Wednesday Meeting: 4.30.08

I've already talked to just about all of you, but just to remind you, and to clarify on a couple things that were wrong:

The Mozambique Team of 2007 will NOT be praying over us Wednesday night... that will actually be Sunday night. Sorry!

But we WILL be shooting a group photo Wednesday night, so MAKE SURE YOU'RE HERE ON TIME and wear a plain colored shirt that shows your personality. Erik, you do have to wear SOMETHING, though.. I know, I'm tempted to show off my sweet tan lines too.

I love you all. See you Wednesday night.

Sunday Night

We have a meeting this Sunday (tomorrow) at 9:30 PM at the Loft. 

There is a possibility that Aradhna will still be playing, and if that is the case we will move the meeting over to Blake's. It is SO important that all of you are there tomorrow. If you have a meeting, school work, social things- they can all wait. We leave in two weeks, so this is the most important place for you to be. Leave your meetings early, do your work throughout the day and after the meeting (it won't be too long), and hang out with your friends later.

Wednesday will also be important because my team from last year will be coming for the first 30 minutes to pray over us and share some Mozambique experiences with you, so PLEASE be on time! 

To recap: 9:30 Sunday at the Loft and 9:30 Wednesday at Blake's. 

Love you guys and praying for each one of you!

-Madison 

We are grinded down and broken to be healed and restored.

So, with the busyness this week with school and just… distress/ life, it’s been so amazing to see the fruit of the seeds that the Lord has been scattering. He's been showing me just how active he is in working and changing us- making us light, changing our hearts, blessing our faith- not just because he loves us or because we are his, but to gain for himself a glorious name; for his own renown. All that we have accomplished, God has done for us (Isaiah 26:12). He has allowed us to behold the glory of Christ with unveiled faces, but not just for our own eyes. We are to reflect his glory. That’s why he has made his light shine in us. To give him the ever-increasing glory.
Personally, I feel like I’ve been a gear this week- working and just being… grinded down that He could show himself to me that much more brightly. I read Isaiah 35:10:

the ransomed of the Lord will return.
they will enter Zion with singing;
everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

He has promised us everlasting joy in his presence! The joy and light that comes from knowing him should radiate off of me to all! For his glory. He is revealing himself to His people for His glory. The Light of the World has not only shined on us, but given us light to be light to those in darkness.

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. – 2 Cor. 4:6

-emily

Ashley is our favorite

At least for now!

And everyone who comes to the meeting tonight will automatically be our new favorites! 

Blake's House tonight at 8:30. Be there.

Love, Mom

"Only A Shadow"

that was lovely, Erik. but guess what?? IT'S A NEW DAY!! which means NEW FAVORITE TEAM MEMBER---ASHLEY.

so anyway, cool story. It happens to relate to Isaiah 43 (go figure).

So the Misty Edwards song that we listened to at the Mozambique meeting just a mere 2 (now 3, since it's technically Wednesday) days ago--the same one that Blake heard that one time while he was reading Isaiah 43, ya know?

yeah, well I get out of the shower this afternoon, around 1:09pm, and my roommate is printing off the lyrics to it!! (apparently it's called "Only A Shadow," if you were wondering) I didn't recognize it until she started singing it and was like, "Ashley, i want you to hear this song! It's amazing!" and then I realized what it was and pretty much freaked out, because it was another crazy timing thing from the Lord.

OH and even CRAZIER part of the story.... She, Lauren, (my roomie) heard about the song from this other awesome Christian girl on our floor, Megan. Apparently Megan asked Lauren if she or I had been playing the song in our room, because she heard it on our hallway. But us 2 and the girl across the hall (Laura) are the only Misty Edwards fans, so when none of us admitted to being the source of the song, I was totally convinced (and not at all surprised, with how crazy and evident the Holy Spirit has been lately) that the Lord had put that song in Megan's head, then Megan told Lauren, who told me, who realized (once again) the Lord is sooo involved in our lives!

He really does make connections and "coincidences" (for lack of a better word) among His people to reveal His love, create strong community, and make His Presence (and the Holy Spirit) known!

Awesome.

yay i'm the favorite! (for now...) oh well, yay!

erik just thought he would get online (because his team leader told him to), check his email (because his team leader told him to), check the blog (because his team leader told him to), post on the blog (because his team leader told him to), and become mommy's favorite (because his team leader told him to)! i love you all

Become Me and Madison's Favorite Team Member!

Each time you post on this blog with what the Lord is doing in your life, what you ate for breakfast that day, whatever... You will automatically become me and Madison's favorite team member! Oh, and back rubs and free meals help out too.

Mommy and Daddy love you very much.