Different Languages, Same Prayers!

This was a short worship I shared via video in my absence at church in preparation for my upcoming presentation about what amazing things had occurred while our group was in Brazil on a mission trip!

Mission Trip... I need your Help!

On July 9th I will be flying out of Washington DC to Cuiaba Brasil, from there we will go to a small village about 5 hours outside of the city limits. In this village we will be leading out in an Evangelistic series, Vacation Bible School, building a Hut Church, along assisting in various other capacities. Here is where I need your help. My church has so graciously donated the money for the plane tickets for this mission trip but alas there are still things that need to be covered; Food, lodging, transportation and other miscellaneous expenses that go into the projects we will be completing. Therefore I am humbly requesting that you assist in not only my journey to Brasil but in spreading the gospel message by going to the page titled "Missions" and clicking on the donate button. For this particular project I have roughly $550.00 left to raise and every single cent and prayer would be greatly appreciated. If I am unable to keep things updated while I am away on the mission trip you can count on a full album of pictures and a detailed post on how God blessed through your generous prayers and contributions at the end of this journey. Below is a video that gives a bit of detail about the trip and people we will be ministering to! 

Labor Day

I know it has been I while and Im sorry, I'm hoping to upload some of my sermons soon in my podcast section so keep a heads up for those and the following is what I will be sharing tomorrow for sharing time at my church. I hope you enjoy :) 

“Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Luke 10:2

    Labor Day weekend is my weekend, I claim it!  Not only has it assured me an extra day off from work or school but it has always guaranteed that there would be a day off to celebrate my Birthday! It wasn't until recently though that I actually looked into the history of Labor Day and where it comes from. “Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.”1

    When I first read this, there were three key words that stuck out to me; Contributions, strength and prosperity. I began to associate these words with another type of “Labor Day”.  By exchanging the use of the word country for church or Body of Christ we can draw a directive from this September holiday. 

    For this brief interlude of time for which I have your attention I want not to give you answers, but to make you think. As you go throughout the rest of your day or week and you go into your own mission field, be that your work, home, or your own neighborhood, I want you to muddle through and contemplate the following. Are you doing all you can to Contribute, as one of the laborers for the bountiful harvest of God? Are you lending your Strength when others may stumble and fall or giving encouragement to the downtrodden God has placed in your path? And lastly are you listening closely to the Holy Spirit so that in whatever you may do you may be Profitable in your witness that the day of the Lord may come soon and his Laborers may go home?

1:https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history

Ugh...

So this is the second time I have attempted to write this post. So I am just popping in to say hello! I know its been quite a while but I assure you that I am sincerely trying to get on top of this whole blog writing thing but its been quite difficult! There has been quite a bit going on in my life lately including getting accepted into a new masters program, moving, and going to full time at my job! I recently preached at one of my dad's churches and hope to be able to upload the MP3 of it pretty soon :) Don't worry i'll let y'all know when it's up! I hope you all have been enjoying the pictures that have been coming through the almighty Instagram, at least its a little bit of info although not a lot can be passed through hashtags #theydohelpthough #lol. I hope the world is treating you well and your doing your best to make it a better place! My life is currently filled with the mundane adventures of daily life and I hope to regale yo with more tales as soon as I can get some time! Till then.... Goodnight and God bless! 

Anabel saying hi from the comforts of the hammock... Also that she misses the warmth of Florida and not having to use a blanket in the hammock!  

A Long Long Time Ago....

Was the last time I posted something! Yeah, it has been quite a while. A lot of things have changed. I have graduated, moved back home, got a job for a non-profit and found some new hobbies. With all that has been going on in my life I have had little time to even sit down and think for myself, let alone write some words of wisdom. But hopefully for the new year I will be able to post more often. I really do want to stay on top of things. Thanks to all who continue to follow me and care about my daily adventures. I look forward to the adventures ahead and what God has in store. Also some FYI: I have added my Instagram to this account, fill free to follow me there!