Archive for September, 2008

9.18.08

“Hello Wrist!”  Ha! So, this story I’m about to tell happened yesterday…..

During my track time yesterday afternoon, I was given the opportunity to help facilitate an “extension gathering” at an old folks home in the mentally unstable ward.I went with three other interns: Breea, Austin, Ray. It was BY far the best day I’ve had in a Long time! Mrs. Nancy Weems is the host leader and did an amazing job with the church service. So, after the service, we wheeled all of them back to their lunch room for desert……… ha. This is when the fun started! We met a woman by the name of Julie, who was an absolute sweetheart! Now remember, we were in the part of the nursing home where all of them have some kind of mental disorder… So, we started talking to Julie, and out of no where she started talking about how her fingers were connected to her knuckles and her knuckles were connecting to her (Blank),.. this is where she couldn’t remember what her ‘wrist’ was called… so i helped her out. She suddenly looked up at me, then looked at breea and then looked back down at her wrist and said, “why, I don’t believe we’ve met before! Hello writs!” aaaaaaaaahhhhaha. You ask what’s the Moral of the story? Old people are amazingly funny and you should volunteer your time to go hang out with one at a nursing home. 60% of the elderly in nursing homes never once get visited by family or friends, that’s a sad statistic.

Until Next time…

.:LoVeS:.

9.10.08

Humility & Contentment.  During prayer this morning, those were the two things that kept seeping into my thoughts. Philippians 2:3-5 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had….”. whoa. If we admit it or not, our flesh defiantly likes to look after itself rather than the people surrounding. But JESUS Say’s Die to your flesh and take up your cross, EVERY day…. not whenever we feel like it ;-) . Hard concept? No. If we all would look out for one another, instead of just caring about ourselves first, we wouldn’t have to worry so much about our own self..right? :) Not being harsh, just honest.

For me, being content in where I’m positioned right now is an amazing feeling. Never have I once felt ’secure’ in my state of being. I feel that God has everything under control, which He always does! But, I’m the worry wart :-( so this is a hard place for me to get to. It’s feeling content not only in my personal self, but with relationships as well. :)

This week has been a release and a equipment for my heart. Preparing for Africa is a whole new experience for me. My heart is breaking more and more for the people of Swaziland, and this passion I have stirred up inside me in so immense that it’s indescribable! I can’t wait to be a servant for Christ to carry on His love to these people. To give a sense of hope and belonging.  The country is beautiful in so many ways, but their Government has seriously laid an oppression upon the people-even down to children and teenagers going to school!! Having to pay more and more every grade for tuition, which most of the people barely hve any money to eat one meal a day. Then College is FREE!ahh, it just makes me want to scream! They really don’t want their country to grow and learn in order to better the place or themselves AT ALL. Isaiah 60:10- “ Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you down, in favor I will show you Compassion.” Lord, my prayer is to allow me to serve and be a light to the great people of Swazi.

Sorry for not posting lately… I’ll promise to do better!

Until Next TIme….

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