Jet Lag

I'm here!! Everything went soo smoothly, and in LAX I met up with 2 YWAM girls so we got food together, went through customs in Auckland together and figured out the airport. I have 5 other roommates, 2 drawers in a dresser, a bottom bunk and a couple bathrooms to share with a bunch of other girls. stoked!

leaving...

being a cool kid at the airport and eating cinnamon bullar Kristin and I made yesterday. hurray for Bradley's free interwebs!!

In all seriousness, please just cover my whole trip in prayer, especially getting there. God will protect and provide!

Let Hope Rise

We sang this at Merge sunday night. I can't even figure out what to say about it, except that we just kept going and going, and it was exciting to see everyone else getting excited about Jesus but at the same time I didn't care because it doesn't matter about them, my heart for Jesus was what mattered. It was just an incredible worship experience. Just listen to this.

1 day left!

My hiking pack is pretty much packed full of almost all the clothes I'm bringing... a couple are still drying. I have another suitcase to pack, and then packing my carry on bag with fun stuff. Thanks to everyone that came over tonight to pray for me, and the people that have already prayed over me, and the people who have been praying for me since the beginning, or even just recently. I know I'm a lot better off with how God is using your prayers than if I tried to do this on my own. I'm stoked!!

In a matter of a day and then a bunch of plane rides, I can change my location on facebook to Oxford, NZ!!

Your love never fails, never gives up, never runs out on me

I realized last night at Merge how my 'idea' of worship has radically changed over the past couple months. I think it really started in the Dominican where Megan and Jonathan would play guitar and worship and I would sit there every night with them. There was one night where Di and Meghan and a couple other people came and we just made up words on the spot but it was all for God and it was soo good. When we got home, I started going to Merge and again my expectations of  worship in a service were flipped upside down. I've never been an outwardly emotional person or someone who is very expressive, but God's been pulling me out of that and letting me know that it's not about who I am, but who He is. It doesn't matter what anyone else around me is doing but how I am connecting to and praising Him. I've found myself with my eyes closed most of the time during worship now because it has nothing to do with the people around me. Worshipping God has become more of singing the words to Him and focusing my mind completely on Him and can I just tell you, nothing is more refreshing, nothing feels better than that!
Last night the sermon was about how the world is crying out for salvation, for a better way of life. I really believe the our generation is starting to bring about radical changes for the kingdom of God and can I just tell you I'm soo excited that DTS is the next thing up for me. God has been preparing me beyond what I could ever understand to go and to live in Him as a missionary these next couple months. I know I've been praying He would prepare me, but He's prepared me like a million times over what I would have asked for. He's showing me more of His heart for people, which is in turn making my heart ache for the world and want them to have what I've found.
I want to leave you with a song that hits me so hard everytime I hear it. Stop whatever you're doing and take 10 minutes to listen to it and let it speak to your heart.

2 Weeks, 2 Days

Trust.

So to be completely honest, I need financial support. First Church is supporting me a lot, and I've been working a bunch but I feel like God is pushing me more towards asking for financial support from other people. I don't want you to read this and be like, oh she really wants people to help pay for her trip. If you're reading this and God is pressing on your heart to help me on my journey to follow Him, then I will gladly accept your help. While I'm home, you can give me/mail me a check made out to 'YWAM Oxford' and I will bring it with me and take care of it when I get to the base. Contact me if you want to get a check to me. Also, you can visit this page on the Ywam Oxford website to donate online. Make sure that you note that it's to support me.
I trust that God provides for me everyday and I trust that He will provide the money for this trip. He called me to go and I know He won't leave me hanging.
Thanks!