So much to do and not enough time to sit down on a computer to get on my blog.
Things here on campus are going to be a bit slower since our teams just left for outreach to Thailand and Peru.
I apologize to everyone I haven't talked to in a while. My computer broke about 3 months ago my cellphone bill is to high yet God knows my needs and gave me a computer and a cellphone to use for the next 2 months. He is the BEST!!!!!
Over Christmas I spent 2 weeks in Dallas. I decided I was going to join our DTS group to go on a stateside outreach. Crazy enough to make that kinda decision I found out that night we arrived (thursday) that I was supposed to be cooking a Christmas dinner for 450 people. 10 frozen turkeys, about 10 lbs of dried pinto beans and 3 days to prepare. I had never cooked a turkey before because there was always either my dad or Jen to make it. OR have ever cooked so many dried pinto beans at the same time.
My turkeys turned out fine plus the last 2 were for display so I tied the legs together with a red ribbon. (looked super cute)
My beans not so much! I had them soak for a day and a half and then cooking for a day. The last hour of cooking I burned the bottom of this huge pot. It was late and I forgot to add more water.
Oh well they just had a little smoky taste to them.
These 2 weeks I got to learn a lot about putting others before me and serving them with a the love Jesus Christ gives me.
Easier said then done! So many times I could have put other before my own needs but I didn't.
Selfishness is I think is something everyone has to deal with every single day. "Selfishness" and "Patience", a big thing that God is teaching and helping me walk through on daily bases.
Worship was another thing that I was kinda in charge of during this trip. Let me just tell you I have never been so much challenged in this category. I was told that we were in charge of a Wednesday evening church service at the Dallas International Street Church and I was to lead worship.
Jenni just told me that they liked peppy and lively worship. Okay first of all I am not a peppy worship leader and not trained enough to do so nor did I have be right songs with me!
Let let me tell you how God has used this situation and made a lesson out of it.
We had 2 weeks to prep and after the first 2 attempts of practicing the songs I picked out I just gave up and told Jenni I couldn't do it. Of course I didn't give up. After spending most of the time searching for songs we finally had songs picked out that might've worked and went through them once before we had to leave for Church.
It was only by God's grace and by my wonderful friends that this worship service didn't turn into a whole disaster.
When we got there we set everything up and where ready to start. As we were singing the songs our mics went in and out the whole time so that no one really could here us to much. Plus after the last song was done people expected more songs and that's where the Holy Spirit took over and our guitar player jumped in and started singing another song and saved the worship time.
There is so much more I could write but that's for next time....
