THANKSGIVING :) THE FATHER HAS LAVISHED ON US :)

OUR THANKSGIVING HERE WAS AWESOME.....WE HAD AN AMAZING MORNING OF WORSHIP AND THE HOLY SPIRIT REALLY SHOWED UP...HE HOVERED OVER US AND FILLED US WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE FATHER AND LAVISHED GIFTS ON US.....

AFTERWARDS US GIRLS ENJOYED GETTING "DOLLED UP" FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER...AND FOUND OURSELVES AMONG A SPREAD OF AMERICAN DISHES.....MASHED POTATOES.....TURKEY.....DRESSING...PECAN PIE...DELICISOSO.....

AFTERWARDS WE ENJOYED SITTING AROUND TALKING LIKE A BIG FAMILY....AND THEN THAT NIGHT US GIRLS HAD A GAME NIGHT AND ENJOYED SOME GOOD LAUGHTER....AND SOME YUMMY APPLE CIDER.....AAAHH!

THE DAY WAS JUST INCREDIBLY RESTFUL AND PEACEFUL....AN AWESOME DAY TO REFLECT ON THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD...AND ALL THE LOVE HE HAS LAVISHED ON ME ;) PRAISE HIM NAME FOREVER AND A DAY!
1Jn 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

what a wonderful week from a wonderful Father :)

Hey you guys! Wow God has been blowing me away this past week! His Spirit and Grace keep me in awe and sometimes speechless not even able to express how awesome. Forgive me for this past week has left me that way. I'll try and express in words how amazing its been :) I'm praying you are each doing well also and experiencing God in new ways each day. I pray you fall more in love with Him and live out that love :) PRAISES: (ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS THIS WEEK ;)*CRUZ: IS A NEW FRIEND I MADE THIS WEEK WHO IS VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING THE TRUTH OF WHO JESUS CHRIST IS AND WHAT HE DID ON THE CROSS FOR US AND WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR ONE TO RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE AND LIVE AN ABUNDANT LIFE HERE ON EARTH! WE WERE ABLE TO HANG OUT SEVERAL DAYS THIS PAST WEEK AND REALLY CONNECT QUICKLY! PRAISE GOD :) *TIME IN THE PARK: I HAD SEVERAL AWESOME TIMES IN THE PARK WITH SOME KIDS, READING BIBLE STORIES, COLORING, AND SINGING PRAISE SONGS....THERE WERE A FEW OLDER GIRLS I WAS ABLE TO TALK ABOUT BAPTISM WITH AND LET GOD USE THOSE SEEDS TO CREATE CURIOSITY FOR MORE OF HIM*MONICA: A FRIEND FROM CHURCH, I WAS ABLE TO SPEND ALL DAY WITH TODAY JUST HANGING OUT AND HAVING SOME GOOD CONVERSATION...IT WAS SUCH A GOOD TIME TO ENJOY SISTER FELLOWSHIP AND A DAY OUT WITH JUST US WHILE HER HUSBAND KEPT THE KIDS...... PRAYER REQUESTS: *YESENIA: SHE HAS HAD A REALLY ROUGH WEEK AS HER DAD LEFT HER MOM A YEAR AGO FOR HER AUNT.....HORRIBLE.....AND THEN HE JUST RETURNED TO THE CITY THIS PAST WEEK....OBVIOUSLY ITS BEEN VERY TENSE AND THEY ARE ALSO WORKING A FEW MORE STORES SO SHE IS JUST PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY WORN OUT..PRAY THAT GOD GIVE HER PEACE AND REST IN HER SOUL AND BEGIN TO WORK HEALING WITHIN THEIR FAMILY*CRUZ: SHE HAS SOME ISSUES IN HER MIND THAT SHE GOES AND SHARES WITH A SUPPORT GROUP EVERY NOW AND THEN....BUT I AM BELIEVING THAT GOD CAN HEAL HER AND BRING HER TO FULL RESTORATION :) PLEASE PRAY FOR HER HEALING PHYSICALLY AND HER MIND AND HEART TO BE OPEN TO LEARNING THE TRUTH OF WHO JESUS CHRIST IS*MONICA: HER BROTHER HECTOR IS SEPERATED FROM HIS WIFE RIGHT NOW AND HIS KIDS ARE LIVING WITH THE WIFE....THIS HAS BEEN WEIGHING ON MONICA'S HEART AS SHE IS CLOSE TO HER BROTHER BUT HE LIVES UP NORTH IN MEXICO CITY...PRAY FOR RECONCILIATION IN HECTOR'S FAMILY AND PEACE FOR MONICA AS SHE IS AWAY FROM HER FAMILY I really see the enemy doing a lot to rip apart families here through infidelity, alcoholism, and men going away for years to work in the States. Overall for this town, please pray that God would raise up men to be good Christian leaders for their families and for the family role to be restored to the way God intended. We only have less than three weeks left here, so please be in prayer for all of us students and families here at the base that we not "check out" early. Of course we are getting excited about returning to see loved ones for a few weeks over the holidays, but we also want to be "all here" while here! :)

being in love with you....

ok...so there is this song i love and i had to post on here..its by big daddy weave....so you can look them up online and actually here the song......but the words are just soo good! just really that its not about what we do for God but just simply enjoying him :) i love this morning just dwelling in His presence......this morning i slept in til 930....got ready....went out into the kitchen and made a yummy yoghurt/banana/pineapple/granola shake......then sat at or desk with some praise music on....a candle going...and the windows open with the curtains pulled back as the hot mexico sun poured in......Lord you are good and i want to fall in love with you more each day......


Lately I've been busy thinkin' And this is what's been on my mind It seems like all I do is work for You, Lord But I feel empty on the inside I know that work is an important part Oh but this is also true My dilemma is an issue of the heart When I try to live for you without you I don't need to try to be The flawless example Lifted up for everyone to see I don't need to stand and shout it " Hey I've got the answer!" If your presence is living in me I won't need to talk about it In a church committee For the world to know the truth All I need to do is just be me Being in love with you I've been spending all my time And all my efforts trying to make you proud of what you see But to my great surprise I have realized Nothing that I do can change your love for me

for the children of the world

Please be in prayer for children all around the world. abuse is happening behind far too many closed doors. we recently began to see signs of physical abuse on one of our english students. its really a troubling situation, because, often in this culture when someone says something word gets around and the abuse worsens. we have heard stories of kids here being starved for a week, being locked in a room for a period of time, abused with rocks, or burning their face on the presa for the tortillas. my heart is breaking and crying out for relief and protection for these kids. please be in prayer for these children here in tlaxiaco and surrounding villages. but most of all be in prayer that they find the hope, joy, and love of the true Father provided in relationship with Jesus Christ.

1 out of 17 women

Wow....my heart was broken today to learn about the high high number of prostitutes in Thailand....now before you go thinking, "That's sick." or "Why would a women give her body in such a way?" Just wait......
The population in Thailand is 67 million, there are 2 million prostitutes, that means roughly 1 in 17 women are prostitutes. It is a horrible entrapment that so many women fall into for the money to provide for their families. It breaks my heart to know so many women are having to give away their body as a possession to simply provide. As you can imagine this has had a devestating affect on the health of these women. 1 in 100 Thais have HIV.
Please be in prayer for these women. Pray for jobs for them. Pray for counseling and healing in their spirits. Pray for God to touch their lives and rescue them from this painful cycle. Pray for what you can do. Pray for missionaries that are in Thailand now.
One organization that is their in Thailand currently is YWAM. They have an awesome outreach called the Tamar Center. They are befriending, counseling, and providing jobs for these women. You can actually check out www.tamarcards.net and support these women! Also, www.ywam.com.
Please be in prayer for our organization Global Frontier Missions as they are doing a scouting trip to Thailand this next summer. God is in the works of leading our group to begin a new base and outreach in Thailand. Be in prayer for direction for the leaders. And perhaps if God is laying Thailand on hearts of many all around the world. Maybe yours?