Well. It's been so long I almost forgot I have a blog. Anyway, I wanted to update those of you that don't know where things stand for me. Here we go...
I am heading to Orlando, Florida in January to be a student in a School of Ministry Development with YWAM Orlando. It's basically a secondary school for those who have already done a DTS. I see this as finding what direction God wants me to go in my ministry, and I am really excited for the opportunity. Plus, you know. Florida. In January. It's basically like a DTS with a 3 month lecture and 2 or 3 month outreach.
The main thing right now is getting the money together. As much as I wish it could, my McDonald's paycheck won't cover all of the cost for this school. I need supporters, whether one-time gifters or monthly helpers. I have expenses I didn't have last time, like my car insurance and medical insurance every month. If you would like to give, I would very much appreciate it. Of course, even if you can't give financially, I can always use more people praying for me.
Please, get in contact. I need your support, in whatever form that takes.
I love you all.
God Bless! <3
Monday, November 11, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Questions
I'm not sure I can describe how I've been feeling lately. Happiness, certainly. A few moments of peace. A big dose of uncertainty. Times of feeling completely lost, and other times of feeling like I know exactly where I'm headed. Basically, life for me lately has been a rollercoaster on steroids.
I never thought I'd be in the place I'm at right now. Last year, being with YWAM, was one of the biggest adventures of my life so far. I felt like I had found the call on my life in missions, and I wasn't looking back. And yet I look at myself now, working a minimum-wage restaurant job I swore I'd never go back to and with no plans for mission work falling in place like I thought they would, and it makes me want to scream. I feel stuck with no way out. I have a lot of questions, but I haven't been getting any answers. I'm doing my best to keep going on faith, it's just hard feeling tossed on to the sidelines after being in the thick of the fight. I'll just have to wait and see what happens.
God Bless! <3
I never thought I'd be in the place I'm at right now. Last year, being with YWAM, was one of the biggest adventures of my life so far. I felt like I had found the call on my life in missions, and I wasn't looking back. And yet I look at myself now, working a minimum-wage restaurant job I swore I'd never go back to and with no plans for mission work falling in place like I thought they would, and it makes me want to scream. I feel stuck with no way out. I have a lot of questions, but I haven't been getting any answers. I'm doing my best to keep going on faith, it's just hard feeling tossed on to the sidelines after being in the thick of the fight. I'll just have to wait and see what happens.
God Bless! <3
Thursday, March 28, 2013
More Changes
Okay, let me start out by saying that I'm bad at keeping this thing updated. But let me tell you what's been going on.
I'm back in Indiana, for starters. I left Harrisburg on the 15th of this month. Kicking and screaming the entire way. I love this place, and it's great to be back, don't get me wrong, but I love Harrisburg and Pennsylvania as well, and I am torn. I didn't want to leave. I quote Red from Shawshank Redemption... "All I want is to be back where things make sense. Where I don't have to be afraid all the time. Only one thing stops me: a promise I made to Andy." Or in my case, Jesus. I promised him I would go wherever and whenever he lead me. I know I'm back on Hoosier soil for a reason, but if I had my choice, I'd be with my fiery-eyed Jesus loving friends in Harrisburg. Just being honest.
However, I'm not planning on slowing down much while I'm here. In addition to doing my best to be around for my Grandma Jean whom I just recently found out has cancer, I'm planning several things with my youth group Cor 59. This is including me speaking one night at our regular Wednesday meeting and an evangelism training day just for starters. I'm also trying (key word) to get my job back at McDonald's.
What most of you are interested in though, is my ministry. I've already been asked several times, "How long are you here?" "When are you heading out again?" Of course plans change, but this is where things stand right now. I've put in my application for the Harvest School with Iris Ministries, based in Pemba, Mozambique, Africa. (Yes, I was going to Congo. I'm not now. It's a long story.) If I'm accepted, I will be leaving in June and arriving back to the USA sometime in August. In my eyes, this is a stepping stone into more opportunities in Africa and beyond.
All my plans hinge on whether I am accepted or not. If I am accepted, I'll obviously be going. But I'm still figuring out what will be going on if I'm not. The key word for this hour is trust. Trust that I hear the word of the Lord. Trust that his ways and plans are higher than mine. And trust that he is faithful. As a wise person once said, He's a better leader than we are followers.
I'll keep you updated as best as possible.
And so we go.
God Bless! <3
I'm back in Indiana, for starters. I left Harrisburg on the 15th of this month. Kicking and screaming the entire way. I love this place, and it's great to be back, don't get me wrong, but I love Harrisburg and Pennsylvania as well, and I am torn. I didn't want to leave. I quote Red from Shawshank Redemption... "All I want is to be back where things make sense. Where I don't have to be afraid all the time. Only one thing stops me: a promise I made to Andy." Or in my case, Jesus. I promised him I would go wherever and whenever he lead me. I know I'm back on Hoosier soil for a reason, but if I had my choice, I'd be with my fiery-eyed Jesus loving friends in Harrisburg. Just being honest.
However, I'm not planning on slowing down much while I'm here. In addition to doing my best to be around for my Grandma Jean whom I just recently found out has cancer, I'm planning several things with my youth group Cor 59. This is including me speaking one night at our regular Wednesday meeting and an evangelism training day just for starters. I'm also trying (key word) to get my job back at McDonald's.
What most of you are interested in though, is my ministry. I've already been asked several times, "How long are you here?" "When are you heading out again?" Of course plans change, but this is where things stand right now. I've put in my application for the Harvest School with Iris Ministries, based in Pemba, Mozambique, Africa. (Yes, I was going to Congo. I'm not now. It's a long story.) If I'm accepted, I will be leaving in June and arriving back to the USA sometime in August. In my eyes, this is a stepping stone into more opportunities in Africa and beyond.
All my plans hinge on whether I am accepted or not. If I am accepted, I'll obviously be going. But I'm still figuring out what will be going on if I'm not. The key word for this hour is trust. Trust that I hear the word of the Lord. Trust that his ways and plans are higher than mine. And trust that he is faithful. As a wise person once said, He's a better leader than we are followers.
I'll keep you updated as best as possible.
And so we go.
God Bless! <3
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Changes
Wow. How much things have changed since my last post! So crazy. To start with, my base leader Jeremy told me that he thinks I should go to another base. It's called YWAM Lebanon, and it's about 30-45 minutes away from Harrisburg. To be honest, I don't want to go, but if God tells me to, then I'm going. Which also brings my time here in Pennsylvania into question. I was planning on being here for 2 years (starting last September) but if I go to Lebanon, I have no clue how long I'll be there. As well as, I don't know if Congo is still going to happen for me, although it should. Basically, I have alot of questions and not many answers. But God is good, and I know that he is with me no matter where I go. Updates as things come up, as always. :) God Bless! <3
Friday, January 11, 2013
2013: Full Plates, Full Hearts
I sincerely apologize for the lack of posts, things have been a bit of a whirlwind around here since the new year started. After a great Christmas in Indiana, I headed back to Harrisburg. The break was awesome, but I knew that it was time to get back to work. However, I didn't realize just how much we were planning on doing. Even the thought of typing it all out just makes my head hurt a bit, but trust me when I say it's all going to be amazing and full of God's glory. The main things are Congo in April, and some evangelistic events we are planning at Harvard and Cornell (and hopefully the rest of the Ivy League schools as well). I'll do my best to keep updates coming as we start to dive in to all of it. Please keep praying that my support comes in, as of right now I am still short on what I need for Congo not to mention some of the other events coming. God Bless! <3
Friday, December 28, 2012
No Place Like Home for the Holidays
Yep, that's right. I'm on Hoosier soil... but only for now. I am heading back to Harrisburg on Monday (New Year's Eve). It's been great to just chill for awhile before getting back to work. I had a great Christmas, it was very relaxed, just a small dinner at my uncle's house and hanging out with my sister and cousin. Also got a guitar that used to belong to another one of my uncles, so that I can work more on my songwriting. I'll hopefully be posting my songs soon. Hope you all had a most merry Christmas, and will have a most joyous New Year. God Bless! <3
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Ask, and you will recieve
"Most people have not because they ask not." Wiser words have never been spoken for this particular moment. Let me tell you what's been going on.
As a DTS, we (not me personally, I'm base staff, not DTS) needed $60,000 within about a week for everybody to go on outreach. Jeremy (the base leader) gathered us as a community and said he'd never seen a DTS with so much need and so little time. He and the other leadership felt from the Lord that we were all to pray and fast over this weekend, starting on Friday and ending with a big breakfast to celebrate on Monday. Total, it came to 60 hours of fasting, contending and praying in shifts to see a breakthrough over our finances. Within about 4 days, we saw around $40,000 come in. Come on! However, that's not the end of the story. Just today, we found out that somebody anonymously gave our base $10,000! Within a span of about 5 days, we have seen almost all of the money come in. And I believe that the rest is coming. GOD IS SO GOOD! We need to break off the poverty mindset that says we shouldn't ask, because we probably won't recieve, even if God wanted to. He longs to open the floodgates of heaven and pour out blessings upon blessings for his children! I am even stirred myself for my own financial breakthrough I'm going to be recieving. I am going to need about $2,700 to go to Congo in April, not to mention my monthly staff fees I'll still have to pay while I'm gone. But I'm not worried. Why should I be, especially after today? Haha :) God is good. All the time. Believe it. God Bless! <3
As a DTS, we (not me personally, I'm base staff, not DTS) needed $60,000 within about a week for everybody to go on outreach. Jeremy (the base leader) gathered us as a community and said he'd never seen a DTS with so much need and so little time. He and the other leadership felt from the Lord that we were all to pray and fast over this weekend, starting on Friday and ending with a big breakfast to celebrate on Monday. Total, it came to 60 hours of fasting, contending and praying in shifts to see a breakthrough over our finances. Within about 4 days, we saw around $40,000 come in. Come on! However, that's not the end of the story. Just today, we found out that somebody anonymously gave our base $10,000! Within a span of about 5 days, we have seen almost all of the money come in. And I believe that the rest is coming. GOD IS SO GOOD! We need to break off the poverty mindset that says we shouldn't ask, because we probably won't recieve, even if God wanted to. He longs to open the floodgates of heaven and pour out blessings upon blessings for his children! I am even stirred myself for my own financial breakthrough I'm going to be recieving. I am going to need about $2,700 to go to Congo in April, not to mention my monthly staff fees I'll still have to pay while I'm gone. But I'm not worried. Why should I be, especially after today? Haha :) God is good. All the time. Believe it. God Bless! <3
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