Growing

When I think of March, I picture the beginning of spring, flowers, trees, green green grass....everything is beginning to grow. Then my mind jumps to goals. I think about how most the time we have to grow in order to accomplish our goals. But don't get discouraged because you can't accomplish them from where you are...start where you are and grow until you can reach them!!!!!!

Growth= growing pains. It means ditching the comfort zone. Feeling uncomfortable and probably stupid sometimes. But guess what???????? Growth is EXCITING!! It means you understand better, you can see more, and you can do more for God. It is exciting, an adventure. It is worth the pain.

I want to challenge you, to give you a nudge towards growth. Think outside the box. Get the big pictue. Go beyond yourself-get into God. Once you are beyond yourself and your comfort zone you suddenly realize how much you need God. You began to realize just how sweet He really is. How powerful and amazing He is. And its then that you realize that you don't want to get too comfortable. You don't ever want to quit growing.

Summer is coming and maybe you don't know what to do...maybe you are gonna graduate and you don't know where to go. Here are some ideas that will grow you. Jump out in faith!!! I dare you.

1. Volunteer 6 months or 1 year of your life to Inner-city teens.
2. Learn a language...this is very helpful in ministry these days, esp. Spanish
3. Start a small group for your friends from church
4. Go on a short term missions trip
5. Write a book
6. Learn to play an instrument

These aren't things you can't do, or just a list of things you could do. NO!!! These are things you can and should do if you want to!!! Let God do great things with you. I am surrounded by people everyday who are doing big things for God. Don't get left behind.

For information on how to do any of the things listed above just write me. I can help connect you with people who can get you started on your adventure.

Prayer Power

I need your help. I am asking you to help me pray for a miracle at my site, before I leave in May. There are 5 specific things I am asking for: 1. For a bus from church to come for the people from the Nursing Home who want to go to service 2. That I will be able to connect with a boy named Jose and help him get plugged into church 3. People from the site to start coming to church on Sunday 4. The hill behind our site cleaned up 5. Begin to develop relationships with the families at the houses right by where we hand out the food

God is really starting to work at my site. I can sense in my spirit that God is on the move. This also means that Satan is going to bring opposition. It is my hope that there will be so much prayer support that the devil won't stand a chance!!!!!

Btw, next week I am in charge of rounding everything up to get the hill cleaned off. Please pray that I will be able to get the equipment I need and everything will run smoothly. I want people to be able to see a difference when they come to the site.

I am excited!!! I am EXPECTING God to do great things at 5th and Union before I leave!!!!!!!! As my favorite quote by William Carey goes, "Expect great things from God, Attempt great things for God.