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Lest you forget ;
Lest you forget ;
“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life…”
Deuteronomy 4:9
I forget plenty throughout a days time. Where did I put my keys? What day is it? What’s the name of that guy from that movie, you know the funny one we JUST watched? Ugh. How quickly my brain gets overloaded with so…
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Saturn.
“I tried to write it down but I could never find a pen” -Sleeping At Last Right now I can’t seem to put to action the feelings in my heart or convey how much people really mean to me. I can’t find the words to sum up what I want to say. Paragraphs would be shortcomings to the millions of miles my words could stretch out to. My heart is hurting. More than ever in my whole existence here on earth.…
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finishing up a movie alone in a room not my own
the living room is dark, but through plastic beat up blinds i can see little
light beams making their way through
i look around, take glances over here, there, around it all
i look back into the room now not my own, completely different
all made up pretty with my sister’s things.
the kitchen is nice. its my favorite place to clean, i like to tidy up there most.
i visit the bathroom, because i really did need a visit, and sat there, door
basically shut but open enough to hear someone come home, anyone
and its in that moment of silence, with the drip drip aching of the water faucet
the toilet that never shuts up, the small square that holds on too many
necessities for four people, that i realize everything is different.
nothing will ever be the same.
and where do i fit into all of this? where should i fit into it all?
well, I guess that’s something to wait for; to patiently wait for; because this
isn’t the life I used to live, its not the past nor the present. its something that
every day is going to need adjusting and change. Lord, help me.
Kin
Kin originally didn’t want a picture of himself, because he’s just that kind of guy who doesn’t want the attention on him, and i really appreciate that. But sorry Kin, I like pictures of the people I’m showing to the world, so here’s Kin. I met Kin about a year and a half ago when I was last here in York. At that point in time, Kin was pretty new to being a Christian. He had such an eager heart…
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May 02, 2016
Today is May 2, 2016 and that makes my total days of being back in York 96. 96/108 days. i have just about two weeks left here in this special place I have come to call a home for me. I cannot begin to describe the amazing things God has done here & although I dearly miss my family and friends back in California, I feel as if I could stay here forever. My love for the people of York both in the…
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3 Short Poems
I write these things in the sun-setting moments, full of birds chirping, a crisp wind, a wine glass full of delicious strawberry milk all whilst “La Vie En Rose” plays gently in the background (this is how I treat myself; silly, I know). Today was lovely indeed. I am grateful. But the reason for my visit today is to share 3 short poems that I penned earlier on this morning. Hope you enjoy! …
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ATLAS // L I G H T
What an amazing week spent traveling on a bus for 16 hours total (the less exciting side) and getting to serve in the most practical (but life lesson learning) kind of ways.
Before a brief schedule of what was done and the lessons learned along the way, here’s a picture of my team!
There’s me, next to me is RACHEL [Pennsylvania], behind her is BREE [California native residing in Florida], and behind her is ANIINNA
Saturday, March 5th
First bus trip to Exeter. Filled with Bree’s Birthday, burritos (praise God for those), lots of music and sleep, and a quick window view of some big cities, such as Bristol, and Birmingham. OH. and a ridiculous lack of water. I say ridiculous because Rachel & I somehow forgot about our bodies needing the most vital fluid to drink.
The ministry home we stayed in while in Exeter; such a homey place.
Sunday, March 6th
Church at Calvary Exeter: handing out chocolates and cards to the mums for England’s early arriving mothers day, worshipping with a lovely congregation, great fellowship as we went out for pizza after and got to know our host and some university students. Then came dinner + a game & chocolate chip cookie night. This was one of the greatest memories form the trip. We got to hangout with a couple who was moving the next day to go serve as a pastor in Exeter and it felt as if we had known them for our whole lives. One of those people you just can’t forget.
Monday, March 7th
Went down to Cornwall to meet up with the Creation Fest office in Launceston.
There we got to have a traditional pasty lunch with some of the fellows who work around the office. A pasty is basically a pot pie but in hand held form and usually have either beef and potato or cheese and onion inside. They are definitely tasty and are actually pronounced PASS-TEE, so yes, you’ve been pronouncing it like the current color of my skin due to the lack of sunshine. :D And here’s what they look like. YUM.
But anyways… following this, a lovely older man (Richard) took us round Cornwall to all the secret spots he knew of since he had grown up there and what a privilege this was. Not only did we get a wonderful tour, but he gave us his wisdom and fun facts along the way.
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Little village of Boscastle.
Coast of Southern England
We finished up at a really nice pub overlooking the coast and then went to have dinner at the home of those who work at Creation Fest (Sarah, Sanmaire, & Edme). We shared the meal with some skaters, a family, and then split up two by two to go to our homes for the two nights we were there. Aniinna & I went to an older couples home, Joan & Neville, and it was a very neat experience to live in a traditional English home for two days.
Tuesday, March 8th
Had some really tasty hot chocolate at a coffee shop called Liberty and later had dinner with the girl who served us at Sara’s; Yaz was her name. We did a bunch of office work that day, very practical stuff. Later on we had dinner and then headed off to the skate park to give out some ice cream for the Christians Skaters night. It was a really cool time just talking to skaters and some of the girls who were hanging out. One boy I got to talk to, Brandon, encouraged me greatly by telling Rachel & I some parts of his life and how even though he may not understand why God says certain things in the bible, like how being gay is considered sin, he wanted to set aside that understanding and feelings of confusion aside so he could know Christ more. That is truly what life is about.
QUICK SIDE-NOTE: It was in this time that I realized the importance of Jesus Christ being in the midst of all that you say and do and how He should come up in my conversations commonly. Watching Sara just talk about Jesus but also not forcing it and making them feel comfortable was an eye opener for me. I want Jesus to be in every little thing i do.
Wednesday, March 9th
Finished up the loose ends of office work and projects in the office and headed back home to Exeter later that afternoon.
Thursday, March 10th
This was a spring cleaning day: hoovering & cleaning the carpets of the church, scraping moss off of the bricks outside, and cleaning up the gutter and sidewalk by the church and ministry home. I must say, it looked quite clean when we finished.
Friday, March 11th
Some more cleaning up and then around 1PM we had a tea/coffee & biscuits outreach to the community. It was definitely an interesting afternoon, as it is VERY strange to stand on the sidewalk, let alone give out free items here in England. The amount of looks we got was priceless and the amount of times someone asked: WHY? was many. But it was a really great time and the few people we did get to speak to were definitely intrigued by this.
On the left is the wonderful Molly who took care of us so well throughout our whole trip.
Saturday, March 12th
In the morning we decided to try out our tea & coffee outreach again, thinking that maybe people would be more willing since its the morning, and thankfully that as correct. We still got weird looks though, don’t worry. But the conversations were wonderful and many people hadn’t even known that there was a church right around the corner, so it was the perfect opportunity to show them where it was. Then came a man named Raj; he is an Indian man born in Africa and now residing in England. What a life he has lived, and the stories he could tell. (I know because he told us some). He had such a good perspective on how people no longer take the time to appreciate the small things in life, like walking without headphones and hearing a nightingale sing or how one day he saw that there dozens of ants all making a tunnel, clinging on to one another so that the other ants could safely get through. It was so refreshing and insightful to hear this mans outlook on life and I am so very grateful he came our way.
Raj.
Later on in the afternoon we had some uni students over and watched a DVD series called Love and Respect. This was originally a book about marriage and how love & respect are the two things that can make a marriage last. The daughter of the couple who created this (Eggerich’s family) created this series for singles, seeing that they could learn this prior to marriage and can relate it within all types of relationships as well. It was extremely insightful and I know I learned a lot from it. After this we went back to the ministry home and hung out on our last night, ordered some pizza, ate brownies, celebrated all the Lord had done and packed up all our stuff to get ready to head off in the morning.
Sunday, March 13th
Bright & Early we had our last meal together with Molly and our friend Lydia form the university. It was a sad goodbye, especially knowing we were spending the next 9 hours travelling back. But i really enjoyed the trip back. It gave me a LONG time to ponder on what the Lord had done in the past week and gave Rachel and I time to talk about it all, listen to music, and laugh a bunch. Our return was wonderful and it was good to be back, still is good to be back, although I really do miss it.
This week was such an amazing time, and I feel refreshed and ready to press on, as does everyone else. It’s the coolest thing to come together after these things and hear all about what the Lord has done and how we can now come together, stronger and refocused and continue on in this semester ready for what the Lord has in store.
Calvary Chapel Exeter
Outreach Week [Exeter/Cornwall] What an amazing week spent traveling on a bus for 16 hours total (the less exciting side) and getting to serve in the most practical (but life lesson learning) kind of ways.
My yellow door.
My lovely roommates.
My cozy bedside, and reminders of people to pray for.
Lina & Fenja, 2/3 girls I baby sit on Wednesday Nights.
Doodles.
Classes.
Tuesday Night Community Worship.
If you asked me 4 months ago about York, I would say I loved it and wish I could go back someday, but that’s not possible. “That’s not possible”.
Man, how commonly I place restrictions on the Lords plans. Tsk, tsk.But thank goodness He doesn’t listen to me. So now I sit here typing this, about a month in to my fourth semester in the lovely city of York. I still have days where I wake up and wonder, wow how did I get here? How did i get BACK here? But I always look back on the fact that He has been faithful to me always. (“It’ll always be, it’s always been You, Jesus” seems to be my anthem as of late, and will continue to be as long as I’m breathing). I am so grateful for this opportunity and I couldn’t be more at peace with where I am. Although there are days where I miss my dear family and friends in Murrieta, I know that the Lord is doing a work in my life that I need to be here for. There are people I’ve been reunited with and new relationships forming that are all so encouraging and part of His plans for me.
My schedule is not too busy (3 classes: Isaiah, Romans & 1 & 2 Samuel) and it’s been really nice to have it as such because I get to serve those around me and get involved more intimately with a few of the church members and families. Every Tuesday we have community worship, which is one of my favorite nights because we sit around in the coffee shop, all comfy and cozy, and set our hearts and hope on Him as we give Him praise and refresh ourselves by focusing on Him. On Wednesdays I get to have dinner and baby-sit a family that I was so excited to see again and it has been a blessing to see them come out of their shell wince i was here last and still growing! Thursdays are also great because we have a girls youth group where we get to hang out and really just have relationships with them, while also discipling each one. This is one of my favorite times because that is really my heart: to disciple younger girls and point them to Christ (it was used greatly in my life as well). Weekends are always switching around, sometimes there are different events and hangouts; but Saturday Nights have also taken hold of my heart as I have gotten involved in with a group called Street Project. They go out every evening at around 9 PM and we hand out food and pray for the homeless of York. There are quite a big group of homeless people who reside in York; it can be a hard process to get back up on your feet, as many times they are kicked out of their homes by landlords and whatnot, but of course there are also those who may have gotten themselves there or had a case of unfortunate events. But either way, the Lord loves them and thus we have the opportunity to show them that love in a physical and sometimes spiritual way [some of them believe, and the team has formed well rounded relationships with them, so they are usually open to talk and ask for prayer]. Sundays are always a joy at church and it really has grown and become more united since I’ve been gone. It’s always a wonderful time of fellowship with tea and cakes afterward and my heart is comforted and encouraged every week.
My Roommates have been a joy, I’ve only got two which is quite nice, and we get along great. More than great actually. Their names are Rebecca and Hannah. Everyone else in the flat and around campus are lovely as well, and it is such a blessing to have such amazing people to live with.
If you would like to pray for this campus and my studies, I would ask that you pray against any warfare. It has been a challenge to sleep well for many of us here and we can grow weary; but we are really using these times to learn “to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead” (2 Corinthians 1:9). Also please pray for our outreaches that we will be going on: Norway, Cornwall, Norwich, Mansfield and York. I will be going to Cornwall and am super excited about it. I know the Lord is gonna do some great things, because that’s what He always does.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT.
I WOULD LOVE TO WRITE TO ANYONE OR RECEIVE ANY LETTERS SO FEEL FREE TO SHOOT ME YOUR ADDRESS.
MINE IS:
1 Barbican Rd, York, North Yorkshire YO10 5AA
MAY THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT, PEACE, AND COMPASSION SHOW YOU HIS LOVE TODAY
AND MAY YOU WALK WORTHY OF THE CALLING PLACED IN YOUR LIFE.
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(so I’m not quite doing this, but I am pretty excited) pronunciation | em-‘bU-kE em-'vU-kE
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Just a few moments ago, as i sat scrolling through Instagram seeing the familiar faces of people I love, i realized how content I am with life. It’s not perfect, but exactly what it needs to be; and I haven’t felt that in a good amount of time. It’s crazy to think that a whole year has gone by, oh so quickly; and it seems as if i have yet to catch up with everything that’s happened [even though I…
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Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.
Og Mandino (via purplebuddhaproject)
Give me increase and progress in grace So that there may be more decision in my character, more vigor in my purposes, more elevation in my life, more fervor in my devotion, more constancy in my zeal. As I have a position in the world, keep me from making the world my position; May I never seek in the creature what can only be found in the Creator.
Valley of Vision (probably the most encouraging book I’ve ever read, aside from the Bible, obv)
This is the most important thing I’ve read all semester
Better days are coming ✨
