So turn around you’re not too far
To back away be who you are
To change your path go another way
It’s not too late you can be saved
If you feel depressed with past regrets,
the shameful nights hope to forget can disappear, they can all be washed away By the One who’s strong can right your wrongs
Can rid your fears dry all your tears
And change the way you look at this big world
He will take your dark distorted view
and with His light He will show you truth
And again you’ll see through the eyes of a little girl
i have never loved a DCB album more than this one. the songs are seriously amazing!
i think my faves would have to be “how he loves”, “alleluia, sing,” and…he does this phenomenal cover of “all around me” [originally sang by flyleaf..]
I think I tend to online shop a lot when I’m busy/stressed. Bad habit. But I’m really excited for these!
i wanted to get the designed ones but don’t know if i can put them off…
REALLY wanted these but they were sold out:
ones i ended up getting:
Behind TOMS:
In 2006 an American traveler, Blake Mycoskie, befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created TOMS Shoes, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. One for One. Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by caring TOMS customers.
Fall Conference this weekend was beyond words. Simply left me in awe of how GREAT of a God we serve. I went in excited, and pretty hungry for God’s word. But I was distracted by everything and everyone.. I know I have a control problem.. always want to control the hearts of people and getting super frustrated when nothing happens. So throughout the first half, I was feeling so burdened. bad news bears.
And God really really showed me up this weekend. I wholeheartedly believe I saw God move (prayer answered). Hearts were changed (prayer answered), eyes were opened, Koinonia was united (prayer answered). I just kept thinking, THIS is what a Christ-centered community is, and THIS is the type of God we serve. He ANSWERS prayers, He is SO powerful, and He is MIGHTY to save. And I KNEW people were praying for Koinonia this weekend because seriously, awesome awesome things happened this weekend. All I can say is Hallelujah!!
So for everyone who prayed, THANK YOU.
and in summary, PRAISE GOD.
5 things i’ve done:
1-flew around the Himalayas and EVEREST
2-sutured up an orange
3-saw a c-section in the operating room (& the baby!)
4-SHOPPED =)
5-tried nepalese korean food
5 things i miss:
1-eating w.o worrying about getting sick
2-air conditioning..
3-family. BABY.
4-KOINONIA
5-steak!
Yesterday was my first full day in Nepal. My host family is really nice, they have two kids, Bibu and Kretan. They haven’t had school in a long time because the teachers went on strike. So they sit around and watch Harry Potter. They’re cute
I hope to start work today. I went to the clinic yesterday but because it rained the night before, hardly everyone was there. If it rains, people usually go to the fields and don’t go to the hospital. The hospital is pretty nice, it has all the essential rooms and about 3-4 doctors there. After the hospital, we took a taxi to an orphanage in one of the neighboring villages. There were about 50 kids there and we played with them and watched a movie. It was seriously, such an amazing experience.
This morning I went to the Swayanbhu Monkey temple. It was really cool, they monkeys just roam everywhere. There were so many.. it was sweet.
One thing continues to blow my mind here: the roads. The roads are seriously insane. Drivers are in every direction and people walk everywhere.
Things are pretty run down and unorganized. The food is good. Some of the people here scared me with their stories about the food in the beginning so I haven’t been that risky. Tonight I’m going to go an area that apparently has amazing food meant for tourists. I’m excited!
I think I’m adjusting pretty well to the life here. But dude, it’s so incredibly hot. I cannot emphasize that enough. I sweat profusely, always. Bah.
Because my layover in Hong Kong was 12 hours, I got a temporary visa and hung out with THE Kenny Ip! The city is pretty amazing. Shopped around..ate around.. and the food is so cheap!
the internet is slow here so i can’t upload more pics. hopefully i will get the chance later
You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”
The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Exodus 33:12-14
Something really resonated with me when I read this today. Probably because initially I just read verse 14, and the idea of REST is very, very, very appealing.
Anyways, when I read the previous verse, I realize how much I feel like Moses right now. I really, really want to know what God is up to with certain things. .and certain people..and I desperately want to know his plans for my future.
At first I didn’t really think God answered Moses’s (my) question. Moses isn’t asking God just to know, but he wants to know so he can honor God more. His question is perfectly valid. God doesn’t tell us why we can’t know. God simply states that He is with us and will give us rest.
It’s so simple, yet so enlightening. God’s answer seems so ambiguous, but it means SO much. God is here! Even during the times where He seems silent, during doubt, trials, hardships, and during the times where we have NO IDEA why things are the way they are. Not only is He just HERE, but His presence is WITH US wherever we are, and whatever we are chosen to do. Therefore, since we know God is here (this VERY moment), we can REST.
Really like verse 14…Very comforting…
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For my fellow indie-lovers:
I found a new band that I reallly, reallllllly like! They’re called The Autumn Film. Seriously, check them out. You can download their FREE songs here
They also have a side band/project, all hymns. Also AMAZING. Download here. My favorite is “In Christ Alone”. Goooood stuff.
Helping Hands Health Education is a non-profit organization registered under 501(c)(3) status in 1992, with the main objective of bringing low cost quality medical relief services to people in rural villages of Nepal through the help of Western medical and non-medical volunteers.
I’m sooooooo EXCITED! Though on the organization site was this big picture that quoted “Hands that heal are better than hands that pray”. I don’t agree. Anyways, apparently, it’s monsoon season over there right now. Yikes.
Please pray for me! As excited as I am, I am nervous and a bazillion worst-case scenarios are running through my head. I just hope amongst all of this, during these next couple weeks, I will draw near to God no matter what! =)
