Testimonies

Here are the testimonies of my sister, dad,

and the other 3 people who went.

Emi is first, then Caleb, then Dad, then Tyler

 (the youth pastor/music minister at our church)

then Mr. Willis.

Warning! They are powerful!

*ash*

Enlist Us Lord

My sister and dad just came back from Haiti a few days ago.

They went with three other people from our church, and a few from another local church.

They shared their testimonies tonight at church.

They were powerful.

They were recorded, so I just might have to share the

link once it is put online.

Tonight we also sang a song that I had never heard before.

At first I wasn't a big fan, the tune wasn't really that impressive and it sounded the same throughout.

But the words, wow.

The last verse especially.

I have listened to this song three more times

 just since I've been home from church this eve,

and everytime those words get me.

Indwell us Lord, and purify
our hands to work for You
Enlist us Lord, to serve nearby
and cross the waters, too
Your image-bearers on the earth
will never know how much they’re worth
unless we love and help them first
and show the way to You.

Just beautiful and oh so powerful.

"Your image-bearers on the earth, will never know how

much they're worth."

How heart breaking is that?

I don't know about you, but it makes me want to jump on

the next plane to anywhere and be His hands and feet.

But wait, we don't have to go anywhere do we?

Heck, we could walk right across the street

and do the exact same thing.

Here is the link to the song called

"Let Justice Roll Like a River"

http://music.sojournchurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/live-let-justice-roll1.mp3

While you listen to it, think about how you can serve,

"near by and across the waters too."

God bless.

*ash*

Pictures of Ocoee Outreach 2010

Here are some pictures of the mission trip to TN. This first one was taken outside of Target....those who came shopping all had our Ocoee Outreach Tshirts on....and the blue looked really cool next to the red. This is probably one of my fave pics that we took.This is me scraping the paint off the house. It took forever!!!! I'm striking a threatening pose... in case you were wondering.

At our paint site there were a litter of kittens. They were so fun to play with on your free time. They got in the way though...they had paint all over them by the end of the week.

This is me (white shirt) and a friend painting way up high. I must admit... I was freaked out. Thank goodness I didn't need to be up there long. :) My sister...me... and two other girls that went showing how messy we got. (by the way... I painted Emily's shirt on purpose. She didn't get that messy by herself.)

Before Picture of the house.... After picture of the house.... and the whole group...and the home owners. Video of poor Alex way up high on the ladder. He was scared the whole time...but would not come down till he was done. He would shake so bad from fear that the whole latter would shake. He was a trooper!!! Ok...so the videos are not working for me... are they working for you all?

Video of our group at the youth rally. There was an awesome band that came and played for us. They are called Refuge 99. We had a ton o' fun!!! Im in the white shirt (front right) dancing like crazy. he he...

Alex and the lead singer of the band having a screeching contest. It cracks me up everytime. Personally...I think Alex won. What do you think? lol

Well...thats enough. You're probably bored by now. But...seriously. Consider going on a mission trip. Whether it is in the country...or over seas. GO! It may be scary at first...but once you go, you will be on fire for God. Let me know if you are planning on going on one soon....or if you have been on one before. I love hearing about mission trips!!

Peace out

OCOEE Outreach

So, this Saturday my sister and I are going on a week long mission trip to Cleveland, TN to work with the organization OCOEE Outreach. I have gone with our church for the past two years...and I have enjoyed it very much. This year is gonna be totally different though. The past two years the youth and women has done VBS and the men did construction. Well, this time the youth is doing a paint job on a house. (the owner of the house is too sick/poor/old to do it) So... I'm excited that we get to do something new and different this year. I can't wait!!! Here are some pictures of last year.

The men putting a roof on a house...

Dancing at a nursing home. (they loved the chicken dance!) (Im in the yellow shirt)

Our whole VBS group... pretty nice size.

Doing puppets at a nursing home.

My sister and I making snow cones at the block party.

I will have some posts post automatically while I am gone so... check back every so often. :)