I am officially part of the YWAM International family! Last night was the graduation ceremony, which was soooo wonderful! I cried a lot with mixed emotions: reflecting on all that God has done in my life and all the amazing times i have had here, and realizing that some of my closest friends will be going back home to the new things God
has called them to. I am so glad that my mom was able to share this night with me as i close the door to one stage of my life and open another!
I have learned so much over the past few months, i don´t have words to express the love and appreciation i have for my best friend: God!
the last few weeks of outreach were great! we saw God´s hand move incredibly and i was able to share personal tesimony of the amazing God that i believe in, call my friend, and have a personal relationship with!
Along with finding my friend God in this time, i have met some really neat people that i hope to be life longs friends with! So many of them i count as sisters and brothers! They have already told my mom that i am their new sister, it´s such a blessing!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Outreach Update #3
We have just over one week until we complete the outreach. We will be graduating the 6th of September!!!
God has been doing incredible things in our lives! We spent nearly a month in Misiones and now are almost finished with a week of ministry here in Chaco.
This week has gone by really fast, but has been an incredible week of blessings and miracles!
One of the first days here, we were walking home after an activity with the youth and we were deciding what we were going to eat. Not having many options, it came down to noodles with salt and oil! Marianela and i really wanted meat along with our noodles, so we prayed as we walked. The girls and i have been staying in an apartment with a house attached in the back. As we arrived home and began preparing the dinner there was a knock on the door. The lady asked if we would like some cheese, we gladly said yes! We were so grateful to God that He had added a little more flavor to our meal! A few minutes later another knock on the door, this time the woman asked if we wanted meat that was left over from their dinner!!! Once again we gratefully accepted what was offered! Glory to God, He is so faithful! But God was not yet satisfied...that night not only did we eat noodles, but we ate noodles with cheese and meat...AND DESSERT!!!! it was a wonderful night of thanksgiving and praise to God!
His faithfulnees doesn´t stop there...
One day we had the opportunity to watch the semi-fianl Olympic Games, basketball game. The teams playing were the United States versus Argentina!!!! it was quite exciting! as we prepared to leave, Laura prayed ¨Lord, how nice it would be to watch it on a plasma, or big screen. we arrived at the restaurant and sat down to watch the game...a waiter came over and informed us that if we wanted to watch the game we needed to move to the second floor. we went up the stairs and there on the wall was a t.v. not just a big screen, but two huge screens!!!! thank you Lord!
Marianela has been praying for some jeans because more than one pair has ripped and been too severe for repairs...leaving her with just one pair of jeans...
She has been praying for quite some time and the other day, we were talking to one of the girls from the church and she happened to mention that there was a bunch of jeans that had been sitting in her closet and she had asked the Lord to show her who to give them to and up until now no one had been in need of jeans!
We are all so amazed at how faithful God is, even in the little silly detials.
okay.. one more story in case you haven´t grasped how faithful God is...
the day we were watching the basketball game, our leader, Naka, accidently left his backpack at the restaurant, but didn´t realize it for over 2 or 3 hours. this was not just any backpack, it had all the money for the outreach, plus documents and other important information. we all began interceding as Naka ran out the door and down the street. a few minutes later, we received a phone call from Naka...NOTHING was missing from the backpack!!!! Glory to God!
well...those are my stories for now...it´s really late and i should sleep.
May God surprise you with tons of blessings...even in the little ordinary things!
God has been doing incredible things in our lives! We spent nearly a month in Misiones and now are almost finished with a week of ministry here in Chaco.
This week has gone by really fast, but has been an incredible week of blessings and miracles!
One of the first days here, we were walking home after an activity with the youth and we were deciding what we were going to eat. Not having many options, it came down to noodles with salt and oil! Marianela and i really wanted meat along with our noodles, so we prayed as we walked. The girls and i have been staying in an apartment with a house attached in the back. As we arrived home and began preparing the dinner there was a knock on the door. The lady asked if we would like some cheese, we gladly said yes! We were so grateful to God that He had added a little more flavor to our meal! A few minutes later another knock on the door, this time the woman asked if we wanted meat that was left over from their dinner!!! Once again we gratefully accepted what was offered! Glory to God, He is so faithful! But God was not yet satisfied...that night not only did we eat noodles, but we ate noodles with cheese and meat...AND DESSERT!!!! it was a wonderful night of thanksgiving and praise to God!
His faithfulnees doesn´t stop there...
One day we had the opportunity to watch the semi-fianl Olympic Games, basketball game. The teams playing were the United States versus Argentina!!!! it was quite exciting! as we prepared to leave, Laura prayed ¨Lord, how nice it would be to watch it on a plasma, or big screen. we arrived at the restaurant and sat down to watch the game...a waiter came over and informed us that if we wanted to watch the game we needed to move to the second floor. we went up the stairs and there on the wall was a t.v. not just a big screen, but two huge screens!!!! thank you Lord!
Marianela has been praying for some jeans because more than one pair has ripped and been too severe for repairs...leaving her with just one pair of jeans...
She has been praying for quite some time and the other day, we were talking to one of the girls from the church and she happened to mention that there was a bunch of jeans that had been sitting in her closet and she had asked the Lord to show her who to give them to and up until now no one had been in need of jeans!
We are all so amazed at how faithful God is, even in the little silly detials.
okay.. one more story in case you haven´t grasped how faithful God is...
the day we were watching the basketball game, our leader, Naka, accidently left his backpack at the restaurant, but didn´t realize it for over 2 or 3 hours. this was not just any backpack, it had all the money for the outreach, plus documents and other important information. we all began interceding as Naka ran out the door and down the street. a few minutes later, we received a phone call from Naka...NOTHING was missing from the backpack!!!! Glory to God!
well...those are my stories for now...it´s really late and i should sleep.
May God surprise you with tons of blessings...even in the little ordinary things!
Monday, August 4, 2008
Outreach Update #2
Hello friends and family!
i hope you are all doing well. i am in Misiones right now. i´m in a
little town called Garuhape. this past week we were in another town
about 10 minutes away called Puerto Rico. it was incredible to see the
love and generousity flow through the people there.
we had services at the church every night of the week, which were
really great! Saturday and Sunday, there was a pastor from Brazil who
came and spoke. totaly powerful!!! really cool to hear someone speak
in portuegese as well!
i had the priveledges of sharing twice this week in the ¨celulas¨
(kind of like small groups, but more for evangelism purposes). the
first one i spoke about evangelism, and the second i spoke about God
being a personal god. they both went really well. i have not had a
translator at all, so i have really been learning a ton in Spanish!
God has been working in me soooo much. i am learning to open up and
share who i am, why i´m here and what God has and is continually doing
in my life. i am learning to put names to my enemies: loniness,
tiredness, self-deceit, passivity, apathy, etc.
my leader is really helping me, she gives me practical things to do in
defeating my enemies. so i have written a on a sheet of paper, that
every day i repeat: today i choice to walk in contrary to my enemies.¨
it is really helping!
please continue to pray that the Lord really guides and protects us.
i hope you are all doing well. i am in Misiones right now. i´m in a
little town called Garuhape. this past week we were in another town
about 10 minutes away called Puerto Rico. it was incredible to see the
love and generousity flow through the people there.
we had services at the church every night of the week, which were
really great! Saturday and Sunday, there was a pastor from Brazil who
came and spoke. totaly powerful!!! really cool to hear someone speak
in portuegese as well!
i had the priveledges of sharing twice this week in the ¨celulas¨
(kind of like small groups, but more for evangelism purposes). the
first one i spoke about evangelism, and the second i spoke about God
being a personal god. they both went really well. i have not had a
translator at all, so i have really been learning a ton in Spanish!
God has been working in me soooo much. i am learning to open up and
share who i am, why i´m here and what God has and is continually doing
in my life. i am learning to put names to my enemies: loniness,
tiredness, self-deceit, passivity, apathy, etc.
my leader is really helping me, she gives me practical things to do in
defeating my enemies. so i have written a on a sheet of paper, that
every day i repeat: today i choice to walk in contrary to my enemies.¨
it is really helping!
please continue to pray that the Lord really guides and protects us.
Outreach update
So it´s been awhile since i´ve written, but i am doing well.
This last week we were in Iruya, Salta. it´s a little town tucked away
in the mountains of Northern Argentina, only about 3 hours away from
Bolivia.
a group from Mendoza (along with the base director) traveled with us
and spent a week evangelizing and sharing the love of God with the
people of Iruya.
Many people dod a lot of walking, travelign aver mountains just to
share God´s love with a family or two.
i was unable to travel because i was sick. my throat was inflamed and
it became very difficult for me to breath. i actually ended up going
to the hospital to get help. a few days later, i was feeling much
better and was able to go pray for people.
one of the hardest things for me since being here is being able to
pray in Spanish. and i actually got to pray for healing over a lady,
and i prayed in Spanish!!!!
thanks you, Lord!!! God is so good!
we also played and shared a lot with the kids of Iruya. we did dramas
in the cobblestone street, which went realy well. despite that i now
have bruises and scrapes on my legs and arms. but, i hope and pray
that the people received the message with open hearts!
i am in Mendoza right now, but tonight i will be heading to Misiones
(about a 32 hour bus ride).
thanks for all your continued prayers!
i´d love to hear how things are going in your life!
one girl, serving one God, with one goal = to reach the nations with
the love, truth, and grace of my Savior!
Carissa
This last week we were in Iruya, Salta. it´s a little town tucked away
in the mountains of Northern Argentina, only about 3 hours away from
Bolivia.
a group from Mendoza (along with the base director) traveled with us
and spent a week evangelizing and sharing the love of God with the
people of Iruya.
Many people dod a lot of walking, travelign aver mountains just to
share God´s love with a family or two.
i was unable to travel because i was sick. my throat was inflamed and
it became very difficult for me to breath. i actually ended up going
to the hospital to get help. a few days later, i was feeling much
better and was able to go pray for people.
one of the hardest things for me since being here is being able to
pray in Spanish. and i actually got to pray for healing over a lady,
and i prayed in Spanish!!!!
thanks you, Lord!!! God is so good!
we also played and shared a lot with the kids of Iruya. we did dramas
in the cobblestone street, which went realy well. despite that i now
have bruises and scrapes on my legs and arms. but, i hope and pray
that the people received the message with open hearts!
i am in Mendoza right now, but tonight i will be heading to Misiones
(about a 32 hour bus ride).
thanks for all your continued prayers!
i´d love to hear how things are going in your life!
one girl, serving one God, with one goal = to reach the nations with
the love, truth, and grace of my Savior!
Carissa
Monday, June 30, 2008
Lecture Phase Coming to an End
So life here in Mendoza is going really good.
God is doing so many great things and I am excited to be apart of all the things He is doing here. I am also very excited to see what He does in the future.
These past few weeks have been really busy as we leave for outreach on Friday, July 4th.
I am staying in Argentina but will be traveling to three other provinces, Buenas Aires, Salta, and Misiones. God has placed such an extreme passion in my heart. I am overflowing with joy and excitement for all the things God will do through me on this outreach!
One thing God showed me this last week was the passage in Jeremiah when God told him not to feel like a child, because God would place words in Jeremiah and everything would be okay. It was really awesome, because I felt like that was what God wanted to do in my team and me on outreach. We need not fear because God is always there right beside us and will place the words in our mouths necessary to be effective in sharing the gospel.
I have received such an abundance of the Holy Spirit that I feel like on outreach God wants to use me in extreme and radical ways, heal the sick, raise the dead, and cast out demons. God alsospoke to me through a vision before i came here He told me there would be a little girl that i am supposed to meet and show her the love of God. He didn´t tell me anything else, so all i know is that i will find her and show her God´s love!!!
thanks for all your continued prayers!
Carissa
God is doing so many great things and I am excited to be apart of all the things He is doing here. I am also very excited to see what He does in the future.
These past few weeks have been really busy as we leave for outreach on Friday, July 4th.
I am staying in Argentina but will be traveling to three other provinces, Buenas Aires, Salta, and Misiones. God has placed such an extreme passion in my heart. I am overflowing with joy and excitement for all the things God will do through me on this outreach!
One thing God showed me this last week was the passage in Jeremiah when God told him not to feel like a child, because God would place words in Jeremiah and everything would be okay. It was really awesome, because I felt like that was what God wanted to do in my team and me on outreach. We need not fear because God is always there right beside us and will place the words in our mouths necessary to be effective in sharing the gospel.
I have received such an abundance of the Holy Spirit that I feel like on outreach God wants to use me in extreme and radical ways, heal the sick, raise the dead, and cast out demons. God alsospoke to me through a vision before i came here He told me there would be a little girl that i am supposed to meet and show her the love of God. He didn´t tell me anything else, so all i know is that i will find her and show her God´s love!!!
thanks for all your continued prayers!
Carissa
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