Painting Jesus

All I want to say right now is wow, we serve such an amazing God! So, it's about 2 and a half months until I leave for YWAM, and I have barely scratched the surface of the money that I have to raise. Right now, I'm sitting somewhere aroud $1,500 of the nearly $15,000 I need to raise in order to get to YWAM in September. I have sent out over 100 support letters and plan on sending out more. Thank you to everyone who has supported me so far and thank you in advance to God and those who will be led to donate to this cause.

As I'm sitting still, I'm humbled by the thought that God is getting ready to use me for something much larger than myself. Every moment marks another step closer to the edge of the mountain. With every step, anxiety builds and my heart begins race... Will I have what it takes to jump? It seems that this question has been dominant in my thoughts lately and the verse that has brought tears to my eyes is "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will make your path straight." The very first word in that passage, Proverbs 3:5-6, stops me in my tracks right now!

TRUST...Why, as a Christian, do I find that word so hard to grasp at times? Right now, I think it's because I am running out of time and have barely made a dent in what it's going to take to make YWAM a reality. In my limited human knowledge, I don't have enough time and I don't know enough people that are willing to help. And while I know that God is in control of everything, it is very hard for me to let go of it and trust Him do His thing. What happens if September comes and I've raised enough money to go, but have not sold my car to eliminate that payment? Will I be willing to drive it to Honda and walk away? That would put a voluntary REPO on my credit, but isn't that about TRUST? Am I willing to trust that God will still provide 6 months later when I'm finished with YWAM and need a car and a place to live? We are called to "lean not on our own understanding" and "in all our ways acknowledge him."

Please pray that I will learn to trust in God more each day, and that he will continually reveal himself to me in ways I hadn't expected.





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So, a couple weeks ago I had the privilege of traveling to Arkadelphia, Arkansas to be a part of Super Summer Arkansas 2010. SS started back in the 80's and has been going strong for years! I have had the honor of staffing there almost every summer since 2001, and this year I was able to use the creative gifts God has given me to help emphasize the corporate worship setting. This form of worship is not new by any means, but it has allowed me to express my love for God in a way I had never dreamed. Check out this video from the camp!