Week 1

It's officially been a week that I've been here and been in the grove of things. I kind of don't even know what to share, or where to start at that. I will start by saying though, that I am truly happy... and know without a doubt that I am in the right place, at the right time... I am resting in the plans that the Lord has for me... and they are GOOD!

A typical day here is get up at 6am. Start out with breakfast and time with the Lord... then we have lecture from 9am-12pm. Lunch follows, then after that it just depends. Sometimes we have small groups, or assignments to finish up, or just free time. From 3-5 we have work duty. And let me just say, the Lord has blessed me!! I am working at the University Of The Nations Switchboard. So when you call in to get directed to a department of the campus, I'm the one you talk to. It's really fun. And I usually get all my homework and such done there, so I am really blessed to have that job. Then the nights just depend. On Tuesday nights we turn the Ohana Court into a skate park, Thursday night was have corporate worship (as well as Monday mornings). So all of that to say... this is a dream come true.

The people I am getting to know are incredible. My roommates are literally handpicked by God. I am getting a long so well with them. They all have beautiful hearts, and really love the Lord and are here for the right reasons. It's so refreshing to be surrounded by people my own age who have a heart to just KNOW God, and be known by Him... Pursue Jesus, and be pursued, and come face to face with Love Himself.

So week days are go go go, and its so good. I have wanted to feel like I was working hard for a reason ya know? A regular job is good, I mean it provides the money and all that crap that I really want to have no desire for. But this kind of work is... so fulfilling. It's foundational tools to a life with the Lord that will prosper, it's lessons that other people have learned so that we don't have to walk down that same road, it's falling in love with every aspect of the Lord. It's really a season of my heart healing, trusting, gaining hope again, and coming a live in ways that I didn't even know were dead. And this is only the beginning. I haven't felt as if BIG things have happened that I'm like blown away by... but I can feel it in my spirit, I can feel the goodness of the Lord, the contentment of my heart. I can feel it rising up, I can feel it about to explode inside of me, and that is such an amazing thing to feel from the Lord!!

This whole week we learned about Hearing and Obeying the Voice of God. It was soo good. I think I may have written this somewhere else maybe? Anyways. So many times, or really most of the time, the Lord is speaking. And we don't hear Him. I've always wanted to know exactly why I couldn't hear the Lord when I KNEW He must be speaking! Well, it comes down to something very simple ... we have to position ourselves to hearing Him. We have to abandon all else, and be willing to hear his voice... and actually listen to what He is trying to say. And SO many times I'm like "OKAY LORD! Something BIG this time... I just want to see Your glory explode." But a lot of the time, we need to see His glory and power in the small things.... In every day living, so we can handle the big stuff and give HIM the glory. Because it's so easy to claim it. So we get the little stuff, and then the big stuff follows. I always want to be positioned to hear the heart of the Lord. I never want to have anything between my heart and His, I want them to constantly be one... I want to be consistent, and I want to be intentional with my relationship with the Lord. And I really believe He is teaching me how to do that here.
At the end of this week we'll find out what our choices are for outreach. I am very excited to know! I know whatever happens, is where I am suppose to be - and I can't wait for the adventures that lie there.

So I am going to jet. I am thoroughly exhausted. Please let me know how all of you are doing! Either call me, or write me a message, or comment on this, or sent me an email. Really!! I want an update on all that is going on back home and around the world.
I love you all so much. Your prayers and support throughout this are really incredible, I feel so loved and blessed and honored to be a part of your life and to be going on this adventure because you guys helped me get here!
Please enjoy the pictures in the previous post. I've taken so many pictures, so those are just a couple that you can look at and see what the past week has been like. I'll probably try to do a collage like that once a week or once every two weeks.
Anyways! Okay! I'm leaving :)

Jesus loves each one of you so much. Dive into His heart today. He's waiting to meet with you :)