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Classic Jack! I love that he has different facial expressions and the humor is perfect! Enjoy:)

"Myths REVEAL to us what we are capable of."

"Myth is a lane down which we walk in order to REPOSSESS our soul."

Who's Fighting For Them?

Who is fighting for them??? That is the question that I have been asking myself for the last 4 days since the conference. http://www.freedom-summit.org I attending this conference and was blown away. I haven't been able to sleep and the thought of fighting for these kids will not escape my mind.

I have 2 boys and it's easy to fight for them! They are mine! But these kids that are sold into prostitution and slavery, who is fighting for them? I think about the parents that SOLD them into this life and I am stumped. How bad is life that you have to sell one of your kids. I look at my life and say there are plenty of "things" in my house that I can sell before my kids. I have plenty of family that will give everything so they can survive. The church won't let this happen! To get down to selling your kids...life must suck!

I travel the chain of these kids getting raped and look to the homes/villages where they come from. Where is Jesus in this whole equation? I wonder what life would be like to have HOPE in Jesus. I know life would change for them!



Have HOPE in Jesus!

The verses that stick out in my mind from the conference are Psalm 27:1-3. These verses were a prayer of a 5 year old girl who was sold into prostitution! As she was getting raped she was reading this on her wall by her bed...

¹ The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?

² When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh,
when my enemies and my foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.

³ Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then will I be confident.

Can you say WOW! They she was rescued and she is free! Someone said they would fight for her and now she is free.

I am still trying to figure out what Jesus wants me to do with all this info. I want to say "I AM" fighting for these kids! I think Jesus would fight for them...but in what way? Pray for these kids!

Human Trafficking

Slaves? Really? Yeah! There are millions that are enslaved and today I'm going to a conference to hear from leaders fighting against slavery.

http://freedom-summit.org

Can you HEAR God?

How do you hear from God? Can you even hear Him? That pic says so much for me trying to hear Him speak to me. I know that He is there but I have a weird face whenever He tells me something.

God spoke directly to Betsey and I about a big life change for our family in the same week. She had a dream and God was speaking to me through prayer. Two totally different times but the same word. I was confident in Him and His words. But still, we question is the word.

Yesterday, as we waited for a call, I sensed God was laughing at me cause I knew what He said to both of us. I got from Him, "I already told both of you knuckle heads the answer and you still doubt me?". The call came and I was surprised. WOW...my prayer is to hear God and trust with my heart that His words are FINAL!

Anyways...God is good and I need to clear out my ears!

The Future...

The future is wide open for me. I look forward and dream about what God has for me and my little family. My mind is so small that I can't even see everything that God wants me to do. This pic speaks so much to where my eyes are focused on...I'm trying to look through my hands and see what my plan is for my life. Where if you step back, you can see so much more of what God wants from me. I think everyone can see better where God wants me but I have to put my hands down and rest in His will for my life.

I pray that I can see where God wants me serving and where I would be best used for His glory. God is good and I know that he has something awesome for me and I can't wait to see where and what that is.

Put your hands down and see how much God wants for you and your life!

Hume Lake Winter Camp '09

Hume Lake Winter Camp '09!

So, my buddy Tim Brady called me on Thursday around 4pm. He asked me if I could go as a leader with him and his Jr. High Youth Group to Hume. They were leaving at 9am FRiDAY! I had a bunch of things going for the whole weekend but as I thought about it, I called him and said YEAH BABY!

I taught at his church a couple weeks ago, so the kids knew my face. As I pulled up to the church in Alamo, Tim came running over to me and gave me a fatty hug. Not really but that's what I was dreaming about:) Anyways, I found him and then he gave me the kids I would be driving, three 6th Grade girls (that were crazy) and two 8th Grade boys (that didn't really talk). We had a good time driving.

I was praying that the kids would like me and accept me! I was praying that I wouldn't step on the leaders toes. I was praying that I could hear Jesus! I was praying that God would put people in my path that I could talk to about life. I was praying! God answered everything!!!

The weekend was packed with fun, new friends and a whole bunch of Jesus! I was very impressed with Tim and his kids. 1st...there was NO drama! These kids were all different but they were all a little family. It was awesome to see them worship without any regard of anyone around them. They came together to worship and I saw Jesus shine from them! The time in the cabins were fun as usual.

All in all, the weekend was very refreshing. To see ministry happen, see Jesus move and be free. It was nice to be at Hume and listening to His voice.

The hardest thing that I had to cope with was, I was at Hume without my kids. (well, Ryan's kids) I have spent the last 5 years going to Hume in the summer and having great weeks. Building relationships, dealing with DRAMA and seeing God work everything out in His timing. I thank God for everything that I have seen, smelt, touched, tasted and heard at CBC. God is good and I love seeing Him work in his time.

Thanks Tim and Jr. Highers for a great weekend!