Letters to my Love (Part 1)
Kenya,
My beloved and righteous
My dream place and holy pleasure.
My every ability goes to your magnificent people,
glowing in great splendor.
Radiant you are when you bounce for His glory.
I love your wind flowing through my ears.
Whisper to me all of your stories.
I am in love.
I am in tears.
I am in awe that I’m even here,
right where He called me.
Right where He told me to be.
“Home”
Okay, my future husband better be into Just Dance! Just saying. Haha.
To the unknown lady who inspires me most.
There is a lady by the name of Karen whom at the age of 20 went on a life long mission trip.
The missions organization she traveled with makes the person who is traveling pack all of their belongings in a coffin. Once they do that, they write a letter to a person who inspires them most, then leaves it with the missions organization. Once the organization gets word of your death they mail the letter to the person you addressed it to. The coffin literally represents your dedication to a life long journey that ultimately leads to death. We all die, but I think this is the best picture of a missions heart to do whatever it takes to reach the entire world for Jesus Christ and His good news. So, this lady byt the name of Karen went on her journey and later died at around the age of 20 for sharing her belief in Jesus. Here is her letter to her pastor, Mark Driscoll:
“Dear Pastor, you should only be opening this letter in the event of my death. When God calls, there are no regrets. I’ve tried to share my heart with you as much as possible, my heart for the nations. I wasn’t called to a place. I was called to him. To obey was my objective. To suffer was expected. His glory, my reward. His glory, my reward. The missionary heart cares more than some think is wise, risks more than some think is safe, dreams more than some think is practical, expects more than some think is possible. I was not called to comfort or to success, but to obedience. There is no joy outside of knowing Jesus and serving him. I love you and my church family. In his care, Karen.”
I have such a respect for this unknown lady that I will never meet on this side of life, but on the other side I cannot wait to rejoice in Jesus, to Jesus and with Jesus, ALL for His glory.
**Note: For more information on this lady and discipleship, listen to Mark Driscoll’s message entitled, “The Cost of Discipleship”. I promise, you will NOT regret it.
Introducing our new game called:
“Don’t Be A Jerk During Meals With Friends.”
The first person to crack and look at their phone picks up the check.
Our (initial) purpose of the game was to get everyone off the phones free from twitter/fb/texting and to encourage conversations.
Rules:
1) The game starts after everyone has ordered.
2) Everybody places their phone on the table face down.
3) The first person to flip over their phone loses the game.
4) Loser of the game pays for the bill.
5) If the bill comes before anyone has flipped over their phone everybody is declared a winner and pays for their own meal.
Variations/house rules:
-Starting the game after everyone is seated.
-In the rare event that multiple people flip their phones simultaneously, the bill is split between said players.
- Feel free to invoke penalties/strikes systems.
Notes:
- No touching or messing with anybody else’s phones.
- You don’t have to stack the phones. This was done for picture taking purposes.
- I realize I should perhaps think of a different name for this awesome game. Because I don’t mean to imply that everyone who checks their phone during meals is a jerk.
- Have fun! It’s really more of a fun concept in this new age high tech life of ours. Conversation is the spice of life.
(Source: lil-b)
Go ahead : Count your blessings. Then evaluate each of them as God’s gift given to you for a specific purpose. Each is meant to be transformed through your life to become a blessing to every people, tribe, tongue, and nation - including your own, of course.
– 2020 Vision: Practical Ways Individuals and Churches Can Be Involved by Bill and Amy StearnsAbout me
I love Jesus and Kenya. That's all there is to it.
