coughs and card-making

Well. It would appear I'm somewhat do for an update. Today is a short-and-to-the-point update sort of a day. I am still here in Oxford and God is here too. The last few weeks have involved bonding as staff, learning more about YWAM, praying for students, and eating delicious food. My official job roles (i say official because I believe in teamwork-which means you have specific jobs but should also help out other brothers and sisters as needed) are leading school intercession and helping out with worship. Simply put, I am stoked.

Prayer requests on the brain today:
-our incoming students, for safe travels and calmness in the last minute preparations
-healing, as sickness has been making it's way around here lately. And praise that Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals is on the move
-pray for my friend and sister in Christ, Lara, who went in for surgery today

Blessings and peace to all.

sleepless and pensive in Oxford...

So, I made it to Oxford. Flew here today-actually, make that yesterday. It is actually too early Sunday morning-I thought I should be sleeping, God thought I could use a middle-of-the-night worship session. Fast-as, bumpy-as flight-gotta love crazy wind action. I have reunited with many whenau and have many conversations waiting to be had, stories to be exchanged. God is already moving like crazy. A fresh hunger for the Word is in the air-how it fattens my Spirit and flows like liquid honey thru me.

On another note, India's been on the mind. So many memories of cramming 6 people into 1 rickshaw, dodging cows on the street, and waking up at 5am to the calls of "chai, chai, chai coffee...". But that is not what continues to grab at me. When asked to describe India I keep it simple-"chaos." That's physically and spiritually. The faces of India are so impressed in my memory, it's like it was yesterday. The crippled beggar, the shopkeepers, the scruffy but beautiful children on the street-these are God's people. The lack of light in their eyes, the hunger for real satisfaction. And revival is coming, I can feel it-for not even the highest heavens can contain the King Himself. I can't wait. 

wisdom

Reading through the book of Proverbs today, I enjoyed this chapter so much I thought I'd share it...

Proverbs 2

Wisdom's Worth

    ¹ My son, if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,
    ² listening closely to wisdom
    and directing your heart to understanding;
    ³ furthermore, if you call out to insight
    and lift your voice to understanding,
    ⁴ if you seek it like silver
    and search for it like hidden treasure,
    ⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD
    and discover the knowledge of God.
    ⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom;
    from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
    ⁷ He stores up success for the uprigh^{t
    8} so that He may guard the paths of justice
    and protect the way of His loyal followers. 
    ⁹ Then you will understand righteousness, justice,
    and integrity—every good path.
    ¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your mind,
    and knowledge will delight your heart.
    ¹¹ Discretion will watch over you,
    and understanding will guard you, 
    ¹² rescuing you from the way of evil—
    from the one who says perverse things,
    ¹³ [from] those who abandon the right paths
    to walk in ways of darkness,
    ¹⁴ [from] those who enjoy doing evil
    and celebrate perversity,
    ¹⁵ whose paths are crooked,
    and whose ways are devious
    ¹⁶ It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,
    from a stranger  with her flattering talk,
    ¹⁷ who abandons the companion of her youth 
    and forgets the covenant of her God;
    ¹⁸ for her house sinks down to death
    and her ways to the land of the departed spirits.
    ¹⁹ None return who go to her;
    none reach the paths of life.
    ²⁰ So follow the way of good people,
    and keep to the paths of the righteous.
    ²¹ For the upright will inhabit the land,
    and those of integrity will remain in it; 
    ²² but the wicked will be cut off from the land
    and the treacherous uprooted from it.  


<sup>The Spirit's still moving here.

In 6 days I will head up to Oxford for staff training. Whilst I will miss Queenstown, I am amped-as to be reunited with my Oxford whenau.

May the Lord give "it" to you, whatever your need-provision, healing, peace, strength, etc. Blessings to all.</sup>