Why?!

A friend here at the church as recently lost her husband to cancer. They had only been married for 14 months. Through all of this she says, "I will not ask God why he took my husband because then I would forget about the amazing gift he was to me." I am at a loss for words for the amazing strength and faith she has!

Safe Space

You know when you have a calling in your life, it gets really easy to say, "this is my calling." Over time we tend to lose sight of the importance of that calling. Welp...my calling is to work with Jr. Higher's. That calling has been redefined after spending a weekend with 230 of them in Lake Geneva, WI. I feel like I haven't been called to work with Jr. Higher's, but to do life with them! I feel like I was totally broken for them, and now understand what it means to do battle for them. I have never experienced 200+ kids worshiping our Father the way they did. Every one's arms were raised, jumping, dancing, weeping over the breath taking presence of the Holy Spirit. It was an experience that my words will never do justice. And when it came time for the ministry time, the kids did not look to the leaders for direction. They turned to the person next to them and started praying on their own. Praise God for the mighty strength, faith, and passion that comes from the oh so very awkward Jr. Higher.

just testing the mobile thing out.

Jr. High Winter Blast

So...Bryce and I are taking 7 Jr. Highers to Lake Geneva, WI this weekend for the Winter Blast. I am super excited about going, and taking these 7 youth. I am also excited for Bryce to experience a new type of retreat. He grew up AG (Assemblies of God), so has only been on that specific kind of weekend get-a-ways. I think he is in for just as much of an awesome experience as the youth are!