I cannot believe it is November, I think this is going to be a busy month. In about two weeks we're going to North Carolina for a week for a conference, I'm pretty excited about that. American Thanksgiving is this month as well. I hear it's a pretty big deal around here. That should be a fun experience.
I'm officially half done my lecture phase! wow.
It has really hit me over this past week how blessed I ma right now. God is providing me with everything i need, both financially and otherwise. I am surrounded by amazing people that love and support me and what I'm passionate about.
I'm really excited about this next week. Our teacher is Al McBryan, For those of you that know him you understand. He is a brilliant man, who knows the bible better than almost anyone I know. It'll be a good week.
I do have one prayer request.
- For health - a lot of us have been sick over the past couple weeks and it would be wonderful if everyone could be healthy again.
I appreciate your prayers so much!
Peace,
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
breaking the fast...breakfast?
Hey!
Oh it has been so long!
I have finished my two week fast and it's been pretty good. It has been a really good time to be able to just chill out with God. I've been digging into my bible which has been wonderful, and spending time just listening.
Over the past few weeks God has been challenging me to let go of everything, and let Him have my life. As usual this is a struggle for me because I like to have control. But God has really been stressing that it's not enough for me to give Him most of my life, He wants it all. I tend to do this thing where I tell God He can have something but I like to hold on to the very edge of it, I can never seem to give it up completely. Well God has been really dealing with me on this and really convicting me of areas of my life that I'm still trying to hold onto the edge of.
It's been hard but I'm really working on it.
I want my life to be used for Gods purpose and only that. The desire of my heart is to be exactly where God wants me to be, no where else. All my own plans and desires will never satisfy me if they don't match up with God's plans and desires for my life.
So that is where I am at right now.
Please pray for me as I seek God and His plans for my life.
Peace
Oh it has been so long!
I have finished my two week fast and it's been pretty good. It has been a really good time to be able to just chill out with God. I've been digging into my bible which has been wonderful, and spending time just listening.
Over the past few weeks God has been challenging me to let go of everything, and let Him have my life. As usual this is a struggle for me because I like to have control. But God has really been stressing that it's not enough for me to give Him most of my life, He wants it all. I tend to do this thing where I tell God He can have something but I like to hold on to the very edge of it, I can never seem to give it up completely. Well God has been really dealing with me on this and really convicting me of areas of my life that I'm still trying to hold onto the edge of.
It's been hard but I'm really working on it.
I want my life to be used for Gods purpose and only that. The desire of my heart is to be exactly where God wants me to be, no where else. All my own plans and desires will never satisfy me if they don't match up with God's plans and desires for my life.
So that is where I am at right now.
Please pray for me as I seek God and His plans for my life.
Peace
Monday, September 29, 2008
fasting anyone?
This morning we started our day with worship as a base, it's pretty much my favorite way to start the morning so it was wonderful.
I feel like in the week that I've been here there have been so many things that I've wanted God to show me; so many things that I've been like "hey God can you make that clearer?" "hey God can you please show me how that works?" "hey God what the heck do I do about that?" and God was finally like "Hey Sarah Jane could you shut off your computer for a bit and actually seek me out on these things instead of wanting them handed to you on a platter??"
This response shocked me a bit, it just wasn't quite what i was expecting. I really felt like God was asking for me to spend two weeks without my computer or the phone. The idea is that any time i would generally spend on my laptop I will spend seeking God out and digging into His word. I am excited to see what God is going to do with this time in the next couple weeks.
So after i finish this blog entry I'm turning off my computer. If you NEED to contact me i will be checking my email once each morning to keep on top of my finances since I am still in need in this area. But anything personal will have to wait.
Please pray for me in this time, that God would use it for His glory.
Talk to you in a couple weeks!
Peace and Blessings!
I feel like in the week that I've been here there have been so many things that I've wanted God to show me; so many things that I've been like "hey God can you make that clearer?" "hey God can you please show me how that works?" "hey God what the heck do I do about that?" and God was finally like "Hey Sarah Jane could you shut off your computer for a bit and actually seek me out on these things instead of wanting them handed to you on a platter??"
This response shocked me a bit, it just wasn't quite what i was expecting. I really felt like God was asking for me to spend two weeks without my computer or the phone. The idea is that any time i would generally spend on my laptop I will spend seeking God out and digging into His word. I am excited to see what God is going to do with this time in the next couple weeks.
So after i finish this blog entry I'm turning off my computer. If you NEED to contact me i will be checking my email once each morning to keep on top of my finances since I am still in need in this area. But anything personal will have to wait.
Please pray for me in this time, that God would use it for His glory.
Talk to you in a couple weeks!
Peace and Blessings!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
SOME 08 begins
I am finally in Orlando! I arrived here on Saturday night.
It was a long journey here...literally, my day of flying was something ridiculous like 20 hours, from when i left my house to when i got here.
Intended route: Edmonton - Phoenix - Charlotte - Orlando.
Unfortunately my time between Phoenix and Charlotte was 25 minutes...and my plane was late, so that route went out the window. There was only one flight from phoenix that would get me to Orlando in the same day and that involved back tracking to orange county California.
New route: Edmonton - Phoenix - Orange County - Las Vegas - Orlando
Then my plane had "mechanical difficulties" in orange county so my plane was delayed by another couple hours. Needless to say it was a long day of sitting in airports!
My week has been pretty good. I've sat through a lot of orientations this week, which has been informative, but I'm definitely glad to be starting class on Monday!
I'm living in a house with 9 students and two staff. My room has 5 of us in here, it'll never be dull that's for sure.
I don't have too much of an update to give at this point, but by the end of next week I'm sure there will be more
Peace and Blessings
It was a long journey here...literally, my day of flying was something ridiculous like 20 hours, from when i left my house to when i got here.
Intended route: Edmonton - Phoenix - Charlotte - Orlando.
Unfortunately my time between Phoenix and Charlotte was 25 minutes...and my plane was late, so that route went out the window. There was only one flight from phoenix that would get me to Orlando in the same day and that involved back tracking to orange county California.
New route: Edmonton - Phoenix - Orange County - Las Vegas - Orlando
Then my plane had "mechanical difficulties" in orange county so my plane was delayed by another couple hours. Needless to say it was a long day of sitting in airports!
My week has been pretty good. I've sat through a lot of orientations this week, which has been informative, but I'm definitely glad to be starting class on Monday!
I'm living in a house with 9 students and two staff. My room has 5 of us in here, it'll never be dull that's for sure.
I don't have too much of an update to give at this point, but by the end of next week I'm sure there will be more
Peace and Blessings
Sunday, August 31, 2008
getting ready to go again.
You you believe it's pretty much September already?
Where did the time go?
It doesn't feel like that long ago I was coming home from Orlando and now it's almost time to leave again.
On September 20th I will be flying to Orlando for a School of Ministry and Evangelism. This is a six month school - the first three months are spent in classes in Orlando, and the last 3 months are spent in various major cities through the States telling people about Jesus!
I'm crazy excited for this school and super nervous at the same time. It'll definitely be a few steps outside my comfort zone and I'm still waiting for money to come in.
If you are interested in supporting me please contact me at sj.rinas@hotmail.com.
I'll keep you updated on how things progress.
peace.
Where did the time go?
It doesn't feel like that long ago I was coming home from Orlando and now it's almost time to leave again.
On September 20th I will be flying to Orlando for a School of Ministry and Evangelism. This is a six month school - the first three months are spent in classes in Orlando, and the last 3 months are spent in various major cities through the States telling people about Jesus!
I'm crazy excited for this school and super nervous at the same time. It'll definitely be a few steps outside my comfort zone and I'm still waiting for money to come in.
If you are interested in supporting me please contact me at sj.rinas@hotmail.com.
I'll keep you updated on how things progress.
peace.
Friday, June 27, 2008
south africa!
holla from worcestor south africa!
*this computer will not allow me to do capital letters so i apologize in advance...*
i can not believe i've been here for an entire week. it's been crazy. currently it is winter here and it's actually pretty chilly. turns out my body has forgotten what to do with cold weather and i'm definately sick. pray that no one else gets what i have and that whatever i have would leave!
the last week has been mostly working with kids in various schools and neighborhoods. it has been amazing. we started building a soup kitchen in one of the neighborhoods around here. it's going to be such a blessing to the community i'm so excited.
there are so many kids everywhere, it's incredible and yet heart-breaking. most of them don't have shoes or proper clothing to keep warm. they are all so desperate for any kind of affection, it's really sad.
i really love the kids and could spend all day playing with them. please pray that i will get healthy soon, i'm pretty tired of sitting in bed all day!
pray for worcestor, i really love this town and the harvest is incredibly ripe - people are so ready to hear the gospel!
*this computer will not allow me to do capital letters so i apologize in advance...*
i can not believe i've been here for an entire week. it's been crazy. currently it is winter here and it's actually pretty chilly. turns out my body has forgotten what to do with cold weather and i'm definately sick. pray that no one else gets what i have and that whatever i have would leave!
the last week has been mostly working with kids in various schools and neighborhoods. it has been amazing. we started building a soup kitchen in one of the neighborhoods around here. it's going to be such a blessing to the community i'm so excited.
there are so many kids everywhere, it's incredible and yet heart-breaking. most of them don't have shoes or proper clothing to keep warm. they are all so desperate for any kind of affection, it's really sad.
i really love the kids and could spend all day playing with them. please pray that i will get healthy soon, i'm pretty tired of sitting in bed all day!
pray for worcestor, i really love this town and the harvest is incredibly ripe - people are so ready to hear the gospel!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
on the move again
I leave for South Africa this morning!!
it's been so busy around here it's crazy. This week alone we have sent teams to Russia, Dominican Republic, China, Mongolia, several states, and now Africa!
I'm so stoked!
I will be home in Canada on July 8th - give me a call!
Peace out,
Sarah Jane
it's been so busy around here it's crazy. This week alone we have sent teams to Russia, Dominican Republic, China, Mongolia, several states, and now Africa!
I'm so stoked!
I will be home in Canada on July 8th - give me a call!
Peace out,
Sarah Jane
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