Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts

Funny Little Award


Mom on a Mission, bestowed this cute little award to me the other day. Can I tell you, for a quick moment, what I am thankful for here??

God has been teaching me so much about friendship and what it looks like. He gave me the most intense relationships back in PA. So much so, that I can call on my friends, whom I haven't talked to in months, and pick up where I have left off.

Part of what God is teaching me is that friends come in all different ages, stages, and now countries in life!! He is shifting my mind set of what friendships used to look like to me, to a whole new world.

Sometimes, that takes some getting used too. And sometimes it just doesn't! I met Mom on A Mission during my trip to Mexico. I immediately connected with her, because she was a mom with two young kids, AND pregnant, living the life that I hope we will be doing in the near future! Of course anytime you go on a missions trip and connect with people, there is always that chance that you won't keep in touch.

As God would have it, Mom on a Mission, blogs! And I check or read her blog DAILY, sometimes, more then once. I love reading about her kids, how goose eggs can appear on foreheads, or dogs eating children's bicycles. I love to hear about the team down there and what they are accomplishing. It blesses my heart to see how they are as a normal family on the missions field.

Val, you and your family inspire me and encourage me that we too can do this family missions thing, someday. I am blessed by your friendship!

Of course, I get to pass this one on. And I could hand it out to about 6 of you, easily. But here is what my heart wants to do.... The Thrills of Being a New Mom.... I love you both in and out of the blog world! And I just wanted to bless you with this funny little award! Enjoy!

Posted in: , , , on Friday, April 25, 2008 at at 10:15 AM 2 comments  

Good Point!

Loved this post. Go read it!

Posted in: on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at at 2:45 PM 0 comments  

My Answer to Monday's Musings

The Campbell Corner is giving us the opportunity to dig deep and think things through, with her Monday Musings, editions. Today she offered the following as a backdrop for going deeper.

"Miracles are not to be interpreted as divine acts against the laws of nature (for those laws are themselves expressions of God's will) but as more profound revelations of the character of the divine relationship to creation. To be credible, miracles must convey a deeper understanding than could have been observed without them." ~ John Polkinghorne

I've been chewing on the supernatural for some years now. I remember one specific time standing at a conference in my home church and praying with everything in me that a little girls leg would grow. When I left that night, she was the same as when she walked in. I was so frustrated, because I had believed that my faith and all those around me had the faith in God, to see that little girls leg grow.

I've pushed God on all of the supernatural. Show me angels, Lord. I didn't have a choice on demons, I saw them very quickly. Show me healings. She me Glory clouds. Give me visions, give me prophetic words. Give me dreams.... I want more of You. And so on and on...

In the beginning, I desired all of those abilities because I personally wanted more of Him, for myself. I was searching for what Polkinghorne is talking about "but as more profound revelations of the character of the divine relationship to creation." As I was seeing it, I was His creation and I wanted a deeper more profound revelation of who it was that I was worshipping, this one I called Jesus. The bible is full of miracles, of supernatural happenings. If this is the God I am going to follow, shouldn't we be seeing this today too?

As my faith has grown deeper and I have begun to witness miracles and truthfully not always witness them too, slowly I've been grasping part of what He is doing on this earth. If in my heart, I desperately want to see people come to know my loving God. If, I as a simple human being on this vast earth, desire people to know real Hope, real Love, real Comfort. Then what must He be feeling? His love is beyond words. I will never be able to love and care as much as He, on this side of Heaven.

There are serious revelations when God gets your attention with the supernatural. He provokes you to stop looking at the rest of the world or daily life and look upward, to Him. He gets your attention and says, "Hey, its Me. I'm real. And I love you and I want to be part of your life. I can give you rest. I can give you hope. Please let Me into your life."

Let me end with this testimony from Mexico. There was this sweet older woman who came into one of our services during the week. Towards the end of the evening an altar call was made and specifically a call to those who were sick or with ailments to come forward. This 4 foot woman came forward. I stood behind her as one of the other missionaries prayed with her. Her right eye was blind because her husband had beaten her. As she was prayed over, the Lord restored her sight and she was healed.

She was so calm about it. I, on the other hand, was jumping up and down for joy, shouting Jesus! Jesus! She looked over at me and smiled, simply.

The very next night, she came back to the service, this time she brought her entire family. They filled two entire rows of chairs. Again, the evening was ending with a salvation call. She stood up and looked at her family and motioned for them to come forward. Every. single. one. of them went forward and received Christ as their Lord and Savior.

Was there a deeper understanding in that healing? A revelation of our Creator? Absolutely!

Posted in: , , on Monday, March 10, 2008 at at 7:46 PM 2 comments  

Pics

I posted pictures from my trip to Mexico, on my myspace. If your interested go check them out, here.

Posted in: on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at at 8:49 AM 3 comments  

Encountering God Night


Last night we had our mid week service. I was so excited to go, because I just knew that God was going to show up. I could feel it in my bones.

Worship was good, but I felt the fight during it. It was clear that if we wanted more of Him, then we were going to have to push through. And push through is what we did.

Soon after worship, our team from Mexico gave some testimonies of what we saw while down in Guadalajara. Give me a mike and watch out, I purposefully had to control myself from not going over my 3-5 minutes! Seriously, who can give testimony of all that we saw in 3 minutes??!!!

Dr. P (our team leader and the leader of our missions sending agency) then showed a 10 minute video of our time down there. He captured me declaring to the congregation that "tonight would be a night of miracles." I had to laugh at myself! Anyways, Dr. P then went on to give a quick exhortation on "encountering God."

The best part was literally as he was speaking pockets of our church began to get touched. It actually became funny as he tried to continue on with what he had prepared. But God.... He had a whole different plan.

Dr. P, wrapped up quickly and then had our team came forward to pray for people. It didn't require much from us at all, as God was in the house!!! Just about everyone I came in contact with got seriously touched by God!

The night ended with a healing. One of the girls, we so love, was having problems with her ear pain, full of fluid, causing sinus headaches, etc. I prayed over her and asked the Lord to heal her, she shook and shook. Twenty minutes later she came over to me, smiling, saying, "the pain is gone!"

Gotta love an "encountering God night!"

Posted in: , , on Friday, February 29, 2008 at at 2:09 PM 2 comments  

Sharing about Mexico, part 1


How do I even begin to explain the work that God has done in my heart? How can I put into words the things that I experienced, the miracles I have seen, the desires in my heart for more? It seems overwhelming to me.

So, I decided to share with you what I wrote in my journal towards the end of my time there. As time moves on and God settles my brain, I will write and share more. In the meantime, here are some pics and a journal entry!

"I'm nearing the end of the week. As things end, I'm feeling a bit reflective. I'm so passionate in my pursuit of Him. I'm dissatisfied with what little I do have in God. I want more. I want more!"


"This week, my ears were turned up. My inner vision was brighter. Finally I could hear Him better again. Better then ever before."


"I feel more refreshed in Him. Not fully overflowing, but more then before I came here."



"I really enjoyed talking with Valerie again today. We are very much on the same page, in alot of ways. It is good to talk with her about kids, doctors, and normal life!"


"I've loved my quiet time down here. I've felt very purposeful in not being a mom or an extra helper. But to take this time as my time to spend with God and rest."


"When I return home, I want to worship and pray more. I want to read the New Testament from beginning to end again. I want to worship with the kids more often. I want to read more and watch tv less. I don't want to be around lots of people right now. I just want to savor God."

Posted in: , on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at at 3:17 PM 7 comments  

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

I'm home. Thank you Lord! I'm exhausted, grateful to hug on my husband, and cuddle with my kids. Infact, last night I went to bed with both boys on either side of me at 8:30 pm!!!

I am over tired and should not be responsible for any major decisions in the next day or two! Trust me! In the meantime, I hope to get back into the writing groove soon!

Oh! And by the way, I made a great friend while in Mexico! Guess what? She blogs! So, if you're looking for some more reading, check her out here! Be sure to look at some of her crusade updates!

Posted in: on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at at 9:21 PM 2 comments  

The End of Week is Nearing

It's hard to believe that this week is coming to an end. Tonight, my heart finally broke for these people. I had been waiting for it all week long. Tears streamed down my face as I watched lots of people recieve Christ as their Savior for the first time ever. I realized that in a very small way, I had something to do with it.

In the coming weeks, I hope to write about what God showed me. It will take me awhile to process my own brain. But once again, I am changed by Him. I am totally in love with the One who saved me.

Tomorrow is my last day here. It is a fun day full of shopping, picture taking, and eating yummy foods. My heart is in the strange place of knowing that this is coming to end, wanting more, and yet dying to be home with my family. I miss them terribly.

The biggest thing that hit me tonight is just how thankful I am that my life is full of hope, purpose, love and joy. The only way I could have that, is through Jesus Christ. I am blessed and highly favored!

Posted in: on Friday, February 22, 2008 at at 1:03 AM 4 comments  

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