Last time we chatted my fellow friends I was headed to the little town of Fort McMurray Alberta. In my mind I thought that Fort McMurray was a little town that designed for men and work. It's a really huge oil town which provides a lot of work for men which is why my theory wasn't surprising to people. However God has this funny thing about perceptions... And basically my mind was blown at the site of Fort Mac. But lets start off with the beginning's of the trip.
The first day we stayed in Clearwater BC. Wonderful small town with a huge starry night sky. We stayed at a camp and had rooms right next to the river. No literally the river was ten feet away from my door! I felt treated like a princess or something. The next morning we went to church there and had a wonderful time with all the Clearwater folk alike! Then we hit the road and drove through the Canadian Rockies and I just stared out the window wondering why people ever doubt there is a God because those mountains are just breathtaking. The end of the day we ended up in Edmonton Alberta which is the captial of Alberta. It's a city which I somehow found out... For some reason I thought it was a small small town... but no, apparently the largest mall in Canada has made its plank in Edmonton. Learning experience number one : there are big cities in the plains... oh yea Alberta is flat. For those who didn't know. Anyway, after Edmonton we headed to Fort Mac.
Fort Mac to me was not small, to be accurate it is about three times the size of Monroe. So yes there was alot of men and men in work trucks working out at what the locals call site but there were sooooo many kids. I saw more kids in Fort Mac then in Vancouver. So lets just say that God has taught me a thing or two about perceptions and judgment... The book of James was pretty clear on what I should have done. So that was learning curve number two. Anyway after doing our program and working with some of the local youth, another girl and I had a chance to do childrens ministry. That is God's big bang number three. I've always loved kids and thought that childhood innocense is something that needs to be kept pure in the world but I never thought that I would find so much joy in Children's Ministry. The Lord has given me a heart for children's ministry.. Yes this is true. So as far as a career choice, you can bet that I will be working with kids. Anyway we finished up our week and headed back down on the road.
The first night we stayed in Blackfalds, it's a small town with killer milkshakes run by a YWAM team!! So it was sweet but the next three days we stayed in Calgary and it was one of the most beautiful cities I've seen in my life! So wonderful!! It sorta reminded me of Portland Oregon... Just a little bit though. We worked with an organization called Neighbour Link, basically they give items of basic human needs to individuals who are in need of them. We sorted sheets and toys the two days we were there. On the second night we decided to go into downtown Calgary and see what this city of wonder was about. Well, God opened the flood gates. Not only that but he brought the sonic boom and flashy lights with him too. It was scary. We were soaked and huddled against a building laughing so hard because we were in aw of God's creation. The sound was amplified because of the buildings so it was really intense. However the aftermath clouds looked like they belonged on paintings by master artists!
So anyway after Calgary we made our way through Banff. Banff was hands down the most magestic part of the whole trip. The water was so blue and so cold. The mountains were tall and mighty. The wildlife was free. It was just a park that brought peace to my heart. It was almost like after this long trip, here have some joy from the nature that I've created! Anyway it was wonderful!
Today we traveled through the Valley and Winecountry making our way back to Vancouver. It was so sticky and hot that we pulled off the side of the road and I went into a lake. I would like to say jumped into the lake but that would be a lie because I was a complete wimp about the whole ordeal. But anyway it was refreshing. God also gave us another blessing when we stopped for lunch. A homeless man came up to us and asked if we had any change so they could buy some food. We said we didn't have any change but we had more then enough food and would enjoy some company over lunch. So we were able to feed a very hungry man. All I could say was thank you God for allowing us to help this man and welcome him with open arms! Definately this was the highlight of my day.
Now I'm back in Vancouver and actually I leave this wonderful city in about 12 hours bound back to my home town. I can't wait to see my family! All of them! I miss them very much and I can't wait to pray with them once again. I also can't wait to share all my journeys with my fellow friends and Church! Yes I can't wait! SEE YOU SOON AND LOVE YOU ALL!!! oh if you are ever feeling discouraged I've learned to lean on Isaiah 58!!!
Monday, August 22, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Alberta Canada...
So the staff will be taking a little road trip to Fort McMurray, Alberta. Thats right folks, Lily is headed north where deet is your best friend. We're going to be doing a mini outreach program. For some of you that don't know Fort McMurray is the place to go to get rich off the oil and mining that the land is so blessed with. It was not until recently that people actually started living there. Basically it is a broken community which needs some tlc :) and the word of God! That is our mission. To go, help and pray for a town that is extremely important to the Canadian culture.
I never thought I would leave this wonderful city and go into the heartland of Canada, but hey God works in mysterious ways eh??? haha! The last ten days we had a team from my (not homeland because they were not from Hawaii) current state of Washington!!! They were a camp from eastern washington who were doing a program called Compass. It was extremely wonderful to see these guys grow as they took on the different Urban Ministries located all over the city! Speaking of that heres the list of the ministries that I've been working with all summer!
Union Gospel Mission (UGM) NW
UGM Downtown
Chili Wagon
Urban Promise
Mission Possible
City Reach
It may not seem like a lot but I've been able to build relationships with individuals this summer. Each individual has taught me something new this summer which has brought me closer to God! God is my rock and the only thing that I want out of life is to grow closer to him! I feel a sense of peace now and I think I'm better equipped to continue my faith! Sure there have been trials but that won't keep me down! On a further note I've also learned a lot about friendship and mostly how important it is to encourage healthy relationship with others. These are just some of the things that God has me praying about! which I'm super excited to see being played out! :)
I never thought I would leave this wonderful city and go into the heartland of Canada, but hey God works in mysterious ways eh??? haha! The last ten days we had a team from my (not homeland because they were not from Hawaii) current state of Washington!!! They were a camp from eastern washington who were doing a program called Compass. It was extremely wonderful to see these guys grow as they took on the different Urban Ministries located all over the city! Speaking of that heres the list of the ministries that I've been working with all summer!
Union Gospel Mission (UGM) NW
UGM Downtown
Chili Wagon
Urban Promise
Mission Possible
City Reach
It may not seem like a lot but I've been able to build relationships with individuals this summer. Each individual has taught me something new this summer which has brought me closer to God! God is my rock and the only thing that I want out of life is to grow closer to him! I feel a sense of peace now and I think I'm better equipped to continue my faith! Sure there have been trials but that won't keep me down! On a further note I've also learned a lot about friendship and mostly how important it is to encourage healthy relationship with others. These are just some of the things that God has me praying about! which I'm super excited to see being played out! :)
Monday, July 25, 2011
Praying for the lost
Today God decided to open my eyes, simply he showed me the morning paper. This morning I read that 97 people were injured in Norway, due to the fact that he did not like the idea of political leaders and diversity. I took a moment and prayed deeply for the young people who were killed and knew that their death would not be forgotten. However when it came time to pray for the man who shot the 97 people, I found it harder... I know that God calls us to love one another but this man completely tortured innocent lives. Then I realized there was no but about it. God plainly told me to think beyond the worlds view of this man. He told me to ask the questions that people would not normally ask. Like what point was this person in his life to make him do this? What was his childhood like? What kind of pain was this man carrying as he decided to hurt those that did nothing to him? Those questions were hard to ask but once I did I found that it was easier to pray for this man.
Some of you may ask why I am even talking about this and why it relates to my mission in Canada. Well I will tell you my friends. We do the exact same thing. We judge before we really know. We say ''Oh this person deserves what they had coming" or "this person is homeless because of their choices" That is not our place to say those kind of things. It is honestly between that person and God. We are called to love and be the church to people who need us. That is what God has taught me this morning and the rest of my day! I was sorta called to share this with everyone.
The teams come in tomorrow and I hope that everyone is able to come and be broken before Jesus.
But before I go I do wanna talk about Urban Promise. Last week I had a great opportunity to work with a childrens ministry, called Urban Promise. It was kinda like a day camp. Basically it reminded me of VBS and camp. It made me realize how much I truly love kids and how much joy they give me. There is something about the spirit of children that just automatically brings joy to hearts. Children are the future and I am grateful to anyone who chooses to work with them!
LOVE YOU ALL <3
Some of you may ask why I am even talking about this and why it relates to my mission in Canada. Well I will tell you my friends. We do the exact same thing. We judge before we really know. We say ''Oh this person deserves what they had coming" or "this person is homeless because of their choices" That is not our place to say those kind of things. It is honestly between that person and God. We are called to love and be the church to people who need us. That is what God has taught me this morning and the rest of my day! I was sorta called to share this with everyone.
The teams come in tomorrow and I hope that everyone is able to come and be broken before Jesus.
But before I go I do wanna talk about Urban Promise. Last week I had a great opportunity to work with a childrens ministry, called Urban Promise. It was kinda like a day camp. Basically it reminded me of VBS and camp. It made me realize how much I truly love kids and how much joy they give me. There is something about the spirit of children that just automatically brings joy to hearts. Children are the future and I am grateful to anyone who chooses to work with them!
LOVE YOU ALL <3
Saturday, July 16, 2011
The Learning Experience.
Sorry guys for not writing anything recently, everyday is so full and jammed pack with things to do that sitting down and writing something out was just not possible. So anyway this last week we had 18 amazing people from Edmunston Alberta. This last week I got to see them all grow with the Lord and come to love the city of Vancouver with the eyes of Jesus. Every single ministry they went to, they poured their heart and soul into and truly got the experience that YWAM hoped for!
I'm not saying that it wasn't hard because believe me there were times I felt extremely discouraged and almost rejected, however God and my fellow staff members picked me up and told me to move on from this. That is exactly what I am doing. This is where the learning is present, in life there will be people who won't accept you, however that doesn't mean that God won't accept you. God is the ultimate accepter and by the time that this week was over, I was able to feel God's love and power. Before if I would have been rejected or discouraged I would have literally shut down, but now I know that I can relay on the strenght of God because there is nothing more comforting and powerful. Period!
Another learning experience came in the form of relationship, or friendship. One of the benefits of going to all these ministries is being able to come again. The teams sadly can only go once, but staff have mulitple chances to go and talk to the people and form friendships. Before coming here I would have never thought to form a friendship with someone who was less fortunate then myself but God basically told me to get over it. Why is it that we as a society must have that mindset? Our judgment holds us back from experiencing the work of God in other's lives. I know that now. I know that it is important to look at a person in the eye. I know that I maybe the only person who is willing to give my time to them, so why waste it with empty converstation? The world is a book and people are the stories that fill them. Everyone is different and has something to say, therefore listen.
Like I said, God literally kicked my butt and told me to learn this week. I took what he has thought and now I'm mving forward with the rest of my summer, which includes another team, more ministry and Alberta. YWAM is going to do more outreach in Fort McMurray (I spelt that wrong), to tell those about Mission Adventures. So this is something that I'm looking forward to!
Finally I would love to take this time and thank everyone who is praying for me. Without the prayer and support I would not be here. Prayer is our powerful tool that the Lord gave us. A freely given gift that makes the difference in the lives of others. So those prayers are making a difference in my life and throughout my mission to serve the city of Vancouver!
LOVE YOU ALL!!!!
-Lily
I'm not saying that it wasn't hard because believe me there were times I felt extremely discouraged and almost rejected, however God and my fellow staff members picked me up and told me to move on from this. That is exactly what I am doing. This is where the learning is present, in life there will be people who won't accept you, however that doesn't mean that God won't accept you. God is the ultimate accepter and by the time that this week was over, I was able to feel God's love and power. Before if I would have been rejected or discouraged I would have literally shut down, but now I know that I can relay on the strenght of God because there is nothing more comforting and powerful. Period!
Another learning experience came in the form of relationship, or friendship. One of the benefits of going to all these ministries is being able to come again. The teams sadly can only go once, but staff have mulitple chances to go and talk to the people and form friendships. Before coming here I would have never thought to form a friendship with someone who was less fortunate then myself but God basically told me to get over it. Why is it that we as a society must have that mindset? Our judgment holds us back from experiencing the work of God in other's lives. I know that now. I know that it is important to look at a person in the eye. I know that I maybe the only person who is willing to give my time to them, so why waste it with empty converstation? The world is a book and people are the stories that fill them. Everyone is different and has something to say, therefore listen.
Like I said, God literally kicked my butt and told me to learn this week. I took what he has thought and now I'm mving forward with the rest of my summer, which includes another team, more ministry and Alberta. YWAM is going to do more outreach in Fort McMurray (I spelt that wrong), to tell those about Mission Adventures. So this is something that I'm looking forward to!
Finally I would love to take this time and thank everyone who is praying for me. Without the prayer and support I would not be here. Prayer is our powerful tool that the Lord gave us. A freely given gift that makes the difference in the lives of others. So those prayers are making a difference in my life and throughout my mission to serve the city of Vancouver!
LOVE YOU ALL!!!!
-Lily
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Canada Day to Coffee!
So this past week has been slightly crazy getting ready for the teams to arrive on Tuesday. So busy that I didn't get to have the day off on Monday for the forth of July, which was slightly a bummer because this is my first forth I'm missing with my family... However I did get Canada Day off, so the whole team decided to head into town and celebrate with the different concerts and fun little booths that the city of Vancouver had to offer. This was fun but America still does it louder and prouder... Not saying that the street performances weren't impressive, but America can just throw a better party with more fireworks. After we were in town we decided to go to a place called Belgium Fries. There I ate my first Poutine! Eat it!!!!!! So goooood...
The weekend was mostly quiet, we just really prepared for the teams to come and finished setting up the school that we are now currently living in. Tuesday the teams came! Earlier then expected, so we all did the mad rush to get things finished. However the team had some time to explore the city so they all went to the Van Aqurium... (I definately did not spell that right)... But while they were there, their car got broken into because a couple of the students left their backpacks in the car. Rule of thumb when in Vancouver, NEVER LEAVE YOUR BACKPACKS IN YOUR CAR!!!! Trust me on this one... Its a city of thieft. Anyway a lot of the students spirits got extremely affected and that overall made them have a sour attitude. However I believe that if I were in their case I would be too. It happened on my MA two years ago. Our church got broken into. We were able to look at it in a positive way. Needless to say the devil was causing chaos... It was super sad because we as team members were sorta falling a part but luckily we were able to figure it out and move on! God gave us an awesome team that works very well together! God can overcome anything and this event is just a little thing in his grand plan for the rest of this week.
Today I have the day off sadly... But I'm thinking about some Nutella!!! And JJ Bean coffee... Hands down JJ Bean is the best coffee ever! Sorry Starbucks.... Oh yea I have started drinking coffee for the summer because I definately need it in the mornings... Its hard to go to bed at 11 then wake up at 7! Like REALLY Hard! Luckily I have Jesus and coffee to get me through the day!
The weekend was mostly quiet, we just really prepared for the teams to come and finished setting up the school that we are now currently living in. Tuesday the teams came! Earlier then expected, so we all did the mad rush to get things finished. However the team had some time to explore the city so they all went to the Van Aqurium... (I definately did not spell that right)... But while they were there, their car got broken into because a couple of the students left their backpacks in the car. Rule of thumb when in Vancouver, NEVER LEAVE YOUR BACKPACKS IN YOUR CAR!!!! Trust me on this one... Its a city of thieft. Anyway a lot of the students spirits got extremely affected and that overall made them have a sour attitude. However I believe that if I were in their case I would be too. It happened on my MA two years ago. Our church got broken into. We were able to look at it in a positive way. Needless to say the devil was causing chaos... It was super sad because we as team members were sorta falling a part but luckily we were able to figure it out and move on! God gave us an awesome team that works very well together! God can overcome anything and this event is just a little thing in his grand plan for the rest of this week.
Today I have the day off sadly... But I'm thinking about some Nutella!!! And JJ Bean coffee... Hands down JJ Bean is the best coffee ever! Sorry Starbucks.... Oh yea I have started drinking coffee for the summer because I definately need it in the mornings... Its hard to go to bed at 11 then wake up at 7! Like REALLY Hard! Luckily I have Jesus and coffee to get me through the day!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
I wrote so much! enjoy!!
Hey everyone I'm super sorry it's taken me this long to post something more on my blog but the past four days have been super busy! Busy busy busy:) But Canada is doing great!
So on Saturday the team decided to go into town and explore so we ended up going to Chinatown, where I got guava tea and to Gas town. Gas town is the main area for the Vancouver International Jazz Fest. For those of you that know me, I LOVE JAZZ!!! So I was stoked. At the same time I was soaked... It rained a lot!!!!
Sunday we went to Full Gospel Assembly, which has a really awesome worship team along with great noodles for lunch!!! My dear friend Lynsey and I decided to go on an adventure to discover Vancouver more.... So we went to Stanley Park, which is a huge green park in Downtown Vancouver. The Sun was shining and the Lord totally blessed the day!!! It was wonderful!!! I was able to experience Passionfruit gelato and Jazz... Yes my friends I did go back to Gas town to listen to live Jazz! So many people but totally worth it!
Monday was the day to reflect and take note of the City. For those who don't know what an Urban Plunge is, it's basically a time to go into the downtown eastside and reflect and see what the area is like and how God views it. Basically a time to pray for the community and learn about the brokeness. The downtown eastside is basically the red light district in Vancouver, a lot of the drugs and prositution is located in that part of town. I want everyone to know at no point in the day did I feel in danger, because I knew that God had my back. However it was emotionally draining to take in the different characters that the downtown eastside has to offer. The Lord really did tug on my heart and at several points I would stop and pray. The Lord also told me to look at these people as he would view them, which instead of judging I was able to love them. So overall that day was hard but it was great because God really opened my eyes to a lot of pain that the middle class don't really have to deal with.
Tuesday was Chili Wagon day. We went to a church to prepare a huge tub of chili along with several loaves of Banana bread. So if anyone wants a killer banana recipe I got you covered!!! We literally spent the whole day baking and cleaning. Until someone started a food fight :) I don't think I can eat another banana for a couple more weeks! After we finished preparing the food, we went on commercial which is commonly known as the drive and served to about 100 people. I was really busy serving so I didn't really get to talk to a lot of the people who were there but it was nice to serve a community and see how people are so grateful for little things like chili. We have to remember that to these people, the little things are what make all the difference!
Finally to today which is Wednesday. Lets just say I'm spirtually tired. Today we went to th Union Gospel Mission. It was a very early start because we had to serve breakfast and lunch. I did most of the cleaning and was lead by God to do the Chapel for the people in the mission who were going to eat lunch. The whole morning I decided to fast and pray about what the Lord wanted me to say. Finally God brought me Psalms 139. This verse is extremely powerful and applies to my testimony. So I decided to give my testimony to the people in the mission. I get up and start to speak, then about seven minutes into it, a lady gets up and says that she wasn't going to stand for this Jesus crap and decided to leave. I was extremely discouraged but I kept talking then I closed in prayer. After that I started to break down and cry not because I was sad for myself but sad for that lady. The Lord pulled some heavy stuff with her and although her reaction was not exactly okay for the moment, the Lord had spoken. It was hard. However a majority of the people who I spoke to came up to me and said that I did a wonderful Job and not to listen to the people trying to bring you down.
I'm looking forward what God has instore for me this coming week because next week is when the teams come and things start to get crazy!!! :)
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
So on Saturday the team decided to go into town and explore so we ended up going to Chinatown, where I got guava tea and to Gas town. Gas town is the main area for the Vancouver International Jazz Fest. For those of you that know me, I LOVE JAZZ!!! So I was stoked. At the same time I was soaked... It rained a lot!!!!
Sunday we went to Full Gospel Assembly, which has a really awesome worship team along with great noodles for lunch!!! My dear friend Lynsey and I decided to go on an adventure to discover Vancouver more.... So we went to Stanley Park, which is a huge green park in Downtown Vancouver. The Sun was shining and the Lord totally blessed the day!!! It was wonderful!!! I was able to experience Passionfruit gelato and Jazz... Yes my friends I did go back to Gas town to listen to live Jazz! So many people but totally worth it!
Monday was the day to reflect and take note of the City. For those who don't know what an Urban Plunge is, it's basically a time to go into the downtown eastside and reflect and see what the area is like and how God views it. Basically a time to pray for the community and learn about the brokeness. The downtown eastside is basically the red light district in Vancouver, a lot of the drugs and prositution is located in that part of town. I want everyone to know at no point in the day did I feel in danger, because I knew that God had my back. However it was emotionally draining to take in the different characters that the downtown eastside has to offer. The Lord really did tug on my heart and at several points I would stop and pray. The Lord also told me to look at these people as he would view them, which instead of judging I was able to love them. So overall that day was hard but it was great because God really opened my eyes to a lot of pain that the middle class don't really have to deal with.
Tuesday was Chili Wagon day. We went to a church to prepare a huge tub of chili along with several loaves of Banana bread. So if anyone wants a killer banana recipe I got you covered!!! We literally spent the whole day baking and cleaning. Until someone started a food fight :) I don't think I can eat another banana for a couple more weeks! After we finished preparing the food, we went on commercial which is commonly known as the drive and served to about 100 people. I was really busy serving so I didn't really get to talk to a lot of the people who were there but it was nice to serve a community and see how people are so grateful for little things like chili. We have to remember that to these people, the little things are what make all the difference!
Finally to today which is Wednesday. Lets just say I'm spirtually tired. Today we went to th Union Gospel Mission. It was a very early start because we had to serve breakfast and lunch. I did most of the cleaning and was lead by God to do the Chapel for the people in the mission who were going to eat lunch. The whole morning I decided to fast and pray about what the Lord wanted me to say. Finally God brought me Psalms 139. This verse is extremely powerful and applies to my testimony. So I decided to give my testimony to the people in the mission. I get up and start to speak, then about seven minutes into it, a lady gets up and says that she wasn't going to stand for this Jesus crap and decided to leave. I was extremely discouraged but I kept talking then I closed in prayer. After that I started to break down and cry not because I was sad for myself but sad for that lady. The Lord pulled some heavy stuff with her and although her reaction was not exactly okay for the moment, the Lord had spoken. It was hard. However a majority of the people who I spoke to came up to me and said that I did a wonderful Job and not to listen to the people trying to bring you down.
I'm looking forward what God has instore for me this coming week because next week is when the teams come and things start to get crazy!!! :)
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Rain to Peach Guava Gelato :)
Today was day three and filled with a lot of debriefing and how to handle certain situations. So that was cool. However before we got to base, the team really wanted to take a walk to get there. So I went along for the ride.... That was my first clue. You'd think because I'm from washington that I would be able to realize when rain is coming... but I think that my mind was thinking oh it's summer it shouldn't be raining. It didn't rain, no that would have been nice, it poured. Within literally five minutes I was soaked... Crazy!!!!
The day got better when we went to the drive to take a shower. For the family back home I'd like you to know that it has been two days since my last one so I really didn't care where I was, I was just grateful to be clean :) So praise Jesus!!! Swimming was really nice after being in a room all day...
But I have to say that the icing on the cake is the coffee shop a block away from the church that we're staying at... it's a really classy gelato shop that just happens to have peach guava gelato... Even though I may have a coughing spasm I really don't care because true islanders love guava in any way, shape or form! So it just goes to show that God can brighten up anyday :)
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
The day got better when we went to the drive to take a shower. For the family back home I'd like you to know that it has been two days since my last one so I really didn't care where I was, I was just grateful to be clean :) So praise Jesus!!! Swimming was really nice after being in a room all day...
But I have to say that the icing on the cake is the coffee shop a block away from the church that we're staying at... it's a really classy gelato shop that just happens to have peach guava gelato... Even though I may have a coughing spasm I really don't care because true islanders love guava in any way, shape or form! So it just goes to show that God can brighten up anyday :)
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Day One :)
Hey Everyone!!!! So today was the first day and I met the crew. There are five girls including myself and one guy. I’m really looking forward to spending the summer with all these people and grow closer to God!
The road trip coming up was great thanks to Julia, Nicole and Lori. However when we reached the boarder I nearly had a heart attack because I didn’t receive a parent note, but my mom answered the phone. So Canadians please note that I do have parental permission to be in Canada! Traffic is a bummer and at times like these I’m extremely grateful not to have a license J
The place that we’re staying is actually the church that we stayed in when I came here back in May. So all you MCC kids who are dying to know, yes I did take a picture of the finger plays and I will be posting it soon! We’re only in the church for about a week until the Christian school that we’re going to be moving to is done with the year. So I’m excited about that!
Being the anxious person I am, I have a tendency to over pack… and yea…. I over packed. However it works because most of the girls traveled by plane and were not able to get a lot of the things they need but I have J Score one Lily!!! Anyway I’m excited and we’ll see what God has in store!!!
LOVE YOU ALL, Lily
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The Day Before...
So it's the day before I leave and I'm excited and nervous at the same. Excited because I never thought that I would actually make it to this place. The truth be told I haven't made it to this place, God has, God and all of the loving people who supported me in funding and prayer. Thank you all! I cannot express my graditude, literally my mind is blown at the love that I was showed and am continuing to be shown. These next two months are not going to be easy and I know that God will show me things and allow me to experience new things that will bring me closer to him!
Well, I'm nervous because this is the first time I will be far away from my family. All of them I will miss too. Through all of the tears they have supported me and I know now they are excited for me to leave and go do the work of the Lord. I'm also nervous because this is my first ''longish'' mission trip. I don't know what to expect especially because I don't know how the Lord will use me, but I do realize that my heart will be broken along the way.
For those that don't realize, this trip has been on my heart for a little over a year now. When I was in Canada last year God basically said that your coming back here. At the time I didn't know how until I reserched and found the summer program. Needless to say God had done work.
So to all of you who are going to follow me, it won't just be me on a missions trip, it will be us! It would be wonderful if everyone who reads this could keep me in their prayers:)
LOVE YOU ALL!!! -Lily
Well, I'm nervous because this is the first time I will be far away from my family. All of them I will miss too. Through all of the tears they have supported me and I know now they are excited for me to leave and go do the work of the Lord. I'm also nervous because this is my first ''longish'' mission trip. I don't know what to expect especially because I don't know how the Lord will use me, but I do realize that my heart will be broken along the way.
For those that don't realize, this trip has been on my heart for a little over a year now. When I was in Canada last year God basically said that your coming back here. At the time I didn't know how until I reserched and found the summer program. Needless to say God had done work.
So to all of you who are going to follow me, it won't just be me on a missions trip, it will be us! It would be wonderful if everyone who reads this could keep me in their prayers:)
LOVE YOU ALL!!! -Lily
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