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I Believe You’re My HEALER!

July 31, 2011
Adventures
Reflections

I have wanted to write this blog for over a week now, but due to Internet, travel and busyness, I haven’t been able to. I want to tell people in person, but after some prayer, God also wants me to write about it. In Biblical times they may have only had word of mouth, but how much more can God use the internet! There are people that need to hear of God’s faithfulness. It is hard to put into words, but holy moley God is glorious! Prayer is powerful! How many times have we heard this but not embraced it? God tells us that “Everyone who asks receive; he who seeks...

So Far From Normal.

July 27, 2011
Adventures
Reflections

I’ve been living and breathing and getting into shenanigans for going on nineteen years now. Growing up I did normal kid things and played normal kid games. But in many ways, I’ve always marched to the beat of my own drum. While most girls wanted to be a ballerina or a princess, I wanted to be a fire fighter and a crime scene investigator. I had a girl baby doll named Carrie Jacob. In high school I sported a pixie cut and dramatic eye make up. While it always seemed like I was so different from everyone else, I was tragically normal. I wanted a...

In 60 days…my God is SO BIG.

July 24, 2011
Adventures
Reflections

I love that my God has no time constraints. Literally none. I was just sitting on my bed talking with my team leader, Katie, and she asked me what last year looked like for me. I told her that last year I didn’t have a relationship with Jesus. I told her that last year I was lying to my parents telling them I was going to church, when really I hadn’t stepped foot in a church in forever. I told her that last year I was finding my worth in boys. I told her that last year I was still angry with God for the things that had happened in my past. And then I told her about the...

Two Down. One million to go.

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9 It's harvest time here in Patong and I couldn't be more grateful 🙂 As we were heading in to this last week of ministry, I was weighed down with worries about what kind of lasting impact we would leave here. I was humbled time and time again by God reminding me that He cares way more about these women then we ever could and wil continue to fight for them long after we're back in the U.S. of A. That being said, he also mentioned something...

So the whole prophecy thing is real?! God is good and faithful ladies and gentlemen

Oh my goodness guys, I am bursting with joy right now. We just got back from a night on Bangla Road and do I have news for you. What news? GOD IS FAITHFUL! One week ago (last Tuesday actually), God gave me such a vivid image. My mind felt numb, which was probably a good thing because my brain is always running. My stomach felt weird. I felt light and heavy. AND GOD TOLD ME some very specific things. God gave me a name, for privacy sake, lets say it was Arethia. Now, please understand, most of the girls names here are one syllable names…very simple names at that. So the four...

rolling in the deep

Sitting in a bar called Green Devil, me and two team mates are trying our hardest to hear our own thoughts and just pray silently because not one bar girl is talking to us-but the music is raging. It is always the loudest in this bar. Add the visual distractions and it feels like a lost cause. We keep making eye contact that is screaming "how am I supposed to pray in here?!" It was a battle to keep our minds on Christ for an extended period of time but as soon as I had been praying for at least 30 seconds straight, I heard God telling me to keep standing. It was a weird thing to...

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