So its been quite a while since I last posted and that's because life has been just crazy. God has been doing so many GREAT things in my life so here's an update!
A few weeks ago I was offered the opportunity to go to Quito, Ecuador this summer for a week with my church's mission team. After a long discussion with my parents and many hours of prayer I got the final okay that I will get to go! I'm so excited because I had been praying about this for a very long time. I know God has something amazing in store for everyone going on our trip!
The last weekend in February I went to CRosSWILD! It was really kinda crazy how the opportunity appeared for me to go. I hadn't planned on attending this year which was very sad because its the last time I would able to go as a student. All the forces in the world were pretty much working against me to go but God had a much different plan! I had an amazing time and grew so much closer to God. In one of our sessions they told us that it was time to get specific, meaning that God has called you to something or someone and you need to figure out what it is through prayer and go for it. The time is now. This really hit me hard because I knew God had placed a person in my life to minister to and I needed to step up and do so. It blows my mind how God has a plan for everything that happens.
After CRosSWILD I came home and God has just continued to use me in so many different ways! Its been and exhausting few weeks but I'm so excited to see what the future holds as I approach the end of my senior year! My tasks for the next few months will be graduation and raising more money to go to Ecuador to continue to shine HIS light!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Me a peace corps volunteer?
Living in a foreign country, learning a new language and customs, making new friends, starting a new life? These are all things a person has to do when joining the Peace Corps. These are things hopefully one day I will be experiencing. That's right I want to join the Peace Corps. This all may sound really crazy and I'm sure some of you are like "yeah right like that's really going to happen" but I believe it will.
About two years ago God really opened my eyes to how much I love helping people and doing mission work and that's what the Peace Corps is all about (except without the religion part, but hopefully I can share Gods love as well). The Peace Corps organization takes volunteers and sends them overseas to a county in need. Volunteers are sent to countries based on there skills and the countries needs at the time. Each volunteer commits to two years overseas where you spend the first three months in training learning the language and customs of your country and from there are sent to your post station where you live with a host family and begin working in your field of expertise.
Ive bounced around the idea of the Peace Corps for quite sometime now. Ive read books and have done many hours of research on the Internet but my decision was recently made when a friend of mine told me about his cousin who is in the Peace Corps. His cousin Andrew is living in the country of Azerbaijan and writes a blog (I will post the link to his blog at the bottom, I invite you to read his story) about his everyday experience as a PCV (Peace Corps Volunteer). Reading his blog and feeling like I am right there along side him in his adventures has really instilled a passion in me to join the Peace Corps after college. I want to attend college for four years and then join in the field of education (particularly math) and move to a country in need of education where I can make a difference.
This is all kind of crazy and new to me as well but I feel as though this is my "calling" in life. God has placed a passion for this inside of my heart and I know he has great things in store for me. So I invite you to pray with me about this decision so that HIS will may be done in my life.
-----> Andrews Blog http://repptile.tumblr.com/
About two years ago God really opened my eyes to how much I love helping people and doing mission work and that's what the Peace Corps is all about (except without the religion part, but hopefully I can share Gods love as well). The Peace Corps organization takes volunteers and sends them overseas to a county in need. Volunteers are sent to countries based on there skills and the countries needs at the time. Each volunteer commits to two years overseas where you spend the first three months in training learning the language and customs of your country and from there are sent to your post station where you live with a host family and begin working in your field of expertise.
Ive bounced around the idea of the Peace Corps for quite sometime now. Ive read books and have done many hours of research on the Internet but my decision was recently made when a friend of mine told me about his cousin who is in the Peace Corps. His cousin Andrew is living in the country of Azerbaijan and writes a blog (I will post the link to his blog at the bottom, I invite you to read his story) about his everyday experience as a PCV (Peace Corps Volunteer). Reading his blog and feeling like I am right there along side him in his adventures has really instilled a passion in me to join the Peace Corps after college. I want to attend college for four years and then join in the field of education (particularly math) and move to a country in need of education where I can make a difference.
This is all kind of crazy and new to me as well but I feel as though this is my "calling" in life. God has placed a passion for this inside of my heart and I know he has great things in store for me. So I invite you to pray with me about this decision so that HIS will may be done in my life.
-----> Andrews Blog http://repptile.tumblr.com/
Monday, January 16, 2012
Something Beautiful.
The time has finally come. Its 7pm, my pulse is beginning to race and I feel my palms start to get clammy. In less than 30 minutes my name will be called and I will take the stage. I sit in the crowd of people who are still filling up the room; I lost count of them quite some time ago. I know God has prepared my heart and mind for what He wants me to do tonight, so I begin to pray one last time before I will be on the stage.
It felt like I had only been praying for a couple minutes when I was interrupted by the sound of my name. It was time. I grab my notebook and bible and make my way slowly to the front of the church. Hands shaking, I take the microphone and move to the center of the stage. At first all I can do is stare at the large crowd in front of me for what seems like forever and then I begin to speak. I start to tell my story. A story of how God restored my broken soul and turned my life into something beautiful. I talk for what seems like forever. Finally everyone begins to clap and smile. I grab my things and make my way back to my seat where I am greeted with many hugs and smiles. I sit down still amazed by what I just did......That’s right, I just stood in front of 145 people and gave my testimony for the first time ever.God blessed me with an amazing experience to take the things in my life and turn them into something beautiful in order to build his kingdom! All I can pray is that someone was moved by what God has done in my life and they give there life to Christ. A testimony is a powerful thing, so I challenge you to look at your life, what is your testimony?
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
It's time.
January 14th I will be giving my testimony for the first time ever, Ive been praying about what God wants me to get out of this amazing opportunity and as I was praying he revealed something to me that I never saw coming.
I was in the car on the way to town praying, which is what I normally do in the car. I was praying about my testimony and what things I should say. As I was praying the radio was just playing in the background and the song "It is well with my soul came on". At first I didn't really think anything of it and just kept praying but God told me to stop and listen, he had something he wanted me to hear.
I listened to the whole song and I had no clue what God was trying to tell me. So I turned off the radio and sat in silence,waiting to hear God's voice to tell me what it is he wanted. I didn't wait long.God told me exactly what he wanted me to know. He told me It's Time.
I thought to myself "Okay God its time, but time for what?". Confused I began to think back to the song, "It is well with my soul" how did that song and what God told me connect? As I continued to pray and seek the connection of the two I finally realized what God was telling me it was time for.
It's time for me to let go of what had been dragging me down for so long, it was time for it to be well with my soul. It all made sense! Everything connected! The main part of my testimony had to do with the thing that I needed to make well with my soul, it was time! Thats why God had placed the opportunity for me to give my testimony, this is why I needed to listen to It is well with my soul, and this is why It was time.
Now Im sure your wondering what the heck it is that I needed to make well with my soul right? Well, your gonna have to wonder just a little bit longer, Im waiting to reveal what it is until I give my testimony. So if you want to find out I invite you to come and listen to my testimony and see if maybe there is something God is telling you "Its time" for.
I was in the car on the way to town praying, which is what I normally do in the car. I was praying about my testimony and what things I should say. As I was praying the radio was just playing in the background and the song "It is well with my soul came on". At first I didn't really think anything of it and just kept praying but God told me to stop and listen, he had something he wanted me to hear.
I listened to the whole song and I had no clue what God was trying to tell me. So I turned off the radio and sat in silence,waiting to hear God's voice to tell me what it is he wanted. I didn't wait long.God told me exactly what he wanted me to know. He told me It's Time.
I thought to myself "Okay God its time, but time for what?". Confused I began to think back to the song, "It is well with my soul" how did that song and what God told me connect? As I continued to pray and seek the connection of the two I finally realized what God was telling me it was time for.
It's time for me to let go of what had been dragging me down for so long, it was time for it to be well with my soul. It all made sense! Everything connected! The main part of my testimony had to do with the thing that I needed to make well with my soul, it was time! Thats why God had placed the opportunity for me to give my testimony, this is why I needed to listen to It is well with my soul, and this is why It was time.
Now Im sure your wondering what the heck it is that I needed to make well with my soul right? Well, your gonna have to wonder just a little bit longer, Im waiting to reveal what it is until I give my testimony. So if you want to find out I invite you to come and listen to my testimony and see if maybe there is something God is telling you "Its time" for.
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