i am currently in a whirlwind of preparation. weekly meetings, learning a dance routine, frequent e-mails and updates...all for a trip of epic proportions.
i've been learning a lot this year and it's been on my heart to be a part of missions this summer with my church, new philly. i took part in a gangster "school of world missions" when the pastors of
living hope church in emeryville, california came to korea and taught us during one intense weekend. i heard stories of teams
seeing the lame walk, blind men see, the deaf hearing, and those in pain being healed. my one missions experience with SPU in 2008 was a great learning experience, but we definitely did not see signs and wonders to that extent and i knew i wanted to be a part of it.
and the doors flew open. i became a leader of new philly after going through training and qualified to go with living hope on their mission trip. i am one of two to be sent out by new philly with living hope. we are meeting the team there, so our preparation is separate but our mission is the same.
as i said, we are learning a body worship dance (and it's really good so far), preparing testimonies and sermons to preach, learning about spiritual warfare and altar ministry. i'm really being tested and purified during this season.
i will be in INDONESIA from august 8th to august 18th!
i'm excited yet still a bit apprehensive because i don't know completely what to expect. i really appreciate your prayers! please partner with me in prayer for the people of indonesia - they don't know that a wave a grace is about the hit them. if you want to support my trip financially, you can do that
here. i'm definitely giving it over to God to provide.
in the meantime, my senior students just took their finals. i have some golden quotes i'm going to share once i'm finished grading. the underclassmen have one more week of school then finals week. it's coming to an end so quickly. it's especially bittersweet for the seniors graduating this friday. they've been together (in a small room!) for the past year (at least, and some of them longer) and they've become family. it's such a blessing to get to spend time with them every week and i've seen their relationships evolve over the year. they are excited for the future (although some of them aren't sure of their plans), but leaving each other will definitely be leaving some holes.
graduation update next week then!
while we're at it...happy canada day!
