Enjoy reading and contributing with prayers and comments as I live a life of pursuit.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Coming soon from Kona Hawaii.
I’m so thrilled to be informing you I decided to partner with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) and take part in the incredible staff that is equipping the next generation to go into the nations to share the good news of Jesus Christ. My journey started in January 2012 with three months of learning about myself and about the love of God and how to effectively share that love with others, the following three months I spent in Germany and Poland taking everything I learned and applying it. My heart was knitted with this community and sharing Jesus with others. I know I will never be the same and that I am called to the Missions field. This summer I spent time at home reconnecting with family and friends and working to have enough finances for whatever God called me to next. In August I went to a missionary conference called Circuit Riders at International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Mo. Upon my return I found myself praying for Kona, and how my heart burned to be apart of the work they are doing there. While waiting upon the Lord I heard “go” and went to Washington D.C. to volunteer at David’s Tent which was a 40 day worship tent on the lawn of the Ellipse Park, outside of the White House. It was there in the middle of a huge field where I felt the Lords peace over this situation to go and be apart of a huge move of God. In going to Kona I will be able to learn leadership and discipleship by hands on experience and in such a unique way having the opportunity to lead a 3 month mission’s trip somewhere that is undisclosed at the moment but nevertheless I am humbled that God would choose me for such a time as this. I believe we are at the beginning of a defining time in history and I am overjoyed at what the future holds. If you feel passionate about seeing the next generation being discipled and going out and sharing the gospel, I love to share this desire together. Prayer and finances are a big part of this ministry. If you could commit to partnering with me for at least the next 6 months, it would be incredible. To break it down, an average monthly support for a full-time missionary or intern worker is $1,000. The YWAM base leader Andy Byrd suggests we raise that much per month for all basic necessities and practicalities. Any little bit helps. However if you prefer a one time donation that is incredible, and I am extreamly greatful. But if you could commit long term I'd really like you to be apart of the ministry that I am doing with weekly email updates, clear information on our ministry for that week and also sending me prayer requests so that I can be praying for you. I am undone with the faithfulness and love of God. Thank you so much for supporting me thus far and I am so expectant on what the future holds.
Monday, October 29, 2012
1.2.3.4.
International House of Prayer
Best Friend Naomi Link
Friends and Mentors from back home
D.C. Night watch
STARBUCKS JOB
Graduating Kona
Flying home from Kona
I have so much stuff to update on.. I returned to Kona HI. on May 31st. 2012. From there I went to my hometown, Lake Forest Ca. and spent the whole summer there. I was working part time at Us Too Center a gymnastics gym for special needs kids, and really felt the Lord calling me out of there and into somewhere else. I ended up quitting and getting a job at Starbucks. I really really love working at Starbucks, its such a fun enviornment and atmosphere. Everyone that I work with is incredible and often I find myself talking about God when I'm working. It's pretty awesome.
All summer I was serving my local church in there High School Ministry. I went to camp, volunteered on the weekends, and did various outings with HSM. I really love HSM and everything they stand for as a ministry. It really is so important to get highschool students inolved and give them an opportunity to grow. I know that I grew so much in highschool, and this ministry really helped me.
In Aug. I went to Kansas City for something called Circuit Riders; which is basically a 2 week evangelism equiping school. It was incredible, the school was located at International House of Prayer. I listen to Mike Bickle, the main teacher at IHOP, about every week. I was so blessed to be able to go and reconnect with many of my friends from Kona. During CR they spoke about the send. And how God is sending us out into the nation. Who really knows what that means? Can anyone really be ready to be "sent". There was posed a challenge to all of us students, are we awake? Do we take urgency on our lives, and arise to the call that God has put on our lives? We all have a destiny living to do incredible things by God. September is one of my favorite months, I feel like its a month of routine and steadiness. In September its when school starts, biblestudy, different church events and also its my birthday. SO AWESOME. This year I signed up to be a high school small group leader, and a womens ministry leader. I was hesitant about starting something that would be hard to leave because I wasn't sure where I was going, and if I was going to go back to Kona to staff. On September 30th I went to Washington D.C. only for 4 days, to be apart of something called, Davids Tent D.C. Wow I was so blessed to be able to be apart of it. I contacted my boss and asked her if it was a possibility to take me off the schedule till November, and she said YES. I was litereally confused. Is this really you God? You want me to stay here for the rest of the time. How can this be? I was so overwelmed and excited with what was to come at Davids Tent.
While at Davids Tent, I really got to press in and find out the heart piece of worship. JOY. We were on the night watch and the thing that kept us going was praising with JOY and having fun! I think it really broke the mindset that worship has to always be structured, or a certain way, because it definitely wasn't. 6 hours would go by so fast, and we would almost not want to leave. The times that were most difficult were the times we lacked joy. "The joy of the Lord is our strength"
I'm so thankful for what God is doing in America, and all over the world. He is so faithful and kind.
next stop......
KONA
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