The POWER of Prayer

"I could probably talk a lot more about this, but..."

So now I'm talkin more, and I'll reiterate some things so this entry will flow haha. I'm excited that I have the privilege to tell you about how and why all the things that are goin on here are actually happening. From Day 1, my adventure here has been a constant answering of prayers. First off (as I may have said in an earlier post) I was in desperate prayer for SOMETHING, ANY, direction for where I may be after I graduated from RU. God answered me that by sending me here. Not only did I ask for a direction, but I asked for an adventure in HIM. I asked that he take me out of my comfort zone and throw me in the fire. Welp, it's hot in this furnace but MY FATHER CAN KEEP ME SAFE.

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I needed things to be able to stay here longer than my own money would let me...I needed a job. God gave me a job, and now seeking another, I know that he'll provide that too. I now have literally hundreds of people praying for me in that (later).

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I wanted community here, cuz with out it I really wouldn't have stayed. So before I even arrived, He worked it out so that I would live with Dan and Randall. The Father gave me the patience to find a church with a community I am loving and feel intimately connected to.

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After goin through a bit of a rut, I DESPERATELY prayed for a desire for Christ that I've never had before, to have a PASSION for him. I can't get enough of HIM and all that he is. I prayed for a "want to want" and a "need to need" HIM.

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I wanted an "In" to John Marshall HS, so that we could start to impact the lives of the people we were called to live life with. Jesus granted us that and he placed people in this city that have a heart for the younger generation in pain, and we can now start to mentor those kids! And even more great news is that now we have a partner in prayer and in battle. Norfolk Urban. They want to love us and provide us with the knowledge and wisdom that's kept them strong, and I THANK GOD FOR THIS!

We joined the Young Life Commonwealth Region for it's annual Prayer Overnight, where there is a 24 hour fast and (you guessed it) a whole lot of praying! We as a region were able to pray for the growth of not just our ministry, but Jesus himself in the lives of kids and in the area's they live. That HE would change everything. We prayed over each area in the commonwealth with YL, for what we are in need of...unfortunately now the entire region knows i'm out of a job! (thanks Tim Toy)

Scott Hamilton, who is the regional director kept saying "It's not Okay." It's not okay that we're not reaching kids in pain. It's not okay that teen mom's have no one to tell them that they are loved by their Father in Heaven. It's not okay that we think that we're doing enough to satisfy the Kingdom of Christ with our own efforts. Jesus is all that matters and is all that can fix what is wrong with this world...

I digress now back to my answered prayers. The only reason I am here in RVA. The only reason I am able to write this blog. Is because God is a faithful God.

Calloused Hands, Calloused Feet, Open Heart