Revisiting a Home

In October I get to return to place I have to come to call home (one of them at least!!)

I remember the day when I was 19 years old and i moved to Stirling, Scotland for me to begin the next chapter of my life, making it on my own for the first time living away from home. For the next 3 and half years THAT became my home!

And now I can return.

I can not put into words how excited i am about this. I feel it is going to be a significant time for me personally and i have an anticipation in my Spirit for God wants to do. My time in Scotland helped shape the person I am now, and while it wasn't always easy for me I can see fruit from my time there.

I look at the person i was when I left Scotland in early 2008 compared to who I am now and it is amazing to see how much God has grown me in that time and all the adventures I have had with Him. It is such an honour to walk on Scottish soil and proclaim the truths that God has made known in my life to people there. I don't think we should ever underestimate the Spiritual importance of the places God takes us.

 There are 6 of us going to support and get involved with the work of impact world tour (IWT) there. It is great to be involved with this so close to home for a change! We are going to be serving at evangelistic events around the west of the country...helping wherever we can and seeing many come to know God personally.
for more information please visit www.iwt.com/scotland.
For the last 3 years i have been involved with IWT as  a dancer with GX international. I think it is no accident that God is calling me back to Scotland at this time to join with a ministry i know, and work with people that have become a family away from home. It is like all my worlds are colliding in one!
 

God has big things for this nation and i am praying for revival and expecting to see God do big things...salvation, healing, breakthrough. I believe this is the beginning of God moving in a mighty way in this land and he has so many plans!

-Please pray for financial provision for all this to happen.

Everything that i do at the minute is voluntary so i rely on God to provide for me through others who believe in what i am doing and want to partner with me. At the minute i need to raise £2000 to cover flights and expenses while in Scotland. Pray God opens doors for that and if you feel He is asking you to get involved in this way please let me know.

Do you know who you are?

Its a question we have been asking this week.

DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE?

learning to hear God's voice and knowing what he thinks about us is so vital to how we view ourselves and that is what we have been learning this week; the heart of the father for us.

 we have just had 2 powerful weeks where God is moving. Students are realising that God wants to speak to them. they had the opportunity to spend an hour asking God :
What do you think of me?

What do you think of me God?

What do you think of me my creator?

What do you think of me Father?

It is such a powerful question to ask your creator and hear what He wants to say back. He always speaks so much truth into my life when i do this and it was such a privileged to hear some of the things he spoke into the lives of the students.

so do you know who you are?
I challenge you to ask your Father.

TESTIMONIES:
Every friday night we go into town to meet people and talk to them about Jesus. Last friday we prayed  and asked God for pictures and words. One student heard the name NICK. she felt like she found him a little later and asked if he was nick. he said YES! she got to tell him God wanted to speak to him and tell him how much God loved him. He said he was blown away because he had been doubting if believed in God for the last few days and wanted to know that he was real. It was a real encouragement to him and spoke into His life and an encouragement to our student as it confirmed to her that she can really hear from God and he does want to speak to her!

Last weekend i also got to celebrate my birthday! the amazingness of everyone here really blew me away, i felt so blessed and loved by all the efforts everyone put in to making it such a special time! it was also so encouraging that people took the time to  give me words and speak life over this year ahead and what God might have for me at this time. It was hard not be at home around family but it was good to be able to celebrate my birthday in such a great way none the less.

ruined for the King

 Its hard to believe that 2 weeks of DTS is over, we are having a great time getting to know each other and it feels like family already! it is such a delight to meet new students and have the privilege and there the journey God has been taking them on and how they ended up in New Zealand.

I am really excited to see what God  is going to do in each of  the student's lives and how He is going to speak into them all and ruin them for Himself and His glory! ...and I get to go along for the ride! 

It's time to make a stand to not settle for life as we know right now ... expect more, move on from mediocre comfortable  Christianity and decide to be completely 100% sold out for our King.

Its time to push in for the fullness of all he has for each and every one of us every day! That is the hunger i am seeing in the students here and it pushes me and inspires me to go after that hunger for Him, to push in for the fullness of all God has for me in this life and in the life to come. 

All I have to say is here i am God, here i am!

I am so excited to see what the next five months are going to hold and we run towards him together as a family.

I say BRING IT ON!!