God knows what I need. You know what I need.

He does. He knows exactly what I need.

Lately, I've been struggling with this fact. I call it fact because I know it's true, but it's a hard head-heart connection to make. I've been feeling like I need something, but then I don't get it and I go, "Lord, I thought You knew what I needed. This is what I need...." Still, it doesn't happen. I'm just waiting until I have a heart change. I want so badly to have what God wants for me. I want to feel like I need what He knows I need, not what I think I need.

This week has been filled with papers and homework and stuff like that. It's kind of sucked, but at the same time, I'm learning things that I didn't know before.

I'm also learning to trust. And not to trust when it's easy, but when it's hard and I don't want to trust people. Something that Jim reminded me of in a prayer this week is that love trusts. When I heard that, I went, "Crap. I gotta trust the people here. If I am saying I love them, then I need to show them that by trusting them." So I'm learning to trust.

Another thing that I've been discovering is that what I had planned for this year is pretty different from what the Lord had planned for this year. He's changing up what I thought would happen. I have been disappointed, hurt, and broken. But I think that slowly, I'm letting go of the disappointment, of the hurt, and I'm being put back together again. But it still sucks sometimes and it's really difficult and it's pushing me out of my comfort zone so much.

So that doesn't cover so much the events of this week, but it's what I've been learning.

Please pray for me. Also, please pray for a couple of the Kaleo girls who were in a car accident last night. They are doing okay, but they're in pain.

Thanks, everyone.

so tired.

Hello!!

Well, this past week was a doozy. I was sick for most/all of it, but I also had to write a paper... Oh my word, that paper was the WORST. To top it off, I have to write another one this week... Oi.

A cool thing about last week though, was 24/7 Prayer Week. For every hour of the past week, there has been somebody praying in a room that was set aside specifically for this. It was really cool to see the stark honesty displayed in this room. We had paper everywhere to write on and window markers and stuff... It was really really cool. People also told their testimonies and the Lord really opened certain people up, some of whom I didn't expect.

I'm really tired right now, so I'm not sure what to post... Oh!!

I'm going to Argentina!!! It's for the Kaleo missions trip. We were given three spots to rank in order of preference and I got my number one! The other locations are Vancouver and India. I'm really excited to work in camp ministry in Argentina, and help equip youth leaders there with things we've learned here in camp ministry!

Please pray that I'll be able to get all my support!

Until next time,
Holly!

bah.

Hola!

So this past week was hermeneutics which was really cool. We didn't have a test at the end so I didn't need to worry so much about taking notes (and they were emailed to us!) and I could just take it in a lot of the time. We weren't supposed to have our computers running during class which worried me a little, but it didn't turn out to be too bad.

For the end of the class, we had to do a creative project presenting the book of the Bible we read everyday for a week before class started. We were split into four books and I did Galatians. Our project was SICK! We rewrote "Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer to be "Galatians!" It was quite funny! We were even asked to do an encore.

The coolest part of this week has to be that my mommy came and hung out with us for a couple of days. She shared her testimony which I know affected some people. She also just poured into some of the Kaleos and visitors individually which was super cool. I'm so glad that people here got to experience the amazingness that is my mother, and that they understand me a little bit more.

I'm currently sick so please pray that I get better!

refreshed? umm...

So the past week was reading break, and quite honestly, it was wonderful. I loved being home and seeing my friends and getting to be a part of their lives in person once more. I spent a lot of time hanging out with friends in the evenings which was so needed! I think my highlights of my reading break are surprising my best friend (the look on her face was PRICELESS!), and hanging out with my mom, watching movies. So good to have that down time and I even got a bit of homework done! It was hard to come back, however, just because I have such a solid group of friends at home and I feel like I'm still trying to find my footing here...

The day after I got back here was my Old Testament Literature exam, and I didn't think that was too bad, to be honest. I studied with my roommate the night/morning before so I felt pretty good about the exam. That being said, I could be very wrong about how I did.

This past weekend was the Junior High retreat and I counselled... by myself! I have never counselled by myself before, and quite honestly, I don't want to again. I like counselling with a junior because I think that the girls get more attention that way. Even though, I still got to know them a little bit and have a glimpse into their lives and struggles. I got to have two of my campers from the summer in my cabin which was sweet because I got to follow up with them and see where they're at. Praise the Lord, they have been going to youth group and getting connected to a church!

We are now into our week of classes: Hermeneutics. So far, I'm finding it interesting as it is challenging me to look deeper into the Word and what I am reading in it. No longer am I just looking at face value, but I'm relating words to each other and trying to get meaning from them.

The youth group is having its launch at Cowichan Lake Baptist this week, so please pray that this will go well, and that this youth group can have a positive impact.

Also, I am feeling a bit discouraged so please pray for me!

feeling super stressed.

please pray. as i look of the mountain of homework i have, i feel more and more stressed and feel as if there aren't enough hours in the day. also, i have to decide on a missions trip by the end of this week. please please please pray.

home... well, one of them.

This past week has been... CRAZY!!

We just finished Old Testament Literature, which was cool now that I think about it (after the fact, of course), but I found it hard to focus a lot of the time. I still managed to keep up and not miss much either! We took LOTS of notes though, which will be super good for studying for the final at the end of this week. Something that caused a lot of stress, but is now a sweet memory/keepsake, is the video we did chronicling the Old Testament. We broke off into groups and each wrote a scene from the ones we were given, then as a group, we acted them out! The video is so funny and it'll be cool to look back on this and remember the crazy times filming (or in my case, script editing).

I'm home now, for a little while, for a much needed break. I'm stoked that I can spend time with friends that I've been missing and catch up on a little/A LOT of homework.

Please pray for a recharge for me and for me to get everything done that needs to get done! Thanks so much!


Short post this time, I know, but this week hasn't really been all that eventful...

Holly