Africa

7/25/2010

You know you’ve been in Africa to long when you…

1. Have open convos about your body functions with both girls and guys in public
2. When you see a bug in your drink and you still drink it
3. When you look for a stick to get the rest of the peanut butter out of its jar
4. When you touch the bottom of your shoe, then pick up your apple and eat it
5. When you look into your coffee cup and see stuff floating and still drink it
6. When you find yourself journaling about being here to long!!!

South Africa

7/13/2010

God you are my ROCK, my REFUGE, my STRONG FORTRESS, you are my LEADER, you set me FREE, I COMMIT myself to you, you’re my REDEEMER, God I will TRUST in you all my days, because your LOVE goes beyond all pain, hurts, fears, doubts, lies, lust and borders. You are MERCIFUL, you are my STRENGTH!

7/25/2010

I know I’m forgiven for all I’ve done, but why do I keep going back to my past. Thoughts about… God I rebelled against this or I shouldn’t have done that? But the Lord says NO IT IS FINISHED! It’s time to flip our minds, hearts and addictions inside out we ARE forgiven we can live FREE! When you ask for forgiveness Jesus FORGIVES and FORGETS! So stop holding on to your sing and accusing others, because if the God of the universe can forget about it, I think you can too!

South Africa- Spoken Word

Spoken Word

This is just a fun piece of work, my friends wanted to see if I could really “rap”.

It is finished

John 19:30

It is finished

I’m not talken about a race

To the rugged strip of tape

I’m talken about your faith

And the pain that it will take

To become a warrior of the Lord

Never doubting what’s at stake

Many people have come and gone

But God, your love it still remains

Everybody askin what it means

To become a servant of a King

In laying down my pride

To help bring new life to the blind

And by sitting on my knees to worship the king of all kings

Through love, worship, prayer, and service

Were taken back the broken betrayed and deserted

Faith without actions

Has no meaning

Faith full of action

Keeps your heart beating

Love is the act

Of holy sacrifice

Worship is the beat

Of laying down your life

Prayer is the cry

Of the broken hearted child

Whose life’s about to end

If we don’t step up to run the extra mile

And service isn’t giving to any earthly matter

Instead service is the act of laying down your life to take that extra step to help heal that broken cry

For it’s not by us God

But by your power

To reach the broken hearted

To the point of being a martyr

So God I give you my life

Let it be all that you please

To reach the world

Through serving from my knees.

South Africa

6/19/2010

Just as each sunrise brings a different picture, so should each of our lives. Each way we serve should paint a new picture of God’s love. Just as the sun rises it sets and brings the blessings of that day. You won’t know your blessings in advance but you know it will be different every night, but you also know it will be a beautiful picture. (Kind of confusing but super good once you understand it, ask if you want an explanation)