I need help. This Sunday is our first "big" group prayer time at church with the younger classes. I've been unsuccessful getting people together to pray for direction for our generation's involvement and passion in the church. Mostly because of summer schedules and conflicts, so we decided to try a Sunday during normal Sunday School time for the classes we are hoping to get involved.
It just hit me last night that since our first awesome meeting, my excitement and passion has been dying. I think Satan is definitely trying to discourage me and keep me from moving here, and probably everyone else based on some of the scheduling conflicts, from seeking the Lord together. Randy sent me home from youth group tonight to try and meet with God again on this idea and prepare for Sunday. So first order of business was to ask for your help...
Will you guys pray for our meeting? It seems funny to pray for a prayer meeting, but I think its essential to pray God's protection over this time. I know God can work in the people in my church and I desperately want Him to move us into action and further growth in Him. I need Him to direct our time on Sunday, and I need Him to empower me and fill me with the Holy Spirit so this group will be inspired and catch the vision.
6/27/2007
6/22/2007
Odds and Ends
Its been a while so here's what I've been up too...
Moved- Hooray! My new place is really big (well for one person at least), I painted some walls (nice warm brown) and I'm dying to buy all new stuff to decorate with (right now I'm into cherry red and grass green). I'm holding myself back until Ikea opens in July.
Read/ing- Finished Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen for the first time. I loved it. Also I'm in the middle of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini right now. It is a very powerful book so far, and I've struggled a lot with the protagonist and some of the story line, but I'm hoping he pulls through in the end. I require redemption in characters I read.
Movie/TV- I went to see Ocean's 13, which was WAY better than Ocean's 12. It was a fun way to spend an hour or two. I'm steadily Net Flixing my way through the Lost Season 2. So addictive. And speaking of addictive, I now have cable and can't stop watching HGTV, Food Network, and TLC. I might need a 12 step program.
Listening- The sweetest song I've heard recently that I'm loving is Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's. One of my big guilty pleasure is always music by Gwen Stefani and I'm loving her latest Sweet Escape. You can hear me yeehooing along with the song in my car most days.
Driving- My new commute is now about 45 minutes to an hour long. On Wednesday I got stuck, I didn't have food and by the time I made it to my meeting at the church I was shaking. Long drives and a hungry Katie do NOT mix well.
Moved- Hooray! My new place is really big (well for one person at least), I painted some walls (nice warm brown) and I'm dying to buy all new stuff to decorate with (right now I'm into cherry red and grass green). I'm holding myself back until Ikea opens in July.
Read/ing- Finished Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen for the first time. I loved it. Also I'm in the middle of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini right now. It is a very powerful book so far, and I've struggled a lot with the protagonist and some of the story line, but I'm hoping he pulls through in the end. I require redemption in characters I read.
Movie/TV- I went to see Ocean's 13, which was WAY better than Ocean's 12. It was a fun way to spend an hour or two. I'm steadily Net Flixing my way through the Lost Season 2. So addictive. And speaking of addictive, I now have cable and can't stop watching HGTV, Food Network, and TLC. I might need a 12 step program.
Listening- The sweetest song I've heard recently that I'm loving is Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's. One of my big guilty pleasure is always music by Gwen Stefani and I'm loving her latest Sweet Escape. You can hear me yeehooing along with the song in my car most days.
Driving- My new commute is now about 45 minutes to an hour long. On Wednesday I got stuck, I didn't have food and by the time I made it to my meeting at the church I was shaking. Long drives and a hungry Katie do NOT mix well.
5/12/2007
Moving up and Moving out
Just wanted to post an update on the prayer time we had, and the previous posts. Our time together went really well! I was too busy the week leading up to it to really plan what we'd do so I just kept committing the time over to the Lord and asking Him to lead us and I really feel he did. It was very affirming to hear everyone who came express similar concerns and callings to do something to connect with our generation and to grow together in the Lord.
Some of our key thoughts that resulted in our conversation and prayer time was that we feel its our responsibility to rise up and reach our generation for the Lord. We want to connect with each other deeply in relationships and we desire these relationships to reach across generations and social status (married, single, families, college whatever... all together). We felt a call to really reach out to all the single parents in our community and also to represent the godly picture of a family to them through our church family.
We felt this was really just the start of our journey, and really it is a journey. We totally understand that God may only reveal one step at a time but we want to be faithful to take those steps as he reveals them. And we want to do this bound together as a community and centered in prayer and guidance from our head, Jesus. So we are getting together to pray again next weekend, and will probably continue to do so. Thanks everyone who prayed for this! I know your prayers really helped us keep focused on the goal. Continue to pray for us and if you are in the area and want to be involved just let me know.
On a personal note I have to move in a few weeks. Laurel is trying to get back on the mission field and needs to start saving money so she can set up house in Germany again (which is very expensive). I looked desperately for places close in P town, but Craigslist is the bane of my existence. As soon as I'd find a place and call or visit to view it would be rented. Sometimes within hours! So discouraging. So I decided I'd make the move out to the 'burbs. I can get a lot more apartment, with amenities for cheaper. My commute will be longer though. So if anyone wants to help me move let me know! :-) I'm going to miss my neighborhood.
Some of our key thoughts that resulted in our conversation and prayer time was that we feel its our responsibility to rise up and reach our generation for the Lord. We want to connect with each other deeply in relationships and we desire these relationships to reach across generations and social status (married, single, families, college whatever... all together). We felt a call to really reach out to all the single parents in our community and also to represent the godly picture of a family to them through our church family.
We felt this was really just the start of our journey, and really it is a journey. We totally understand that God may only reveal one step at a time but we want to be faithful to take those steps as he reveals them. And we want to do this bound together as a community and centered in prayer and guidance from our head, Jesus. So we are getting together to pray again next weekend, and will probably continue to do so. Thanks everyone who prayed for this! I know your prayers really helped us keep focused on the goal. Continue to pray for us and if you are in the area and want to be involved just let me know.
On a personal note I have to move in a few weeks. Laurel is trying to get back on the mission field and needs to start saving money so she can set up house in Germany again (which is very expensive). I looked desperately for places close in P town, but Craigslist is the bane of my existence. As soon as I'd find a place and call or visit to view it would be rented. Sometimes within hours! So discouraging. So I decided I'd make the move out to the 'burbs. I can get a lot more apartment, with amenities for cheaper. My commute will be longer though. So if anyone wants to help me move let me know! :-) I'm going to miss my neighborhood.
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