Hi friends!! So, I have a dilemma. I am supposed to leave for a missions school in Belize in one and a half weeks, and I am short $2,743.64 exactly. I am going to be bold here. I am asking you to prayerfully consider pledging money to me, whether it is just once or monthly. It doesn't have to be much, but every bit adds up. I feel God is calling me to the missions field and I know He has great plans in store for me. I will be learning about His word, and growing closer to Him in the first few weeks. Then I will be taking what I have learned to the field, in an outreach. I need to raise this money in a week and a half, and I am calling upon you, my family, for help.
Your money will go directly to the organization that runs my school, Destination Paradise, which is a branch of Youth With a Mission (YWAM). Whatever funds I acquire will go towards missions and my schooling in the missions field.
If you want to keep in touch with me, or if you have questions, please e-mail me at: friedchicken177@gmail.com
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Sunshine Fills the Shadows.
One week. Six days. 8 hours. Thats when my flight leaves, with me one it, carrying me to Belize! Well, L.A., actually. But Belize isn't far ahead of that. These past few weeks have been full of fundraising, and getting everything together to head down to Belize. I turned 18 on the 10th of April, and my parents bought me a beautiful Healy backpack from Cabelas to bring down to San Pedro with me. I have flip flops, shorts, teeshirts and tanktops to bring with me.... and I think I'm basically set, except for a few select things.
I went to the health department last week and got my immunizations, along with some Typhoid pills that I took. I still need to get $2000 dollars to pay for the first phase of the school, but I am confident that it will come...and my friend and I are organizing a coin drive to help with that. Despite the money situation, I am so ready to go! I have become restless in waiting, though I know that I need to treasure every day home, since I am leaving in less than two weeks. God is so good!
I was reading Psalms 19 today, and it was saying how everything speaks of the glory of God. The sun is radiant in the day, the moon shouts it from the evening sky. If the SUN and the MOON can speak God's glory all day and night, if they proclaim His name for all to see, every day, tirelessly, why do we not? I am guilty of forgetting my own God. I become caught up in getting ready to go to Belize that I forget to read my Bible or pray, or just spend time meditating and listening for His voice. I'm working on not letting everyday life get in the way of being in the presence of my Creator. He deserves my all, and that is what I am working towards giving Him.
I went to the health department last week and got my immunizations, along with some Typhoid pills that I took. I still need to get $2000 dollars to pay for the first phase of the school, but I am confident that it will come...and my friend and I are organizing a coin drive to help with that. Despite the money situation, I am so ready to go! I have become restless in waiting, though I know that I need to treasure every day home, since I am leaving in less than two weeks. God is so good!
I was reading Psalms 19 today, and it was saying how everything speaks of the glory of God. The sun is radiant in the day, the moon shouts it from the evening sky. If the SUN and the MOON can speak God's glory all day and night, if they proclaim His name for all to see, every day, tirelessly, why do we not? I am guilty of forgetting my own God. I become caught up in getting ready to go to Belize that I forget to read my Bible or pray, or just spend time meditating and listening for His voice. I'm working on not letting everyday life get in the way of being in the presence of my Creator. He deserves my all, and that is what I am working towards giving Him.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Smoothies.
It is almost time! Jusrt a few short weeks seperate me from Belize, and I still feel as if it's all adream. I know that it's not, however, because my friend Louise is heading back to Belize today and we didn;t say goodbye. Just a "See you soon!" hug was passed between us. How I love her! She has encouraged me and I am that much more excited to head to Belize because of her.
Well, here is an update on my activities of late: Saturday, the 26th of March, I hosted a rummage sale at my church to raise funds to head to Belize. It went extremely well, we sold over half of the things there, and I have the rest still sitting in the back of my truck, waiting to go to the thrift store. The rummage sale brought in enough money to pay for my acceptance fee, plus add to more of my overall fee! Praise Jesus!!!
Monday, the 28th, I headed over to the Everett Post office with my mom and Carly Simmons to apply for my passport. After waiting for two and a half hours, and listening to the remarks of one hilariously flustered passport agent/post office lady, I was informed that my passport would come within two weeks. Hurrah!!!
It's incredible to think that just a little while ago, it was December and I was just turning in the first part of my application, and now I am only a few weeks from leaving. I have four more sundays, four more youth groups, four more small groups. And I am completely, incredibly excited. I love that I am feeling no stress, I am feeling no worry about this, because I know that God is pulling everything together and knitting it together how He wants it to work out...and that is more comforting and exciting and thought-provoking that anything else.
Well, here is an update on my activities of late: Saturday, the 26th of March, I hosted a rummage sale at my church to raise funds to head to Belize. It went extremely well, we sold over half of the things there, and I have the rest still sitting in the back of my truck, waiting to go to the thrift store. The rummage sale brought in enough money to pay for my acceptance fee, plus add to more of my overall fee! Praise Jesus!!!
Monday, the 28th, I headed over to the Everett Post office with my mom and Carly Simmons to apply for my passport. After waiting for two and a half hours, and listening to the remarks of one hilariously flustered passport agent/post office lady, I was informed that my passport would come within two weeks. Hurrah!!!
It's incredible to think that just a little while ago, it was December and I was just turning in the first part of my application, and now I am only a few weeks from leaving. I have four more sundays, four more youth groups, four more small groups. And I am completely, incredibly excited. I love that I am feeling no stress, I am feeling no worry about this, because I know that God is pulling everything together and knitting it together how He wants it to work out...and that is more comforting and exciting and thought-provoking that anything else.
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