tree stump! Fun, right?

God has done so much since last time I blogged. The biggest news is that thanks to my incredible home church, Graceham Moravian, I am pretty sure I have the finances to get to Asia next month! Thank you so much to everyone who donated money to me and have been praying for me. It means more than I can say on an online blog. I am so thankful for you and your willingness to support me in this mission. I am overwhelmed with how God is working in my life right now! New things are happening, can't really go into detail on here but yeah, my life is getting more and more exciting. I guess this is what happens when you trust in Him.

Also, a praise report! There is an orphanage in the country I will be going to next month that we are hopefully going to serve. This orphanage is for kids with special needs and just last week we heard that a physical therapist somehow heard about the orphanage and came and bought a bunch of wheel chairs and medical equipment that seriously make a HUGE difference in these kids lives. They were being treated as animals because in this culture they are not valued as high as a "normal" child. This is such answered prayer. We had a night a few weeks ago where we prayed for this specific orphanage so when we heard this news we were overwhelmed. Tears. Lots of tears and tears of joy:)

Thank you for reading and thank you for keeping me in your prayers. I miss Maryland especially with the Holidays approaching but I know God wants me here now and I have a peace. I love you guys!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

1st month of SBFM


Hey everyone! Just wanted to give a quick update...
I have been in SBFM for about a month now and LOVING IT! I am learning so much about God, Christianity, the World and how to better spread the Truth that is JESUS CHRIST! Can you tell I am stoked for this?!
I am also going to SE Asia again in December!!! God has chosen me and 7 other people here to go to a very special country in Asia that I cannot release online for security reasons...but it's BIG, starts with a C and most things we buy here in America are made in this country...you can figure it out;)
I posted a picture of my team for you! My leaders are Liz and Dan (Liz is on the right and Dan is the back left) and my other teammates are Jennifer from Virginia, KC from Cali, Mike from Texas, Daniel from India, and Richard from Cali. Please pray for us! Specifically that we keep God first and foremost in our lives being that it is easy to get caught up in all the homework and classwork we do all day long. Also for finances, all of us are believing in faith that God is going to provide the money it takes to get to "C" and back. And thirdly, the visa situation is up in the air right now as the government is putting more and more restrictions on applying for a visa. Your prayers are so important to me and I really appreciate them:)

God is so faithful to finish the works He starts and right now He is working in me in crazy ways. This is definitely a refining season in my life but God has told me more than once that He is burning out all the impurities in me because He wants me to look more like Him when He is finished...He is going to look at me as a beautiful new piece of PURE gold and see His reflection:) It's been a humbling time but I am excited for the outcome and there is nothing sweeter than growing closer to the One who knows me best.

I miss you all so much and I can't wait to see you again! Thanks for all the prayers, donations, and just being supportive of what I am doing. God Bless!

Monday, September 6, 2010

Read this!

Hey everyone! I just created this blog to keep you updated while I am living in Maui. I will be doing the School of Biblical Foundations and Missions from September through February. If you would like to read more about this go here:
http://ywammaui.com/sbfm.html

When I get back from SBFM outreach to SE Asia I will be joining staff with YWAM Maui! I am so excited for what God is going to be doing in the next few years!

I recently finished my latest CD, just a 4 song EP of what was going on in my heart while I was away this past year. I am selling it for $5 and all the money goes towards helping me get to SE Asia! I will personally send you the CD (or maybe my wonderful mother will). Here is a link to donate to my paypal account.








Thanks so much for all your prayers, thoughts and donations! God Bless you!