RADICAL

Brent and I have been praying about doing a bible study with the college students! Here it is! Radical by David Platt

It's amazing! David Platt is totally gifted and passionate about Jesus Christ. Through this book he is challenging me to look deeper into my faith. To see what it really means to follow Jesus. This book has brought me under great conviction! One minute you're AMEN and the next OUCH!

See next post for video! Check it out. It has the power to change your life, and help you take back your faith from the American Dream!

David Platt: Radical the Book & Radical the Bible Study

The only thing consistent is CHANGE!

I am excited to announce that August 16th I will be starting a new job! I am leaving my current job of 4 years and 3 months. That's a lot of "family" time. I will truly miss the people that I work with. They have been my family and home away from home for the past 4 years. I am excited though to be working closer to home. I will go from traveling 1 hour a day to 10 minutes, maybe. I will be working at Ray Poole's State Farm Agency in Batesville. I'll be doing customer service stuff and marketing! Yay, bring it on!

Of course my parents played 20 questions with me. I know they have my best interest at heart, but seriously, I'm 28... Besides, I bathed this decision in prayer. I feel confident that I am making the right move!

On another note, we failed to get pregnant again last month. My hormone levels are where they need to be. We're just hoping to get lucky now! And, we will... In God's timing! (which has absolutely nothing to do with luck)  With all the stress of deciding to move jobs... I doubt we'll have gotten pregnant this month but, nothing is impossible with God... So we'll see!

Love people, serve people!

I love serving Christ through loving and serving his people! I pray that He'll use me to reach people who are searching for the truth in need of a Saviour.

One thing I'm super excited about is Crown Club. This is a group composed of Junior and Senior girls (nominated by people/civic organizations in our community) to promote volunteerism. I'm looking forward to helping develop a passion in these girls for serving in their community. We have our first meeting this month and the girls are being asked to bring a few school supplies with them, these will be donated to local schools for children who need them. I'm thinking that next month we'll have them bring baby items to donate to the local Sav-A-Life organization. Maybe a food drive for Thanksgiving to donate to a family in need or to re-stock the Panola Food Pantry. Christmas time we'll adopt a family or do an angel tree child.  Other ideas I've thought about are: working with the Boys and Girls Club, painting fingernails at the Nursing Home, a clean up day in the community, Prom Closet, or storytime on the square.

When God reveals a need to us, he is entrusting us with an opportunity. We shouldn't have to pray and ask should we help... we've already been told to help!

Oh, Germany!

This fall God brought an amazing young lady from Germany to our town and hearts! We all came to love Hannah. I was fortunate to have her in my Sunday School class, as the 11th and 12th grade girls teacher.

Hannah was overwhelmed by the number of believers in our country! She's gone home to be in a small group (of believers). I can't even fathom that. We have it so good here and have no clue. Her passion and hunger for the Word of God has been an inspiration to me. When she would miss class she would ask me if we could make it up! That's rare in that age group, trust me!

I'm praying daily for Hannah to be able to convey her excitement of the gospel and acquired knowledge of God with Germany. God is going to use her to change  her country... to spread the good news! She has already started a bible study group. If we could skype our Sunday School lessons then she'd have that set up too!!!! :) Love it!

Who knew when she came here...that I would recieve the hugest blessing. I didn't even realize, it was under my nose the whole time, FBC Batesville, through God, was able to help raise up a missionary through a foreign exchange student!

Playing catch up!!!!

I know I'm so behind! A week of vacation leaves you so far behind when you come back to the real world! I'm back at work...blogging... While I have hundreds of emails and such to tend to! Oh well... It'll be there when I finish (sigh).

Vacation: This is the 2nd year we were invited to go to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Coaches Camp in Black Mountain, NC. It has been a great experience both times! Our friends were able to go with us this year, which was so nice to get to build that relationship, and experience this week with friends! This year we got to hear from Tommy Nelson, who has written a Bible Study on the Song of Solomon, which he taught to us during our time at camp! AMAZING is all I can say! Get the book or check him out on YouTube.com.

In our huddle groups this year I was given an opportunity by God to minister to a fellow sister in Christ. It was a sweet time. I've been praying for my friend since we left the Mountain. She is hurting so bad... The study on love, sex, marriage, and romance really opened her eyes. She's been on the brink of divorce and her and her husband are living 600 miles apart. I know that God is going to heal their marriage. I think great things are in store for them. I'm going to continue praying for her and encouraging her. If you think about it...please pray for her too!

When we got home we were fortunate to have a birthday party on July 3rd and a cookout on July 4th on our calendar! We had a blast at both events. I say this a lot, but I am so fortunate that God has given us Christian friends. Rest has been sparse since we've returned. Last night our men's church softball team played 3 games in the playoffs! We were excited as this has only happened 2x in the past, oh 10 years! We get to play again tonight, and in order to win it all.... we have to win at 7, 8, 9, and 10. Hmmmm! I have a big God, so we'll see!!!! I hope Brent can make it. His poor muscles were cramping up last night, and this morning he was slow to walk me to my car! :) I think he's praying for rain!