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Paparazzi

Seriously, I need some.

Not the crazy kind that stalk you, but someone that can take pictures of me as I work with kids, speak at events, and the like. Things that would go here on my blog, or in emails and newsletters! It's really hard to focus on taking pictures when you're focused on the people around you; so, I need to remember to bring my camera with me to places and see if someone else can take pictures.

I need some seasonal and moral paparazzi ;)

Bible Translation in Cameroon

Happy February!!!

One month of 2012 down, can you believe it???

January was filled with new beginnings for me. I am now working with a Coach. Vince G., who is one of the founders of Rain Forest International School, is helping me with Partnership Development, editing my newsletters, letting me know of things I need to start thinking of (like airfare and such), and encouraging me every step of the way!

This past week I was able to attend Shadow Mountain's Missions Conference. I met up with other missionaries that I have worked with before, met new ones, and also have a couple new financial partners from that conference! Praise the Lord! May He keep working in people's hearts to support translation work and pray that He raises up more people to partner with me as I head to Africa.

At the end of January my financial support was at 57%. It's been a long road, but God is faithful and I know if He wants me at RFIS He is more than capable to bring it to pass. Amen! There is still a long way to go and I'm looking for individuals and churches which can join my team. Do you know anyone who might be interested in joining my team?

Prayer Partners are always needed, Advocates who can let others know what's happening with me and Africa are wonderful to have, and Financial Partners would be most welcome and an answer to prayer! Please consider joining my team- in any of those three aspects! I would love to partner with you to get the Gospel out to every language community in their heart language!

2012 Already???

It's the 3rd of January 2012!!!

Are you as in denial as I am?

It's been 3 months since I last wrote anything, and it feels like it was just last week. Starting as of right now, I hope to post once a month with updates. Last year I was trying to post once a week and became so bogged down with other things that writing didn't just get moved to the back seat, it was thrown completely out the window! Once a month I can handle... I think ;) I'll see if I can get some pictures up so you can have a taste of what's happened in the past 3 months.

But in the meantime, let me leave you with a verse that has comforted me lately:

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed,
for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

~Joshua 1:9

"You Are My Family"

This weekend was a busy one- but filled with so many good things!!!

Dad and I arrived at church around 8:30 Saturday morning. As a group of us started to prep the place for the Basketball Tournament, the kids in the neighboring apartments saw/heard us and came down to help us out. Between them, the College Kids from TMC, and a handful of us from church, the place was ready in no time!

I was part of a group of girls who manned (haha) the registration table, having spectators and participants sign in and give info such as email, address and home church if they so chose. When the kids from the neighborhood signed in, almost all of them put down 'Bible Church of Buena Park' as their church. I started getting irked with it because none of them came to church on Sundays. Finally, when 9 year old Lydia signed in and put down BCBP as her church, I asked, "Lydia, why did you put this church down as your home church? You're not a member."

Lydia looked at me and said, in a matter of fact tone, "Because you're my family."

Ouch. That was humbling. All that bitterness that was starting to rise up inside of me was swept away by this one girl's simple answer, "You are my family." Sometimes I wonder how God could ever use me in these kid's lives- imperfect as I am- but then He reminds me that all He want from me is to love Him... and all the rest will fall into place. All the glory is His!

Keep working in these kid's lives, Lord!
We will plant and water Your seeds,
but only You can make them grow!

The Weekend Ahead!

Starting today- a wonderfully packed weekend! Youth Outreach tonight and Hoopla4 tomorrow!

My Church has been hosting Youth Outreach for longer than I have attended it- more than 10 years. There are apartments surrounding the church that are filled with people who need the gospel, and YO is a fun, friendly environment that draws the children out of the apartments and into the church. Games, a lesson, sometimes crafts, and Pizza- what more could a kid want? Not much more, really. But more than what they want, what they need Jesus.

As for Hoopla, that is an annual basketball tournament that our church puts on (this being the 4th year). Last year we had about 50 people from the neighborhood attend, and this year we are hoping for more! Thank God we have some students from The Master's College to help out and the Spanish church is joining us also!

With those brief descriptions, please pray for this weekend.

Pray for the people who will be working/hosting the events- that our spirits will be in tune with His, for Him to work in and through us, and that we will be pliable/flexible- focusing on the gospel and these kids and not on ourselves.

Pray for the kids and parents who will be attending this weekend- that they will not come with a stereotyped mindset, that God will start softening their hearts for His words, and that they will keep in contact afterwards.

Pray for everyone with this heat that is supposed to be coming. May we all be safe and look out for one another.