Tuesday, March 13, 2007
So FT Elevate all have blogs
It has been a while since I have blogged but I needed to write because of the recent events. Many of my full time elevate co-workers have signed on to blogs, so to the right you will see their blog links. Check them out. Most are funny, all are fun, and this will give you just a small glimpse of the people I love and live with 24-7 for these nine months.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Staff Retreat/Extreme Makeover
We had a staff retreat this weekend and it was awesome. Healing Place Church Staff is just the best staff ever and it is such a privilege to serve with such an amazing group of people. I really feel like they are my family and we have so much fun together all the time and this retreat was no different. We laughed, we cried, we prayed, and we played.
At HPC, we are in a series called Supernatural Makeover. God is in the business of making over lives and we are learning about health, finances, and faith in a new light. So we decided to tie into that theme at the staff retreat and give two people extreme makeovers. We did the "what not to wear" and picked two of the worst HPC staff dressers. Turns out that I was pickes as the what not to wear girl. So while everyone wat outreaching on friday I was made over. Definitely Extreme change in hair and clothing style but totally fun.
At HPC, we are in a series called Supernatural Makeover. God is in the business of making over lives and we are learning about health, finances, and faith in a new light. So we decided to tie into that theme at the staff retreat and give two people extreme makeovers. We did the "what not to wear" and picked two of the worst HPC staff dressers. Turns out that I was pickes as the what not to wear girl. So while everyone wat outreaching on friday I was made over. Definitely Extreme change in hair and clothing style but totally fun.
From November to January...
So I finally decided to sit down and recap on my blog only to realize that it has been TWO MONTHS since my last entry. Wow! How do you recap that?
Mom and I celebrated an "alternative" holiday season (my craisin and pear stuffed porkloin replaced the traditional turkey dinner at Thanksgiving and serving at a soup kitchen on Christmas Day). I went home for both holidays and this was the first time that I really felt excited to come back to Louisiana; it is finally becoming home to me.
Meanwhile back in Louisiana, things in my life started breaking down. In one week my cell phone, computer and car all had issues. Praise God, I was blessed with a new cell phone. My computer is done for but this great guy I know got all of my documents and information off of it so it was not a huge loss. My car started having trouble and long story short without going into too much detail, my 2002 Nissan Altima, more commonly known as Cool Runnings, has died for good. The motor is no longer running... but thanks to the generosity and kindness of my friends I have nothing to complain about (all my rides have been provided).
2006 came and went and 2007 is already well underway. I brought in the new year at home in Pennsylvania with my mom and best friend Jennifer Reidy(pictures will follow...eventually) and came back to Baton Rouge to start my second semester in the Elevate Internship.
Elevate has been going incredibly and I am learning tons. I definitely enjoy full time ministry and am excited for all that God has in store this year.
Two months passed and yet there is not that much to talk about. Life is good, God is great and let's just say love is in the air.
Mom and I celebrated an "alternative" holiday season (my craisin and pear stuffed porkloin replaced the traditional turkey dinner at Thanksgiving and serving at a soup kitchen on Christmas Day). I went home for both holidays and this was the first time that I really felt excited to come back to Louisiana; it is finally becoming home to me.
Meanwhile back in Louisiana, things in my life started breaking down. In one week my cell phone, computer and car all had issues. Praise God, I was blessed with a new cell phone. My computer is done for but this great guy I know got all of my documents and information off of it so it was not a huge loss. My car started having trouble and long story short without going into too much detail, my 2002 Nissan Altima, more commonly known as Cool Runnings, has died for good. The motor is no longer running... but thanks to the generosity and kindness of my friends I have nothing to complain about (all my rides have been provided).
2006 came and went and 2007 is already well underway. I brought in the new year at home in Pennsylvania with my mom and best friend Jennifer Reidy(pictures will follow...eventually) and came back to Baton Rouge to start my second semester in the Elevate Internship.
Elevate has been going incredibly and I am learning tons. I definitely enjoy full time ministry and am excited for all that God has in store this year.
Two months passed and yet there is not that much to talk about. Life is good, God is great and let's just say love is in the air.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
I'm going back to Africa!
Every year the Elevate Internship takes two trips: one for full time and one for part-time. Last year the full-time went to Brazil to work with our HPC Campuses there while part-time (me included) went to Swaziland, Africa to work with Children's Cup. So this year we were waiting to find out where full time would go. Last week on our camping trip Michelle announced that the full time elevate team would be going to none other than Mozambique Africa! As you can imagine, I am more than pumped! We will be going in late April and will help the pastors, Issac and Carol Williams prepare for the launch of our newest HPC Campus, HPC: Mozambique on April 29th! Please pray for this campus and this trip as it will take a lot of planning and fundraising.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Where has the time gone???
So I just noticed that the last post I have is from over a month ago! I thank all of you who faithfully read the blogs. Anyway, I just wanted to throw out there some rambles and recent happenings.
Elevate is going well and I am learning tons about myself (not always a good thing, but definitely growing through it). I am in the middle of a book called the Barbarian Way and totally want to live like that- radically in love with Jesus. My friend Rachel made a comment to me once that I can never get out of my head: "So many people are willing to die for Christ, but so few want to live for Him." I think about that as I do the mundane day to day to do's. Am I waiting "until..." before I begin doing radical things for God. I want to lay down every night and know that today I gave Christ my everything and let Him live in me this day.
This month has simply flown by with so much going on at HPC.
We had a miracle offering for a new highland road sanctuary (called the "arena") that we are building in the back of the current property and that was really exciting. They had a countdown on the website and the anticipation was the best part of it all. When I was walking on the property I started to think about the future and that my grandchildren may grow up in this building. Generations I won't even meet will have fellowship in the cafe. It is truly incredible to think what God is going to do through that.
We also had fall fest which was such fun! And Joyce Meyer came to speak. Awesome times here in the BR!
This month is bringing the holidays to focus and once again I think about how little I need and how much I have been blessed with. I am hoping that this remains my focus and I don't get sucked into the commercialism of it all. I want this season to be about fires in the fireplace, cider, classic Christmas music,good food and tons of baking! For an alternative gift giving idea, Children's Cup (the organization I went to Swaziland with) is putting on a Christmas for the Kids that you may want to give to. Check out the info here.
Prayer of the week: Invasion 06 (see more links from there) is a youth rally that Children's Cup is putting on November 18th. Thousands of youth are going to join together for a day of worship and teaching. Please pray for a sunny day and lift up the team.
Elevate is going well and I am learning tons about myself (not always a good thing, but definitely growing through it). I am in the middle of a book called the Barbarian Way and totally want to live like that- radically in love with Jesus. My friend Rachel made a comment to me once that I can never get out of my head: "So many people are willing to die for Christ, but so few want to live for Him." I think about that as I do the mundane day to day to do's. Am I waiting "until..." before I begin doing radical things for God. I want to lay down every night and know that today I gave Christ my everything and let Him live in me this day.
This month has simply flown by with so much going on at HPC.
We had a miracle offering for a new highland road sanctuary (called the "arena") that we are building in the back of the current property and that was really exciting. They had a countdown on the website and the anticipation was the best part of it all. When I was walking on the property I started to think about the future and that my grandchildren may grow up in this building. Generations I won't even meet will have fellowship in the cafe. It is truly incredible to think what God is going to do through that.
We also had fall fest which was such fun! And Joyce Meyer came to speak. Awesome times here in the BR!
This month is bringing the holidays to focus and once again I think about how little I need and how much I have been blessed with. I am hoping that this remains my focus and I don't get sucked into the commercialism of it all. I want this season to be about fires in the fireplace, cider, classic Christmas music,good food and tons of baking! For an alternative gift giving idea, Children's Cup (the organization I went to Swaziland with) is putting on a Christmas for the Kids that you may want to give to. Check out the info here.
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