Tahoe Tomorrow!

Well tomorrow morning is the day I have been waiting for. I leave to go to Lake Tahoe! Pray for Brittni and I as we travel tomorrow. Pray that when all of our team meets that we get along and all bond and gel together. Pray that God will work as we are traveling and as we arrive in Tahoe. Pray for the people we will encounter. Pray that the people of Tahoe would have open hearts for God. Pray that God will soften hearts and that people will realize they need Jesus. Pray that I would be bold enough to share my story and not miss opportunities! God has big things in store for this summer and I don't have a clue as to what they are and for the first time in my life I'm ok not knowing the future! Pray hard! I will update soon!

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. :)