Lost In You

So this is something i wrote in Manila... let's try it on for size..
STILL NEEDS WORK

I wish I could get lost in you
Just to look in your eyes and be lost for days
I wish I can stay in your arms
Where the sin and the brokenness in my world will never tempt me
Your love is more than I can comprehend
From a life so undeserving
A heart so impure
From a pile of ash and waste you call me daughter
Like a candle that burns to give light
My heart burns to see your justice come to this city
How can a life be so blessed when thousands around me are paralyzed
Life stood still and there is nowhere to go but down
Let the city become engulfed in your arms
Where sin and brokenness escapes them and
All they want to do is become lost in you.

Well Life has been so very busy lately, but to update people on my life. I was in Manila for three weeks, were we lived in a slum called Botocan. I got back Sep. 21st. Manila is hot but also so awesome. I made many amazing friends while I was there. God really has stretched me in my way of praying, specifically praying meaningful prayers for others and myself. What does it mean to intercede for the ones I love and the ones I do not even know? Every Tuesday we would stay with a family in the community and we were able to talk with them about their life and what they experinece while living in Botocan. It was amazing becasue I saw the face of Jesus in the the people in Botocan. The smile on their faces and the love they showed me and the team, while feeding us, playing basketball, singing Justin Beiber (or any other music), walking around, talking, or playing games. The people of botocan showed me more love and taught me more than, I feel, I gave back. If you want to know more about Manila call me or chat me up.

I am pretty much settled in my apartment with my two roommates and our neighbors are very kind. The other interns are amazing! Each of them has this unique spirit that makes our team a community :)I am trying to find a job still, as with more than half of the interns as well, it is proven pretty hard and sometime discouraging to not have stable income. God is a god of provision and he will provide for my needs! I say this with confidence because I know he will. Well If I think of more to write I will. Much love to you all!

Shalom

Update!

Hey everyone! So here is my update for the Servant Partner internship. Fund raising is going O.K i guess still need about $3600 to be full funded for two years in Oakland. Questions? contact me :} slowly but surely it will get there, I have faith that God WILL provide! I am also trying to save money for the first few months while I am looking for a job to pay for rent and other expenses, proven to be a bit harder then expected...

Prayer request!
- God's provision
- God will continue to work in my life during this transition, and all that goes along with it :)
- More time with Him!

Thanks Ya'll!

Thoughts

Some good friends and I were talking today about the end of the world. Is it really 2012? When is it? and all the bad stuff in that has happened this year. Then my friend says, we always complain about what is wrong but we do not stop and look at the good, hmmmm. She is right. After thinking about what she said i started thinking about how much good is in my life, more specifically in the past 23 years, from childhood to know. I have had my share of heart ache and hurt, but that aside I look at the past events when I was growing up and realize, trough God's love and mercy, how strong it has made me and shaped me to be who I am today.
I am also a nostalgic person, so while on You Tube I start listening to these old hymns and Dolly Parton songs my mom use to sing and play to my sisters and I before bed and just thought how that calmed me even through the crappiest of times. Do you ever stop and think how great it would be in those calming situations when you were a little kid when things get chaotic now... when decisions need to be made...

First Blog

Well... I have never blogged before. This is a new concept for me. However, I am about to embark on a new leg of life where I am moving to a new place and a new community. My friend encouraged me to start a blog about my journey, so that's what i am doing. This way my community can know what is going on in my life and pray for me while I am in Oakland. So here goes nothing friends. I hope you enjoy walking along side of me while I journey into something greater. Shalom!