Kari Jobe

I know that you are for me.

Kari Jobe "You are For Me"

Freedom is here.

God is doing some crazy things in my heart lately since returning from Haiti. I have been blessed to continue to work with foster children in an environment where my main focus can be simply to love these kids the way Christ does. I have enjoyed every minute so far.

Through my experience of working with these children - I have also started learning more about the relationship between foster kids and sex trafficking. There was a statistic I heard recently that stirred my heart saying that, "about 70% precent about children who were in foster care will later be sex trafficked." This hurt me so much to know these lovely children I care for daily could end up in such a terrible situation.

Ultimately - I want to learn more. I want to seek answers and understanding for sex trafficking in our states as well as in other countries. How does it happen? How are people in it? How do they get out? And ultimately, learn about how to help to get these women out and show them how Christ values them more then they can imagine.

Watch this documentary and tell me it doesn't change your life.

Praise God for a King

who gives a women dignity instead of taking it.

Adventures in Missions: Haiti 8/5-8/10

I can't help being so amazed by God and just how awesome he is right now. I had the privilege of being about to go with Adventures in Missions to Port Au Prince, Haiti for 6 days.

Now my last mission trip was 2 months in 2008, to Zambia through The Navigators. The focus for that trip was to reach out and minister with students at the University of Zambia. Upon returning from the trip, I somewhat told myself that if I was going to do Missions again - I wanted to go longer. I was very against going somewhere for 'just a week' because I felt it wouldn't have been affective.

I look at that now - and how God must have just been laughing at my pure foolishness. Little did I know that 4 years later, he would call me to go back out of my comfort zone to Haiti for less then a week. Before going to Haiti, I still had a shallow and immature view of God and his greatness. In my mind, I had a lot of negative thoughts. Please don't misunderstand - I was so excited to go and get out of town but I questioned how much God would be able to do in such a short time and if I was capable of really coming back changed.

Once again - I'm sure God just laughed.

6 days is all it took. For nothing is impossible for God.

My heart is heavy now as I sit on my comfortable bed in Miami, Florida typing on my Macbook that easily costed 1K to purchase. I sit here comfortable with lights, AC, walls, closed windows, and no bugs. I have all the luxuries that most Americans possess. Yet I have seen the other side. I see what the poor look like. I've seen their homes and the things that they have possessed yet I have seen such great joy. 

America is full of material things that ultimately distract us from his kingdom. Haiti is considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere yet they are Rich in Christ.

I long to limit distractions. Get away from all that hinders me. Throw it off and run towards Christ. My dear leader on the trip said, "You are only as close to Christ right now as you choose to be." Well Lord, I desire to be Close and I choose to be. Make it happen. Don't stop breaking, stretching, remaking me until we meet in eternity.

Acts 4:20 "As for me (us), I (we) cannot help speaking about all that I have seen and heard."

Mark 10:9 "Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."

Laminin - Louie Giglio

Grace.

"Even if I want to run, it isn't really what I want -- what I want is Him, even if I don't believe it. If he made all this existence, you would think He would know what he is doing, and you would think He could be trusted. Everything I want is just Him, to get lost in Him, to feel His love and more and more of this dazzling that He does. I wonder at His beautiful system and how it feels better than anything I could choose or invent for myself. I wonder as I gaze up at the night sky, this love letter from God to creations, this reminder that somewhere there is peace, somewhere this is order, and I think about how great His Kingdom is, and is going to be, and I wonder, in this rare and beautiful moment, how could I ver want to walk away from it all."

Donald Miller - "Through Painted Deserts"


This quote spoke wonders to me tonight. I am thankful a friend of my reminded me of this truth. How amazing is our God. How can I look around at all of creation and not see the beauty and creativity of the one who made it all? And how could I see all these things - and not desire to draw near to him?

He is worthy of all praise, glory and honor. And on a daily basis  - I give him not even half of what is owed to him but he loves me all the same.