You shall be Holy...

 “Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter, hostile or self-pitying responses that your sinful soul wants to spew out – as if these puny things could in any way defend you! Watch and see if any of these poisons come out of you when your spirit is pricked by an accusation. Only then can you see yourself as you are, and confess thy sin that is within you and forsake yourself again into the Lord’s care.”
-Teresa of Avila, Majestic is Your Name

Renewing of the mind!

Excerpts from "Pursuit of the Holy"

Excerpts from: "Pursuit of the Holy" by Corey Russel

"I believe the greatest hindrance to our having real revelation of Christ is living on what others have told us about Him, instead of pursuing personal revelation of Him. Most of us base our thoughts and ideas of God on what our parents, siblings, friends, pastors, youth leaders, or Sunday school teachers said about Him, instead of pursuing personal revelation of Him." pg. 21

"To know Christ is to love Christ. We are cold in our affections, our sacrifices and our devotion because we lack the true revelation of Christ. When Jesus is truly revealed to us, we are awakened to love-love that causes us to forsake all the fleeting pleasures of this temporal age and throw ourselves into eternal things, into the age to come."pg. 24

"See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,  redeeming the time, because the days are evil."-Ephesians 5:15-16

Definitions:

• Circumspect- careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences. (Merriam Webster Dictionary)
• Redeem-to rescue from loss, making the most. (Strong's Greek Dictionary)

     As women of God we understand that there is more to life then what meets the eye. To some degree or another we understand that our physical bodies, our possessions, our time here on earth is temporal. Hebrews 11 speaks of men and women who lived their lives in light of eternity. Verses 13-15 says, "All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance,admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them."


These men and women lived with eternity set before them. Although we understand this truth, it's easy to get caught up in worldly affairs. These things may not necessarily be bad. Maybe it's a new job or school. Or maybe it's a new relationship, or a wedding ; ) Truth is there are many things in this life that can cause us to take our eyes off Jesus. In fact, this is exactly what the enemy wants. Paul  exhorts the Ephesian believers to live carefully. The word circumspectly used in this verse means to consider all circumstances and possible consequences.  As I read this scripture I'm challenged to question what I say and do before I do them. Are the words that come out of my mouth tearing people down or are they building people up? Does my lifestyle line up with the Word of God? Am I causing people to stumble by my actions? Am I pointing people to Christ or turning them away from Him? 

We are to walk and live our lives with wisdom not foolishly. A little easier said then done but praise God we have the Holy Spirit. When we listen, obey and let Him lead us He makes it possible for us. But in all honesty this may not always be easy. We may find ourselves struggling with our flesh to do what the spirit desires. I encourage you sisters...don't fight it and trust the Lord.

... redeeming the time (making the most) because the days are evil. 
     
Ladies,  DO NOT sleep we are at war.  The days are evil. This year has been filled with some amazing highs but at the same time I've experienced some crippling lows. It wasn't until recent that I realized I've been in a midst of a war completely unprepared. 

Paul tells the Ephesians to put on the full armor of God, so that they can stand against the devils schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:11-12

Let us make most of our time because we're living in a world that opposes cross. As we work out our salvation be aware there is an enemy waiting for the opportune time to attack. Let us be awake and live wisely.

You represent Christ to a world who does not know Him. You are a light in darkness. Shine!

Father,
   I lift of my sisters to you and pray that they would abide in you and yield to your Holy Spirit. Give them a greater reality of eternity. Fill them with wisdom as they make decisions everyday and give them the grace to live circumspectly. I pray that their lives will bring you Glory. In Jesus name! Amen!

 

     It's been on my mind for a while now to start blogging again. However, I'm changing things up a bit. I'd like my blog to be geared toward women. I've been so blessed to be discipled by some amazing women of God. What they have poured into me I'd like to share it with others. At the same time I realize that there is still a lot to learn, so I highly encourage your input. I hope to make this blog a place of encouragement where we can build one another up. A place of restoration...a breathe of fresh air.

With that I'd like to leave you all with some scripture to meditate on.

 Therefore He says:

“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”

Walk in Wisdom 

 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,  redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.

 Ephesians 5:14-21

                                                        Arise Daughter and Shine!

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Back Home

I can hardly believe it's been a week since I've been back. I've been spending most of my time catching up with family and friends. It's been great getting to share with them all the amazing things God did during those 7 weeks in Mexico. It's been a bit challenging trying to condense everything, as well as finding the right words to explain all that went on. I've found myself often using the word "refreshing" in response to the question, "How was your trip?". 
It was refreshing because...

• One, all the alone time I got to spend with God. I really felt like it was a time of enjoying Him and learning to how to hear His voice. Not only for me but for others as well. 

• Also, just being among a Christian family who genuinely love spending time with one another, really ministered to me. I guess knowing that soon Sam and I will be married, these type of things stand out to me. 

• And the fact that I was able to do a lot of personal ministry with women was really awesome. I love seeing people get set free. 

• Let me not forget singing with the FIRE band was whole lot of fun. Now that I'm back home all I want to do is dance and worship Jesus.

So, I must say Thank You for making this trip possible. I appreciate your prayers, financial support, and even just reading my blog. It was such an encouragement to read the comments you guys wrote. I am truly blessed to have friends and family that support me in what I do. Thank you again for all your love and support.

Love, Natalie

Pictures from Sunday morning service

Now it's time to say goodbye...

Well time has come to an end. I will be leaving Guadalajara tomorrow afternoon. It's been such an amazing time.  This weekend I got to spend some quality time with the family and Sarah. I had blast. Friday we went to one of Karyn’s friends house. Her name is Charlotte. She is an American woman who lives in Mexico. She’s 70’s years old and loves the Lord and is still serving Him. I had such a great time listening to her talk.  There’s just something about being in the presence of an experienced, seasoned woman of God. Makes me want to pull out a pad and pen and take notes. Aside from fruitful conversations we got to swim in her pool and enjoy her beautiful home.

Saturday, I went shopping with the family. And then met up with Sarah afterward for sushi and more shopping. Woo hoo!!! Sushi and Shopping!

Sunday, Andy was invited to preach at a church and I got to minister and sing with the FIRE Band. Side note: I’m really going to miss doing worship with them. Afterwards we hurried back home ate real quick, and headed toward the lake to minister at a home group. It was a long day but after a couple games and some dance performances we regained our energy. When we came back home we played “Murder in the Dark” (kind of like hide-and-go-seek). Yup, you read that right, there were 6 adults and 2 teens, 8 people playing in total, running around in a dark house looking for the person hiding. There’s hardly ever a dull moment at the Pricer house. You’re never too old to play games. I’ve learned 3 new card games being out here.

I’m going to miss them. I’ve had such a great time getting to know them and ministering with them. I've enjoyed seeing how they function as a family and the love and honor they have for one another. They’re blessing!Hopefully I will be seeing them in the near future at F.I.R.E mission conferences.


Thanks for everything...Andy, Karyn, Hunter, Julia, Sarah, Chase, Pruetts, Davids and Jones family.
Love and appreciate you guys!

Sharing my testimony at FIRE Mexico

Teaching @ Supernatural School of Ministry Guadalajara

It's all about Intimacy

These last two days have been pretty exciting. Sunday night I got to share my testimony with the church. I shared it in Spanish, Andy encouraged me to write it in Spanish and to read it. I thought...that's kind of awkward but he told me that when he first starting learning Spanish he preached most of his messages that way. And the people responded. So I asked Sarah my housemate/friend = ) to help me. At first I was a little nervous, I guess because I was reading it in Spanish. But after awhile I got comfortable. I shared how in my faithlessness God was still faithful. After that Andy shared a message that went right along with my testimony about God being with us during the hard times.

Yesterday, I taught English for the first time. I taught basic phonics and articles of clothing. It was a little harder than I thought. I had to keep in mind that they don't speak English yet. After English class I taught one of the bible school classes. It was called "Creating a Meeting Place". One my favorite subjects ; ) Basically intimacy with God. I enjoyed sharing what I've learned and experienced with the students. They're a really great group. They all genuinely love the Lord and want more of Him. It's always a pleasure sharing with hungry people.

Time is flying. I will be home, exactly a week from today. Gotta soak everything up before I leave...

Jesus Heals!

Sharing in Mexico City about how Jesus healed my sister. 

A few weeks ago my father took my sister to a neurologist to get an MRI done. When they ran the tests they didn't find any brain injury. Isn't that amazing!?! I got to share this testimony with the church and I believe the people were encouraged. Afterward we prayed for those with sickness and pain and many were healed. 

Come on Jesus!

Tonight we took a trip to Sergio's house (the family from el centro). The fact that we made it to his house was definitely a God thing. We were around the area in which he lived but had no clue where it was. All we knew was the name of the owner of the house. So we stopped at a corner store to ask if anyone knew the house or the family and guess what? We seen Sergio's son there. He led us to his home and we met up with the rest of the family. We got to do worship and Andy shared a word with them. We had good time. I absolutely love their kids. My favorite is Christopher the youngest boy, he's six years old. He's always smiling and giggling. He tries to teach us Nahuatl. 

 I believe Andy will be visiting them on Tuesdays in the morning. We're praying that his family members would join us and in the near future possibly planting a house church.

Come on Jesus!

El Centro with the children

Today's lesson was about how Jesus is still performing Miracles

Singing with the FIRE band

Familia Piña

Karyn and Andy Pricer

At the YWAM base in Mexico City

Back from Mexico City...

God is so much fun! He really is. I'm realizing more and more I don't want religion. There's so much freedom in Him. This weekend was a blast. I would say the highlight of the trip was singing with the FIRE Band. Although everything seemed to go wrong, it didn't hinder the praise and worship. Karyn Pricer not only has an amazing voice but she's completely free and open to the Holy Spirit. It was such a privilege to be able to sing alongside of her and her daughter Julia. For the first time singing on stage was fun for me.

We were with Pastor Victor and his wife Cecy at their church Agua Viva in Tlahuac, D.F. On this trip I got to meet some pretty amazing people. While I was out there I stayed with the Pina family and two of the students. Which meant I had to speak Spanish the whole time. I think I did well. I had my moments where I struggled but over all...not too bad. Anyways, I was so blessed by this family.They have a powerful testimony of how God transformed their lives. I was truly humbled by them. By faith they agreed to host us. They were hesitant because they had no functioning shower and very little funds. However they agreed and right before we came they were able to get a boiler and hook up a shower. They spoiled us with love and yummy food. They shared with us how it was a blessing for them to host us. They truly displayed the heart of Christ not only to us but to their family and neighbors. I got to see this for myself. 

The pastor and his wife were also very sincere.I didn't get to spend alot of time with them. But I got see them interact with their congregation and seen the love that they had for them. Their praying and believing for Revival in Mexico. It was really cool because on Monday we went to the socalo with them in Mexico City and met a guy from YWAM. We believe it was a divine connection. Because they had been praying to link up with other ministries in the city. The pastors were really excited and are looking forward to what God is going to do.

I'm glad I got to go on this trip. I got to share the testimony of how God has healed and is healing my sister with the congregation. After I spoke the students came up and shared what God was showing them and then we got to pray for those things. It was powerful! God healed many that were sick.

There's so much that happened...I don't have the words or the time to share all of it.

One thing's for sure...
I love being a part of what God is doing.

Mexico City

sorry I haven't updated my blog. I wanted to let you guys know I'm flying into Mexico City today with the team and the students from the bible school. We're going to link up with a church out there and do ministry. Please Pray! Blessings!

This week and last week's Supernatural School of Ministry classes have been amazing. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the teachers have been speaking about prophecy. After each teaching we've been able to practice hearing the voice and God and then sharing it with each other.  It's so cool to see how God speaks to us. There's been several times where God has shown or spoke to me about something or somebody that's confirmed by someone else. It's been a lot of fun.

Earlier this week a guy name Ricardo walked in on our class. He was a drug addict and Jesus saved him four days earlier.  This man walked in hungry wanting to know more about God. After class we had him sit in the hot seat and blasted him with words of encouragement. We asked him how he felt afterwards and he said, "those were the most beautiful words I've ever heard spoken about me."
I truly believe God has an amazing plan for this man's life. He showed up to service last night and was already serving. He was helping them shovel and strain dirt.

Ricardo in the hot seat

While they were having service I was in a SOZO with my friend Sarah and Mrs. Karyn. We did it on one of the bible student's who is 25 year old widow. Her husband died of aids a year ago and left her with a little girl. We didn't get to finish all of it. We only got through the first part which deals with the people she needed to forgive. When we were done she couldn't stop talking about how light she felt. She said she had been carrying around a heaviness that had finally lifted.

So far I've been able to sit through 3 SOZOS and have seen God heal and deliver people right before my eyes. In these meetings there is one main person who walks the person through 4 doors: unforgiveness, fears, occult, and sexual sins. The person who is walking the other person through only guides the person, the Holy Spirit reveals everything. Karyn and I have been there to pray and share anything that the Holy Spirit shows us. These meetings are powerful, you can feel the presence of God in the room and His love over the people.

Here's some info on SOZO if your wondering it is...

SOZO: VERB

1 a: to save b: to heal c: to deliver
2: to save a suffering one, to make well, heal, to deliver from penalties of the Messianic judgment

SO, WHAT IS SOZO?

The Sozo ministry is a unique inner healing and deliverance ministry in which the main aim is to get to the root of those things hindering your personal connection with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Thus with a healed connection with Father, Son and Holy Spirit you can walk in the destiny to which you have been called.

• Sozo is an inner healing/deliverance ministry
• Sozo is simple, fast, Spirit led and effective
• Sozo finds issues in minutes instead of years
• Sozo helps heal your relationship with God to enable you to fulfill your destiny

Through these SOZO meetings and classes I'm learning alot about God and His love. He's alot of fun. I tell you being a Christian is far from boring. I think I need to rename my blogsite to Adventures with God.

Anyways...Blessings!

Ministry in El Centro

Andy giving Sergio some cds.

We came prepared for ministry in El Centro. However because of the rain and unpredictable weather there wasn't alot of people out. That didn't stop our plans. Andy was able to give Sergio the cds he told him about and we had Sidewalk Sunday School = )

Learning to love...

It's funny how God works. I often pray "Lord teach me how to love". I guess...I don't really understand what that all entails. Last Sunday I was presented with an opportunity to demonstrate that love. As you seen and heard I've been helping out with the "Feed the Children Program". The kids that come to this program come in off the streets dirty and sick.

Well the Sunday of the fundraiser they sat in front of me. My friend Sarah started taking pictures of them, after a few they wanted to take pictures with us. That was all good until they got super close and my head touched theirs. Immediately I thought I hope these kids don't have lice.  Eek! It hit me...these kids are starving for love. What does it matter if I sacrifice getting dirty....lice...etc for the sake of loving the unloved.

What a lesson! So for the rest of the service I held two of the girls close.
uhhh!!! Lord teach me how to love!

Sunday Service (Feb 12, 2012)

This is a video of the children of the church praying over the children from the "Feed the Children Program". Leno the man who cooks for the children held a fundraiser and invited all the kids. Most of them showed up and some of them were wearing the hats and gloves Carrie and Todd bought them.

Feed the Children Program

The kids showing Todd aka Santiago lots of love.

Today Todd and Carrie picked me up at 8:30am to go to the church for the Feed the Children Program. Two members from the church, Leno and his wife cook food for the children in the neighborhood. They've had up to 60 children at one time. Today was cold and rainy so not too many kids showed up. I believe we had around 15 kids.

Carrie reading a bible story to the kids.

Me playing mirror with the kids.

Chase helping this little girl put on her brand new jacket.

We read bible stories and played games with them.Todd who they call Santiago and Carrie who they named Angelica bought them hats and gloves. Two of the kids got jackets as well.

The children had to bring their own cups and plates. It was sad because some of the plates and cups they brought were dirty.

I'm not sure what the situation is like at home for these children but I know when I was helping 2 of the boys put on their gloves I literally thought their hands were burned. I asked Chase about it and he told me that that was dirt. DIRT? Seriously it must have been LAYERS of dirt : (

Being in another country, in another culture with unfamiliar people forces you to be open to new things. It forces you to reevaluate values, habits and the way you think and see things. Often times we think the way we do things is the right way until were exposed to some different. This is what I appreciate the most every time I have the privilege of traveling to a new place.  It grounds me and helps to realize what really matters and what doesn’t.  It’s barely been 2 weeks and God has shown me so much. I can’t imagine what He will do in the next 5 weeks.

 This week...

Monday, I helped Carrie and Todd with homeschool. I had a blast with the kids teaching the different literary styles found in the bible. I found a new love for Christian literature as I helped Shiloh with her work.

Monday night and Tuesday night bible school classes have been great. They’ve been teaching about prophecy. I’ve learned a lot about hearing the voice of God and how to deliver what he says. 

Wednesday we went to a village in the mountains called Zarzamora (means black berry). It was a 4 hour drive from where I stay. Andy and Karyn have done a lot of ministry with the Indiginous Indians who live there.  They are called Purépechas (http://indian-cultures.com/Cultures/purepecha.html). Andy and Karyn wanted to go and encourage the people there. It was really interesting because when we got there we found out that the pastor’s mother is dying.  Andy and Todd shared messages of encouragement to the people .You can feel the atmosphere shift as Andy and Todd were speaking. We got to pray for the sick. There were a lot of babies and children sick with diarrhea and stomach pains. There was man with pain in his knee who got healed and another guy with pain in his neck that was also healed. It was a great evening.

After the service Todd and Carrie gave a box of brand new sneakers to the Pastor for the children in the village. When the children received their shoes they were so happy.(Though, you can't really tell by their faces in the picture)

Thursday we went downtown to do street ministry. We seen the guy we led to the Lord last week. His name is Rafael and he sells little toy horses on the bridge. Andy shared scripture with him and they discussed it. It was awesome to see this...the beginning stages of discipleship.

I also got to meet Sergio and his family. Andy had ministered to him a few weeks back. Everyday Sergio, his wife and their five children set up a table with handmade crafts hoping that they will sell enough for the day. Neither Sergio nor his wife know how to read. Seeing that their five children do not go to school I’m assuming they won’t learn how to read either. It’s sad to see. However, with Jesus there’s hope. Next week we plan on doing activities for the kids and Andy is going to make some cds for Sergio. I’m excited to see what God is going to do in this family. 

I really enjoy street ministry. Andy and the team are praying for place to rent downtown so that they can open the doors to the homeless. Let's come in agreement with them! 

Nothing holding me back

Lately, this song by Bryan and Katie Torwalt has been on my heart.  From the time I got onto the plane until now. I can't seem to stop singing it.  The lyrics grip me every time I hear it. Jesus makes all things new. I thought I'd share it with you guys because it's part of what God's doing in me in this season ; )

Bryan & Katie Torwalt - Nothing Holding Me Back

La Iglesia

What you see here is an unfinished product of what God has for this church. They call this church the dirt church. Before it looked like this it was all dirt and all they had was a tarp to cover the top. Little by little God is building His church. This Friday Andy is building a sound booth.


The people in the area where the church is located have a poverty mentality. One day when Karyn and a team were picking up trash in the neighborhood, she found a colored piece of tile. When she went home she got a hold of a gold plate and on it she created a blue cross using the piece she found. She shared with me that she really felt like that piece of tile was symbolic. That amongst the "trash" is something BEAUTIFUL. It's a picture of hope and destiny for this area.

FIRE MEXICO!

Thursday Feb 2, 2012 in El Centro

This is Maria. She's 83 years old and her children robbed her and left her in the streets. She was really hurt and when I asked her if she needed prayer she refused. After Andy and I were done talking to her, her heart started to soften and she broke into tears. She let Andy pray for her and was filled with peace.

Another view from the roof. A perfect place to meet with God.

View from the roof

My humble abode

Bienvenidos a la casa Pricer

Because He's worth it all...

True love for Jesus will always choose Him when faced with an alternative. If, for example, Jesus calls someone to the mission field, then for Jesus' sake he leaves his native land. This could involve separation from loved ones, including children, and possibly even-albeit temporarily-his wife. Love for one's country and family has to take second place. Jesus can only be our true love, our first love, if our love for Him takes priority and, when having to choose between Jesus or people and things, we choose Him. -"My All for Him" Basilea Schlink

After reading this you may be in total agreement or maybe your not and this seems too extreme. Where ever you are in your beliefs I pray that you will get a deeper revelation of the cross. When you truly understand the price Jesus paid for your sin, this type of surrender is easy. For those of you who have been in love know that you would do anything for that person. Your life and needs become irrelevant and its all about the other person. It's the same thing. Ahhh!!! we need to fall deeper in love with Jesus. We need a greater revelation of His love for us.

No worries I'm in good hands...

I arrived in Guadalajara, Mexico Monday Jan 30th around 4:30pm (central time) .  Andy and his lovely wife Karyn picked me up. The first thing Andy asked was if I like Starbucks...lol! I immediately thought to myself, this is soooo a God thing. Anyways, straight from the airport we went to their bible school which is held at their church. Kind of like F.I.R.E Chicago. Only they are a branch of Bethel's Supernatural School of Ministry. Both Karyn and Andy are the regional directors of Guadalajara. There's team of teachers that take turns teaching weekly. Classes are held on Mondays and Tuesdays from 5-9pm. It's really cool to see the wide variety of age amongst the students.The first year is split up into three trimesters. Each trimester has a different focus. The first focuses on identity and freedom, the second on intersession and the prophetic, and the third focuses on the supernatural and transformation. Right now we're in the second session and I got to sit on some really great classes. That same night I arrived one of the missionaries A.W. taught a lesson titled "Dreaming with God". The second part was taught by Terry David it was called "The Value of Revelation and Understanding." Both are American missionaries who are fluent in Spanish. I understood about 85% of it = )

That same day Karyn and I went over my schedule. On Mondays I will be helping another missionary couple (Carrie and Todd Pruette) homeschool their 4 kids. Check this out....Carrie and Todd are best friends with the missionaries that Sam is staying with. They lived in Thailand for many years with them, cRaZy!

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday I have Spanish class with the Pruettes and Karyn who is our teacher.

Tuesday and Friday I will be cooking for the family.

Wednesdays is our day off. This Wednesday was great. It was really cool hanging out with the Pricers on their day off. I got to see how they spent quality time together. Kind of new for me. We spent pretty much the whole day together except for a few hours in the evening. We went to the mall, ate pizza, played some games, and watched a movie. Oh I forgot to mention they have three kids. However, I've only met Julia who's 15 and Hunter who is 16 turning 17 this month. Their other daughter Brittney goes to Bethel in Redding.

That evening I got to be a part of their SOZO ministry (http://bethelsozo.com/). That was amazing, I witnessed God heal this woman right before my eyes. When she left the encounter, her face was glowing.

Thursdays, we go to the downtown area (el centro) pray for the sick and share the love of God with the the people we meet. Today we had a really good time. We prayed for a few people and led a man to Christ.

Fridays, we will be spending at the church as well as Saturday. On Saturdays I will be a part of the childrens feeding program.

Sundays, Andy and his family usually travel and preach around Guadalajara and in the evenings we will go to their church service. 

I have no complaints = )I'm in great company and I've been able to have some awesome alone time with God.

I'm really enjoying His presence. In it there is fullness of Joy.
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11

Continue to pray for the missionaries out here as well as me. Andy and Karyn have such a huge vision for Guadalajara. They genuinely love the people and want to see God do something great here. As for me please pray for my Spanish. There's so much I want to share with the people but feel so limited. Pray that the love and power of God will be demonstrated in our midst as we step out in faith.
Love you- Nat

Sam's leaving Sunday morning and I leave Monday

Sam's getting ready for Thailand, he leaves tomorrow morning. It's a bitter sweet moment. I have mixed emotions. I'm sad because we won't see each other for 2 months but I'm excited because I know God is going to do something amazing. I've been on many trips but there's just something about this one. I believe it going to be life changing for the both of us. Can't wait to see what God has in store for us.

Going away dinner...

Thank you JoAnn and Jim! (Sam's mom and her boyfriend)

Update...

It's an exciting time! January 26 I'm turning "30" years old and on January 30th I'm leaving to Guadalajara, Mexico. Please remember to pray for me while I am out there. I will be returning March 20th. I really appreciate all the love and support from everyone, thank you so much! If you didn't get a chance to give and you wanted to please contact me. As of now I've raised $700.00. I am believing that God will provide the $800 needed to complete the cost of the internship. The Lord is faithful!