Laying my life down for love.

Hey guys! Okay, so this post took much longer to write and put up than I had previously anticipated, so sorry about that!

After attending my Discipleship Training School with YWAM last June, and arriving back home this last November, God has been doing a lot of work in my heart. Some of you know that I struggled with the decision of whether or not to attend the School of Evangelism, another school YWAM offered after the Discipleship Training School. I had planned on it, but decisions were made and I did not end up going. Since then, I have been anxious to know what God has planned. These last few months have definitely been a season of patience, practice, and preparedness. But now what?!

I have always felt called to love. To know the love of Jesus, and to become a vessel of His love, pouring out into others lives. But what does that look like? What does that really mean?

For me, in this next season, God is calling me to do a school with Heidi and Rolland Baker's Iris ministry in Pemba, Mozambique. The school is the 'Harvest School of Missions' and consists of going to Mozambique for 3 months, surrendering yourself to God and laying your life down for love. How awesome is that?! For these past six months, I continuously have this craving for a real, intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit--one that knows no boundaries, that strives to go deeper than I could have ever imagined--that is completely whole.

So, with that, I am planning on attending the school next June. It is from June 1st to August 9th 2013. Even though it is a year away, I am so stoked! Twelve months will be go by so fast--and that is why I am raising support starting now. If you would like to contribute, honestly anything helps! I am grateful for the community and family that I have around me to help support me. I am looking for ways to keep the finanical aspect as organized as possible, so I will be looking into a Paypal account, so it will be easier to access for anyone who would like to contribute.

Alas, this is only the beginning of God's huge journey for me. This is where I start. This is where I dive in, wholeheartedly. Holy spirit, I am ready! And Mozambique, l'll see you soon :)

http://www.irismin.org/missions/harvest/ (this is the link for more information on the Harvest school, please check it out!)

It's time to get my BLOG ON.

I truly cannot believe that I have not blogged since January. I have decided that the whole "blog update once every couple of months" needs to be put to an end. It is time to go BLOG CRAZY.

If you are not aware of this already, I am one who tends to think about a lot, and with that, comes a LOT of processing. I also like to process with others. Whether that means spending time talking to Jesus, or having a coffee date with a friend to talk nonstop....it's what I do. With that, it usually results in either a lot of talking or a lot of writing.

So I sit now and think to myself. I have this blog, but, I rarely use it. ............. ????

I have thus come to the conclusion, that it's time to get MY BLOG ON.

Here are a few updates:

-I have signed up for Sierra College and will begin attending this fall :) no declared major or plan for further education, but I have faith that God will speak to me on that in the near future. YAY COLLEGE!

-I am happily living and loving life, and am currently spending my summer working (at Red Robin in Roseville!), getting my tan on, spending time with family and friends, and spending even more time with Jesus!

-Right now I am also really praying about a church to join. I am really missing the church community as a whole right now (and have been for awhile), and even though most people in my everyday life are my church, I am really craving relationships within that community that are people more MY age :) So I would love prayers in regards to that!

Other than that, I'm just enjoying my summer, and I hope that you are enjoying yours as well!!

Love love love,
Kelci

P.S. I can't wait to tell you guys what God has been speaking to me in regards to Missions, and will be sure to get back on here tomorrow to fill you in on that! (I will definitely need more than a bullet point to update you guys on my next adventure, so I'd love to write a separate post). I am so excited for the future and all that God has planned for it!