Faith is all I Have

Faith is all I have to tell you the truth. There is somedays in my life where I want to give up and just forget about doing missions work. I don't even know if I could go back to the transition of being in another country and then coming back to America to start my life over again. I am not sure if my heart will be able to take the pain any more of the trials and spiritual warfare that goes on. I don't know if I still have that love to love those that don't love me back. My heart just hurts thinking about it. I say to myself am I ready for another heartbreak? I just don't know sometimes... Then I start to doubt what God has promised me and his plans. I don't think I am strong enough to do this anymore. Maybe I should just give up on theses dreams. 

I know these are some things we all go through day to day. We doubt what God can truly do in us through his power and love. We think we are to weak or unworthy of the plans that He has set out for us and we are! But he gives it to us any ways because of his grace and love for us. I know God can use me but sometimes I just doubt that. Sometimes I just don't want to go there because I am too scared or I know it will be too hard. Yes, living a Christian live is not easy. No one ever said it will be easy even if you look in the bible. But we are human and that is just the way we think. I am a perfect example of that. 


Recently I have had all of these doubts about going to Guatemala. I did not want to go because I wanted to do things the easy way. I wanted to stay in my comfort zone and live in the same life I have always known. I am so tired of change and more change! I want some stability for once in my life, well don't we all, right? Then God spoke to me "what is that burning passion I have given you?" "Have you lost heart?" Then one of my friends wrote this to me 1 minute later ‎"And do not let us grow weary while doing good, but in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." -Galatians 6:9  I knew God was speaking to me then. I had forgotten what I was meant for. What I was made for! What he created me for! 

It is so easy to loose sight of what God has for us. Satan dose that! Lately Satan has been attacking me all the way from Guatemala in huge ways. But you know what brothers and sister I REJOICE because he is threaten by me. I know that there is great work to be done this coming year in Guatemala. God is good!


Please join me in prayer during this time in the states for me. That I will not grow weary, but that i will grow and put on that armor to go out to the nations and bring KINGDOM!! 


Thank you! 

You were Meant for More

As I heard God speaking this words to me "you were meant for more." I realized I was not made to be like everyone else in the world today. I was not meant to have the great career, the best house, nice car, great husband, and family. I was not meant to live the "American Dream." I know God calls us to be radical no matter where we live or do. Sometimes God just blesses us with the typical American dream and you might be content with that, but  it is the way use it! How are you using that success to bless others. You know dam well it is not about is, but God's kingdom! If you think what I just said is wrong then there is some self-centered issues that you need to take to God ( I know I may sound harsh and something may be stirring up inside of you and it is because truth always is hard to hear). God wants us to grow and not stay in the same routine as others christians do (the typical Christian). You are called to be unique and it shows by your actions. How do you represent Christ? (wow that was just a thought)

                                   (Me in the back of a truck in Guatemala)

Getting back to sharing some of my journey with you all. God has called me to live a radical unordinary life and for some people it is hard to understand that. I do choose to live a simple life, hahahaha... Well, to most of you might think, "your life is insane." Yes it could be, but that is the way I choose to live it. I choose to put my health and safety in danger in order to bring kingdom to others world wide. What a calling right? Give up your life and everything you have for others that might not love you back and steal from you. That is what Jesus did for us, right? We are called to be more and more like Jesus. That is our calling on this earth to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those around us. And yes I am talking to you too! uh huh you (pointing my finger at you)!

                                            (Guatemala mountain's)

So let me share this really cool story with you! Well, about 3 months ago I lost my job. Sad I know! Now I don't have a job and let me tell you, what a great time to loose a job, right? So this is a testimony on how God gives and takes away in order to keep us on the right path. So, 3 months ago I had my dream job, I was getting paid really good, and I fell in love with my job. Then one day I told Jesus "I don't want to be a missionary anymore." I was content with what I had and what I was making. So guess what God did he took that job away from me a week later! hahaha God is funny! He had bigger plans for me. I knew I have been called to be a missionary, but I got distracted. If I would of not lost that job I would not be going to Guatemala in August 2011. I would of been caught up in things that God did not have planned for me. Sometimes we have to learn the hard way. To tell you the truth I am happy he took that job away because I know I was meant for more! God has given me a gift to be a missionary and a burning passion for people in Guatemala and Africa. Sometimes the distractions can rob us from the true potential God has given us...

                                          (My girls form Guatemala)

Many people ask me how do you do this, live as a missionary in a third world country? Even while on missions trips with these people that is the question they ask me. They say, "how can you stand being sick all the time, not having hot water, and weird food." I really can't explain it but I know that it is all God. I am happy living this way. I have no idea why sometimes! I even surprise myself.

God is calling you to more! Yes you! He is calling you to bigger and greater things then the life you are living now. Maybe it is to help a homeless person out, to support a missionary like me, sponsor a child, or even to be a big brother or sister to someone! I encourage you to stand up to that calling! Rise up brothers and sisters of Christ!

Here is a video if Britt Nicole. The lyrics are amazing. It's called walk on water. It has inspired me to keep going on this journey. Your faith is all it takes:

Voice of a Mountain (documentary).

Voice of a Mountain is a video documentary of the lives of rural Guatemalan coffee farmers who took up arms against their government in a civil war that lasted 36 years. This documentary explores Guatemala's dark history from the perspective of those who saw armed revolution as their only hope for change in a poverty-ridden nation under years of military dictatorship. Ex-combatants talk about the bleak reality of the country that led to their involvement in the war, and the response of genocide from the Guatemalan government against its people. The documentary gives insight into their motives for joining an armed conflict as interviews reveal personal accounts of struggle, hope, tragedy, and the fruits of their resistance.

(This is why my heart goes out to Guatemala)

(1) http://mayomo.com/14796-voice-of-a-mountain-part-1-of-6

(2) http://mayomo.com/14797-voice-of-a-mountain-part-2-of-6

(3) http://mayomo.com/14799-voice-of-a-mountain-part-3-of-6

(4) http://mayomo.com/14800-voice-of-a-mountain-part-4-of-6

(5) http://mayomo.com/14801-voice-of-a-mountain-part-5-of-6

(6) http://mayomo.com/14802-voice-of-a-mountain-part-6-of-6

Turkey Not reached

Turkey has been my favorite country so far. It is an amazing place with beautiful people, great food, and hospitality. But is also a very dark place. There is less then 1% of Christians in Turkey (3,000 people out  of  72 million). 99% are Muslim and some practice the Islamic religion, but a lot of the people I met along the way were atheist. I could see the empty emptiness in their eyes and heart. My heart broke for God's children. I could feel how much God longed to have a relationship with them.As my friends and I would walk the streets I could feel the hunger of this people for something real. But there was no one there to reach all of these people. The harvest was ripe, but there was not many there to bring the gospel. 

 

Let me tell you Turkish guys can be very charming. They are flirts! Sometimes I would get so frustrated because I was hit on everyday and asked on dates. I started to ignore guys while walking down the street. I was at the point where I did not want to even look at then or talk. But, God was like look they are my children and they need me. While in Turkey I was living at a hostel and every morning I would wake up for breakfast  the guys that worked there would say "why are you so beautiful?" Or would always throw me kisses. I would just laugh at them. I did not want them to think I was another American going in there ready to sleep with them or something. So, I was like "you better stop talking to me like that." I wanted to break those thoughts they had so I could be build a relationship with them.

 

So, I became really close to one of the girls that is bartender there and all of the guys that were on staff. I would sit there all night until closing which was like 3am. I would help them clean up the restaurant and serve meals. The girl that was a bartender was from Ecuador and is living with her boyfriend there in Turkey. He is Turkish and practices the Islamic faith. As I got to know Gabriela I was able to tell her that I was a Christian and that I was a missionary. I was able to share my testimony and faith with her. As I was telling her my life story and how God changed my like her eyes got so watery. She told me that there is something missing in her heart before I told her my testimony and I told her it was a relationship with God. That he longed for her and wanted to be there with her. She became a very close friend to me and she shared all of he life stories with me and how she suffered so much in her life. But, in every story God was so evident in everything. I would point it out to her and she would say you are right. I was able to pour God's heart into her. Not my heart, but HIS heart. One day she asked me do you have a Spanish bible with you? I was so excited, but I only had Turkish bibles with me, so I prayed and asked people around to see maybe they would have one and my friend Trish had one. She was collecting bibles from every country, so she gave up that bible to give to Gabriela. I also got a chance to share my faith with her boyfriend... It was amazing!!! God had used me to speak into these peoples lives! 

 

I also became really close to the guys that worked there. They became like my brothers. They would share all of their live stories with me and they would ask me about God. I would sit outside with them for hours telling them how much they are worth and just speaking truth into their lives. Mamoot was a 23 year old guy that was divorced and had 2 children. He has an amazing heart, but you could see the loneliness in him. He lost his family and everything. All he would do is smoke and drink all day to pass the day away.  Speaking life into his life was an amazing opportunity. I know I was just planting the seed, but I know God will finish the work. Please keep him in your prayers. 

Turkey has been on my heart and I am praying that if it is God's will I would like to move there for a couple of years and do full time ministry.  Please keep me in your prayers that God will give me a clear vision of what he wants in my life. 

Stepping out

Stepping out of my comfort zone is what I call being in Romania. My mentality was I would never go to a country that I don't know the language. I always thought to myself "what am I going to do there?" I would feel helpless. I had such a a bad attitude about leaving Central America and coming to Romania. I felt like God was not going to use me in other countries that I don't know the Language. But, I know he called me on the World Race to challenge me in that way...

 

Well, yesterday we went in to 2 villages, one was Hungarian and the other a Gypsy.  The Gypsy's really captured my heart. The kids were amazing. I was able to love on them and play with them. I loved giving them all hugs and kisses. Then I saw a couple of women sitting off by the rail road track that was about 10 feet away from where we were doing the children's ministry. I went up to them and told them that they were all beautiful because since that is all I knew how to say. But, I knew that many people don't tell them how beautiful they are. That is how God sees them with his eyes. They are his beautiful children of God. I was also able to pray for a couple of them women. It was an amazing day for me. To be a witness of His love for His people. 

 

Then today we did evangelizing in the city and I met and amazing teenager named David. My friend Leigh and I were just walking around letting God lead us to who he wanted us to talk to. So, I went up to David and asked him if he spoke English, and he did!! Then I just started to ask him about school and how he knows English. He was a very nice kid that loved making friends. Then I started to ask him about church and if he goes. He said only on Easter and Christmas. Then I was able to tell him what it meant to have a personal relationship with God. You could see his eyes start to water. But you could also see how open his heart was to hear what we had to say. I told him I know how hard it is to follow God when you are a teenager, but that he should keep pushing. That God wanted a relationship with him and that God was going to do amazing things in his life. Then we were able to pray for him. My heart really went out for this kid. I ask that you all keep him in your prayers that he will one day come to God. Also, please continue to pray that God will continue to break the heart of this nation.  

God's Heart for His Children

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Nicaragua, where should I start? This month has been amazing! I have been able to spend this month with the most amazing people in the world. I am in in love with the teenagers, adults, and kids at Sicrin Orphanage. I have been able to build life long relationships with the people here. I really don't know where to start. I have so many amazing stories to tell you all about all the amazing things has been doing in Nicaragua. But here you go here is a couple I can tell you that have made my heart melt. 

One of the stories that I loved the most was from one of the teens here. His name is Jefferson. His mother left him when he was 2 years old. He was left with his father that is a drug addict. His dad smokes crack, also drinks a lot. Jefferson was introduced to drugs at 10 years old by his father. He was addicted to drugs at the age of ten! His dad would tell him in order to be a man he had to do these drugs. So, in order to please his dad he did. He also became addicted to sniffing glue, also in order to take away his hunger he would sniff it. 
Jefferson ended up living in the streets of Managua, Nicaragua which is the capital of Nicaragua. The streets there are rough. It is full of gangs, crime, drugs, ect... Until this orphanage was able to save him from the streets. He is one of my favorite teens in this orphanage. He has a great love for the Lord even though he feels at times lonely, distant from God, and helpless. I was able to share my life and testimony with him and tell him that God is always beside us. He is always watching over us... 

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(Jefferson)  

Now here is the story of Josiel. Josel has been an alcoholic for over 6 years. I met him because he is one of the cooks sons. One day I just started to talk to him because I met his brother Larry at the internet caf� where we all normally go.  So, we started to talk and  he opened up to me about his life.  He told me that he was an alcoholic and that he just stopped drinking a couple of days ago. He got himself in trouble with some people and he was beat up. He told me that it was hard for him to keep away from liquor. You could see it in his eyes that he wanted to change, but the world keeps dragging him down. Moving on, one day we he took me and my friend Leigh to the local museum and I was telling him how we do ATL ( ask the Lord) and that we should evangelize at the park. But that day God used us to evangelize to him. I was able to speck truth into his life and let him know that he is a loved child of God, also that God's love will never change for him. I told him that God wanted his whole heart and that God was going to use him to be a pastor. But first he had to give full control of his life to God. As his tears started to fall down his face he started to say that he can't escape from the people around him that keep causing trouble. I told him that God can do the impossible and that he will help him change his life, so that those people wont find him.  We were able to pray over him and bring God's hope to his life. Everyday that I would see him at the orphanage I would tell him " you are a love child of God and His love will never change for you." Then I told one of the girls that he goes to school with to remind him of that everyday. I know God has changed his life forever. 

(Josiel) 

This story is about Danilo. He is one of the teens at the orphanage. Danilo still has his family but he was left at the orphanage by his mom to give him a better chance at school. This kid is so smart and so full of God's love. One of his favorite things to do is compete in track, well second because soccer is his number one. He is the number 2 runner in all of his country.  He is also very smart. I was able to build a life long relationship with him. I was also able to guide him in his path with the Lord. One day I was able to talk to him for over 5 hours about his life and give him advice. He shared things he never shares with others, but I  was able to relate to his struggles. He is one of my favorite teens!  I know God put him in my life so I can speck truth over him. I also know God is going to use him in big ways. 

 (Danilo)

 

Anyways, so much more went on this whole month and God was moving is incredible ways. This month has been my favorite month of ministry. Tomorrow I am off to Boston for a day then of to Ireland for debrief for a week. Pleas continue to keep me in you prayers since right now I am in need of financial support. Also, thank you to all of those who have been sending me comments and praying for me. Thank you for your support too. God bless you all! Lots of love!! 

A broken Heart RESTORED!

On Sundays we go to the "Aldias" meaning the villages in the mountains to do church evangelism. This Sunday we went to two churches and two different villages. Let me tell you about the worse part, well kind of fun part too. We get to ride in the back of a truck with bars. So ok, these hills are really steep! I'm not even kidding when I say that! Plus they are not paved to make it worse! They have huge stones in the middle of the roads. As we go up hill we must hold on for our lives so we won't be thrown out or off the truck, hahahaha... (sorry mom if you read this). It really is a fun adventure! I will come back buff from just holding on so hard to the bars to stay on the truck, ahahahaha... It really is one of my favorite parts of traveling, but not on steep hills.

Ok back to the story about what we do on Sundays. So we went to two different churches today. 
However, I did not know I was going to be a translator of a whole sermon that I have never even heard. I was really nervous because my Spanish has been really rusty from not speaking it as much. Plus I get really nervous when I have to talk in front of a whole bunch of people. So, at the first church it went ok and we got the message through and touched some lives through it. Then after leaving that church I was so exhausted, so we all got on the truck and came down the mountain for lunch. After that I really did not want to go to the next church. I felt really nervous about going and speaking again in front of people. The one of the girls form the other team gave me a letter of encouragement and it warmed my heart. I felt like I was ready to go up in front of theses people since churches here in the villages are always less then 10 people, and plus I know the sermon now. I was set to go!

After an hour of travel and holding on for our lives we got to the church at the peak of the mountain. I got off the truck and thanked God for my life, ahahahaha... Seriously! Then I looked around at the beautiful people of the village and started to greet them with "Dios te Bendiga" which means God bless you (it's a Latin thing). There were no 10 people!! I would say over 20 people plus kids. I started to get even more nervous!! Ayeeee! But I started to fall in love with the people there. They were so sweet and humble. Most of them did not even have shoes on them or clean clothes. All the kids were so dirty with torn clothes. I loved it more that they looked like that because I saw even more beauty in them. They were gorgeous!

As we started to walk in our entire group sat down we saw even more people come in. But then we noticed that we (girls) were sitting on the guy's side, good times! So, the pastor welcomed us and called us to the front to sing two songs and then we sat down and the person is our group that was going to preach had to go up, so that means me too. I really wanted to run out at that time. There were so many people!! So, the Warren (person preaching) starts to talk and says "I had a sermon ready for you all, but God is asking me to preach on something else." My heart dropped! I was like oooh CRAP! No he was changing the sermon on me! NO good! Translation in Spanish can be very hard because most things that you say in English don't mean the same thing in Spanish. You must know the sermon before hand in order to translate it.

All I could say is Lord get me through this! He was faithful! The sermon was about how sometimes we are so broken a hurt by people, friends, family, etc... Also that God is always with us. Just in case you wanted to know. Then we asked people to come up to the front that needed prayer and needed their hearts healed. We had lots of people start to come up. The broken hearted, sick, hopeless, etc... We were able to lay hands over them. I went to the first person and she needed healing, so prayed for healing. But, I felt like I had to move on and the next person needed healing and I prayed for healing. I still felt like God wanted me to go to the next person so I did.

 I came upon this young girl that had a deep cry. I stopped and laid hands over here while my friend Leigh was praying over her as well. Then God spoke to me and asked to tell her that He loved her and that He had huge plans for her. I started to pray that out loud and speak truth into her. Then I lifted he head and wiped some of her tears and told her that God loved her so much. I told her that he brought me here to speak to her. I told her that God had big plans for her. Then she started to tell me that she was lonely. That she was told that she was worthless. She had no hope. She was living in darkness. She was not loved. I told her that she is God's creation and that she is made perfect in his eyes. That she is his princess. I told her that God sent his only son to die for her and that she worth beyond anything that she could ever dram of. I told her to stop letting Satan put those lies in her head. That Satan was putting those lies in her head because God is going to do huge things in her life. I just started to speak truth and light into her life. To tell you the truth I would have not been able to say what I said if it was not for God. As I looked at her I felt her pain and I started to cry with her. I gave her a hug and told her that I loved her. My heart went out to this girl, but my heart also broke for her.

As I stopped hugging her and got up from my knees I had to run outside and just cry. I fell in love with that girl. After the service I went up to her and talked to her some more. She told me about her brother that was killed 2 months ago and how he was her support. She came to God because of him. He was the only Christian in her family. No one in her family was Christian and she did not have that support towards her walk with the Lord. She said that she has been really mad at God because he took her brother away. She hated God. I told her that God used her brother to bring her to Him and now the big plans will be complete through her. Also that her brother is in a much better place and we should rejoice as he is in heaven. I also shared how no one in my family is Christian and how I don't have that support too. Also, how my father died. I was able to relate to her in so many ways. God had placed me there at that moment to speak to Rachel.

It was an honor to be beside Rachel and the work God did her through that day. As we left in the truck everyone from the church followed us and she was one of them. I could see her face glowing with joy as we left.

I am so happy to be here and so what I love. I get to speak truth and encourage people in their walk with the Lord. I am so unworthy, but God has chosen me WOW! Thank you Lord. Also thank you to all my supporters how have brought me here to do God's work. You are part of ministering to the different people who have come into my life and that will. Thank you!

Healing for her spirit

Right now I am working at a town called Camotan, Guatemala it is 30 min away from Chiqimula, Guatemala and something really awesome ,I am 30min away from Honduras border. We got here on Saturday. We are in a very rural area of Guatemala, but beautiful!  There are many surrounding villages in this town. All of their culture is consumed by the Mayan rituals and practices. Since all of the people that we are working with are indigenous Mayan people 

This week I am working with 3 other people from my team doing school packages for the kids. They contain 2 journal and 3 pencils, also teacher packs with lots of materials needed in the classrooms. Unfortunately yesterday I was not able to hand them out at one of the schools because I got sick which I am still right now. Anyways, all of the other teams are working at a nursery and construction. The worse part of all of this is working in the HOT heat. It is about over 100 degrees here everyday. Plus the humidity makes it even worse, so we are sweating profusely! Kinda like pigs I would say, hahahaha!! 

So, let me tell you a story that happened 2 days ago. So, my friend Leigh and I were really bored after work was done, so we decided to go out into town to just hang out. So, we left with some people of team Fuego. When we got into town we went to the park because we wanted to talk to some of the locals. As most of you know me I love to act like a kid. I was singing and dancing with Leigh at the park and we came upon some kids. They were just laughing so hard at me because I almost broke the light post from swinging off of it. Then I looked at them and asked them if they knew any songs? They said yes. So, they started to sing songs to me and then I was able to talk to them about God. I asked them if they knew who Jesus was and they said yes, but they were Catholic.  

Then one of the little girls started to tell me about her cousin that had a demon in her and that she was unconscious for 3 months, also about her grandma that was dying. My heart broke at that moment. Then I really felt that God wanted me to pray over these 2 people. I looked at my friend Leigh and asked her if she wanted to pray over them. But to tell you the truth we were both scared to go by ourselves, so we decided to go back and get the rest of the team. So when we got to the cafe they were about to leave because the computers had crashed. I looked at everyone and asked them if they wanted to pray for this girl and the grandmam, everyone said yes! 

So we got to the home where the little girl's grandma lived and the girl that had a demon in her (Myria). Myria was the girl's name. When I first walked in the door I saw the grandma in a chair. She was bones and it smelled really bad. You could see death in her eyes and body. I went to my knees in front of her and my heart broke. I started to cry with and intensive deep cry. She looked at me and said" don't cry." I started to look at Leigh and Taylor and asked them to pray for her first so I could get my emotions together. After they were done I was able to pray for her. Then I started to tell her that she was beautiful and that God loved her so much. I told her that God was going to take her pain away and that she was God's princes. I gave her a hug and a kiss and told her that I love her.

Then we went to pray for Myria. She was out of it. She looked like she was dead. I asked her aunts what was wrong with her and they said that a demon was in her and that she would only wake up once a day to eat. Also when they would lay hands on her they something like a man's voice would come out of her and say that she was not Myria.  Then her stomach would start getting big.

So, we all started to pray over her and she started to kick us and tried to bite one of the guys. Then when one of the guys tried to hold her down when I was he touched my hand and it burned me. At that point I felt that bad things were happening at that house. Then one of the other guys that lived there looked at me and I felt a dark presence. However we continued to pray for the girl... Then I asked some of the family members to pray with us and thing really got worse at that point. It did not feel peaceful or right.

Then some of the teammates felt that some people that were there should not be there, so I asked people to step out if they were not right in the walk with the Lord. Some of them stepped out. But we still felt God was not there as much as it could be. There was something really bad spiritually going on at that home. After laying hands on her for awhile I stepped away because I felt Satan trying to attack me. I went off to pray and one of the little girls come up to me and told me that they have tried witch doctors to try to heal her. They have also tried rituals... Which explains so much! 

So much went on to try to explain.... I will have to write 3 blogs in order to explain it all.

Her soul was healed... It has taught all of us that it is in God's timing and not ours, but in the 2 days that we spent with that family Myria's soul was healed from the hurt and pain...

A praise is the grandma is doing better J

Please keep me in your prayers I have not been feeling well for the last couple of days. There is some much going on physically and spiritually... I have been throwing up... I'm just not feeling good. Also, there is a huge break out of the swine flue. I believe God will protect us...

Hopeless

I had the opportunity to visit a hospital for malnourished children in Comotan, Guatemala. A couple of the girls from team Azariah and Fuego came along. We all brought puppets with us to sing some songs and tell a story to the kids that were there. I was able to make a fool of myself; mainly because I was the only one that knew the songs in Spanish. I was having a good time dancing and singing, fun times.

 

 

I got to meet a girl that was mentally disable and was taking care of her 7 month year old baby sister. Her mother just died and her father was and alcoholic. She was left alone to take care of this baby. Since the girl is mentally disable she dose not know how to take care of a baby. She had dropped her many times. The baby was malnourished, bug bites to the point where she was being eaten alive. Bug eggs were growing in her skin. She was at the point of death. The bottem picture of her is when she is much better. She has been at the hospital for 2 weeks when I took this picture.

 

At this point I felt hopeless. I could not do anything for them. I had to trust in God that  He will be taking care of them. The hospital did call social services on them and they might be taking the baby away from her. But, it's all in God's hand right now.

 

Please keep them in your prayers. I know God loves them more then any human could ever love them.

 

My heart

Month 8th has come and have already gone to over 11 countries. I have leaned so much on this journey. I have learned boldness, love, humility, and selflessness, etc... God has broken me into pieces and has put me back together beautiful. I have learned my purpose in him, and how deep His love for me.  I know he is not finished with me yet this is the beginning. 

One day while in Mozambique at the orphanage Trish and I were sitting outside with the kid looking at the stars. The kids started to sing and you could just imagine 20 kids singing African songs that sound like heaven. It was beautiful! I was praying to God to show me lots of shooting stars, so all of a sudden I saw five of them. Then I asked God to show me one if he wanted me to be a missionary. I saw the biggest shooting star I have ever seen. Then I asked Him where? He said "I can use you anywhere" go where the desires of your heat are."

I felt free when I heard God's voice telling me that. I can go anywhere!! God is going to use me anywhere!! All I could think about was Latin America. My heart was left in Guatemala and Nicaragua. More then half way done on the Race I have realized that I LOVE Latin America with a passion. 

But I also know God is calling me home to bring Kingdome for awhile. As most of you know I am the only Christian in my family. But, also God has given me a passion for my friends and church.  I want to bring kingdom to those that I love. I want to let them know how much God longs for them and loves them. Everyone is greatly loved by the king and treasured. 

I have 3 and a half months left of the Race and I am ready to start the journey. The new journey God has called me on. Also another thing that God has put on my heart is to go to discipleship school. I know it will help to equip me to bring kingdom everywhere I go and to build the ministry God is calling me to. 

Please continue to pray  with me. That God will prepare the hearts at home for when I go home and that he will use me as he wants me to. 


12/21/09

Israel

 

Main gate to enter the old city. Damascus gate


Where Jesus carried His cross


Smells of Israel 


Wailing Wall


David's tower


Church of the Holy Sepulcher








Shifa and her daughter ( An new believer). 

 
CAMEL!

 bible study

 

Worship in the mornings. Go world Race's!