"I like your Christ, but I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Ghandi

Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

this past week we had foundations of church ministry course with Dave Ernst. i loved the way he taught class and learned so much. Some of the main topics we covered include: what is the church? What is the purpose of the church? Who leads the church? What is my contribution in the church? and what if there are problems in the church? we thoroughly examined each one and everything was backed up by scripture in the Bible. We read "Whats so Amazing about Grace?" by Philip Yancey and "The Emerging Church" by Dan Kimball. Both were amazing books that i would recommend reading! The Ghandi quote is from Kimball's book and how there has become a sense of mistrust and caution toward Christians from emerging generations. Our world is constantly changing and the church needs to deconstruct and reconstruct the way it is to be able to reach out to younger generations. Even though our culture is always changing and becoming more postmodern, Christ will remain the same forever. We have our exam tomorrow, so lots of studying tonight! and then we also have a paper due in December about women in ministry.

this weekend i did a full weekend for the mens retreat that came to qwanoes! i helped out in the dishpit for every meal. it was a joy working alongside other Kaleos and staff serving these men. there was about 95 men ranging from 20-80yrs old. please pray for them and how God worked in their lives this past weekend.

i trust you are all doing well and im praying for you. hope you are blessed with the presence of Christ this upcoming week.
im looking forward to coming home soon!
love always.

PR: please pray for our churches and the emerging generations

Revelation 4:11

"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things..."

GLORY HONOUR POWER BELONG TO YOU!

hey everyone :)
this past week we had 24/7 week of prayer which was such an amazing experience! God was so present in the room we had set aside for prayer. It was reassuring to know that throughout the week, there was always someone praying throughout the whole day. In the Bible it says "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Prayer is communicating with God! It is such a vital part of our relationship with Him. This week I learned how important prayer really is and how i need to be more consistent with my prayer life, fully surrender my heart, and just give all glory to Him. I made a list of everything to pray for each day and if you have any prayer requests let me know! I have drawn so much closer to God this past week after just talking to Him on a daily basis. God is SO amazing and through Him all things are possible! He hears our prayers!!!

this week we have a course: church ministry with David Ernst! we have already read two books which were really insightful. i think it will be a great week of learning!!

i hope you are all doing well :) miss everyone and looking forward to coming home soon! thanks for reading my blog.
LOVE :)

PR: please pray for Nate's sister (Kaitlin) on the 23rd, Mike Elrick, Jane, flood in Duncan, Steve's(CIT) parent who is in the hospital, Tyler Cassidy and his mom, and all the Kaleo students this week during our class!

Psalm 119:32

[Jess&I-filming star trek scene in OT vid!]
"I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free."

this past week we had a course- old testament literature! it was so sweet. i learned so much and feel that i know more about the old testament. don taylor was an amazing professor and made the class fun! we also made a video as a class about the OT and it should be up on the blog soon! :) it turned out great and it was so fun working asa team!
in ministry, this week at church, i taught sunday school for aged 3-6 year olds about Hezekiah. the main theme was that God hears our prayers and knows what's best for us. the memory verse was proverbs 29:25 and we did a craft! i was so thankful that God could use me in such a way that i can teach younger children about the hope they can have in Christ. an answer to prayer i observed this week was was that sunday school would go well and the children would be open to what i had to say ad learn more about God.
this next week is prayer week! ... we have a prayer room set aside and there was a schedule where we signed up for an hour a day (schedule goes all day and night until next sunday) and we go in there and just spend time with God. im really looking forward to this week!
i hope you're all doing well and hope you have a good week :) if you have any prayer requests please let me know! and dont hesitate to send me a message!
i love and miss you all!
God Bless!

PR: please pray for the children that i taught to in sunday school and that they would remember that God hears our prayers.

Romans 8:37-39

"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am covinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, nether the present nore the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anyting else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that s in Christ Jesus our Lord."

:)
this past week was reading break!
we had gym night on monday and played floor hockey... SO FUN!
and then on tuesday we went into victoria for the day! SO FUN :) lol.
and then just lots of homework. which is also sweeet, definitely learning SO much and loving every second of it. this week we have a course- Old Testament Literature! - for sure looking forward to it. ooooo and a few of us went to Kristie's house to do work one afternoon... and are some cookies. SO yummy!=D
[thanks Krisite <3 ]
on saturday i helped out with the maintenance crew in the morning for the junior high retreat that was here this weekend! it was so fun. loved working as a team and getting to know Katie and John! as well as Steve and Joel.
This morning at church I was in the nursery and with help from Hannah, we looked after Micah, Hudson, and Ashton! and next sunday im teaching sunday school for ages 3-6 year olds which im really looking forward too! :)

PR: please continue to pray for the homeless

ps. here's a few pictures from when the olympic torch came to CROFTON!

Proverbs 27:19

heeeeeey y'all!
hehehe!

this past week was crazy! we went to ucluelet and stayed there in a church from monday to wednesday! we then went surfing in tofino which was sweeeeet!! SO fun. the first day was really windy but the next day was perfect... it was sooo beautiful there too! wow.
On thursday I did my QFX ministry with Mel and Abby! We cleaned out the storage closet that had decorations for retreats and stuff. We spent the afternoon doing that which was fun- i really enjoy organizing things! It looked so much better when we were done. good job team :)
We also had fireside thursday night which was really fun! I got to go to Ruth and Ralphs (camp grandma and grandpa) with Jess, Mark, and Josh and we got to eat dinner there which was amazing and then we played sequence after which was really fun!... it reminded me of going to my grandparents house back home!! i miss you both <3
and theeeen on saturday the olympic torch came through crofton!!
i volunteered to go early to help set up for this event- we blew up balloon and set up tables and when the kids came in there halloween costumes they painted pumpkins, made torches from flashlights and there was free olympic stuff and timbits and hot chocolate! it was so fun watching all the kids and setting up with Rivs, Abby, Caroline, Ellie, and Matt! :)
and theeen yesterday we had lots of assignments due for spiritual formation so that was nice to get handed in. and church went well yesterday! i went to church by myself(thanks for the ride Kristie!) since Trent was helping with the retreat here. Everyone at North Cowichan Alliance is so welcoming and friendly! I helped again in sunday school -they are still learning about Elisha and then next week im in the nursery which im looking forward too!

whaaaat an intense week!!! :)
this week we have reading break so that will be nice!
thanks for reading everyone- love you alll <3
smileee :)
God bless!

PR: please pray for my mom who just started a new job :)