Thankful~

So today is Easter. To some just about a bunny rabbit and egg hunts and to others its about their Lord and Savior conquering death to save us. I like to blend both lol. Sadly though, today it rained which canceled our Easter Egg Hunt, but the nursery still had theirs inside.

But the love I feel today can not be canceled by anything. I'm so amazed that God would send his son down to die for me. Nicole, Anita and Amory sang a song today called "Who am I?" And it just about made me cry. Cause really? Who am I that God would care enough to die for me? Here are the lyrics if you've never heard that song. Its sung by Point of Grace and normally I don't care for them much but I really liked this song.

Over time youve healed so much in me, I am living proof
That although my darkest hour had come,
Your light could still shine through
Though tough at times its just enough to cast a shadow on the wall,
Well I am grateful that you shine a light on me at all
Who am i that you would love me so gently?
Who am i that you would recognize my name?
Lord who am ithat you would speak to me so softly
Conversation with the love most high who am i
Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me,
I once was lost but now Im found, was blind but now I see,
And the more I sing that sweet old song, the more I understand.
That I do not comprehend this love thats coming from your hand...
Who am ithat you would love me so gently?
Who am I that you would recognize my name?
Who am I that you would speak to me so softly
Conversation with the love most high... who am i
Grace, grace gods grace
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within,
Grace, grace, gods great grace
Grace that is greater than all my sin
Who am I that you would love me so gently?
Who am I that you would recognize my name?
Lord, who am I that you would speak to me so softly
Conversation with the love most high... who am i
Who am i
Who am i

Our dances also went pretty smoothly and I really hope that people were blessed because God sure blessed me as I helped choreograph one. And even though I'm having shin splints right now I'm still so grateful for today.

It also made me just so excited about Master's Commission. I cannot wait to go and learn the things God has for me and experience them at such an intimate level. I'm beyond happy today.

Also, the dates of the fundraisers will be coming shortly. Plus we will pass out flyers at church to everyone so they know, and we will be posting them in the bulletin when they get close as a reminder. :)

Almost done with application. Still have those books to read but I've done the personal sketch and one of the essays. So just two more and the books. But the passport is a little more difficult to get so I'm praying the money comes in for that as well as everything else.

Psa 115:13 He will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.

Fund Raising

So with the nice chunk of change that I need to get me through the program, and me without a job right now, my family and I have been brainstorming fund raising ideas. My brother has really chipped in and come up with a lot. Its great to see him do this because he just gets so excited about some of the ideas and it blows me away that he would do this for me when he is already so busy and getting ready to enter college. I'm really blessed to have a brother like Daniel, and while we still argue, I am happy that we are so close. I'm going to totally miss him, and the rest of my family.

Here are some of the ideas we have thought of, some are your standard fund raising plans and some are kind of unique (in my opinion)

Bake Sale with a twist: Instead of having everyone bake something and bring it on a specific Sunday and sell it that day, we are going to have people volunteer to add their specialty to a list, pass that list around and if someone wants it, they sign up for it and when they want it by. So if someone wanted my chocolate chip cookies, they could say they want it for next Sunday and I would bring it to them then but they would pay for it up front. That way, in case they aren't going home right after church, they don't have to carry around a cake with them everywhere.

Silent Auction: Where people donate services or make something and others bid on them in secret by using ballots.

Strong Man Competition: My brother's idea. Where people compete in lifting weights, running, pulling things, etc and others place bets on who will win.

Designing and selling a Victory Fellowship Tee shirt: My brother drew the design and I found a way to put it on computer, its just an idea right now, we haven't picked a final design yet. And on the back will be the name and address of our church. We have to tweak the design so its readable but thats the general idea -->


Car Wash: We will probably do this one a lot on Saturdays during the warmer months.

Donations: I'll be making a little bucket or something and decorate it and put it on a table and let people put spare change in it.

So that's what I have so far. I'm still looking for a job so prayer for that would be greatly appreciated.
I'm also doing nursery on Wed. Nights, its normally Jenny's class but she's being gracious and letting me do it so I can save the money from that. Also any babysitting money will be saved as well.

Psa 37:3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

Overwhelmed, but in a good way!

So I decided to create this blog as a means to keep track of my year at Masters Commission in Oklahoma. This will follow what I'm doing to prepare for the program, my experience once I get there, and the many places God takes me and my fellow MC classmates. :)

I'm super excited and I just want to be there now! But there is so much to do to prepare that I am a little overwhelmed but its a good thing. The application itself is almost filled out completely, I still have to do a character sketch and a couple book reflections and get a passport.

There's a number of things I have to buy to take with me as well, and a lot of money that needs to be raised. That's another reason I am starting this blog now, instead of waiting til I actually get into the program. You will be able to see the fundraisers I am planning, keep up with how much more money I need and know what to pray for.

So to start off with the amount of money I will need to go is approximately 5,575.00
4,000.00 is tuition and the other 1575.00 will be given to me in monthly increments of 150 dollars to live off of during the year. Also there are many items I need to buy before hand so money for that will be needed as well. Pray that this does not stress me out as money and numbers and figures have always been a stress in my life. I know God wants me to go so I'm placing my faith in that He will provide everything that I need.

On another note, I mentioned that I have to read two books and write a one page response to them. These are to be turned in before I go and I had a list of books to pick from. Luckily, my parents had a few of them already so all I have to do now is pick two and read them.
The books I have decided to read are "Don't Waste Your Life" By John Piper and "The Final Quest" by Rick Joyner.

Even with everything I have to do and obtain for the program, I am just so excited and thankful for the opportunity to go. God's timing is amazing and even though I wanted to go sooner than this, He knew that I needed to wait til this point in my life. I'm blessed beyond belief to have my family and church family to help and support me in this journey and I can't wait to see what God has planned for me. I'm ready to be made into His Vessel.

2Ti 2:20-21 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honored and some without honor. If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honor, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.