Strong Tower

Movies can be very misleading.... Sometimes I see the preview and I know NOTHING about the movie. Other times I see the preview and I think the story will be one thing and I watch the movie and it turns out to be something TOTALLY different and disturbing!! WHA?!?!
So.... word to the wise- be VERY CAREFUL with movies you watch... I'm just gonna leave it at that...

Well I leave for El Salvador in 2- count 'em TWO- days!!! We had our last El Salvador Sunday school today and Dave Bauchspiess talked about some last minute stuff. He also had us write down 5 specific goals we have for this trip. He wanted us to write down things that maybe we missed out on during our other missions trips and regret not doing or anything really. Dave said that if we expect God to do things, then they will happen! I know other years that I've gone I did expect God to do miracles in front of us but then there was that twinge of doubt and I know now that even a little doubt can get in the way of God doing amazing things!! This year my 5 Goals are:
1. Be used by God to heal the sick
2. Have a good attitude when it gets hot! :]
3. Share my testimony
4. Step up and help with anything/ take initiative
5. Put the team before me:
    -Safety
    -Opportunities

I'm full of Great Expectations (not the movie!) :]

Tomorrow we are getting together with our whole team at my church in Sioux Falls @ 3 and then we leave on Tuesday at 5 am!! Wowza! That's gonna be fun stuff! :]
Please be praying for my team that the Holy Spirit will be working through us giving us words to speak and moving through us. Also that we have perfect health and safety the whole time and that we will have fun through everything as we glorify God!
We come home July 21st! Talk to you then!

(Strong Tower by Kutless)

Keep'n It Real

My life is strangely stressful these days...
Do I have a job? No.
Am I working on a new project or volunteering every spare minute to something? No.
Maybe I just find things to keep me busy and think about every little thing I have to do and that makes me stressed... I don't know...
At the beginning of the summer I was gonna get a job but... that didn't happen and then I was off to the Black Hills for 3 weeks of camp! Those weeks really were The Greatest Week[s] of the Summer! :] I'm so glad I got to be a part of what God is doing in the lives of the youth in South Dakota! And I got to meet some pretty amazing people :]
I came home and now have 4 days before I leave for my missions trip to El Salvador for 10 days! This will be my 3rd year going except this time I'm going as a leader! I'm a little nervous but I know that nervous feeling will help me be the best example and leader I can be. I'm super excited to see what God is going to do during this trip and how He will extend those experiences past the trip!
Though I don't have my days packed full with stuff to do I do have a list of things I need to get done:
*Clean my room
*Work on my online class
*Shop for El Salvador stuff
*Read a book (for fun)
*Do devotions
*Read a leadership book (for school)
*Catch up on some shows (yes this is a necessity because after I watch them I can delete them off DVR and make room for more shows! haha)
*Go on facebook, blog, check email, twitter (Ya gotta stay connected! :])
*Journal
*EAT! (3 square meals a day!) :]
So much to do, so little time, and no desire to do most of it!
And if you aren't watching it already everyone should join me in watching the Harry Potter weekend movie marathon! It started tonight and goes through Sunday I believe. Right now I'm watching The Sorcerer's Stone! Thank you DVR! :]
Well the last thing on my list is to go to bed... So goodnight Bloggers! Sleep tight and be sure to listen to God's voice....

(Keep'n It Real by Shaggy)