I lay me down I'm not my own I belong to you alone

Well today we are leaving Kuala Lumpor to go to Panang (I have no clue how to spell that) anyway yes that is where we are going! The ministry here in KL has been so incredible. We have been able to minister to so many people including Burma refugee kids. This has been my favorite ministry because I love working with children anyway! I've been able to lead songs with them, play with them, and clearly communicate the love of Christ to them! There have also been multiple times to share our drama chains...which shows so well how we can't take our chains off we need God to do that! Prayer and praise is what has kept our team going! I'm so glad we have a God who fights for us!

He is risen..He is risen alleluia

Today we celebrate Christ's victory over sin and death that He broke every chain and we have complete joy and freedom in Him. It was so neat and powerful to do the chains drama today on Easter Sunday...such a declarative proclamation of what he has done....we were able to rejoice with the people of Malaysia and share a clear reminder through drama, song, and dance! PTL for all of it! I am honored to be here carrying the most powerful name of Jesus and declaring that everywhere we go as a team! Prayer and Praise have been an absolute essential to continually bind us together in love and enabling us to have a much more Christlike attitude.

Everyday is outreach day

Wow...so far I am beyond amazed by the beauty of God's creation in Malayisa! It is breathtaking from the people, to the food, to the sunsets and sunrises I am blown away! Please pray for our team as we perform tomorrow for the Easter service and a large church here in Malayisa! The Lord is so faithful and He is so at work! All for His glory! :)

"I wanna love you more...show me how to love you more"

oh ok so quick story...Meegee (One of the YWAM staff) introduced us to this song called "Love you more" and its a kids worship song, the whole sha-bang with motions and everything!  This is such a reflection of what the Lord has been laying on my heart for the past 2 weeks and kind of my whole life in addition to getting pumped for outreach! (a few more dollars to go...welp multiply that by a ton...but no bigs Our God is greater and He is our provider)...anyway back to kids...My heart is so full whenever i get to interact with any person but there is something that makes my heart come even more alive when i get to be with kids....love on them, talk to them, engage them, meet their needs, teach them, play with them...the list goes on and on...i am ever convinced this passion was instilled in me from the get-go from my Maker. I'm so glad because i couldn't imagine being any different. i am so excited to see how the Lord is going to grow this passion in me and give me more and more opportunities to reach out to the next generation to inspire them to be blown away and overwhelmed by His amazing love. To quote a book i just read...(Too Small To Ignore by Wess Stafford)....."Love unexpressed is all too soon a mere shadow of itself"... Praying that i will constantly discover what the Lord has for me in this area...He is so faithful and i am so glad i am His child. 

His glory is all my joy...its the root of all that i do

.....Welp....my goal was to write about once a week....oops! PTL for grace (even if this is just an example of blog form). Currently i am attending a YWAM PADTS (Youth With A Mission, Performing Arts Discipleship Training School)...kind of a mouthful but hey no bigs...actually what i am learning and growing in is a big deal in a sense because i am so convinced that this is where God has placed me for such a time as this to wholly focus on Him and seek His face first and foremost...the awesome thing is that everyday that i am here i am realizing that He has got me right where i am for a reason and has me asking the question: Lord, this day is a gift from you, i want to be used for your glory may i be attentive to the Holy Spirit's work in my life and do whatever it is you would have for me....This past week we learned about the Father heart of God..for some reason because i'm kind of my Dad's biggest fan and he is such an example of a biblical man i thought i understood this concept...apparently i was so wrong...Abba showed me so so much about my value and about His character and how i need to place my focus on the aspects of God that i do know and not on what i don't know. i am so thankful for new perspective. His faithfulness is so beyond my comprehension...it is such an amazing thing to have a relationship with the Creator of the universe. 
i am so glad that i do not walk alone on this journey...i have an amazing Guide! May i ever more learn what it means to abide in Him, knowing full well that He has me where He wants me to be and that my primary calling is to be a daughter of the King....may i shine SONshine more and more to everyone i come in contact with...after all i need to realize that because i carry the light i can be "strong and courageous..not frightened or dismayed for the LORD my God is with me wherever i go" -Joshua 1:9 (personalized ESV)...and "The LORD is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear?" -Psalm 27:1a (ESV)... 

struggles on the way...carried by His constant grace

This week has been plain and simple a hard week...A good one but a hard one. One of my work days was a 12.22 hours long...and was probably the craziest day of work I've ever experienced. I prayed so much for patience that day and i was amazed by how many opportunities I had to be patient and how many of those i failed and how many i succeeded. One lesson I definitely learned from my crazy day is that no matter what i am going through it does not negate the fact that there are so many people that need to be listened to. Even if they swear and act like they don't care...i need to see it as my privilege to simply be there, listen and let God speak through me if i need to say something. Also (side note) how important it is to allow others to speak truth and encouragement into your life and to pray over you...I do not know how you feel right now...but i am reminded once again that His grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in weakness...that the best kind of rest is found in the one who's burden is easy and that His love is consuming, breathtaking, and an unstoppable force.

A warrior princess breaks glass right?

i find it interesting that a day can be both typical and completely unique...Tuesdays are typically my dedicated sleep in, drink coffee (which i made way to weak), wear tyedye and study day..because i did all those things I would say that today was typical...what made today unique is that my friend and i took pictures in a field at sunset together and we were working on a DIY project to separate an old double pane window so she can turn it into a coffee table...it was quite an endeavor we first had to pry (with a hammer, flathead and phillips screwdriver) the trim off...when that finally broke free we then had to break the 1st layer of glass off...intense (without the tents and a lot of IN) and fun for sure...we ended up conquering and completing this first part of the project! :) working on this has definitely been such a reminder of what i am...i am a warrior princess...protected by my Shield (no eyes were hurt or fingers)...i am a fighter...strong and prepared...but do i live that way?...may i be ready whatever comes my way to realize that we are fighting a battle...not for victory but from victory...the battle is already won.