Another full week jammed packed with information. Last week was a very emotionally intense week. I learned about the father heart of God. God’s love for us is so big. However, knowing about God’s love is not the same as knowing (experiencing) His Love. God wants to share with all of us how much he loves us we just have to be willing to accept it. We also need to understand God’s love for us to truly know who we are (our Identity). We must deal with our past so that we can move onto the present and we need to remember that we will see God in the the future and that can be our reassurance when we have accepted Christ into our life. Last week we also talked about what hinders us from receiving God’s Love, Insecurity and finding confidence through understanding God, and we talked about forgiveness. Overall, it was a challenging week with a few tears, but good tears :)
The Weekend! Our excitement for Friday evening was going to Office Max and Kmart :) to get a few supplies and be in air conditioning and then going to Wendy’s for Frosty’s and Fries. On Saturday we went into Christiansted which is about 15 minutes from Suny Isle where the base is located. We did some perusing of the shops and looked around at some of the boats that were damaged from the Hurricane. Sunday we just relaxed at the base after Church.
Week 4 begins. This week we have Eileen Hartzler talking about Grace and Holiness a.k.a. Forgiveness and the Cross or Foundations of Christianity. This week, like all the weeks will be intense; new information mixed with review of previous knowledge. Our speaker is a little more of an introvert so not as in your face intense as the last two weeks, so this will be a little bit more relaxing than information overload :) I am excited as always to see what God is going to show me this week!
I hear the weather back home is a little cold and maybe sleetish/snowish. I will say that although I love the warmer weather, I did feel sad that I am missing out on beautiful leaves changing and white substances falling from the sky. I’m sure I will get over it quickly though :)
Love in Christ,
Kathy
Verses on God is Love! 1 John 4:7-12
Song: Majesty by Delirious
Here I am humbled by Your Majesty, Covered by Your grace oh friend. Here I am knowing I'm a sinful man, Covered by the blood of the Lamb. Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine, Since You laid down Your life, The greatest sacrifice.
Majesty, Majesty. Your grace has found me just as I am, Empty handed but alive in Your hands.
Here I am humbled by the love that You give, Forgiven so that I can forgive. So here I stand, Knowing that I am Your desire, Sanctified by glory and fire. And now I've found the greatest love of all is mine, Since You laid down Your life, The greatest sacrife.
Majesty, Majesty. Your grace has found me just as I am, Empty handed but alive in your hands. Singing Majesty, Majesty. Forever I am changed by Your love, In the presence of Your Majesty. Majesty.
We're singing Majesty, Majesty. Your grace has found me just as I am, And I'm nothing but alive in Your hands. We're singing Majesty, Majesty. Forever I am changed by Your love, In the beauty of Your Majesty. Majesty.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Week 2 plus a Hurricane--Complete
Wow, what an amazing week I had. Last week our speaker was Kristy Wilke. She shared with us on how to hear God's voice and the many ways he speaks to people. One of the topics she talked about was intercession and how we need to ask God what is on his heart and wait for him to speak to us. This was very challenging to me since it is something that I have never done before. Prayer in itself is not a new concept, but actually waiting for God to reply in a real way is. She shared with us on how it takes time and practice to learn God’s voice. One way God spoke to me last week was through a visual picture of a set of feet lowering into water. As a group we prayed for what God was trying to say to us and other people spoke of taking caution, not just stepping out, but taking it slowly. It was amazing! God has been working in me so much the last two weeks, I can hardly imagine what will happen by the end of my five months.
Last week Wednesday I experienced God’s mighty power and protection through Hurricane Omar. We had heard that a tropical storm was going to come through, but did not expect a hurricane. Wednesday afternoon at lunch they told us what our jobs were in preparing for the storm and not to worry. People were cleaning, preparing food, and boarding up windows. It was a great time of bonding with each other and praying for safety. I was a little nervous, but overall I believe God’s peace was surrounding me. The base had a few power lines come down and lots of branches, but everyone and the buildings were all fine afterwards.
This week we have a speaker named Matt Atkins that is from Washington. He is teaching us about the Father Heart of God. So far he has shown us that God’s love is amazing and we can see it when we love one another. There is a lot more he is sharing too and will share, so I will save that for another time.
I hope all is well for everyone back home. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. It means so much to me that I am not alone in this experience. Everyone of you is apart of it too.
Love in Christ,
Kathy
Last week Wednesday I experienced God’s mighty power and protection through Hurricane Omar. We had heard that a tropical storm was going to come through, but did not expect a hurricane. Wednesday afternoon at lunch they told us what our jobs were in preparing for the storm and not to worry. People were cleaning, preparing food, and boarding up windows. It was a great time of bonding with each other and praying for safety. I was a little nervous, but overall I believe God’s peace was surrounding me. The base had a few power lines come down and lots of branches, but everyone and the buildings were all fine afterwards.
This week we have a speaker named Matt Atkins that is from Washington. He is teaching us about the Father Heart of God. So far he has shown us that God’s love is amazing and we can see it when we love one another. There is a lot more he is sharing too and will share, so I will save that for another time.
I hope all is well for everyone back home. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. It means so much to me that I am not alone in this experience. Everyone of you is apart of it too.
Love in Christ,
Kathy
Friday, October 10, 2008
It's Friday already :)
I would like to start off by thanking everyone for your love, prayers, and support. This experience has already been a blessing and this is only the first week. Well, as I stated in my last post, I arrived on Saturday evening and then Sunday a group of us went to a beach next to the Hotel on the Cay. It was gorgeous. I've always seen pictures of water that has many shades of the color blue, it was amazing to see in person though :) God's creation is marvelous!
The first week of school has begun. There were ups and downs, but overall I am very excited to get started with the speaker lectures. The first few days we had an overview on the base, the history of the base and the island, values and guidelines, and homework assignments. We also had a faith/trust exercise where we were blind folded and were led around and someone spoke to us about what God will do in our lives, this was my favorite and most moving part of the week. We also had a lecture on Intercession. I am still a little apprehensive, but I think in time I will understand and be able to participate in the experience more.
The DTS (Discipleship Training School) Staff and Students are great! I think we are all going to get along quite well. The DTS staff includes Lori (DTS leader), Veronica, Ligia (from Brazil), Luke, and TJ. We have six students including myself; Morgan (my roomate), Alyssa, Hannah, Bob, and Jonas (from Switzerland). I hope to get a picture up of everyone soon :)
Thank you all again for you support and prayers.
God Bless,
Kathy
The first week of school has begun. There were ups and downs, but overall I am very excited to get started with the speaker lectures. The first few days we had an overview on the base, the history of the base and the island, values and guidelines, and homework assignments. We also had a faith/trust exercise where we were blind folded and were led around and someone spoke to us about what God will do in our lives, this was my favorite and most moving part of the week. We also had a lecture on Intercession. I am still a little apprehensive, but I think in time I will understand and be able to participate in the experience more.
The DTS (Discipleship Training School) Staff and Students are great! I think we are all going to get along quite well. The DTS staff includes Lori (DTS leader), Veronica, Ligia (from Brazil), Luke, and TJ. We have six students including myself; Morgan (my roomate), Alyssa, Hannah, Bob, and Jonas (from Switzerland). I hope to get a picture up of everyone soon :)
Thank you all again for you support and prayers.
God Bless,
Kathy
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Safe and Sound
I've made it to St. Croix. It's been a long day, beginning at 3 a.m. and ending around 8 p.m. All my flights went well, with little delay. I was met by 3 of the staff members, they showed me around the base and now I am excited to see what it looks like in the daylight. THANK YOU for all your prayers today, I know they helped calm my nerves and helped me to board the plane :)
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