Adjusting

Hello,
So there's not too much new to report. I am working around 20 hours a week. I have alot of favor at my job. I really enjoy my work, I'm pretty much will learn how to do all of it. Today I learned how to dye shoes. I know God has placed me there, hopefully I will influence the other employees and bring some unity. School is going good, staying busy with their many assignments and required activities. Adjusting has been a little bit more difficult back to a crazy schedule. Trying to stay on top of everything. Overall I'm really enjoying it :). So that's it... School just started up so I'm sure in a day or two I will have new and amazing things to share!!!
Love ya'll :)

Life...

Hello,
So life has been crazy hectic lately. I started work at David's Bridal, Tuesday morning. I really enjoy the work, it's alot of fun. I'm the customer's service representative. Although I'm still being trained, I pretty much will learn to do everything. Mainly greeting customers, answering phones, finding out details so I can register them, showing them around, making appointments, etc. At first I was a little bummed I didn't actually work with the dresses, it was short lived when I found out that they get payed by their sales not by hour. There is alot of drama among the staff, but overall I really everyone I've met.
I went home this weekend, it was so good to come visit. I saw alot of friends! It was fun!!! We also celebrated Jake's 18th birthday before I left.
School has been good. Their has been more homework, although not that much it is very time consuming. We started outreach Wednesday. It was really awesome! I'm working with the 3rd and 4th grade kids! They were so sweet! (If I didn't post it earlier, it's basically a backyard Bible club.) It was really awesome to work among kids again.
I've been a bit overwhelmed this week. I love everything I'm doing it just all started in one week with deadlines!!! However, I get to sleep in tomorrow for the first time in a while and am very excited!
I was talking to God during worship and just asking Him to show me how much He loved me today in a special way. I had felt some condemnation and knew it was from the devil but I just wanted to hear from God and feel His loving presence. Anyways, during break someone just came up and handed me $50 and told me that God had told them to just bless me with it! At first I was like "cool, someone just gave me money." But then I realized, that was God just surprising me with His love and "special" gift! I was so blessed!!!!
Today at class we had a really exciting time! God was really showed up among us. Alot of people were getting drunk in the spirit, laughter was among many of us. When the teaching time ended, so many people couldn't even walk because the presence of God was so heavy upon us. It ended up that I had gold dust covering my face and hands, the more I touched people it spread to them and multiplied every time they went and touched someone. It was so cool! I made a comment of how "I had never been drunk in the Spirit before." Someone had me lean my head back and open my mouth. Before I knew it I was laughing hysterically and couldn't stop! It was really fun! I experienced God in a new way.
So that's it for now... TTYL!

God is so Good!

I've been so amazed and in awe of how faithful God is too me! I've always known He is yet, there has definitely been a new level of His love and faithfulness. Let's see... where to start.
Well, I knew when God was calling me here He wanted to really and train me in two to three areas. The first was music. They had two auditions for the music team and I made it. Yesterday was orientation. I am so excited at what we'll be learning! We will have a teaching time, and study some of the history of God's designed worshippers, the Levites. Then we'll have two workshops, at this point they have promised to really work with us on our instrument and vocals. They will also give us a good background of theory teaching us to play with a band. As well as, teaching us how to lead worship.
Second, as you know I have been feeling like I need to prepare myself to go to very dark places. So I've talked to the transformation leaders. They have agreed for me to work with them. I actually talked to the leader yesterday for the first time in person. I am so excited! They have assigned me to books, (one is on CD). They also have weekly meetings as a team I am invited to join as much as possible. They are adding me to the team emails so I'm up to date.
The third but not the least, is the youth group. I love the youth leaders, Chris and Amber White. I'm not sure how, but I ended up as the small group/discipleship group for the girls. I am very excited. They have also let me know that they would love to work alongside of me and really learn the ropes of what they do.
So I had a chance to be a personal assistant. Kevin sent him a "professional" description of my job. As soon as this guy received Kevin's email, he immediately sent me one saying he was very interested. I called him yesterday and talked to him in person. Although very interested when he found out I would only be around for a year, he told me that he needed someone more permanent. So I was a little bummed but knew God was going to provide me with a job. During class we always have a break. Well I had a voice mail from David's Bridal. It turns out that they had customer service job that they would like for me to work for them! I was so excited! I have a final interview tomorrow and then they want me to start working as soon as next Tuesday. As of right now to start me off, they only have ten hours to hire me. But they said it wouldn't take long for it to grow into 20-25 hours. Which I am praying in the hours. However, I've also been offered a cleaning job once a month. But the people doing it are going to bless me by paying me $100 for that one day of work. I am so very excited!
I've also had some more problems with my car. Well, I called them the other day and told them what was going on. They said to come on in and they will take care of me. Also, that I shouldn't be having those problems since I've only had the car for about a month. So I hoping they'll fix it for free. We'll see...
God has opened doors I never dreamed would happen! He is blowing my socks off! Even with what were learning at school. I am so blessed.

Hey Ya'll,
So I am going to be working with the school ministry with kids on Wednesday afternoon. I am very excited to be working with kids again!
God has given me an amazing peace about a job. I am really learning to live in the "kingdom". There should be no stress about a job, God has called me here and He owns all the money in the world. I will be taken care of. I've have two interviews with several more very good possibilities. I've just continued to pray patience and favor :).
So I keep getting these amazing prophecies about setting the captives free and being sent to very dark places. My thoughts are, "awesome, but I don't know how to deal with that level of spiritual warefare yet." So I went and talked to my supervisor. They've arranged for me to begin learning under the Transformation team. I will basically read books and just sit on and pray during inner healing or deliverance sessions as much as my schedule allows. Then they'll just train me through out the year and hopefully let me help at some point.
Sunday, I went to the youth leader meeting for the next year. Afterwords, I began speaking to the youth leaders and sharing my heart with them. They are already working with an intern who is the "youth intern" and teaching him all the ropes of what they do. They invited me to work along side them as much as possible and they will do the same for me.
I also find out about whether or not I am on the music team this morning. God has blessed me so much. Those three ministries were ones I had hoped to be trained in. He has lined up so that it looks like I will be able to be fully equiped in those areas!
Although, I still very much miss my friends and family, (especially Sebastian), God has began to give me some very good friends who are like-minded and who will keep me accountable. I believe I'm almost past the "awkward" stage of leaving home and becoming settled on my own. God is taking care of me and I am growing in Him. Someone prophecied over me that "this was my 'Esther' year of preparation. I will grow physically more beautiful and spiritually and emotionally develop and grow. God has set this year aside to prepare me and deepen my relationship with Him in a new way."' I am very excited at all God is doing and as I learn to live in the Kingdom realm. Thank you for your prayers, support and love!

Hey Ya'll,
Sorry it's been a few days. God has really been stretching me. Sebastian, Jake and Lane came up to see me Saturday- Sunday which was amazing. However, Monday and Tuesday I suffered horrible homesickness. Partly because I spent Labor Day alone. God really showed me yesterday I have to get past the third week. He reminded me that when I was in China, I hated being there the third week, yet looking back God taught me so much during that homesickness time. Someone just reminded me today that God is taking this time to have me all to himself :). So I know all will be well.
This week we are studying Identity. It's been really good. Today was amazing. I only had five hours of sleep yet, God gave me the most joy and energy I've had since I've been here. Today we learned about the four ministries we will be working with every Wednesday afternoon. We put down our preferences and I will know which one exactly tomorrow. It was very encouraging and exciting!
God has really began to bless me with a group of friends. We often go take time just to have a little bit of fun!
So I heard back from David's Bridal and they hired someone more experienced. So I am eagerly job hunting again. However, God has given me abundant peace. I know He is my provider and isn't sitting up there ringing His hands because he doesn't know what I'm going to do. LOL! He has the perfect plan and I am to wait on Him because He is faithful. However, prayers on getting a job are still wanted :).
I'll close for now. I'll update soon on which ministry I'll be apart of and all that I'll be doing with it. TTY Soon :)

Orientation is over...

Sorry it's been a while since I updated. Thursday was really awesome. They had a time where the leaders and interns anointed everyone with oil and prophesied. It was really awesome! They first received some words over our class. That are class was being raised as generals and God was accelerating our knowledge at a quick pace so we could go new places. (I left my notebook in my car which had the specific prophecies written down so I'll have to record them later.) One of the biggest things that stuck with me was that "This is a new beginning for me." "I will be a bright light in a very dark place. Working with people that no one else around me will be willing to work with." It was really awesome!
Today, I had a pretty rough start to my day. I believe God is really using this time to stretch me. Thinking about finances I realized if I use absolutely every penny I have, I can pay off everything for one more month. That was a little stressful. However, God is good. Guess what we talked about today??? How God owns everything. :) (Doesn't our God have a sense of humor?) Matt and Sonja our leaders shared their testimony of how God led them here and the walk of faith they went through. It was so encouraging. I really realized that one, God has led me here and two, He is going to provide. Although, I am going to find some verses on prosperity and start reading them over my life :). I also talked to David's Bridal. The manager who decides who they hire has been traveling. Hopefully, they'll have an answer for me (with a job) by Monday or even as late as Thursday. My other apps where I've applied could be another week at best. I know God's timing is perfect even though things don't necessarily look very good right now. I got to hang out with some friends tonight and had a lot of fun. I'm really starting to connect with some people which is a definite answer to prayer. So orientation week is finally over and next Tuesday we start learning about our identity. I'm very excited :) TTY Soon... Love ya'll!

So... yesterday was a really good day but very long. God is going to have to teach me patience. Sitting for 8 hours listening to talking is awesome, yet I have a hard time sitting that long. So we started off with auditions for the worship track (team). It was really good. Pretty much we all sang one of three songs in different levels so they could see our voice range and test our harmony. They also tested out the musicians. It was a very laid back thing. They told us if we don't make it, its simply because God doesn't want us in this ministry at the time but something else. They are praying this week and we will have one more audition next Wednesday. After more prayer they will tell us who made the team and who didn't. I had a lot of fun.
Class went really well. It's pretty much just introductory stuff still. I'm really ready to get into actual teaching but it will come. Our book for the month is, "Supernatural ways of Royalty" by Kris Vallotton and Bill Johnson. I'm really enjoying class and starting to meet people and make friends.
Youth group went really well, too. I haven't met many of the youth kids but am getting acquainted with all the leaders who assist Chris and Amber the youth ministers.
So I'm really excited for Sebastian and Jake to come visit me Sat. Through Monday!!!! Oh, I'm also praying for a phone call from David's Bridal confirming my future job. I'm just declaring it out there right now!
That's it for now! TTYL

First Day of School

Hello,
So today was my first day of school. I have to be honest, when I first headed off to school this afternoon I didn't really want to be there. I suffered from homesickness after my family left me last night to go back to life. Part of me has been struggling with why I am here, so far from home. After being introduced to all the staff of Convergence church we had around 1-2 hours of praise of worship where God came and wrapped his arms around me. When I was standing there singing I heard him lovingly whisper in my ear, "You are not forsaken or forgotten. I am here with you and I love you." After that, they gave us about 30-40 minutes to write our expectation and what we want to take from the year. One of the things I wrote down was that I really wanted to be taken to new heights and new places in my walk with Him. Almost every country I've visited and many of the conferences I've attended people have prophesied that I have a great calling on my life. However, I'm not sure what that calling is. I asked God that He would reveal that calling on my life to me and teach me to walk in it. Also, to provide me with financial support and a job with which I have much favor with my hours so work and ministry aren't constantly colliding. Before we ended we walked through a prayer tunnel. Two of the words I specifically remember were the following: "I have a pure spirit and that the pure in spirit will see God with sweet heart." The second was: "You have a calling on your life and will set the captives free."
So that was the first day. I'm expecting great things from the next ten years and am totally excited for the next year!!!