This week!

Hi everyone! This week has been really busy but so fun! Its hard to keep track of the days here I feel like I am in a time warp. This week I went to this Christian school in Bali and taught english to the preschoolers and kindergardeners. It was really encouraging to see the body of Christ especially in Bali being grown at such a young age. I also got to go to another orphanage on the Bukit. This orphanage is a lot nicer than the other orphanage that I went to in Kuta. These kids are funded by an organization called Hopes of Hands. The ORU team went to teach music to these kids. I played the tamborine haha. I don't know if I helped much other than the beat of the song.

I realized that the Holy Spirit moves so fast among Christians here in Bali. It isn't necessarily like home where everyone is practically Christian. Most of the community here is either Hindu or Muslim. It is mostly Hindu. I talked to some people who became believers here in Bali and I realized that the Holy spirit moved so quickly through them. I think this is why the enemy is upset when believers are building the body of Christ here.

I feel like the Lord is teaching me so much about overcoming fear and I the Lord told me why I am here the other day. Before I came on this trip, I wasnt aware of the extreme poverty here. This place didn't really exist in my mind. When I got here the spiritual warefare became so real to me. It is great to make relationships with kids and help out as much BUT the Lord brought me here to open my eyes to the need of prayer in Bali. I feel like God is teaching me a lot about my spiritual gifts and using them to love others and use prayer to its full extent. I guess I never realized how powerful prayer was and what gift God has given me. I was reading Romans 13 :8 the other day which says, "Owe nothing to anyone except for your obligation to love one another."

I realized at that moment that the best thing I can do is love others but with the gifts God has given me. He is teaching me to use my spiritual gifts to love others. I am here to encourage the body of Christ, be an evangelist and pray pray pray for the light of the Lord to shine through this dark place.

God is also teaching me so much about rest and leadership At home I am constantly busy, but coming here I am busy but I am living my life daily. I don't know what is going to happen the next day normally until the night before. This is how we are supposed to live daily not looking at what will happen tomorrow but by what God is providing for you on a daily basis. I don't need to worry about tomorrow.

"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (Philippians 4:6-8)

If I am constantly busy, I am not allowing the Lord to work through all of it. I need his place of rest for my replenishment to be a quality leader. I am learning to give my life daily to the Lord and not base my day around my plans. Also to know and understand my surroundings that what I do and what I say is effective to others.

The Lord has been so faithful. I am so blessed to have God guiding me on this trip. I am feeling so much better just about the whole fear issue. God has totally helped me overcome some of my fears here. Just being afraid of the enemy and how dark it is here in Bali is something God has gotten me through.

Praise God for my replenishment! ALSO please pray for:

*Protection of the body of Christ here in Bali

*Replenishment for the Bali Surf House, Global Church and the ORU team.

*All the children that have Christ in them, that they can grow to be God fearing men and women of God that the Lord will protect them during persecution. These children are under a lot of persecution due to the strong culture. Please Pray for them! THIS IS THE FUTURE OF BALI!

*I met this girl at the orphanage yesterday that has boils on her back. Please pray that the Lord heals her. Also 3 of the other girls at the home has Dengay fever. Please pray for the health of all these children that the Lord can heal them!

THANK YOU!!!