Missions Move Update

Sorry it has taken me so long to post an update!  Many things have been changing and I was important to wait for the right timing.

The wonderful couple that I felt called to serve in Swaziland have decided to return to the states for a period of time.  After talking with my church Pastors and prayer, I believe it is important to wait.
I have a burden to serve them as a family and want to take time to see what doors God will open.  Who knows what this year will hold, but as for now I want to stay in will of God.

You know at first, I thought maybe I heard wrong or misunderstood the call.  Then one of our Pastors did an incredible sermon about the Holy Spirit leading Jesus into the desert.  I felt such a calm peace and understanding.  2013 has been a desert in more ways than I can describe.  But I believe that God had purpose in leading me to dream again, press in for a future in His will, and do serious work in my heart and life.  I thank God we can trust Him with our lives and our hopes.  He is faithful, ever faithful :)

For those of you who attended a UFC fight fundraiser, bought a shirt, gave or prayed... first off, thank you from the bottom of my heart.  I do believe this is just the beginning.  Also, I will be planning a short term trip with the funds received and the shirts that I still have left to sell.  As of right now, I believe it will still be Swaziland.  HPC will be posting short term trips this coming weekend and I hope many of you will consider signing up!

I am blessed to be under the covering of such a fantastic church and amazing leadership.  I am blessed to have so many friends and so many years left to dream!  Love you all!!!

Tanks & Tee's for Jesus!

I am sooooo excited!  

My tanks and t-shirts have arrived!  They are soft, the colors are kickin and designs are purely awesome!

If you don't live in Baton Rouge, or just don't think you will ever see me, you can click the link below to order a shirt online!  If you are local, send me a shout out!

Click here to buy YOUR Tank or Tee NOW

Things are going awesome and I am so excited!  (Have I said that I as so excited already?!)

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Yard Sales and Shirts Oh MY!

Updates!!!

September the 20th, 21st and 22nd I will be having a yard sale in Prairieville to raise $$ for Africa!  I am taking anything you want to get rid of to help raise $$ for the move!  Let me know if you have stuff and I can coordinate drop off!  Im taking furniture, clothing, housewares... whatever you've got!

ALSO.... Wednesday, September 25th, my next batch of shirts will officially be on sale in the Missions Cafe!!!  I will have 4 different colors in the t-shirt for $25 and 3 different colors in the "new" tank for $20.  If you can't get one in person, let me know and I can always mail you one!!

My goal is to reach the $10,000 goal in next two weeks!  Lets see just how close we can get!!!!

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Dream Big - All for Jesus!

1000 People Partnering campaign!

WHAT???  1000 People???

Yes, 1000 people!

Okay I know this sounds a little crazy, but so is Gideon leading army of 350 men to battle the Midianites! (Judges 6 & 7)  I am believing God that in the next 5 months, through prayer, giving and fundraisers, 1000 people will get involved, invest and share in this journey!

What is the Journey?  Making a difference in Swaziland, Africa! (Hello :)

So to kick off this awesome launch - I want to tell you whats been going on.  So far 73 people have been involved in prayer commitments, giving, buying "All for Jesus" t-shirts and participating in fundraising events.

In the next month or so, there will not only be "All for Jesus" t-shirts for sale, but also black tank tops!  As soon as I get pics I will post them!  A few movie nights and fundraisers are mapped out.

In the weeks to come, I will have lots of information, letters and magnates to share.  Keep a look out for t-shirt updates and please consider praying and supporting me as this exciting season approaches!

All For Jesus

....it all started out with a loss, a prayer meeting, and a tattoo....

Three years ago a friend passed away on practically the front lawn of our church property from a vehicle accident.  It was a Sunday.  The hardest Sunday of most of our lives...harder for many other than even myself.   Worshiping God while grieving with your church family, praying for his at the same time.

That same week we had a prayer meeting at a pastors house to grieve, pray, seek.  As the pastor said that this young man lived all for Jesus and all about Jesus, I thought "...I wish I could always remember that this is what it is about." During the next moments of prayer and thought, I wanted to never forget our purpose, our mission, our motive, our ambition.  I saw in my minds eye, my hands and arms before me as I was worshiping God and on my arm where those very words.  "all for Jesus."

I struggled with the thought at first, realizing I was actually a little vain and consumed with peoples opinions about me.. but that was the very thing I wanted, to be reminded it was all actually about Jesus. Not me, not others opinions or motives, not my fears or ambitions, but first and foremost, Jesus.

A week later, I got a tattoo.  On my arm.  In that very spot.



"all for Jesus" now inspires me to create products that sole purpose is to fund missions projects.  I pray this idea and line continues to grow and create funds for not only missionary ventures, but people, places and provision in as many countries as God will allow!  The first project is underway... I am moving to Africa for a year!

If your reading this, you may have bought a shirt already or received a card with my blog on it.  I wanted to share back story and also let you know that this is just the beginning of a big picture mission.
"all for Jesus" will all ways be about reaching and loving people for the sake of Christ and His love for all of us.

The scripture that inspires me to move forward with "all for Jesus" is 1st Corinthians 9:23.  Reading verses 19-23 shares that we become many things to many people for the sake of winning them to the Lord.  My favorite part is verse 22 where Paul says, " To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some." 

This is apart of the mission of "all for Jesus" to be among the people and bring Jesus to them.  For then it says in verse 23 "I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings."

Amen :)  So this is one of the many reason I am inspired to spend a year in Africa and serve the Healing Place Swaziland Church campus however possible.  I am projected to leave this winter.  This is also why I decided to use "all for Jesus" to launch my personal journey as I hope it becomes a catalyst for blessing many others in the future!

Currently we have 1 shirt style available in many sizes and in a month, hopefully we will have another style.  If you are interested in investing in this current venture or vision, please comment with contact information and I will get back with you about payment and shipping options.  Please keep me in prayer as I enter a new season, country and culture.  I know God has great things ahead of me and I look forward to the race in front of me.

God Bless and Dream Big!
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Utterly Changed for Him - 10 months later

Its almost 2 am. I am so pumped about EVERYTHING. Yes it sounds like I just had coffee and no I didn't. I just finished writing thank you letters to people I love, and supporting a child's christmas in Africa. If I was ever going to be an evangelistic Christian... it would be right now!

This must be what people feel like when they are shouting about the love of Jesus on a street corner.

Okay, so right now... I have a Jesus high, but its amazing how someone can change through trials and time. The last time I blogged I had just joined HPSM and finished my orientation week where David Wray at Healing Place Church, smoked us on giving it all and being ruined for God.

I was praying at the alter with such trepidation about the next few months of my life. I couldn't get excited about it and then I got prayed for by a prayer warrior...I'd rather refer to her as a prayer hero.

So as my prayer Hero was tearing down fear, I was bracing myself for this next ten months. Im now on the other side of it, oh and let me tell you........... it was hard. Probably, emotionally, the hardest ten months of my Jesus lovin life. Separation, insecurity, healing, depression, compression, failure, victories, sifting, helplessness, hopefulness and in the end - Peace.

Words can not fully contain the change and the peace in my heart. Risking vulnerability and allowing people to walk through the battles with you, confronts the very things your afraid of. And you Heal. Instead of my head swimming with I can't, my head is swimming with "How in the world can I be this peaceful, restful, speechless?

Three words baby, Love Of Christ.

Utterly Ruined for Him

Ruined... its the only work I can think of to describe brokenness. To be so messed up by something that your aren't suitable for another purpose. That's my definition.

Today I had the opportunity to spend time serving a family. This dwelling housed apparently over 2o people under one roof. By circumstances of misfortune and lack, life is being lived like this in our neighborhoods.

What touched my heart most today was that some of the adults living in this residence seemed to be disabled or challenged in some way. They were being taken care of in an environment that couldn't take care of its self in today's 'American' standard. Bathrooms had no doors, bedrooms had no space and dishes saw no hot water.

I thought, Lord, what drives people to hopelessness, destitution, depression? I saw one man in a moment of an embarrassing situation, hold his hands over his eyes as if hiding. It took hours for my heart to weep as I thought of how numb you have to become to overcome situations that your never thought you'd be in.

No one grows up and says, I want to be poor. No one grows up and says, I want to starve today, be exposed, abandoned or abused today. So when it happens, you hide. You hide inside yourself every time shame arrives and before long...the expressions on your face are not your own. They are constructed of years of hiding or finding a place to cope with what you feel you cannot change. And then maybe... you never try to leave that place because now, its your life and dreams aren't achievable, hope is deferred and healing is not in your vocabulary. Then, there's Jesus.

How does He heal the hurting? I'm not sure, but I know He does... one day, one action and one moment of grace at a time.

To me... Ruined for the world leaves your stranded and useless. Ruined for Him means the world cant use you alone, but He can and He can use you to change the world.