Being Stretched

Today as I was thinking about money for ywam I got worried. Worried that we wouldn't get all the money we need to go. I then read Psalm 3. It talks about all these 'foes' rising up against him and tens of thousands up against me on every side. I felt like my situation related to that because the money we have to raise is the amount only God can provide us. At the end it said from the Lord comes deliverance. I have hope that He is going to deliver us from this. That He will provide for us.

I already feel the stretching of my faith. We have to have faith that He is going to provide and I know that it isn't going to be easy. I have to let God be in control of this and try not to control this myself.

little casears

We want to tell everyone:
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 
everyone's support means so much to us.

breaking the ground

Sow for yourselves righteousness,
reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;
for it is time to seek the LORD,
until he comes
and showers righteousness on you.
Hosea 10:12

Jesus wants to go deeper into my heart. He wants to invade the places I have not let him in; to the unplowed ground.
Breaking unplowed ground is hard. It is venturing into areas you have not gone before. I don't know what will be shown but Jesus is making me new and i'm thankful that he will always be making me new.

I know I have posted this video before but God speaks to me through this song alot.

a love realtionship

Hosea 6:3
Let us acknowledge the Lord;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth

I love how this says let us press on to acknowledge him! Those days when we feel like we are in a rut and dont want to press in because we may think we wont learn anything or are just too focused on our self circumstances, he wants us to press in to acknowledge, which means to recognize Him. He says he will come to us and be close! He will refresh us!

He desires a relationship with us like that of Hosea 2:14-20. In those verses He talks about alluring a woman. Looking back in my life I can see how He was pursuing me all the time and still is! He also says you will call me 'my husband'. And in verses 19-20 He talks about how He will be 'betrothed' to me forever, or engaged in marriage! He wants to have this intimate relationship with us, like that of a husband. Someone who knows you the best, who you share everything with, who you love with all your heart!

I pray that we can all have this kind of relationship with Jesus. Jesus, come invade my heart to the places I have not let you into before.

overwhelmed by your love

     I remember when Jr and I felt God calling us to ywam, when we realized going there was a reality. I remember talking about it and saying it was over a year away. Now it is four and a half months away. We have purchased our plane tickets and it is the reality that we are going.

     In these past few weeks whenever I think about ywam I start to get this overwhelming feeling. It's not a bad overwhelming, its an overwhelming of God's love. He is blessing us with this season of preparing for ywam and ywam itself. Sometimes I find my self just so in awe of God because He has put this desire into our hearts and is blessing us with it! I also find myself thinking this is a dream, too good to be true. But it is reality and we are going. Our Father only wants the best for us and His plans are so good and are true.

I want to thank everyone that has supported us in our fundraising and prayers. Please don't stop praying for us, we need all the prayer we can get!

My heart is leaping after you..

     Jesus. He is such a romancer. He knows what to do to make my heart leap for Him. He knows what to say, what to show me, what to do for me. Even though He doesn't have to do any of that, He wants to. He wants such a deeper and more intimate relationship than I have with Him. He wants me to live life to the fullest. He will always be doing and wanting these things.
   
     Do you know the feelings I'm talking about when He makes your heart leap for Him? All you want is more of Him and you don't even know what exactly that looks like. My hearts cry has been just that. Whatever He has for me I want. He is always good.
 Romans 8:28 says  And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.


He keeps showing up time and time again at our fundraisers and blowing our minds with how much he cares about us. This makes my heart leap after Him.


The things He says about me and how he sees me makes my heart leap after Him.


I am not in this relationship to only receive. I worship and love Him. I only hope that my worship would be a fragrant offering.

The Fundraising Begins!

We had our first fundraiser, a garage sale! I cannot believe how many people joined together with us for this! People at the church went above and beyond donating items for us. And I was blown away by how God blessed us. I didn't really know how much money to even expect to make off of this but it was much more than I even anticipated!!
Jesus shows up time and time again showing me that HE IS MY PROVIDER! This is the biggest thing that he has shown me this year. A few verses that He has really been speaking to Jr and I are:
Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Ephesians 3:20
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.


Thank you to everyone who donated items, came out and supported us and to those who prayed for this event to happen!! We appreciate you soo much! Thank you for joining and supporting us in our adventure the Lord is taking us on!