Relationships : )

So last week...we learned some really cool things about God, and I mean incredible : ) We learned 3 main points that just help you see your Identity and when you have confidence in yourself and your relationship with God then you can have incredible relationship with the people around you.  The more you fall in love with God, your capacity to love grows so here are are some corny yet really important keys to who God is and who you are in him.

1)God is who He says He is.

2)I am who God says I am.

3)I can do what God says I can do.

I really think that this can be vital to realizing your potential, and doing big things with Christ.  Anyways there is my corny encouragement. Enjoy : )

Week of Evangelism in Bethnal Green

So Nov. 5th until the 12th 210 Ywammers have been in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in a place called Bethnal Green, it was an incredible time of learning and putting it into practice.  We arrived Saturday afternoon at around 3 o clock and the rest of is slowly trickled in through out the weekend.  By Monday we were out on the streets prayer walking and picture hunting, with a couple creative outreaches set up all around Bethnal Green.  That evening Yan (one of our wonderful speakers) taught that Evangelism and Discipleship are the same and that there are steps to someone coming to God.  No step is greater or less than the other but without one you can't get to the next.  He also split up different callings within Evangelism.  Whether you are a connector, planner, preparation it doesn't change the importance, they are all valid and essential to sharing the Gospel.  The next day we started bright and early with Intercession and another teacher but this time from an exceedingly exuberant woman named Connie who seemed to have a contagious joy flowing from her and onto us.  To be honest it was a little scary but I really wanted to have to joy she had in following God's heart and not man's.  She spoke on conquering the Fear of Man and how to be in the Fear of God.  Again we were sent out and this time I did a little something called Picture hunting...this is going to sound crazy to some but we sat down and prayed and then drew a picture to encourage someone and to reach out to someone and then we just walked.  There was a lot of God's guidance and in the end he led us to a church and told us to wait and as we were waiting a wonderful woman walked into the church and we were just able to love on her and to build her up it was wonderful : )  Through out the week I felt like I was growing and changing and coming out of my comfort zone I had more than a couple God sent meetings...and I am extremely excited for what comes next!!! Thanks for the support!!!

Where does time go?

So it's been a month, and it feels like a year, but it has been the best time.  I'm so excited for missions.  We got our outreach locations but I won't share until I'm sure : ) This life seems like it should be everywhere.  Wake up have breakfast with 30 other people. Have a quiet time with God for an hour, praise and worship for an hour and a half, lecture about God and his purpose for 3 hours, lunch, work in the garden for 2 hours, dinner, and hang out with amazing people until one in the morning and then start all over again.  It's such a beautiful life and I don't know how I'm going to leave.  Thank you for all your prayers and we are praying for you here.

Years in Weeks : )

Where to start? It's so intense in this house!!! : ) but amazing.  I feel like a different person just because there is so much time to be with God.  There is nothing but time.  Then we have time put in our day to worship and pray and process(the most used word on DTS).  We find out where our outreach is next friday!!! There is going to be about 5 different teams and one definite place is Muldova a country near the Ukraine. Every week I learn more about the world and its so shocking how ignorant we can be.  Every country I hear about I want to go to, and reach out, and serve.  It's incredible I love it : ) Thank you for your prayers, and I'm sorry its been so long : ( Internet is not very accessible here.

Beauty in Worship

It's pretty incredible that I have only been at Holmsted Manor for a week.  Chalk it up to God but it is amazing how class I am to these people in 7 days.  I feel like I have lived here forever : ) I can't wait to reach the world!!!! I want to see cultures and to see how God moves in those culture and I want to see Him move in those cultures.  In our DTS we have 13 different nations represented.  It is beautiful!! I have never heard so many accents or languages.  During worship it is so wonderful because some of us will pray in our own language, so we hear Farci, German, French, Danish, and Spanish.  It is also so beautiful to experience different kinds of worship.  We can worship in our working, in our fellowship, and in our music.  I've never thought of praising God this way.  I have so much to say now, about how blessed I am to be here, and about what God is doing in my life and what he will do, but I don't have words.  There is so much already and I haven't had time to process.  I miss you all, but more than that I wish you were here to experience this with me.  It really is God, and it really puts you outside of yourself, to reach out to him and seek his will.  I apologize again for the grammar which is getting worse because now I have language issues.  I'm beginning to speak like English is my second language : ) Hopefully I will pick up a few new languages while I am here!!!

Mind your head

I really don't know where to start, so I will start with this cliche : )

I started at Colorado Springs airport at 10a Thursday Morning, arrived in Chicage at 3:45p transferred plans and left to Heathrow International Airport and arrived at 6:30a on Friday morning.  I proceeded to look for the National Express Bus, which took about 45 minutes to locate because I was to embarassed to ask : ( I found the bus and proceeded to Gatwick International Airport South Terminal, where I was supposed to call Holmsted and let them know I was there, little did I know there is no payphone in Gatwick International Airport.  Luckily a nice man at the Information Desk let me call and he dialed the number!!! : ) Anyways I finally got picked up and headed to Holmsted.
in and immediately I was welcomed by my name, smiles, and hugs.  Instantly I felt at home : ) I walked around the grounds, that are covered with huge trees, that touch overhead, and beautiful gardens full of yellow roses, and places all over set up just be alone and to think.  The whole day I spoke to people that shared with me their testamonies, that were full of God's miracles and unheard of healings and blessings.  Everyone here is on fire for God, and lives for serving God's people and bringing them to know the God that they serve.  I am so excited for what God is going to teach during the lecture phase of this DTS, and even more I can't wait to bring God's love to his people. 

Keep praying for me please : )
Letters are coming soon!
and please send support if you can!!!

The Final Countdown...

Wow, so much to do, so little time.  I mus say thugh, that I am great at maing lists, and getting things done quickly and efficiently (Thank you Starbucks)  I have 4 days left full of call, emails, storage, packing, and then repacking.  It's going to be so fun!!!

I got to go to Tracy and Matt's yesterday, and Tracy made AMAZING greek food : ) It was great spending time with the fam, I love Bryn and Reed and all their crazy!! If you didn't happen to see us on the streets of Denver I'll fill you in.  We played follow the leader, and walked in every way you could imagine, from penguins to howling crazies running down the street.  Best night ever I recomend this if you need to get in shape.  It was sad to say goodbye for so long, but I'm praying I'll see them again with tons of life changing stories, and witnesses of God's perfect timing and protection.  Last post for a few days, unless I procrastinate and then this will be the first of many!!