"Set us afire, Lord, stir us we pray!
While the world perishes, we go our way
Purposeless, passionless, day after day;
Set us afire, Lord, Stir us we pray!" - Cushman (daily bread '09)
To step back and realize the things I have let go to follow the King on this journey, I am in awe that I still stand, yet here I am. My heart feels the ache of loss, yet it still recognizes the joy of the king. I have hope! I have HOPE!! It is "Our love for Jesus (that) is key to spiritual passion." (daily bread '09)
It was my sweet sweet sister-in-law that reminded me I am determined. It was my time in the word that reminded me just why I am passionate about what I am doing. It's not about me, when it comes to my life, there are so many words, yet I am speechless. All I can say is PRAISE HIM!! Praise him who died for me, praise him to watches over me in the dark, praise him who loves me still. Praise him! For I am weary and weighed with assult from the evil one, yet "I said 'I will guard my ways so that I amy not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence..." (Psalm 39) As much as I try, I still slip and fall. My tongue isn't always peaceful or gorifying, but I am hopeful that in him I have a future. He has a purpose for me and if nothing else results from this, but that the King of kings and lord of lords is glorified, may it be so! Lord, may it be so!
I corrected things with my passport and should be receiving that shortly. I also have raised $775 even for my trip. That with what I do have saved up so far, I will be able to purchase my ticket which is coming in just barely under $2000. I have been blessed to crash with friends until the end of August and have a few more paychecks before I leave. My trip has been shortened to 2months now due to funding. I am hoping to put together a letter this week to hopefully raise some support from local companies. Praise be to the king! I am excited for this trip! I will also go in for shots later this week.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
May I wash your feet?
"Faith looks across the storm - it does not doubt
or stop to look at clouds and things without.
faith Does not question why when all His ways
are hard to understand, but trusts and prays." - Anonymous
Encouragement, when the feet are fearful. Passion to follow desire meets the wall of fearful probability. Discouragement is great when risk for triumph is even greater. His word, a hand up when courage seems meek. Wrestling with the monsters past, then His light shines to scare them back into the dark. The enemy WILL be defeated, the darkness will curl back unto itself, and the world will see light come again. Wings for a heart that forgot it could fly.Humbled are those who serve others, for they will be lifted great before the King. To roam the world, the scale has been weighed and I chose life.
Status on the Kenya trip. I am diligently working on fundraising. I am currently in discussion with my boss about putting together a bowl-athon. I am hoping to contact local businesses, put together a car wash, and even raise funds with a friend for her South Africa trip this fall. I currently have reservations to purchase my plane ticket, which is thankfully just under $2,000. So, it seems things are going well with the prepping and my roommate and I are looking for a studio apt. in the area to rent until mid/end of August.
Thank you for all your prayers and support! Traeh ottraeh!!
or stop to look at clouds and things without.
faith Does not question why when all His ways
are hard to understand, but trusts and prays." - Anonymous
Encouragement, when the feet are fearful. Passion to follow desire meets the wall of fearful probability. Discouragement is great when risk for triumph is even greater. His word, a hand up when courage seems meek. Wrestling with the monsters past, then His light shines to scare them back into the dark. The enemy WILL be defeated, the darkness will curl back unto itself, and the world will see light come again. Wings for a heart that forgot it could fly.Humbled are those who serve others, for they will be lifted great before the King. To roam the world, the scale has been weighed and I chose life.
Status on the Kenya trip. I am diligently working on fundraising. I am currently in discussion with my boss about putting together a bowl-athon. I am hoping to contact local businesses, put together a car wash, and even raise funds with a friend for her South Africa trip this fall. I currently have reservations to purchase my plane ticket, which is thankfully just under $2,000. So, it seems things are going well with the prepping and my roommate and I are looking for a studio apt. in the area to rent until mid/end of August.
Thank you for all your prayers and support! Traeh ottraeh!!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Let the adventures begin...
Hi and welcome the first of many blogs yet to be posted! I am excited to have you tuning into this amazing journey that I have been called to. To be honest, I'm not really sure what to say on something so public, as I mostly enjoy my one on one time with each of you, but I know contact in Kenya will be scarce through anything but letters and some form of mass emailing. So, hopefully this will serve its purpose well and I may be provided the opportunity of keeping all of you in the loop.
The status so far, I received my application acceptance Monday, May 18th, 2009. I have sent out my letters of support. One of my bosses proposed putting together a bowl-athon in honor of raising some financial support for this endeavor. I feel like my life as I know it has been turned upside down and sideways. I used to think that the boundaries to my ability to remain comfortable with what God has planned for me were pretty wide and space vast in between, but I'm learning just how out of my comfort level I feel. We have been doing a Beth Moore study in my women's group entitled, "Living Beyond Yourself". Talk about a more perfect time to be studying that! lol, I know that what I am embarking upon is definately something greater than that which I would ever have imagined or been capable of by myself. I have hit what has felt like some insurpassable walls of fear, guilt, and insecurities than I could ever imagine facing by myself, here in the past few months and even weeks! I am so grateful to have a King who is so big and mighty that there is Nothing that He cannot do! Amen? He provides a peace that outweighs all other emotions.
It's late and I need to head to bed soon, but a couple of songs that have really encouraged me lately have been: ClearView by Tal & Acacia, and Hope Now by Addison Road. If you have the chance to listen to them, I highly recommend it. They are really great! The words of Hope Now are my heart's anthem at this point...everything rides on hope now, everything rides on faith somehow. When the world has broken me down, His Love sets me free. He has become my hearts desire....
Thank you so much, not just for your prayers, but for all the support that you have given me throughout my life.
Christ in Love <3+
The status so far, I received my application acceptance Monday, May 18th, 2009. I have sent out my letters of support. One of my bosses proposed putting together a bowl-athon in honor of raising some financial support for this endeavor. I feel like my life as I know it has been turned upside down and sideways. I used to think that the boundaries to my ability to remain comfortable with what God has planned for me were pretty wide and space vast in between, but I'm learning just how out of my comfort level I feel. We have been doing a Beth Moore study in my women's group entitled, "Living Beyond Yourself". Talk about a more perfect time to be studying that! lol, I know that what I am embarking upon is definately something greater than that which I would ever have imagined or been capable of by myself. I have hit what has felt like some insurpassable walls of fear, guilt, and insecurities than I could ever imagine facing by myself, here in the past few months and even weeks! I am so grateful to have a King who is so big and mighty that there is Nothing that He cannot do! Amen? He provides a peace that outweighs all other emotions.
It's late and I need to head to bed soon, but a couple of songs that have really encouraged me lately have been: ClearView by Tal & Acacia, and Hope Now by Addison Road. If you have the chance to listen to them, I highly recommend it. They are really great! The words of Hope Now are my heart's anthem at this point...everything rides on hope now, everything rides on faith somehow. When the world has broken me down, His Love sets me free. He has become my hearts desire....
Thank you so much, not just for your prayers, but for all the support that you have given me throughout my life.
Christ in Love <3+
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