the beginning of my blogging life...

enter life's journies here:

this experience of blogging i feel is going to be great for me! i already enjoy journaling, so this is another form of that but something that i can share with everyone! the latest with me is...i'm living in waco, finishing up my class, and preparing for grad school. i just registered yesterday...ahhh!...and i'm so excited about my upcoming classes! i know that the lord is really preparing my heart for this next chapter of my life and that becomes more evident each day.

i returned from haiti exactly one week ago and what an amazing experience! i had been praying for this trip for several months and that my heart and mind would be ready for the things the lord was preparing but ohhh the surprises the lord has in store! i met and loved on some of the most tender-hearted girls and the lord really broke my heart for these people. the power of the lord was completely evident and the holy spirit was definitely raining down. prior to the trip, i was walking the bear trail and on two different occasions felt rain drops...with no clouds in the sky! the next day, as we were on our way to dallas, i felt raindrops in the parking lot of fazolis...again with no clouds. it was the strangest thing but all i could do was praise the lord and believe that there would be an explanation to this in the coming days. as we continued on our trip, three more people felt raindrops in places where raindrops can't be...such as the airport and the airplane! when we finally arrived in haiti, the man who runs the girls home said that it had rained the previous day, that being sunday. it rained monday afternoon, tuesday afternoon, wednesday afternoon, thursday afternoon, friday afternoon, and saturday afternoon. i knew that this rain was such a blessing to the people of haiti because this meant that their crops could grow and flourish and provide much needed food. it was more of a struggle for our team to understand because we had come to preach revival and challenge the haitien men, women, and children to desire more of the lord. because of this rain, we were not able to do this. but as i now fully know, the lord has things planned more than we could ever know or imagine, and all planned to bring him all the glory. when we were finally able to worship and meet for church, oh how amazing it was. though we had no idea what they were saying, praying, or singing, it was the most beautiful and heartfelt words. there was not an ounce of pride in that entire building and what a lesson that was to me. they found joy in things i would never think of being great...such as the rain. People were weeping tears of joy because of the rain when all i wanted was an umbrella. it was exactly what they needed and had been praying for and the lord provided. and he didn't just provide once...he provided seven days in a row. this trip opened my eyes to things i had never seen before or experienced before and it has challenged me in the ways i walk in the lord here back in the states. i just continue to pray that the lord gives me a teachable heart and through this, i become more and more open for the experiences he places in front of me. hallelujah...

coming friday: blogging about talking about blogging with alex...