Ever since I was younger, I think I always kept a diary or a journal. Now that this is the technological age, I keep a xanga + a blogger, just because I like writing my thoughts down and documenting them to reflect on in the future. Often times when I'm not in front of a computer, I'll keep a written journal, and sometimes, it ends up collecting notes and tidbits from different parts of my life. One notebook in particular I found while I was looking for paper to write on while I was prepping for the last Co(llege)Fe(llowship) meeting that will take place this Sunday. As I was flipping through looking for a blank page, I found old sermon notes, angry frustrated notes, devotional notes, random notes, and I came across this page where I wrote down some verses, that gave me comfort at the time. At the end I wrote that I wanted to memorize them and I wanted God to pull me close so he could change me to be a better witness to those I love and those around me. Well I haven't memorized them, haha, but I feel like by coming across it, God was giving me a reminder of my continual journey and walk with him. While this series has convicted a lot of things in my heart over the summer, God is still working, molding, and shaping me into the woman that he wants me to be, into the servant that he wants me to be. As I'm looking forward to the school year and the responsibilities I'll be taking on, I'm comforted in knowing that God will lead me and help to guide me through.
Psalm 61:
"Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you; I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. For you have heard my vows, Oh God; you have given me the heritage for those who fear your name. Increase the days of the king's life, his years for many generations. May he be enthrone in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him. Then I will sing praise to your name and fulfill my vows day after day." Amen.
Joshua 1:9
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Romans 12:12
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."
Hebrews 13:5
"...because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'"
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Anchorage Day 2
Today was the second day at the Boys and Girls Club, after getting a very sore night of sleep, I surprisingly felt very well rested regardless. During the first hour or so, it is very hard for me to get into the groove of things, mostly because I'm like the floater helper. I have no workshop of my own, so I feel like I have no place, however I just walk around and try to help out as best as I can. When it comes time to dance though, I feel right at home. Although it is a relatively basic routine, it is still fun to be able to dance and teach them and see the kids get so excited to learn something new and then show it off. Seriously, if I get an opportunity to train better and then later on teach, I would do it, it's such a great feeling; and then on top of that getting the opportunity to talk about God to them and the type of music that they listen to. It's really great to be able to use something I love and share that alongside the Gospel. :D
Today's program went well. We had a way bigger turnout than yesterday, so it was really encouraging, and the craft we did allowed us to share the Salvation message with the kids one on one...or two on one. The two girls I had were like polar opposites. One girl was really listening, but the other girl was all over the place. She kept interrupting me and telling me different stories, but it was okay, because it gave me opportunity to share how God applies to those different things. They ended up praying the prayer accepting Jesus into their lives, but based off of how things went, I'm not quite sure how the one girl was really thinking about it. So I'll just keep praying for them. At such a young age, many of these kids see a lot of bad stuff happening around them, and have no answers as to why, or what to do about them. Please pray for the kids in Mountain View Boys and Girls Club.
Prayer Requests:
- That God will lead us through the last day, and we will remain focused.
- That He will work in the hearts of those that accepted Christ today, and help them find good mentors that will nurture their spirit and help them grow.
- For Perry's safe flight home tonight.
- For our health and energy.
That's it for now!
Today's program went well. We had a way bigger turnout than yesterday, so it was really encouraging, and the craft we did allowed us to share the Salvation message with the kids one on one...or two on one. The two girls I had were like polar opposites. One girl was really listening, but the other girl was all over the place. She kept interrupting me and telling me different stories, but it was okay, because it gave me opportunity to share how God applies to those different things. They ended up praying the prayer accepting Jesus into their lives, but based off of how things went, I'm not quite sure how the one girl was really thinking about it. So I'll just keep praying for them. At such a young age, many of these kids see a lot of bad stuff happening around them, and have no answers as to why, or what to do about them. Please pray for the kids in Mountain View Boys and Girls Club.
Prayer Requests:
- That God will lead us through the last day, and we will remain focused.
- That He will work in the hearts of those that accepted Christ today, and help them find good mentors that will nurture their spirit and help them grow.
- For Perry's safe flight home tonight.
- For our health and energy.
That's it for now!
Day 1 in Anchorage
What a long day! I figured I'd legit update to help me fall asleep, so here goes.
Our days here are going to be set up as workshops from 2-4 at the Mountain View Boys and Girls Club. My workshop was hip hop, and while the piece (which I used from National Dance Day's Nappytabs routine) was very basic, I realized that even so, it was still difficult to teach because many of the kids didn't feel confident in being able to get the choreography. But it was amazing to be able to use dance, something I'm passionate about, as a means of personally getting to know the kids better. And of course now I'm sore -_-. But aside from that we had our first Bible Camp, and while a very small number of kids showed up, it was both a "good" and a "bad" thing. Of course it's disheartening to not have many people sign up the first day, but it worked because we were all so exhausted, if we had more kids, we probably wouldn't have been functioning. The good thing was that the kids seemed to enjoy the skits and our songs and stuff, and pay attention to part of our message.
Since working with kids and teens, I've been noticing a lot of characteristics that these kids have that I used to have when I was their age. It was strange for me to try to remember the things I got mad about, the nothingness I filled my life with. Very eye-opening.
Prayer Requests:
- That God will give us a new passion to do his work in Anchorage, and that we can keep up our strength for the next two days
- Praise that we're mostly over our colds now (Team members)
- Pray for Perry's safety as he flies back to Jersey
- That tomorrow God will open doors for us to be able to reach those he wants us to reach and that he will open their hearts and ears so they can absorb the Gospel
That's it for now! Good Night!
Our days here are going to be set up as workshops from 2-4 at the Mountain View Boys and Girls Club. My workshop was hip hop, and while the piece (which I used from National Dance Day's Nappytabs routine) was very basic, I realized that even so, it was still difficult to teach because many of the kids didn't feel confident in being able to get the choreography. But it was amazing to be able to use dance, something I'm passionate about, as a means of personally getting to know the kids better. And of course now I'm sore -_-. But aside from that we had our first Bible Camp, and while a very small number of kids showed up, it was both a "good" and a "bad" thing. Of course it's disheartening to not have many people sign up the first day, but it worked because we were all so exhausted, if we had more kids, we probably wouldn't have been functioning. The good thing was that the kids seemed to enjoy the skits and our songs and stuff, and pay attention to part of our message.
Since working with kids and teens, I've been noticing a lot of characteristics that these kids have that I used to have when I was their age. It was strange for me to try to remember the things I got mad about, the nothingness I filled my life with. Very eye-opening.
Prayer Requests:
- That God will give us a new passion to do his work in Anchorage, and that we can keep up our strength for the next two days
- Praise that we're mostly over our colds now (Team members)
- Pray for Perry's safety as he flies back to Jersey
- That tomorrow God will open doors for us to be able to reach those he wants us to reach and that he will open their hearts and ears so they can absorb the Gospel
That's it for now! Good Night!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
It's not about Me. Not at all.
I need some serious prayer.
Maybe this is God's way of constantly reminding me that it's not about me. That instead of teens I'm working with kids. Out of our team and the CEF team, I am the only one my age, which makes it very difficult to talk about day to day things without feeling either too old or too young for the conversation.
I was excited for this trip because God has given me a "great story" which could very much relate to the teens in Alaska, and just how God has been faithful and gracious throughout my trials, yet God has shown me through ^^ above, that it is really not about me. It is His will that I am working with the kids, and it will be on His time for me to have a chance to really share with someone the Gospel. I think today is the first day I really felt some spiritual warfare in my heart, as my attitude was becoming very bitter towards the end of the night, and I was really just torn apart by the various frustrations I felt building up over what I wanted rather than what God has in store.
Before I ask for prayer request, I have a praise. Praise God that we have other ministry teams that we can fellowship with and share how God is working throughout this week. It has been nice to hear from people that have ministered at this conference for some time now, and it has been a blessing.
Please pray:
- For my attitude, that God will continue to show me how to trust in Him, and to wait for Him to work. Also that I can continue to show love to these kids in a very genuine way and not in a way that seems obligatory because I am ministering to them through our program.
- Please pray for the continual recovery and just overall health issues our team has been encountering
- For safety as we travel to Liberty Falls in the morning and will do hiking and a picnic; and also strength and energy for the evening conference.
Thank you, and In Him,
xtinee
Maybe this is God's way of constantly reminding me that it's not about me. That instead of teens I'm working with kids. Out of our team and the CEF team, I am the only one my age, which makes it very difficult to talk about day to day things without feeling either too old or too young for the conversation.
I was excited for this trip because God has given me a "great story" which could very much relate to the teens in Alaska, and just how God has been faithful and gracious throughout my trials, yet God has shown me through ^^ above, that it is really not about me. It is His will that I am working with the kids, and it will be on His time for me to have a chance to really share with someone the Gospel. I think today is the first day I really felt some spiritual warfare in my heart, as my attitude was becoming very bitter towards the end of the night, and I was really just torn apart by the various frustrations I felt building up over what I wanted rather than what God has in store.
Before I ask for prayer request, I have a praise. Praise God that we have other ministry teams that we can fellowship with and share how God is working throughout this week. It has been nice to hear from people that have ministered at this conference for some time now, and it has been a blessing.
Please pray:
- For my attitude, that God will continue to show me how to trust in Him, and to wait for Him to work. Also that I can continue to show love to these kids in a very genuine way and not in a way that seems obligatory because I am ministering to them through our program.
- Please pray for the continual recovery and just overall health issues our team has been encountering
- For safety as we travel to Liberty Falls in the morning and will do hiking and a picnic; and also strength and energy for the evening conference.
Thank you, and In Him,
xtinee
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Greetings from...Detroit?!
Yes, you read that correctly, we are in Detroit. Now I'm sure you're wondering wait...wasn't it Alaska Missions Trip? Well yes, and throughout today's events God has showed me, besides his humorous side, but also to count my blessings.
So start from last night, I stayed up all night doing last minute laundry and packing, that by the time I was done, it made no sense to sleep because I had to wake up in 30 minutes to get ready to go to the airport. Or so I thought, because before I got into the shower, Mrs. Hui (Helen) called me and told me our 12:45 pm flight was canceled. After I got off the phone, I felt very disheartened because I started to panic that things were going crazy so last minute. Thankfully we were able to find a flight for 4:15pm to Detroit and then to Anchorage, but when we got there, our flight was delayed until 5:45pm. We departed Philadelphia with a feeling of urgency because when we arrived in Detroit we had literally about 10 minutes to get from Gate 23 to Gate 70. Talk about a rush for time. We got to Detroit, and we thought maybe there was still time. To make things better, our gate had been moved to 72! Wow, what were the odds. This was very exciting all about until we pulled into the gate, and watched our flight to Anchorage pull out. Wow, talk about a salty situation. But even so, it was almost funny. Then we waited 2.5 hours in line to sort out our flight situation. And in the end, we got comp'ed rooms at Crowne Plaza along with some food vouchers.
If you can imagine, it was a pretty hectic day...and while most times I would find myself frustrated and groaning about how unfortunate my day was, I found myself adopting a positive attitude because I realized that God was really trying to show us something. First of all, God has a plan, and through LT and Mrs. Hui, they really helped remind me of that. While in our minds, it seemed like setbacks, however because our flight got canceled, we just so happened to end up in Detroit, where we were able to meet this girl Santi and also this Chinese family that has their 3 kids that are going to CMU. What are the odds? Also, as we got into Detroit, although we were delayed, we got into Detroit just in time before the storm/tornado warning hit. Could you imagine if we were trying to land and/or depart? It could've gone terribly wrong.
Today's entry is long because I feel like with such a hectic day, it is something that needs to be shared, for people to see how God is omnipotent and omniscient but also how his sense of humor plays into things. This trip we were challenged to look out for "God markers", and as a personal reflection, as I'm learning to look for them, it's teaching me not only more about who God is, and how he works; but also about how my life is when I don't take the time to see how God is working through me and in me.
Well that's all for now! Until next time! God Bless :)
For my prayer partners out there, please pray for:
-safety as we travel from Detroit to Anchorage
-our time management as we make use of the extra time God has given us to plan and prepare our time in Glennallen.
-us to be more alert to the needs of the people around us and that we will have the right words for them
So start from last night, I stayed up all night doing last minute laundry and packing, that by the time I was done, it made no sense to sleep because I had to wake up in 30 minutes to get ready to go to the airport. Or so I thought, because before I got into the shower, Mrs. Hui (Helen) called me and told me our 12:45 pm flight was canceled. After I got off the phone, I felt very disheartened because I started to panic that things were going crazy so last minute. Thankfully we were able to find a flight for 4:15pm to Detroit and then to Anchorage, but when we got there, our flight was delayed until 5:45pm. We departed Philadelphia with a feeling of urgency because when we arrived in Detroit we had literally about 10 minutes to get from Gate 23 to Gate 70. Talk about a rush for time. We got to Detroit, and we thought maybe there was still time. To make things better, our gate had been moved to 72! Wow, what were the odds. This was very exciting all about until we pulled into the gate, and watched our flight to Anchorage pull out. Wow, talk about a salty situation. But even so, it was almost funny. Then we waited 2.5 hours in line to sort out our flight situation. And in the end, we got comp'ed rooms at Crowne Plaza along with some food vouchers.
If you can imagine, it was a pretty hectic day...and while most times I would find myself frustrated and groaning about how unfortunate my day was, I found myself adopting a positive attitude because I realized that God was really trying to show us something. First of all, God has a plan, and through LT and Mrs. Hui, they really helped remind me of that. While in our minds, it seemed like setbacks, however because our flight got canceled, we just so happened to end up in Detroit, where we were able to meet this girl Santi and also this Chinese family that has their 3 kids that are going to CMU. What are the odds? Also, as we got into Detroit, although we were delayed, we got into Detroit just in time before the storm/tornado warning hit. Could you imagine if we were trying to land and/or depart? It could've gone terribly wrong.
Today's entry is long because I feel like with such a hectic day, it is something that needs to be shared, for people to see how God is omnipotent and omniscient but also how his sense of humor plays into things. This trip we were challenged to look out for "God markers", and as a personal reflection, as I'm learning to look for them, it's teaching me not only more about who God is, and how he works; but also about how my life is when I don't take the time to see how God is working through me and in me.
Well that's all for now! Until next time! God Bless :)
For my prayer partners out there, please pray for:
-safety as we travel from Detroit to Anchorage
-our time management as we make use of the extra time God has given us to plan and prepare our time in Glennallen.
-us to be more alert to the needs of the people around us and that we will have the right words for them
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The Blog is Up!
Hello World!
Welcome to my (second) little piece of the internet!
A brief introduction, I'm Christine! And while I have my blog for my normal life (my beloved and trusty and yes, outdated Xanga) I wanted to create a blog where I can talk about how God is working in my life (through missions, my college fellowship, etc.) If you can't tell already, I am a Christian, though if you meet me, you might have a hard-time figuring me out. Why? Maybe it's because I'm a loud and outgoing person that is very in your face with a partially-shaved head and a tattoo or so. But besides that, you can see that I am a person that just loves life and loves God, and I hope that as I continue to learn more about how great my God is, I can share my blessings with you (Christian or Non). So here is is: Entry #1 for Girl on a Mission. Thanks for reading!
--Xtinee
Upcoming:: Missions Trip to Alaska 6/23-7/10
CCC&C Summer College Fellowship '10
Welcome to my (second) little piece of the internet!
A brief introduction, I'm Christine! And while I have my blog for my normal life (my beloved and trusty and yes, outdated Xanga) I wanted to create a blog where I can talk about how God is working in my life (through missions, my college fellowship, etc.) If you can't tell already, I am a Christian, though if you meet me, you might have a hard-time figuring me out. Why? Maybe it's because I'm a loud and outgoing person that is very in your face with a partially-shaved head and a tattoo or so. But besides that, you can see that I am a person that just loves life and loves God, and I hope that as I continue to learn more about how great my God is, I can share my blessings with you (Christian or Non). So here is is: Entry #1 for Girl on a Mission. Thanks for reading!
--Xtinee
Upcoming:: Missions Trip to Alaska 6/23-7/10
CCC&C Summer College Fellowship '10
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