One Week!

At this time next week, I will not be on a computer rather I will be on a plane flying to Lake Tahoe for an awesome summer of serving the love of my life Jesus Christ. Josh left on Saturday and arrived on Sunday in South Asia. He is loving every minute of it and I know God is working in big ways over there! We only communicate via text. He has 50 international text until June 17. So every so often I get a text. This summer is gonna be great for both of us to grow in Christ! Recently I have decided to start digging into some books of the Bible. I have started in Galatians and God has blown my mind and God is also showing me a lot as I continue to read Authentic Beauty by Leslie Ludy. I have came up with some goals for my summer that I feel like I need to work on and that I feel God is working on in me.
Goals for Summer:
1. To rediscover my intimate love relationship with Jesus Christ.
2. To learn my life is not my own and its NOT about me.
3. To give God the glory and not my self, to learn to be humble.
4. To let my life be a response for all Christ has done for me.
5. For the changes that God does in my life to be permanent and NOT just temporary.
This morning as I was having my quiet time I was reading Galatians chapter 3 and God was showing me how I have to live by faith and not by sight. And how we received Christ in salvation by faith yet I expect to know everything right away but thats not how God work He works off faith.So I am striving to do that now in my life. As I got done with my quiet time I noticed something neat in my journal. I journal as I have my quiet time. I finished reading in Galatians about faith and looked down and the verse that was on my page was Hebrews 11:1. Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Each page has a verse on it at the bottom and that was the one on the page when I finished writing and reading about faith! God sure is awesome!
As I prepare to leave in the next week be praying even more now for the children in Tahoe, my leaders in Tahoe, my team, and for safety. God has big plans and I can't wait to see them unfold.

My life's purpose

I am currently ready Authentic Beauty by Leslie Ludy. God has revealed so much to me through just the first four chapters. I have harbored sin and let go of my first love and replaced Him with other lovers. And its time it all changed and I returned to my first love. So I spent time in prayer to night asking for forgiveness, repenting, and getting rid of other lovers in my life such as selfishness, success, my dreams and hopes. My life is nothing if it's not driven by Christ. I want to be set-apart. I don't want to be Christian only in title, I want to be Christian in my everyday life, in how I live, act, and speak. During this time of seeking Him, God revealed to me His purpose for my life, so from now on all I do must relate to and go under inspection of my life purpose statement.
My Purpose:
My life's purpose here on this Earth is to know my Heavenly Father intimately, and my life is to be a response to what He has done for me on Calvary. While I am here on Earth until I go home I am called to make disciples in all Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the Earth. - Kacey's Life Purpose designed by her Heavenly Father.
So God is going deep with me, and I am going deep with Him as He prepares me for my summer in Tahoe and for the rest of my walk and life with Him.
Please continue to pray for me, the leaders who will be leading us as summer missionaries, my team, and the people and children of Tahoe that the would be receptive to the still calm voice of God desiring for them to become His children and part of our family of God.

It's getting closer!!

Well I just finished up my semester and boy was it a toughy. I took 3 upper division Biology classes and I think I pulled out at least a B in all of them. Well summer missions is rapidly approaching. 25 days!!! I am so excited to see what God has in store for me personally this summer as well as how I can serve Him to the fullest! I have been heartbroken over the floods and have wondered why I am going to Tahoe when I could stay here and do missions. But God said to me this flood does not surprise me I knew it was going to happen when I called you to Tahoe. He said I want you to help here if you can until you leave then serve in Tahoe. This was God's plan all along and NONE of this surprises Him. Thank you once again for the overwhelming response of financial support its been truly a blessing. I leave June 2 and starting now I covet your prayers more than ever. Thank you for loving Jesus, loving me, and loving the lost. Pray hard.

LAKE TAHOE!

Well it was interview weekend this weekend. As most of you know I put down Southcoast Maine, Tahoe Resort Ministries, and Philippines (orphanage)and those are in the order God revealed them to me. Neither of them has prevalence over another. I had no clue where I was going but I was being obedient and saying "Here I am send me." I know God has great things in store for this summer. I can't wait to love on kids all summer. Oh and by the way Josh is going to South Asia for 7 weeks. Here is my description of my mission:
Tahoe Resort Ministries

NEED: 2 female students

MISSION: To serve with Tahoe Resort Ministries and invest yourself in the lives of children and families in the Tahoe City community and beautiful surrounding Lake Tahoe area

PARTNERS: 2 students will be appointed by TN BCM; additional team members will be appointed by other state BCM's

TERM OF SERVICE: June 2 - August 7

RESPONSIBILITIES: As a summer missionary with Tahoe Resort Ministries your primary responsibilities will include leading the Big A Club during the day and Parent's Night Out for children and families in the community. Activities for the kids will include crafts, games, Bible stories, recreation and sports, outdoor activities, field trips, music, etc. You will also be involved with church activities on Sunday such as youth ministry, Children's Church, music, building relationships with people who come, etc. Other ministry activities can include hiking, beach ministry, college and student ministry, and other activities in order to build relationships and share Christ.

PLEASE BEGIN PRAYING NOW FOR MY TEAMMATES, THE PEOPLE I ENCOUNTER, AND THAT I WOULD WILLINGLY LET GOD USE ME LIKE NO OTHER THIS SUMMER!

God has been calling me to missions for the past 4 or 5 years. Well this semester, God started calling me more and more I mean I couldnt study, sleep, or focus on anything but that however I still made A's on test now thats God. So I went and talked to my youth minister and got this situated out in my heart and mind. That night was our Christmas thing at the B. Stacy spoke and had us write one thing we need to surrender or commit to God in the next year. We wrote these on ornaments. Well just that afternoon is when I had talked to my youth minister. And I knew what I had to write (Gods plan is perfect) and I wrote I surrender my will to God and I know missions will be a part of my life and I am available when You want me God. I didnt write all of that but thats what I said to God. Then on Dec 13, I surrendered to missions publicly at church. Also this semester I am praying about where God wants to send me this next summer. And I feel like He is pulling my heart toward, maine, the philippines, or tahoe. And yes, the phiippines scares me but I know God will take care of me and provide the money. So I am praying about where He will send me and each one deals with children. The philippines is an orphange project. I can't wait to see what God has in store for summer 2010. This spring break I am going to Reynosa, Mexico on a mission trip with the B. I also got my passport this semester (my Christmas gift). SO i am praying on where God wants me to go and how He will provide the funds. Funny thing is I had a dream about God providing hte funds for me to go to mexico and maine or mexico and the philippines. So that gave me some assurance and relief. I guess God does still speak through dreams. Well if yall would be praying for me it would be great. Thank you for all your prayers and support in the past. I will update around Feburary which is interview weekend. :)

Home Sweet Home

Well i have been home almost a week now.
And i have just started to realize everything God did in my life this summer! I am putting the negative aside and reflecting only on the positive!
The BIGGEST thing that happened to me this summer is I got SO MUCH CLOSER to my Lord and Savior. He taught me so many new and wonderful things. I have always heard the Gospel stories but had never read them for myself...well that's not so anymore. I read all four Gospels this summer and God transformed my life! I saw each story in a new light but all in all I discovered the intimate relationship Jesus had with His Heavenly Father while He walked this earth. And to have that in mind while reading the crucifixion and resurrection story just puts me in awe. Its amazing to know that GOD LOVES US SO MUCH AND HE WANTS AN INTIMATE LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH US!
God also taught me this summer that people WILL fail you. In so many ways this happened this summer from team issues to the world falling apart in Clarksville one week. I definitely learned that there is NO ONE ELSE WE SHOULD PUT ALL OF OUR TRUST IN AND RELY ON MORE THAT GOD WHO IS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND HEAVENLY FATHER AND HE WANTS TO KNOW US AND HAS A PERFECT PLAN FOR US EVEN IF WE CANT SEE HOW AT THE TIME!
God showed me so much about waiting and having patience to wait for His plan to unfold in my life. God is NOT a Magic Eight Ball...we don't just go to Him ask a question and shake Him to see what we get. We are to go to Him humbly and seek His face and His will completely. Not our own will with our own good in mind. That brings me to another thing I learned this summer is that i am one SELFISH person! ITS NOT ABOUT ME AT ALL! I AM JUST A VAPOR AND GOD HAS SUCH A BIGGER PICTURE THAN I CAN'T SEE AND I AM NOT EVEN PROMISED TOMORROW! all i need to do is live for God today and follow Him where He leads me in the future. He is in control and all I need. I am so in love with the God of this universe and He loves me so much and out of the billion people on this planet He cares to know me personally and He care to know each individual personally and He desires that intimate relationship with each of them BUT HOW WILL THEY KNOW IF WE NEVER GET OVER OURSELVES AND SHARE THE GREATEST GIFT WE HAVE...and i am just as guilty at this...i am the worlds worst at making excuses for not telling people about Jesus which goes back to I AM SELFISH but this gift is for EVERYONE NOT JUST ME! and I HAVE TO STOP MAKING EXCUSES AND GO WHERE GOD LEADS ME! For this fall that means APSU is my mission field. Next summer i don't know where it will be I feel as if God is leading me to go to Maine but that is going to require daily seeking God's face and His will.
God has taught me so much this summer and my relationship with Him has got so much better. And I will never fully know the impact I had on kids lives this summer but i know i planted so many seeds and discipled many new followers of Christ :)
This summer was SO LIFE CHANGING AND AMAZING!
I miss being on the mission field so much...and I can't wait to get back to it, but the mission doesn't stop when i come home! Its just getting started! God has GREAT plans :)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS THIS SUMMER THEY MEAN SO MUCH TO ME! A THOUSAND THANK YOU'S COULD NEVER EXPRESS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS. CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ME AS I SEE GOD'S WILL IN WHERE TO GO NEXT!
I LOVE YALL!
<3Kacey.