Since I have been in Tahoe God has not stopped working. In orientation, in A+, in lesson planning, in everything I do! So this blog is all about God moments in Tahoe.
1. "It's NOT about me. It's about God. My life is about bringing glory to God." -Debbie Wohler. Thats one of my supervisor's quote. And its so powerful because everything here is Tahoe is not about you. It's about God nad loving people with God's love. It's about being the best teacher you can be to these kids. It's about everything BUT you. And I need that reality to sink in and be lived out in my life.
2. No doesn't mean no. It just means it can't be done that way. When God told me in my senior year of highschool that I could do OT and missions I didnt believe me and he kept telling me but I still didnt believe Him. Well I do now. At Parents Night Out, He showed me when I got to work with a little boy with Down syndrome and at church Sunday when I got to work with a little girl who has cerebral palsy. I love that all along God had a plan. I trusted Him at times and other times I didnt well when I was faithful He showed me another piece of His plan for me.
3. Even though I am pouring out my life to the people of Tahoe. God is blessing me in huge ways and doing great things all around me. In South Asia, Josh is building relationships with people and being able to share about God and teaching English. In Clarksville there has been VBS like crazy this week and children have heard the Gospel. Through the passing of a precious little boy God is providing Spring Creek Baptist Church with a playground. After a tough year for that same church and it's youth group, God has provided them with an awesome youth pastor! And their world is about to be rocked in more ways that one becasue of centrifuge! God is doing huge things even in people at home that I know. And I know that the 90 Light Messengers could tell you more and I am so excited about how the kingdom is being impacted for Christ this summer.
4. When you hike and stand on a moutain here or stand by a waterfall you realize how great our God is. Its so beautiful here and you can't help but see how small you are in comparison to God.
5. God is also working in my life and showing me where to serve next summer and where my life maybe leading me. God has shown me that I need to serve internationally next summer possibly at the orphanage in the Philippines. He is also showing me that international missions oculd be my life nad to not close myself of to it at all. So I said. Here I am send me. I am willing and available and I will go.
6. I could go on and on aobut what God is doing but I can't form some of it into words thats how much He is doing in me and through me.
Things I have also learned in Tahoe:
1. It is not ok to teach a Bible Story the same way 2 days in a row. And you must be excited about telling it and let the children be involved.
2. Most of these children, this is the ONLY Jesus they see! This is all they get. But what a great opportunity to hear about God day after day in the summer they get 3 Bible Stories a day.
3. I have learned you can tell Bible stories with object lessons and games too.
God is amazing. And I stand in awe. When you fully surrender all to Christ big things happen.
"So I'll stand with arms high and heart abandoned in awe of the one who paid it all. I'll stand my soul Lord to you surrendered all I am is yours!" -Hillsong.
I am God's and He is mine. He loves me and everyone else so much.
Prayer Request:
1. My team is awesome and I hope we continue to bond more and love more and work together as a team and be the best we can be.
2. The staff especially tomorrow. These people area amazing and have already touched my life!
3. The children that their hearts would be open to Christ more and they would know Him personally.
4. The parents that they woudl come to know Christ. And that they would be open to him.
5. That God would open the eyes of all of our hearts to see the needs of people and meet them. That God would shine His light on us so that we shine whereever we are.
6. That changes I make this summer would be permanent.
7. That I take every opportunity God gives me and use it to its full potnetial.
Play hard, work hard, PRAY HARDER! God is big and I'm praying for oyu as you pray for me. I love and miss each one of you!
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