Warrior of the Mighty King

Hey friends, This summer in NYC has been so amazing and so busy. We have had many mission teams and we have had the help of our summer interns. Right now, during this time of Ramadan when Muslims are seeking the truth, I ask that you pray that they would find and know Christ who is the way, the truth and the life and that they would know that no one can come to the Father except through Christ. I also ask that you pray for our students who are from other religious backgrounds too. Pray that they would know Christ and that we can disciple them.  Our summer VBS program in the parks and in our center has been extremely successful! So many children have come and are learning stories about Christ everyday! Please pray that they would continue to come to our program that we have during the summer as well! We are now starting an ESL classes that are only for Spanish speakers which will help us launch a small group Bible study for this group which will also help us to launch ou...

The Soundtrack to my Soul currently: "You Won't Relent" by Misty Edwards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmViJnAHKQk "Blessings" by Laura Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQan9L3yXjc "Beautiful Things" By Gungor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1spkhp41ig4 "Build Your Kingdom Here" By Rend Collective Experiment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbdJXKqVgtg "Oceans" By Hillsong United https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy9nwe9_xzw June has brought a lot of good things, a lot of life lessons, and a lot more to learn about waiting on the Lord. Since I've been back to NYC, my allergies have been better. Although, I cannot stomach peanut butter anymore. But that's okay, fresh vegetables are always better. I can still drink hot tea and cherish its calming effect. My asthma has barely flared. Apparently, all of your body is connected. When you eat something you cannot stomach or tolerate, the acid buildup can affec...

Okay so lots of people (especially the ones that grew up in the 90s) are a little disappointed about Girl Meets World, the "sequel" series to Boy Meets World. I think the pilot was alright. It also looks just like the other shows they play on Disney Channel. I just do not know why people are surprised. And these are the reasons why: Girl Meets World is reaching an entirely different audience than Boy Meets World. While kids usually act the same and enjoy some of the same things, this generation of kids would not watch the show if it was the exact replica of Boy Meets World. Disney would lose lots of money. These kids are 2010 kids, not 1990 kids. They like shows such as Austin and Ally, Dog with a Blog, and Jessie. Shows that started in the 90s were completely different than shows these days. Honestly, the Nickelodeon shows were better than the Disney ones. I mean Salute Your Shorts, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Clarissa Explains it All, All That, and Boy Meets World were...

" Make me to know your ways, O   Lord ;      teach me your paths. 5  Lead me in your  truth and teach me,      for you are the God of my salvation;      for you I wait all the day long." Psalm 27:4-5 INFP. Four letters that make up my personality. The tricky thing with INFP's is that we love to help people but we just don't know exactly what that entails. We change our mind a lot if we don't know where we are going in life. I've changed my mind so many times. From Pharmacy to teaching to ministry to counseling to everything else that involves helping people. Why am I 24 and still trying to figure out life? Because that's how INFP's work. To a person with a more logical personality, this may seem crazy or irrational. But this is how God made me. I'm a people person. I don't have my life planned out. I'm not the kind of person that knows what I want to do when I'm ten years old and sticks to that plan...

Monday, one of my ESL students took me aside after class and poured out her heart to me about her first husband. She's my age. 24. She was married at a very early age. Her first husband would wake her up in the middle of the night just to beat her. She warned me that this is how men treat women in her country. This is the first time I've heard a muslim woman admit this out loud. She did find a way out of that marriage and married another muslim man but he is kind to her. As s he was telling me this story, the tears were rolling down her face. She was still in so much pain. She told me this story after I shared in class the verse in John 14 when Jesus says He is the only way to heaven. She is searching so hard for the truth. Pray for this student. Pray for her to receive dreams and visions of Jesus and that she and her husband would accept Him as Lord and Savior of their lives. Pray that they would share Christ with others and that they would take the gospel to their ...

1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. -Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 April in New York City is still so chilly and windy and rainy. But, it's beautiful in it's own way. How could one enjoy the beauty of the spring or the warmth of the summer if one never had to endure the harsh winter conditions? How could one ...

"But you will receive  power  when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and  you will be  my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and  Samaria, and  to the end of the earth." Acts 1:8 "14  And  the Word  became flesh and  dwelt among us,  and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of  grace and  truth.   15  ( John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said,  ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)   16  For from  his fullness we have all received,  grace upon grace. [ d ]   17  For  the law was given through Moses;  grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.   18  No one has ever seen God;  the only God, [ e ]  who is at the Father's side, [ f ]   he has made him known." John 1:14-18 "The steadfast love of the  Lord  never ceases; [ b ]  ...