1109 pm:
Lord, Lord I praise You. I praise Your mighty works Lord! I praise You for the pain that led me back to You. I praise You for granting me boldness in following You here to this place, to this bed on which I prayed on. I praise you for my sisters, for my sisters that You allowed into my life and into my heart. Lord, to have beautiful friends who live in Your name is such an answer to prayer! Lord, You will answer the prayers of your people, the deep sincere prayer that we prayed tonight! Lord, for the first time in a long time I feel excited to see what the future holds. Tomorrow we will drive down from these Holy Mountains and my life will be in Your hands. On Sunday we will go home to Macon and my life will be solely in Your hands. I will return to my life; but it will never be the same because it is now in Your Mighty and Capable Hands! I praise You! I praise You for my sweet brothers and sisters in Christ; from leaders like Billie and Lee to "los lobos y lobita". Lord I praise You for them all. I praise You for knitting our lives together to meet upon these "green pastures" (Psalm 23) Lord I give my life, my marriage, my work, my body all to You. It is no longer in my hands Lord but in Yours. No one can love me as You can. No one can guide me as You can. You are my guide Lord. Lord I pray that I am continually reminded of Your work in me. I pray to forget the old Lord and only remember the new. Restore my soul, restore my family, restore my life entirely! Lord, I am in Your hands, let's see where You take me...
"Love will hold us together
Make us a shelter to weather the storm
And I'll be my brother's keeper
So the whole world will know that we're not alone...
This is the first day of the rest of your life
Cause even in the dark you can still see the light;
It's gonna be alright! It's gonna be alright!"
-Matt Maher, Hold Us Together
"This is where the healing begins
This is where the healing starts
You come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark."
-10th Avenue North, Healing Begins
Saturday, February 12, 2011
June 26:
Genesis 40:8 and Psalm 95:6-7
Last night You gave me a beautiful dream. The children of the conference were singing songs to me in Spanish, many of which I had heard the night before during our conversations. They were singing so sweetly and so full of life and joy. Thank You for allowing me to praise with mi familia en Christo this morning, to break the language barrier and allow us to sing glory to Your name. It is such a blessing! The word blessing is no where close to what I would use to describe this morning. I was standing on Holy ground and You were standing next to me. Thank You for joining me! Lord, You are mighty. You are all knowing. You need no translators (or interpreters). You need no explanations. You are the Lord of all and my heart cries out praises to You. You hear each heart around this world, you understand each word spoken. I praise You!
Last night You gave me a beautiful dream. The children of the conference were singing songs to me in Spanish, many of which I had heard the night before during our conversations. They were singing so sweetly and so full of life and joy. Thank You for allowing me to praise with mi familia en Christo this morning, to break the language barrier and allow us to sing glory to Your name. It is such a blessing! The word blessing is no where close to what I would use to describe this morning. I was standing on Holy ground and You were standing next to me. Thank You for joining me! Lord, You are mighty. You are all knowing. You need no translators (or interpreters). You need no explanations. You are the Lord of all and my heart cries out praises to You. You hear each heart around this world, you understand each word spoken. I praise You!
Jan 26, 2011
1000 pm:
Psalm 19:12-14 and James 1:9-11
Beautiful unity; its prospering in this community of believers. In a matter of three days we have bared our souls and secret sins to each other. I have confessed and counseled more deeply and counseled more deeply with my team than I have ever done with friends that I have known for years! Why do we do this to each other? Honesty. Openness. We, as Christians, should be able to be aware of each other's pain. We isolate ourselves, we cover up our imperfections like we can obtain perfection. Out of this stems loneliness and jealousy and doubt. Lord, we all fall so short of your glory! What is it in us that makes us wear such masks? When we drop the act we are able to give wise, biblical wisdom and true familial comfort through our past experiences. You give us pain so we can use it as a ministry and as a testiment to Your beautiful and "grande" grace. Thank You Lord for such pain! Thank you for knitting our lives together in such a way that three people sitting on a Peruvian sidewalk could give such encouragement to each other, and in Your Name! Lord, I thank You for carving these mountains with Your hand so that one day I could be here ministering on behalf of Yourself; the Creator! Lord, I thank You for each heart that beats within these children. Lord, I pray that they will beat for You and You alone. I pray for the unexpected mission of our driver. Lord, I pray that You reach into his life, as only You can do. I pray, I pray I pray for the lives of "mi familia"!!! Lord, I pray for my brothers and sisters in Christ, heal their hearts continuously. Remind them of Your love, your forgiveness and Your sovereignty. I pray for changed hearts Lord.
Psalm 19:12-14 and James 1:9-11
Beautiful unity; its prospering in this community of believers. In a matter of three days we have bared our souls and secret sins to each other. I have confessed and counseled more deeply and counseled more deeply with my team than I have ever done with friends that I have known for years! Why do we do this to each other? Honesty. Openness. We, as Christians, should be able to be aware of each other's pain. We isolate ourselves, we cover up our imperfections like we can obtain perfection. Out of this stems loneliness and jealousy and doubt. Lord, we all fall so short of your glory! What is it in us that makes us wear such masks? When we drop the act we are able to give wise, biblical wisdom and true familial comfort through our past experiences. You give us pain so we can use it as a ministry and as a testiment to Your beautiful and "grande" grace. Thank You Lord for such pain! Thank you for knitting our lives together in such a way that three people sitting on a Peruvian sidewalk could give such encouragement to each other, and in Your Name! Lord, I thank You for carving these mountains with Your hand so that one day I could be here ministering on behalf of Yourself; the Creator! Lord, I thank You for each heart that beats within these children. Lord, I pray that they will beat for You and You alone. I pray for the unexpected mission of our driver. Lord, I pray that You reach into his life, as only You can do. I pray, I pray I pray for the lives of "mi familia"!!! Lord, I pray for my brothers and sisters in Christ, heal their hearts continuously. Remind them of Your love, your forgiveness and Your sovereignty. I pray for changed hearts Lord.
Jan 25, 2011
1032 pm:
Psalm 19:1-4, 8-9
Oh how the Lord loves us! What a beautiful life He has given us! What a beautiful task He has entrusted in our hands! Muy Bonita! The Lord and His great mercies have shown my small heart how to love big and love deep! The people thirst for the Lord and we are able to provide the Word to cure their thirst, we are the vessels to supply them with new life, with living water, with the breathe of God. My life in America, my life is nothing compared to the great love of the Lord. Laughter is everywhere, singing is everywhere, praise and worship is everywhere. In every language. Jesus lives is alive in each and every tongue. ALL are ABLE to love the Lord! America is so spoiled! We are so spoiled! And I am apart of that WE. The lord has shown so much gratitude, so much favor to us and all we want is MORE! More money, more success, more time, more sleep... Bigger, Better, Faster...more! We are so spoiled! i cry out because I cannot paint my house or because we don't have certain channels on our cable package. I hear kids say that they are "poor" because they cannot have the latest shoes, game console or $150 pair of jeans. Is anyone really listening to their/our words?! Is anyone really thinking before they speak; before they pray?! I KNOW that there is poverty, true poverty in our country. Please do not think that I am not aware of that. But we need to reach out to them, show them love. Our nation needs to desperately change their mindset. I need to change my mindset! I see these children who have next to nothing, but they are SO happy with what they have. They are SO content in their life! Lord, bless our nation with LESS! Let our nation know joy, true, deep down in the heart joy! Not just mere happiness in the new "whatever", but JOY! Beautiful, Beautiful JOY! And joy cannot be found in the things of man, but only in Your love, in Your precious blood. Lord, bless our church with less. Stripped down to the core, which is YOU! Shake us! Wake us up! We have so much by Your grace alone; but yet we can feel so little for You. Let us set our hearts to You Lord, to You and Your will. Thank You for the beautiful day we have had here. Thank You for every child, for every hair on their head, for every beat of their heart. Lord, let us reach these children in Your name and for Your kingdom. Thank You! Thank you for the unity of this small body of believers. Deepen our hearts for each other and for You Lord. We will love You together and we will gratefully serve You together. Gracias for opening my eyes and for opening my soul to You!
Psalm 19:1-4, 8-9
Oh how the Lord loves us! What a beautiful life He has given us! What a beautiful task He has entrusted in our hands! Muy Bonita! The Lord and His great mercies have shown my small heart how to love big and love deep! The people thirst for the Lord and we are able to provide the Word to cure their thirst, we are the vessels to supply them with new life, with living water, with the breathe of God. My life in America, my life is nothing compared to the great love of the Lord. Laughter is everywhere, singing is everywhere, praise and worship is everywhere. In every language. Jesus lives is alive in each and every tongue. ALL are ABLE to love the Lord! America is so spoiled! We are so spoiled! And I am apart of that WE. The lord has shown so much gratitude, so much favor to us and all we want is MORE! More money, more success, more time, more sleep... Bigger, Better, Faster...more! We are so spoiled! i cry out because I cannot paint my house or because we don't have certain channels on our cable package. I hear kids say that they are "poor" because they cannot have the latest shoes, game console or $150 pair of jeans. Is anyone really listening to their/our words?! Is anyone really thinking before they speak; before they pray?! I KNOW that there is poverty, true poverty in our country. Please do not think that I am not aware of that. But we need to reach out to them, show them love. Our nation needs to desperately change their mindset. I need to change my mindset! I see these children who have next to nothing, but they are SO happy with what they have. They are SO content in their life! Lord, bless our nation with LESS! Let our nation know joy, true, deep down in the heart joy! Not just mere happiness in the new "whatever", but JOY! Beautiful, Beautiful JOY! And joy cannot be found in the things of man, but only in Your love, in Your precious blood. Lord, bless our church with less. Stripped down to the core, which is YOU! Shake us! Wake us up! We have so much by Your grace alone; but yet we can feel so little for You. Let us set our hearts to You Lord, to You and Your will. Thank You for the beautiful day we have had here. Thank You for every child, for every hair on their head, for every beat of their heart. Lord, let us reach these children in Your name and for Your kingdom. Thank You! Thank you for the unity of this small body of believers. Deepen our hearts for each other and for You Lord. We will love You together and we will gratefully serve You together. Gracias for opening my eyes and for opening my soul to You!
blog update: Jan 24 2011, later in the day.
1200:
we are climbing the Andes mountains. With every turn there is a new peak, a new valley. It's a lot like life! You can see the work of the Lord's hands in His creation. The road we are traveling on is held in the mighty fortress of these mountains! Peace is around us as God holds us in the protection of this fortress, in His beauty and love. " Your hands that shaped the world are holding me, the hold me still" - JJ Heller. That is a perfect way to describe how I feel right now! Although we are surrounded by lifeless cold rocks by the world's standards, I feel the softness and love of the Almighty cradling us like a loving Father.
we are climbing the Andes mountains. With every turn there is a new peak, a new valley. It's a lot like life! You can see the work of the Lord's hands in His creation. The road we are traveling on is held in the mighty fortress of these mountains! Peace is around us as God holds us in the protection of this fortress, in His beauty and love. " Your hands that shaped the world are holding me, the hold me still" - JJ Heller. That is a perfect way to describe how I feel right now! Although we are surrounded by lifeless cold rocks by the world's standards, I feel the softness and love of the Almighty cradling us like a loving Father.
blog update: Jan. 24th 2011
0708:
2 hours of sleep and motion sickness; my first true glimpse of poverty. Hills and mountains full og "glued" together homes in the desert. My friend, "Bob the Baptist", says its cheaper to build your home and pay a land fine then to pay for the land permit. Its an "easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission" kind of thing. The air smells like salt water and oil refinery, (like parts of Jersey!). I have a new vision of the "least of these". we cannot make everybody wealthy. But we can allow them to know love; the love of our God. The first will be last and the last will be first.
2 hours of sleep and motion sickness; my first true glimpse of poverty. Hills and mountains full og "glued" together homes in the desert. My friend, "Bob the Baptist", says its cheaper to build your home and pay a land fine then to pay for the land permit. Its an "easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission" kind of thing. The air smells like salt water and oil refinery, (like parts of Jersey!). I have a new vision of the "least of these". we cannot make everybody wealthy. But we can allow them to know love; the love of our God. The first will be last and the last will be first.
Monday, January 31, 2011
January 23, 2011 late!
When I was in third grade I had to do a project on another country. I desperately wanted to be a stand-out kid so while my classmates were all writing about France and Italy, I was writing about the country of... Ecuador! Talk about a stand-out. A wonderful country, yes, but not a lot of research books in the elementary school libabry. It turned out to be an awesome project! My mom and I made little Ecuadorian flags and passports for everyone. My mom even brought in coconut, mangos and starfruit for the class to try. Anyway, I'm not writing this because I wanted to brag on my awesome project skills. I'm writing this because I'm reminded that God is so great at weaving our lives together! Right now I'm starring at a small map of South America with a tiny airplane moving towards Ecuador! That project made me fall in love with this world and it's people; God's world and God's people. I'm headed for Peru to serve these people whom are totally and awesomely loved by God! And He placed it in my heart so long ago to do a simple project on Ecuador. I'm flying over oceans filled with the works of His majestic hands; fish, plants, creatures that could not be dreamed up by mere humanity. What beauty this world of God holds!!! Soon lights will begin to sparle below me and for every light there is a life filled with such beauty; so much so that the Lord died to set that beauty free from it's bondage of sin. Lord, help me be apart of the light! Helpe become the salt and the light; the catalyst to bring someone to Your feet. Thank you Lotd for placing my body and soul on this airplane! Thank you for Your grace and mercy!thank You for Ecuador!
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