tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914234331968470782024-03-12T17:36:02.349-07:00To know and make known.L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-77700790440602874022014-09-16T17:43:00.002-07:002014-09-16T18:08:52.791-07:00Dreams and Vision<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To say that my experiences have been life-changing would be an enormous understatement. </span><br />
I would even go as far as to say that I am a completely different person because of the events of the past two years of my life.<br />
And that's what a personal encounter and relationship with Jesus does.<br />
For 3 months of the past two autumns, I lived in Florida, learning about Jesus and who he was and is and what that means for me and for the rest of the world. I learned what ministry really is and I have been given a passion for the things on the Lord's heart. The question is no longer how I can see my own dreams become reality, but how I can help to make God's dreams come true.<br />
This adventure has taken me to 3 different countries to share the hope of Jesus Christ with people who don't know him.<br />
In South Africa, my team was able to teach clean water technology - how to build a rain catchment tank - to local people there. It has since been replicated in the community.<br />
In Mozambique, we loved the orphans. We visited and prayed for sick infants. We prayed for the church alive in the middle of a waste dump.<br />
In Southeast Asia, we made friends and shared the gospel on university campuses and in cities. We were able to give medical supplies and audiobibles to people who were completely unreached with the gospel. People who did not even have a word for Jesus in their language. We prayed for, loved, and touched the lepers that had been cast out of society to a village far in the mountains.<br />
I think the greatest revelation of God's love has come not when he has showed me something personally. But that he sent me. God's love is so extravagant that he sent <b>me</b> across oceans to reach his children. God has already paid the highest price but yet he goes to such lengths to encounter each one of us. He desires each and every one.<br />
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I am so grateful for the discipleship and the experiences that I have had with YWAM Orlando.<br />
God has called me back again to be full-time staff for 2 years! I am so excited to be a part of what God is doing there.<br />
YWAM Orlando is igniting, equipping and launching a movement of passionate, dedicated young people to the ends of the earth with the light of the gospel.<br />
I myself have been sent. And now I am privileged to work in a community that is discipling young people and sending them out into the nations.<br />
YWAM Orlando is committed to sending people to the hardest and darkest, least-reached and least-evangelized nations of the world.<br />
Check out this video about the vision that God has given YWAM Orlando<br />
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<br />L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-24136781269978243372014-08-19T17:30:00.000-07:002014-09-16T17:11:13.842-07:00It is not and has never been about me.<span style="font-family: inherit;">I so often forget that it's simply <strike>not about me</strike>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's about God</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and his glory</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and his redemption</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and his purpose</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and his will</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and his power.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I look at what God has laid before me. His plan. Where he is leading me for the next season of my life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I look at myself and I feel too small.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Too inexperienced, too young, too -not enough-</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">That's exactly what the enemy needs to keep his church, his people from walking out boldly in the call of God on their lives. And we, I, have given it to him without a thought.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit - fruit that will last - and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. </i>John 15:15-16</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jesus has called me a friend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have access to EVERYTHING he has learned from the Father.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have access to all knowledge, all power, all strength.</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jesus chose me.</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jesus, from the very beginning - chose me and has been pursuing me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He has never stopped pursuing me.</span><br />
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It is absolutely not in the character of God to send us out ill-equipped and unprepared.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We will not be perfect. But to step into the call of God is to have faith that he is capable of working through you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I believe faith is a choice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Faith is a conscious decision to look at what is before you, and to proclaim over your situation that God is who he says he is - that he will provide for you, watch over you, equip and help you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Faith does not mean the absence of doubt or fear. Faith is a choice of something else. Something higher. The truth. Faith comes from a place of intimacy and relationship with Jesus.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Faith comes from remembering his faithfulness and being expectant that he will prove himself again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And again.</span><br />
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L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-58516549720114267192013-12-26T22:23:00.000-08:002013-12-26T22:23:10.256-08:00We are your church. We pray revive this earth. We are part of the story.<br />
I'm seriously just baffled by this right now.<br />
We were not only saved but made with a purpose, a great destiny. To seek the lost and build the kingdom of God on earth.<br />
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I am so excited for this great big adventure on which I am about to embark. God has given me such a heart for this nation. People have asked me what I'm most excited about for the outreach and I told them - I really just want to meet the people. I want to talk to them and be best friends and give them hugs. And I think that's one really important thing - to love the one in front of you. Just love the one. So that's my game plan.<br />
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I am overwhelmed by the incredible opportunity I have to go to Asia for 2 months and be love to the people. I get to bring the gospel to people who have never before heard the name of Jesus. LIKE WHAT. My life is crazy right now. Following Jesus is a wild ride. But I like rollercoasters.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" Romans 10:14-15</span><br />
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<br />L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-13131202929543736492013-12-09T12:52:00.000-08:002013-12-09T12:52:04.190-08:00Wait. what?It is the craziest thought that I have 2 weeks left of my SOMD. Wait, excuse me what? That's not real life.<br />
But yeah. The past 3 weeks have been especially incredible.<br />
I guess I'll just highlight some of my biggest points from these weeks but in reality there are so many things I could say and would love to tell you about.<br />
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Last week we learned about the elements, which are representative of different personality traits. We learned about ourselves and what we can bring to a team/group setting and also how to better love and relate to others.<br />
It was really helpful to learn these things because I think we've all had at least one moment when someone has told us to tell them a few things we like about ourselves. I will admit that I have always struggled to come up with even the most surfacy, half-true compliments. But I really learned so much about who I am at the core, which helps me to even further walk in assurance of who God has made me to be.<br />
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But more importantly during these weeks I feel has just been the concept of pursuit. Sometimes I get lost. It's really easy for me to get lost in all of the things I have to do and all of the things that I'm learning and everything else that is tugging at my attention. I used to get lost in the 'work' mentality. But when I just stop and talk to Jesus like he's my best friend, it is seriously just the best thing. It's the times when I just press pause on my mind and listen. It's the peace that comes from just <i>being </i>and knowing that His love remains the same even in those times. It's the assurance that He is more concerned about me as his child than anything I can do for him. The same is true for you. Guys. I just really love Jesus. And these things seem so simple. But I think sometimes the most obvious, simple truths are the ones we overlook. This is definitely true for me, anyway.<br />
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This week our school leader is speaking on Developing Your Calling...so that should be pretty good I guess. But seriously though I am really excited/interested/maybe a teeny little bit scared to pursue God for my next step and get to the heart of what God made me for. You know. No big deal.<br />
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So that's just a little blurb for you.<br />
Love you byeeeeeeee.<br />
<br />L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-81898541602153352822013-11-17T13:05:00.000-08:002013-11-17T13:15:37.242-08:00It was a bit of a reality check arriving in Florida to an incredibly humid, rainy Saturday. Especially because I had spent the past week in the beautiful autumn of Talladega, Alabama where the air was crisp and cool. I was loving wearing my boots and scarves and hiking on the trails. Also, I enjoyed having a full bed to myself which was firmly planted on the ground, as opposed to the questionable stability of my top bunk, and its groanings whenever I moved.<br />
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We traveled about 8 hours by van to AL for the annual YWAM Southeast Conference, where many bases in the region come together for a week of teaching worship and fellowship.<br />
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Jim Stier spoke for the week and focused on the Kingdom of God. One thing he said that really struck me was "we often focus on getting from earth to heaven rather than bringing heaven down to earth." It is such a good reminder of the reality that we are called to bring and establish the Kingdom of God on earth. </div>
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I've been struck over and over by the incredible revelation that God wants to use <b>us. </b>God wants to use <b>me</b> to bring the Kingdom, to heal the sick, to save the lost. God doesn't need us. Because of love, he desires relationship and uses us to bring people to Him. Aaah. Just gets me every time. </div>
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Isn't it so incredible that God doesn't just love us to love us. He loves us to love others. He doesn't just heal us and make us whole so we can experience freedom, but so that we can have the authority and power to bring freedom to others and all the world. </div>
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I am so amazed every time by the forgiveness and kindness of God. In my DTS, we had a week on strongholds. This was a whole week where we identified areas where the enemy has a "strong-hold" in our lives. These things manifest themselves in more ways that I ever could have imagined. Pride, fear, passivity, unforgiveness and unbelief are just a few.<br />
I had a time on the last day in Talladega where I just came before God in surrender and rebuked the lies of the enemy in my life. I cried. Then I shouted from the mountain-top (I mean, I was on the the top of the hiking trail so kind of literally) declaring the victory of God and the defeat of the enemy. It's incredible the power of God when we surrender and bring sin into the light. I am so thankful for a God who desire for his children to be clean and whole and close to him. I am so amazed every time by the goodness and faithfulness he relentlessly displays in my life. Life is better unhindered.<br />
Sorry if my posts always seem a little preachy, but I do want you to feel a part of what God is doing in my life and what he's teaching me. I pray that you experience the fullness of God and pursue all that he has. It's incredible, let me tell you.<br />
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L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-31108676972976359332013-10-24T13:27:00.000-07:002013-10-24T13:27:46.225-07:00NEWS<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm so excited to announce that I'll be going to East Asia in January for my outreach! I can't post the exact location for security reasons. We'll be spending about 2 months there doing ministry in the city, and we'll also be going to the mountains to some unreached people groups/people who have never before heard the gospel. I am so excited to experience more of God's heart for this nation! YAY TEAM</span><br />
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L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-56823726314084943362013-10-24T13:14:00.002-07:002013-10-24T13:14:25.320-07:00Learnings<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey hey. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I write to you sitting outdoors in my jeans, sweater, scarf and boots. This the first cold day we've had for..ever. This remains as the only downside I have encountered living in Florida; I miss my favorite season - fall. I was way too excited about putting on my warm things this morning like you don't even know. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, I just thought I'd share with you some nuggets from last week's teaching. We watched Dean Sherman's video series on Ministry. It really wrecked me. There were so many revelations that came from his teaching and as I look over my notes I'm just wrecked all over again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He defined ministry as what God
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Isaiah 42:1 Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He talked about the culture in the church today that sometimes says "Holy Spirit fall in this room" and asks for the presence of the Holy Spirit just for us to feel it and see that as enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Jesus was filled with the spirit <b>to</b> preach good news to the poor, <b>to</b> heal the sick, <b>to</b> free the captives. The Holy Spirit is not a presence we should merely sit in and enjoy for ourselves, but use to enable the work of God to happen through us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He went on to talk about gifts and said "gifts are for serving. A gift
isn’t a gift unless you’ve given it away. If you haven’t given it away, it’s a
possession. May you never know what gifts you
have and what you are unless you intend to utilize it." He talked about gifts and each gift as a part of the body of Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That week was such a great challenge to me and I'm still processing and taking in everything that was said. Ugh. So good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you, reading this, are doing well. If you would like to contact me, you can do so via facebook or email at larakaystricks@gmail.com. I'd love to connect with you and feel free to let me know if there is anything you would like prayer for, I would love to pray for you! </span></div>
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L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-11125828358214473182013-10-10T13:36:00.000-07:002013-10-10T13:36:14.481-07:00Little blurb.So we're coming up on the end of the second week here. It is so good to be back.<br />
The first week we learned about decision making and leadership. John Bills is such a great teacher and there is always so much to learn from his week! This week we've been learning about the essentials of the gospel. We are so blessed with amazing teachers, and the wealth of knowledge of the Bible that Al McBryan has just blows my mind every time. I have loved learning about the gospel and diving into scripture.<br />
In the SOMD we are required to read the Old Testament. It seems like a lot when you think about it, but I am really loving going through the stories chronologically and seeing how the story unfolds altogether. So anyway, that's just a little nugget of how things are going here. Catch y'all later.L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-82923777729442441912013-09-02T09:38:00.002-07:002013-09-02T09:38:58.038-07:00Summaries. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well. It's that time. (Actually is much much too far past that time. But better late than never I suppose) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you happen to be interested in what happened on my outreach to South Africa and Mozambique in January, then you could read this. I mean, if you want to. And also if you happen to be interested in my Discipleship Training School Experience as a whole, you could read this. I mean, if you want to. </span></div>
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life-changing-best-5-months-of-my-life-thus-far in a somewhat-concise way. Here
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't think I have
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> DTS was literally the best decision I have ever
made. It changed my life - it changed my entire perspective - it changed
everything I knew about being a Christian and having a relationship with God.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lecture phase for me was
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Because you know God, you love him. When you love him, you serve him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had so much heart revelation of
head knowledge, and it was amazing how everything became so real. Everything I
knew about God, about the Bible, about relationship. I learned to know and hear
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think missions is a
great thing to get involved in, but the discipleship that I had during my DTS
was really what impacted me and prepared me for doing God's work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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peace out to the US of A on January 7. After a 2 hour flight, an 8 hour layover,
a 7 hour flight, a 12 hour layover, an 11 hour flight, and a 3 hour bus ride,
we arrived at the Ten Thousand Homes base in White River, South Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There for outreach we
would go to one of the three nearby communities that hold feeding programs for
the kids in the area - Clau-Clau, Mbonisweni, and Dwaleni. There we would play
with the kids, sing a few songs, give a bible story or lesson on sanitation and
help with the meal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first time we went
to the feeding at Mbonisweni, I met a little girl named Nobuhle. She grabbed my
hand and pulled me over as the kids were starting to sing songs. I danced with
her and
she sat on my lap for the story. I asked her about her family and school and
what she liked to do. She played with my hair
and told me I was beautiful. I was surprised, mostly because I felt like it was
my job to
say that. Later, she invited me to sleep over at her house. My heart melted a little bit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is amazing what a 9 year old girl can teach you about genuine love and
friendship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While we were in South
Africa, the director of Ten Thousand Homes, Jeremy, had a vivid dream about
holding a day camp for the kids who live in the communities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this day was supposed to look like. And so we had our theme - royalty.We wanted the kids to
feel like little princes and princesses and feel valued. So we spent the week preparing for the big
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">About 400 kids came to the camp that day. We had a number of
different stations like face-painting, soccer, movie, coloring, but I got to
help with the photo booth. After they were registered, each child got their
photo taken. I had 200 kids to photograph, and they were all very reluctant to
smile. They were all beautiful, nonetheless. But we printed out the photos and
got to hand them back to the kids. It was amazing to see all the kids with a
photo in their hand and a smile on their face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Also while we were there, our team was able to complete a rain catchment tank at Ten Thousand Homes and teach some of the locals how to build them. They have already been replicated in the community! It was so awesome to team up with Ten Thousand Homes and be a part of the awesome work they are doing there! So much amazing work has happened there since we left in February and I encourage you to check it out and see what God is up to through Jeremy and the staff! Go to www.tenthousandhomes.org or like Ten Thousand Homes on Facebook.</span></div>
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was about a 4 hour drive from where we were in White River to the Iris
Ministries Center in Zimpeto, Mozambique. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are about 200 kids
that live at the center. We had opportunities for ministry almost 24/7, and all
we had to do was step out the door. We ate breakfast, lunch and dinner with the
kids. We played with the kids on the playground. I got to sit with a group of 9
year old boys at all the meals for the time we were there. Our team also helped
the staff take care of infants and toddlers as well as the special needs
children that live at the center. It was so much fun getting to be friends with
them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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also had opportunities for ministry outside the center. In the city Maputo, we
did hospital ministry, jail ministry, and a worship service ministry at a park.
On Fridays we went to the Bocaria, which is a huge trash dump. I'm not sure
there's a way to describe the smell. There is a community right beside it.
People live there, but work in the dump, looking for things they can collect to
re-sell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our team split up into
two groups- one half went into the community and the other half went on the
dump. I went to the community, and we walked around to a number of houses and
prayed for people who were sick or hurt. We met a woman sitting outside, she
was older and in a lot of pain. We prayed for her and then left to go to the
next house, but my friend Katelyn and I really felt like we should go back and
pray again. While we were praying, we felt like there was a root of bitterness
in her life that was holding her back from healing. So we prayed over her and
then she felt a little better. But we wanted God's wholeness and full healing
for her, so we prayed again, and she said "I feel better. I have the joy
of the Lord." She attends the church
in the community and was able to come to church that afternoon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That's just one story of
healing from the Bocaria. God is moving in Mozambique. I'm so glad our team was
able to join up with and see how God is working. On this outreach I learned so
much about the power of the Holy Spirit and prayer. It was so awesome to see
how God was speaking and using our team to minister to the people that we
encountered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Outreach was the testing
ground. It was where I really started to see change in myself, and started
practicing things that I had learned in lecture phase, sometimes without
realizing it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We
as a team asked God to break our hearts for the kids, realizing the full
weight of what we were really asking for. And he did. So every day, we loved on
those kids with everything that we had, being vessels for God's immeasurable,
unconditional love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am so glad that I got
to see even a little part of God's heart for the kids. It was amazing how he
was revealing things to me and really spoke to my heart. I just saw so much joy
and potential in them. As we got to know them, I got to see so many great
qualities and learn about who they are. My heart broke and everything in
me desired for them to know how valuable, gifted, important, and loved they
are.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And being in the
photography track, it was awesome for me to be able to capture those
"moments," that really showed their joy and beauty. As a photographer, it was my
heart to go without an agenda - not to look for the photo that has the most shock
value, or the one that matches the poor and weak image of them that we’ve been
fed but to capture the truth and show the God-given joy and beauty in the
original design.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">I want to thank you so
much for supporting me and making these stories possible. They literally would
not have happened without you. I have been so blessed by your support. This has
been such an incredible growing experience and I am so. so. thankful. I am
forever changed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">May you be blessed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">I am SUPER excited to be going back to Orlando for a School of Ministry Development in about 3 weeks! Thank you all again for supporting me and sending me! I so appreciate the role that you have played in my life! Thank you for your prayers as I go; I can't wait to see what God has up his sleeve! </span></div>
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L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-87494523590131978142012-10-09T16:37:00.000-07:002012-10-09T16:37:15.862-07:00Just me again.<br />
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Let me just take a moment to collect my thoughts. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So. I feel like I’ve been here for a long time. But in a really good way. I just love this place. <o:p></o:p><br />
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I guess I never really gave you any kind of information about what I'm actually doing. So here's a little run-down. We have quiet time each morning, and teachings until the afternoon. But some days one of the teaching sessions will be exchanged for small groups or worship and intercession. We have work duties/community responsibilities that we do throughout the week. So that's kinda mostly some of the fun stuff that happens.</div>
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Last week our school leader taught on the Bible and we went
through the whole story through the time of Jesus. It was so sweet to see
everything laid out in time and put into a comprehensive storyline. God’s word reveals his
character. It was amazing to just again be reminded of how God has been faithful and consistent throughout all time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Every day here my eyes are just opened up to more of God’s
character. <o:p></o:p><br />
This is the kind of super cool stuff that I get to learn every day. Yeah, I know. </div>
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I have been forever ruined for the ordinary. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Also, it’s officially official that I’m going to Southern
Africa. I am so so excited! During intercession, we get to pray into those situations and areas with our outreach group, and it's amazing to see God speaking to us and showing us his heart for his people. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There's also a new post on my photo blog, I got to do a little photoshoot with the photo dts teacher and my small group leader. Super fun. So, check that out if you wish.<br />
So yes. I am super blessed and continue to be. God is so good.<br />
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Much love,<br />
Lara<br />
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L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-58291281991262712902012-09-28T20:07:00.000-07:002012-09-28T20:07:37.528-07:00The first 5.Oh hey blog, nice to see you again? <div>
Sigh. The daunting task of keeping up a blog, but also a test of my narrative writing skills. Well, this is hey from Orlando. To be honest I am convinced I'm quite incapable of putting these 5 days into words that would effectively express how crazy it has been so far. Crazy good. </div>
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The staff prayed over literally everything. And that has made all the difference, there's just a huge peace in being here. I have 5 roommates, and it's been such a blessing getting to know them. I feel like I've known them for so long. Cheesy but true. </div>
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There's a beautiful lake on the property with a ton of lilypads and an amazing view on the horizon. Yesterday night 2 other girls and I were just laying on the dock, watching the sunset just completely at peace and in awe. It was a moment. </div>
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The last 2 days John Bills was teaching us on hearing the voice of God. God was moving in our lives and breaking strongholds and walls, and it was so needed and so good to see everyone claiming freedom. Today we did a blank-page intercession in small groups and it was amazing to see God giving each of us a piece of the picture. God is speaking. </div>
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If God can move so powerfully and bring us so close in 5 days, what will we as a group be doing 3 months from now? </div>
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I am just so incredibly blessed to be here, to have this opportunity, to know these people, to be loved by such an amazing God. </div>
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L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-60172730352862016582012-08-31T11:10:00.001-07:002012-08-31T11:16:23.605-07:00the call.<div class="poetry top-05" style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative;">
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<span style="background-color: #999999; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text Jer-1-5" id="en-NIV-18952" style="position: relative;">“<b>Before I formed you in the womb<span style="font-size: 0.65em;"><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18952A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup></span> I knew you,</b></span><b><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Jer-1-5" style="position: relative;">before you were born<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18952C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup> I set you apart;<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18952D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></sup></span></span></b><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"><b> </b></span><span class="text Jer-1-5" style="position: relative;"><b>I appointed you as a prophet to the nations</b>.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18952E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)"></sup>”</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="text Jer-1-6" id="en-NIV-18953"><span style="background-color: #999999; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“Alas, Sovereign <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>,” I said, “I do not know how to speak;<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18953F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></sup> I am too young.”<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18953G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></sup></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text Jer-1-7">But the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. </span><span class="text Jer-1-8" id="en-NIV-18955">Do not be afraid<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18955H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></sup> of them, for I am with you <sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18955I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></sup>and will rescue<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18955J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)"></sup> you,” declares the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18955K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></sup></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="text Jer-1-9">“<b>I have put my words in your mouth.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18956M" title="See cross-reference M">M</a>)"></sup></b></span><b> </b><span class="text Jer-1-10" id="en-NIV-18957"><b>See, today I appoint you over nations<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18957N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)"></sup> and kingdoms to uproot<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18957O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)"></sup> and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.</b>”</span></span></div>
L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-56723128754371936852012-08-18T22:05:00.002-07:002012-08-26T10:37:58.919-07:00Trust. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">You will keep in perfect peace</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">those whose minds are steadfast,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">because they trust in you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Isaiah 26:3</span></div>
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<br />L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291423433196847078.post-36021729818952227222012-07-31T09:08:00.000-07:002012-09-09T16:05:49.059-07:00Ok, so here's the plan.So many people- acquaintances, relatives, friends, co-workers, have asked me - what I'll be doing in the fall. And I suppose the generally accepted answer would be- college. If you know me, you know how painfully indecisive I am. But God so graciously led me to this - it just seemed like the <i>right thing</i>.<br />
So I've been accepted to the ywam photography discipleship training school in Orlando Florida! I'm so excited to start this part of my journey and see how God is going to move and work, stretch and use me, and use my passion for photography. <br />
Some details:<br />
I'll be spending 3 months in Orlando for the training. I'll have classes and be learning about evangelism and photojournalism, and doing weekly photo assignments, as well as other things.<br />
For the outreach, I'll be spending 2 months in either Turkey, India, China/Thailand, Southern Africa or the Dominican Republic. The photography dts students will be praying about where we are called to go and choose that way.<br />
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I do still have a lot to do until September 24. Such as, but not limited to: book flights, conquer fear of being alone in airport, purchase lenses, fundraise/fun-raise :) But I know God will provide and prepare me.<br />
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<i>"In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9</i><br />
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<br />L▲R▲K▲Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01972229391111042904noreply@blogger.com0