Sorry I haven't been so motivate to blog lately. Here's another update: Last week our teacher was Ken Helser from North Carolina. You may have heard of his son, Jonathan Helser. He's a worship leader from the states. Ken is just the sweetest old man who lives a life of servanthood better than anyone I have ever met. During one of the teaching sessions I spilled my tea on the floor and he stopped teaching and insisted that I let him clean it up for me! After meals he was always taking everyone's dishes and helping clean up. He is so in love with his wife that he's been married to for 40 years and he love's to talk about his children and grandchildren. Their ministry in North Carolina is called "A place for the heart" He truly has a heart bursting with love for others. The reason he's like this is because He's allowed his heart to truly become one with God's heart. He kept telling us all week how he would love for us to have the life he has. It was so inspiring. here's just a few of Ken's wise words that I wrote down in my notes:
-We don't always get what we want, but because God the father loves us, he gives us what we need.
-Anything that does not flow out of a heart of worship comes from the flesh. Worship is giving my whole self to God for Him to enjoy.
-You cannot understand yourself, by yourself.
-Our greatest weapon against the devil is rest "When we work, God rests. When we rest, God works" rest=trust
-would you want someone else to be you? If not then the words coming out of your mouth don't have any power.
there were so many other wonderful things that he taught us, but most of all what he taught us was to learn with our hearts. To not just store information in our mind, but to really learn it in our hearts by doing something about it. To take action! So, that's what I'm trying to do right now.This week was really life changing for me. I'm still wrestling with a lot of things that I learned about myself and God. A lot of things in my life came into the light. But that's what I'm here for and God is continually reminding me how precious this time is and how blessed I am to have this experience.
*This week we're learning about missions, next week evangelism, then winter break from the 17-20, creative week, outreach prep week, then outreach! That means we only have four weeks until we leave for mexico! I'm nervous and excited all at the same time. please pray for our safety, good health, and God's strength and provision as we travel and serve. And especially that my skin and eyeballs won't boil once I meet the sun again.
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