Wonderful time with Family and Friends

My two weeks in Longmont are almost over. I have had a wonderful time staying at my grandmother's house and am so thankful that I was able to come. My grandmother is 87 years old, and we accomplished all three things on her vacation wish list while I was here.

Our final adventure took place on Thursday. I drove my grandma and my cousins' daughter, 3 year old Maylea, up to Rocky Mountain National Park. What a beautiful drive! Grandma even treated us to McDonalds for lunch and a blizzard from DQ when we made it back to Longmont.

I am so blessed to have been able to spend time with several of my friends from high school and even catch up with my favorite teacher from middle school. Thanks for all of your support guys!

Monday I will drive back to the Western Slope to spend three weeks at my parents' house in Montrose while I do my final advertisement sales for the Go To Guide Telephone Book. I also have some wonderful paintings to complete! :) Then it is off to Hawaii :)

LIFE IS GREAT! TANKEY PAPA GOD :)

Details about Youth With a Mission (YWAM) and more

Quick Facts about YWAM
-Founded by Loren and Darlene Cunningham in 1960
-Operates in more than 1,000 locations within 149 countries
-Current operating staff is more than 16,000 (the staff volunteers their time - no salaries)
-Nearly half the staff comes from non-Western Countries (Brazil, Korea, India, Indonesia, Nepal)
-Sends out 25,000 short-term missionaries each year

Here is a video of the history of the University of the Nations campus in Kona, Hawaii




This is a video put together by some of the students who did the Compassion DTS in Kona, Hawaii that finished in March, 2009


The leaders for my school, Pieter and Dawn Heres, have been involved with YWAM since 1984 and are doing amazing things. Their website explains more: www.heresfamily.com

I would be thrilled to go work with children in Cambodia or anywhere else God may call our team. We will pray about our missions outreach the first few weeks of school and should know where we will be going by the beginning of October.

Other websites you may want to look at: (just select, copy, and paste in a new browser window)
www.ywam.org/contents/abo_introduction.htm
www.uofnkona.edu
www.uofnkona.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=179&Itemid=128

Sing Praise from the Mountaintops

Today was a glorious day - I believe the Lord made it especially beautiful for a convertible ride up Trail Ridge Road with my dear, dear friend, Joanna. With the top down and the sun warming our faces, we drove up to the top of Rocky Mountain National Park to spend some time praising the Lord. The whole time we were hiking (trying to stay on the rocks so we didn't kill the delicate plants of the tundra) the song of my heart was "You are Love, Love, Love, Love. Lord you are Love, Love, Love, Love."

I was praising the Lord for showing His love through all of my wonderful friends and family. Thank you all for loving me for who I am. I pray that you will see the Lord's love coming through your friends and family. I also pray that you will be so overflowing with the love of and for the Lord, that it spills into the lives of the ones around you. Lord, thank you for loving all of us, your precious children. God, thank you for being love.

I was reading in 1 John 4 today and learning more about God's love and how He showed his love. This phrase, the second half of verse 16, especially spoke to my heart. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him

Disclaimer - The photo above is from Trail Ridge Road, but I actually took it in mid June, not today. So, there was less snow today and also fewer clouds. It was beautiful!!!

The countdown is on... Departure day for Kona, HI is 4 weeks, 5 days away!

Farewell to Gunnison

I have lived in Sunny Gunny for 8 wonderful years. When I first moved here for college in August 2001, I never thought I would be here so long. I came to Gunnison partly because I thought the people were so nice. I had no idea how many incredible souls I would cross paths with.

I've developed countless friendships and have too many memories to count. Sunday will be the day to say goodbye to my friends, roommates, and my church family. If you know me at all, you realize there will be many, many tears. (I tend to be marked as a "crier"). Thank you to everyone I know here for making Gunnison the wonderful place it is.

Last Monday our women's small group had a time of prophesy for me. I had heard of this before, but never been part of it. Thank you to Ali and Bistro for teaching us what you knew and guiding the evening.

The Lord spoke words of encouragement to my heart through the other women in the group. Any anxiety that I may have had was replaced with excitement and comfort through the Lord. A few of the scriptures shared during that time include: Psalm 13 (especially 5-6), Psalm 21 (especially 1-2), Exodus 14:14, Zephaniah 3:17 The passages are written out on the bar to the right.

You will notice a theme of rejoicing for the Lord and He for me as well as instruction for me to trust in the Lord and to find comfort and rest in Him. Please pray that I continue to praise our Father for the blessings and provisions he has given me. Also pray that I trust Him and let down my guard to allow Him to do his works through me.

I will be driving to Longmont on Sunday to spend two wonderful weeks at my Grandma's house then heading to Montrose for three weeks with my parents.

I am so grateful to have the opportunity to spend time with my family before I fly to Hawaii on the 21st. I am not sure where God will take me through this adventure or when I will find myself in Colorado again.

Thank you for your prayers, support and for joining me in this "Adventure for the Lord"