Sunday, April 20, 2008

What i am praying for!

a. Other-centeredness - The world does not revolve around me.
To remember that I am called to be a servant and to meet the
needs of others.

b. Flexibility - Be cheerful about whatever I am asked to do. Try new things. Have a good attitude!

c. Humility/Teachability - I am a guest and a newcomer. Don’t be
deluded to think that I know what is best in this place of
ministry. Be teachable. Listen.

d. Enthusiasm - Be ready to do what is expected and then some!
Work harder than I’ve ever worked before and I’ll experience
a renewed sense of God’s peace and joy!

These past few weeks God has really shown me himself in many ways. These four things are what GO Now have all of its missionaries praying to be. I revised it to make it more personal for my trip. And these things go hand in hand with an experience i had just the other day.


Last weekend i had the privilege of driving to nac. A drive I have made many times in my college career. But this drive was different, this time I was driving up a hill, and the whole time i was thinking man I can not wait to get to the top of this and see what is on the other side. When i finally reached the top i came to an owe inspiring view of Gods wonderful glory in the world around us. I was meet with the most beautiful sun set i had seen in a while. As i kept driving this view was followed by turns and stops and areas of nothing and then moments of true brilliance of GOds amazing beauty in the world. Then i arrived in Nac.


I tell you this because then I had time to think about what just happen and this segment of time in my journey to nac was like lookinh in the mirror of where I am now and where i will soon be going. Now i am on this upward climb of not knowing whats ahead and learning more about myself and who God is to me and how to convey that to people around me in a way that is not only interesting but will allow them to see their need for God in their life as well. And soon the moment will come when I am no longer on this upward journey but and at the place that God has been preparing me for. When that takes place there are going to be times of twist and turns, moments when I feel like I am at stop and nothing is going on, weeks of sensing there is no end and no time to think and then there will times when God gives me glimpses of just how amazing He really is and in those moments i pray I will look and cherish them.


My prayer is that this drive that I made about 10 times year, but this time was more then just a drive will me to take the time now to make every moment that I am away in Washington, ones that When the stop comes i can look back and say WOW look at what all God has done! God also reminded me that now is the time to prepare for this journey, what I do now is what I will be there, i am not just going to snap and change into this other person. So I choose and chose now to embark on the journey of becoming someone worthy of sharing the gospel with the people that God allows me to, i step forward now in order that each step will allow me to look more like Christ and less like me.


I ask that you pray that those 4 items will become me and that i will become who Gos desires me to me for this trip ahead.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Just an update

Just so you know, i recently found out that i will have my own apartment while i spend my year in Pullman. I was really scared of this at first, but now God has reveled a new out look on this.
1. I will have my own place!!
2. I can have people over whenev
3. A place to retreat and get away
These three are great reasons for this blessing!!
Also me and my mom are pretty sure that we will be leaving dallas on the 16th of july and hopefully arriving to pullman on that following saturday!!! ANd dont worry We will keep yall posted the whole way.


7 more days of student teaching!!!!