Elizabeth York

Last two weeks of outreach in the Netherlands!

2011-11-22T13:02:00.000-08:00

Prostitution Ministry and Family life in Amsterdam: What my team and I have been apart of on outreach.

13 minutes... En Route to Amsterdam. Sitting on the ground.

2011-09-24T14:59:00.000-07:00

Friday evening we set out to travel to Amsterdam.
Different luggage shifts here and there evened the suitcase weights out perfectly.
Except one piece of luggage. Twenty pounds overweight is hard to fix.
Looks like it is going to cost $200.00
Does Jesus break computers to make it impossible to actually charge a credit card for $200.00?
Maybe. I think he did.
Thank you, Jesus.

I am sitting on the ground in my terminal in Dulles International Airport.
My computer is charging.
I am thankful to get to travel with friends to Amsterdam.
Outreach is beginning. Life is exciting.

The air compressor hinge (or something) is missing on the plane.
Since it is a continental flight, a continental technician is needed to fix it.
United is operating this flight because of the merge. No continental technician works here.
Our plane won't be fixed any time soon.
We will be delayed 5-6 hours.

I might go talk to our stewardess... I hope she likes Starbucks.
God bless outreach. This is the best.

   I have the best Job in the world...
   ... Thank you, Jesus, for giving us unreasonable joy.

Trust Fall.

2011-08-13T19:45:00.000-07:00

Five Weeks in...

The DTS has been going for 5 weeks now. I can hardly believe that so much time has gone by already. But isn't that always the case? I have never felt at any point that time seems to go at normal pace. It is either very slowly moving, or moving at an unusually fast pace... But I digress.

The students are so hungry. I have never seen anything like this before. For the first time in a while, I feel the least responsible for the work that the Lord is doing in these students lives. It is super humbling, but it is a supernatural thing. The Lord is doing what He wants to. The Holy Spirit is ministering to hearts. Yes, I believe He uses us to help, and He is looking for those who are desiring to be obedient. However, When someone is hungry, it becomes less about who is walking with them, and more about the one who is living inside of them. What I am learning is that I am utterly not in control of anything. Does that make sense? It sounds weird. But when He says we can trust Him... We can.

I want to promote the idea of a "trust-fall" with the Holy Spirit. Do you know what a "trust-fall" is? The first time someone told me about it, it made me uncomfortable. Its where you stand with your back towards someone, and you fall straight back. The person behind you is responsible for making sure you don't crack your skull on the ground. You can imagine the hesitation in trusting just anyone to save your skull. I don't do this very often...

A "trust-fall" is a faith stretcher practice. Yes. Trust fall. Let me explain further...
I am walking down the street with a student, and we come across this lady who is obviously a little strung out. We get caught up in a conversation and she explains with complete apathy the misfortune of her life. It breaks my heart to hear her talk about her failed attempts of suicide and her need to defend herself when we ask her about the Lord. Our conversation goes almost nowhere when I decide to interject a little more boldly. "Do you believe that God can change your life?" after a few excuses she lets me pray for her.
I start to think God, do it. Do something. I pray out loud for the Lord to minister to her. I felt to go for big prayers "Jesus, manifest yourself to this lady in her room. Show her who you are."
After praying. She thanked us. No noticeable change. Then we went on our way...

I have no idea if Jesus literally walked into her room that night, or if she was caught up in an angelic visitation and delivered from demonic oppression. But I trust the Holy Spirit to do what He will. He is more capable... He loves better than I do.

AWAKEN...Video update!

2011-07-11T17:37:00.000-07:00

This is an update from my heart on what is happening with the Summer AWAKEN DTS. It is sincere, but also entirely amateur. Why the music choice? I have no idea. Literally. I hope you find it insightful.

Enjoy.

From Europe to the Rock.

2011-06-18T17:25:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

The long-awaited update is finally here! I don't know how long awaited this blog actually is, I just realize it has been far too long since my last one. After not posting for over three weeks, I could feel the itch in my fingers to share with you about life and the move of God on the Kona campus and what we, as AWAKEN staff are anticipating for the future.

The trip to Amsterdam was incredibly insightful. Since the last video update, we were able to learn so much from different ministry leaders and people who have invested their lives into the city. The Holy Spirit is moving on the hearts of people in Amsterdam, and hearts are being softened to the Lord. One example of this is the ministry of the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle, or “the Tab” is a prayer house in the middle of the Red Light District that has been in operation for the last 3 years or so. Since they have been praying for the city and other initiatives, the city of Amsterdam has closed 1/3rd of the windows that prostitutes advertise in. Needless to say, the Spirit of the living God is moving, and the hard ground is being cultivated.

This summer is proving to be one of change and more anticipation of the Spirit moving. I have been back on campus for a little under three weeks now, and what I feel God is doing in my own heart, and campus-wide is emphasizing that our identity is found in Him and Him alone. He is who defines us. Outside of Him there is only works and a constant searching for worth in a title or position. Through His kindness, God invites us in as Sons and Daughters to show the world redemption and identity. I believe strongly that this is what He desires to do.

Prayer and Support!

Prayer points for staff and the DTS: That we would continue to live in knowing our identity and mentor these young men and women in their identity in Christ. Out of that mentorship, our desire is to see faith-filled students launched into missions and see change happen in the nations.

Also, finances is a huge need. If you desire to see a detailed description of my current need, check out my mission tab. Briefly, I am in need of 80% of my goal of $2,000 a month. I know this looks like a large amount, and I am totally trusting the Lord for the details. I have some amazing supporters who are keeping me in missions, but the need is on-going as my life for the foreseeable future will continue in missions.

Thank you for your interest in the life of a missionary! Many blessings!

First Video Update from Amsterdam!

2011-05-08T12:01:00.000-07:00

An update from Erica, Haley ( & Andrew behind the camera) and me in Amsterdam!

First video update ever... Talking on community in Amsterdam, ministry in the city and encouragement to keep praying! Thanks to all you who support and follow us on our facebook and blogs! Blessings from the Netherlands :

Lekker

2011-04-28T07:17:00.000-07:00

First few days in Amsterdam.

It has been an incredible time of taking in all the familiar sights, sounds, and smells (even the foul smell of a certain substance) while walking the streets of Amsterdam, the place I did my DTS in 2010.

Erica and I arrived right on schedule, and met up with Haley Austin and Jeremy Bardwell (which was a surprise to us) immediately when they landed. It was such an easy way to start our trip. Such grace and favor...

In being here for only a few days, I am growing aware of the gifts I have been given. How am I so blessed to know the Holy Spirit so intimately, and have amazing friends around me? I desire that Amsterdam would know these joys. The overwhelming, all-encompasing, and limitless love of the Father, that penetrates even the coldest heart when given access. And the rest that I find in friends who love me, yet love the Lord even more. This is the substance of a rich life. This is what dreams should look like in reality: being in a place, however dark, living in the reality of the Father's love, filled with the Holy Spirit, surrounded by friends, and reflecting that to a broken and hollow city with dreams built on self-satisfaction.

I desire that they would know you, God, the one who's heart breaks when over and over again is rejected for lesser things. I desire that they would know this love that brings me here, to show them a portion of the love you have shown me. I desire that their hearts would be filled to overflowing...

If you want to know more detailed progress of our journeys and days in Amsterdam, feel free to email me at eliyork@gmail.com. Our needs at this point in our trip continue to be prayer covering-prayer into future vision, a clear direction from the Lord and protection in the city, and financial support.

For the four of us, our cost for housing is going to be roughly $500 for our stay in Amsterdam and then another $1,000 for extra costs including, bus fare, food, and our travels to London. We will be staying with friends in London, so that will give us a break with housing costs. I believe the Lord will provide for our needs, and if you feel led to join us in this faith journey through financial giving, please let me know!

Thank you for your prayers and support!

Enduring to overcome. Living in biblical realities.

2011-04-18T16:08:00.000-07:00

The AWAKEN Road Trip trip officially ended April 12th, 2011 When Andrew jetted off to Korea and the five of us were left in Cali. We enjoyed our last few days together before Erica and I took off with the van to Colorado, and the guys, Matt and Chris along with Haley stayed in California with different purposes until we meet up again in Kona...

The trip was incredible. To succinctly describe the crew I traveled with: We are a group of staff from Kona who have learned a lot about living in community and were able to taste of the fruits of a community centered around the presence of the Lord learning to grow in the first two commandments: Loving the Lord and each other well...

This road trip was an effort to expand our view of community, what the Lord is doing in the church in the United States, and being available for the Holy Spirit to use us to minister when we felt led. We started in Boston and made our way to L.A. to finish the trip with a friend from the staff group, Daniel Stedman. All that we were able to experience and glean from was inspiring.

Revival for the church is on the Lord's heart. And even more so than revival, the the Next Great Awakening. In my opinion and what I have learned from the trip, is that there is a shift happening in the spiritual atmosphere of the church. Believers that are truly following the Lord are growing tired of a complacent body that has no power and are thirsty for a new move of the Holy Spirit . There are churches in the U.S. that are experiencing real miracles of biblical proportions . The times we are living in are growing dark, but those who's sole desire is for the Lord are growing brighter. When the world finally awakes, the ones who have endured, not settled for complacency, pushed through this current darkness will be the ones ministering to the crowds that come from the shaking that is beginning to happen. I am encouraged. I want to be ready...

In a week...

Andrew, Erica, Haley and I are traveling to Amsterdam. After learning so much about the power of community, we are exploring the city in search of a place to possibly plant community in the future. This is an exploration trip. We are hoping to meet with different pastors and ministers, gain perspective of the spiritual atmosphere of the city, and what the Holy Spirit is doing among other things... We are also going as a pre-trip for outreach that will happen with the DTS this Summer. The Summer DTS starts in July, and our school plans on taking a team to Amsterdam in the Fall.

I pray that you are encouraged to keep running after the Lord in the season we are in. Don't lose heart and continue in love for Jesus. Please keep us in your prayers. If there is anything you have questions about, please write me! I am looking for people who desire to see Amsterdam lit up for Jesus, and if you desire to be a part, pray with me, and write me. :)

Blessings.

Real Dreams. [Amsterdam]

2011-03-22T09:58:00.000-07:00

Myself and part of the AWAKEN DTS family are still going strong on our perspectives tour across the states. We started at the beginning of February and will go until around the beginning of April. Currently, we are in Texas, attending Antioch church as well as visiting with a few different people and gatherings while we are here.

As you may know already, I have a heart for the city of Amsterdam. I was able to do my DTS in the city and witness the strongholds have defined this place. It continues to be an escape for many who have been given over to sexual perversion and drug use. I believe the Lord desires to raise up the church to change the course of Amsterdam’s future and define the city by the Holy Spirit instead of the depravity that has gripped many lives for too long...

How would I be apart of changing a city that has been gripped by the lure of sin for so long? I don’t know exactly what my role is in the city of Amsterdam, but I want to take some time this year before the AWAKEN DTS starts to go to Amsterdam and pray into a future there... With the amazing things the Lord has been revealing to our group about community, I have been dreaming about what a community, centered around the presence of God, focused on the first two loves- God and neighbor- would look like in Amsterdam- what would it change- who it would involve- what would happen to those strongholds in the midst of it...

I will give more information as the trip approaches.

As for right now... I have my ticket going to Amsterdam on April 24, coming back to Kona on May 30! So far, Erica Gustafson, and my brother Andrew are traveling with me on this journey as well. We are trusting the Lord for a lot. I have been blessed financially by some incredible people to be able to buy the ticket, but need around $2,000 more in order to meet the mark for our estimated expenses.

I am thrilled to be able to write about this. I pray that long-term vision will be cast in the coming weeks and that those who desire to see this place changed for the Kingdom would be led to join with us. We need prayer warriors, connections, financial support for the feet of this to set the pace... God is moving and I believe we will encounter God’s heart for his lost children as we go into deep darkness with the Light of the World.

Ink

2011-02-28T21:27:00.000-08:00

I feel like it has been a while since I last wrote down my thoughts. Sometimes I find its invaluable to my processing, and other times its not as important. How do you measure the importance of trying to spill your heart on paper (or on keyboard, in my case)? I believe that writing out my thoughts can be beneficial in digging out the depth of my thought life. Sometimes it challenges me to think deeper thoughts, rather than channel surf through empty advertisements in my head. “Why did I spend hours flipping through the status updates of people I seldom talk with on facebook?” “How do we eradicate abortion in our lifetime?” “I wonder what it would do for my wardrobe if I bought a new pair of TOMS?”

Even if we don’t find resolutions in just thinking about the world’s issues, could our thought process lead us to a moment of prayer that could refocus ourselves to think less selfishly? And actually, a prayer of inability to help could open the door to see an opportunity to get involved. Or, it could help us see the need to pray more.

Writing could also cause our thoughts to inspire change in others. Spilling our insecurities in written word could be like emptying an ink jar on white carpet. Spilling something so messy could stain someone’s hands with the truth that ‘your thoughts, your inhibitions and your shortcomings are not your own- there are others who go through this too.’ Could we be bold enough to admit the different ways we see ourselves as more apart of and not above the human race than we really like to admit? That in reality, we have less answers than we have questions?

Maybe writing could do that. If we wanted to be really honest...

Writing too honestly could expose the death-riddled parts of our hearts and incur more death by the judgement passed by readers. Judgment may be too strong. I’ll use the word ‘critique’. Subtle, malignant analyses of the content of one’s writing. In humbling ourselves, in vulnerability we offer an open window to the soul. people can view the inner sanctuary of the house and come and commune. To create the life-breathing relationships it takes to make a house a home. Or vandals may enter to tear down the intricate design of the designer. Destroying and deeming worthless the beautiful paintings that may be in the process of being refurbished. They may not be as they once were, but that’s what the designer is there for... Bringing to attention what the artist intended originally. Restoring the integrity of the house.

To write honestly, is to unveil what may be incorrect, or what is in process of being established in that inner sanctuary. To write with vulnerability is to invite others to come and view our naked hearts. It is an opportunity for our thoughts to produce what we hope for them to. To read, is to watch something blossom or infect.

Just a thought...

...As it was made to be

2011-02-22T06:17:00.001-08:00

And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.

And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.

Get over your hill and see what you find there,

With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.

Mumford and Sons

Love that will not betray you,

dismay or enslave you,

It will set you free

Be more like the man

you were made to be.

There is a design,

An alignment to cry,

At my heart you see,

The beauty of love

as it was made to be.

Mumford and Sons

I listed a couple songs that talk about love. These may or may not be very well known, they are lyrics from one of my favorite bands. They don’t consider themselves to be a christian band or to have christian lyrics, but their message seems to be threaded with truth. It reminds me of what the Word says about love.

“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” - 1 John 4:18

Galations 5:1 also talks about the freedom we have in Christ. I believe that freedom is a product of our acceptance of the love of Christ and our trust in it.

Today I was reading A. W. Tozer’s classic, “The Knowledge of the Holy” and he wrote about the friendship of the Lord. In humility we come to Him, saying we are not worthy, but what about the love that He has given us and the position we have that He has offered to us? I could go into a discussion of the freedom of His love here, but I was stuck on the position that He speaks about his children having; we are heirs, and therefore can boldly approach our Father:

The Disciples might well have hesitated to claim friendship with Christ, but Christ said to them, “Ye are my friends.” Modesty may demur at so rash a thought, but audacious faith dares to believe the Word and claim friendship with God. We do God more honor by believing what He has said about Himself and having the courage to come boldly to the throne of grace than by hiding in self-conscious humility among the trees of the garden(Tozer 96).

God has given us access to the throne. As believers, we not only have the ability to come to Him, He desires us to. The mercy seat enthrones Him who gave us, inferior beings who struggle with pride, sin and all kinds of lusts, life. And all the while, we dishonor him when we call ourselves unworthy of the position He gives. I will honor my Father, I will approach the throne with boldness...

Sweet bread and babies with death sentences...

2011-02-16T16:02:00.000-08:00

I want to share a few of my experiences from the last few days... Some of significance, some of ramblings.... Either are my own thought processes and both are threaded with the perspective I am trying to have: Heavenly perspective. How do I continue to have Heavenly perspective even in the menial things? Only by the grace of God...

February 11, 2011

I woke up in Washington DC to the sound of prestigious bustle outside my window ( I don’t really know if it is prestigious, it would just appear to be that way because of location. It sounds prestigious because of my lack of experience here, the exposure I have had to this city has only been through history books and movies). I start out feeling a little drowsy, but nonetheless excited to explore the city. Something about being in a new place with the reputation it has intrigues me. This city is on the map because of so many things. One, being the White House, and another, being everything that it produces. Law and injustice are in the air.

February 12, 2011

Went to “the Gate” church tonight. After a day of hearing Jason Hershey’s journey, being blown away by the work God is doing through him to end abortion, we stood at the Supreme Court to intercede for unborn children who have an appointment with death before exiting the womb. A Silent Siege is what Jason calls this silent protest in which one places a piece of red tape across his mouth with the word “LIFE” written across it. The purpose is to be a voice for the voiceless by giving up our voices. As silent prayer is lifted to heaven, we believe that the silent cries of the innocent are being heard, and God is moving.

“The Gate” church was a stretching experience for me. It is a congregation of radical believers in the more charismatic stream. I love the way the Holy Spirit moves through this church, and found myself enjoying the beauty of the Lord in the differences this church had to what I deem “normal” or even “Spirit filled.” Prophetic groups who gather with the freedom for anyone to share “what saith the Lord” on the microphone is bold. I respect the pastor for the approach he takes and believe it is a church that teaches the truth.

February 13, 2011

This morning, as I sit down to eat my Mallorca sweet bread and drink my caramel macciato, I am humming “Roxanne” by the Police. Not sure why. Trying to figure out the significance when I remember that a former co-worker of mine, Roxanne, loved the sweet bread. Every time I order it, it reminds me of her. God bless Roxanne. Encounter her now.

I feel like today is going to be a day of joy...

The lady I am sitting across the room from in Starbucks is sleeping. She is snoring kind of loudly and its a little awkward. But because she is a little older, people seem to have grace and don’t appear to be perturbed in any way. She must be lonely. I saw the same lady 2 days ago. Same sweater. Same hat. Same bags sitting beside her as she carried before. Bless her, LORD.

February 14, 2011

This morning I woke up early, upset that it was already morning. I fumbled out of bed to go to the bathroom. The first 5 minutes I spent trying to convince myself I didn’t need to be up at this point, that I could sleep a little while longer and feel ok about it. What would one hour with the Lord do, when I hadn’t even budgeted for the 3 I would really like to spend with Him? I pretty much already blew it... No, that’s ridiculous. I was going to get up and go. I sat at Starbucks, read a little, walked over to the guy’s place for worship, then to the appointment we had set to meet with Dick Simmons. I was so excited! This Father of the faith... Imparting his wisdom to us. He began to share about his faith journey. Years of service to the Lord and his hours laboring in the prayer room in intercession. Sometimes 15 hours during the day...

What is one hour with the Lord? Everything.

The East Coast.

2011-02-08T17:04:00.000-08:00

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After a 3 hour delay in Denver, I arrived in Boston, greeted by two of my team members, Erica and Haley and a friend from CCU, Veniamin. Our trip was beginning on a great foot, staying at JHOP (Justice House of Prayer) stoked our anticipation for what the LORD would direct us to in the weeks approaching. JHOP and its members also welcomed us with joy and a warm place to reconnect together as a team.

. After settling into our home the first night, we woke early in the morning to walk to Harvard University to join Eunice Lee ( a YWAM alumni) and her group of prayer warriors. A group of about 6 students (most of whom are freshmen) meet regularly in the church on campus to build the Kingdom based on the knowledge of the Lord, as opposed to the inferior kingdom of the knowledge of man. It was humbling being among this group because of their faith and first hand understanding of how far the university has fallen from what it was originally established to accomplish. Harvard is dying for something bigger than what its lofty ambitions set out to establish and break down...

Trent Sheppard on the . After our morning of prayer and fellowship, our group had the privilege of conversing with Trent Sheppard- picking his brain on topics like community and continued growth in the Christian life. He offered us his thoughts of what has been on his heart for years. The MAN of JESUS... This deserves more elaboration, because it was a life-changing, however, I want to share about the next couple locations we went to.

After Boston, we took a day trip to New Jersey to visit House of Prayer. What a wonderful community! We spent our time getting to know the people involved with the prayer house and enjoyed time worshiping the LORD for about 4 and a half hours straight.

We now find ourselves in Lancaster, Pennsylvania staying at Corey Martin's house. I love getting to hang out with this beautiful family. This week we will be visiting the Fire and Fragrance crew in Harrisburg... More exciting times to come!

The Awaken Road Trip

2011-01-31T11:57:00.000-08:00

The Awaken Road Trip is about to start in T-minus 3 days! MEET THE TEAM!!

Haley Austin. aka: Hales

Chris Little. ala: Little

Erica Gustafson. aka: Erica

Matthew Scaparotti. aka: Scapp

Andrew York. aka: Big Brother

I can hardly contain my excitement. I am sure that the people around me are tired of hearing me talk about it, dreaming verbally of what it will look like, what God has in store, and how privileged I feel to get to do this. I will be eagerly sitting before the LORD, asking Him to guide our team through this trip, and imploring Heaven to invade wherever we step foot...

If you haven't heard yet, Our team has a vehicle; Wallace the Tabernacle! Our team was blessed with Wallace as an answer to our prayer for this important aspect of our trip. To read the whole story, visit the awaken road trip blog by clicking here.

Our journey begins in Boston at the Justice house of prayer, JHOP. Upon arriving I will update about what takes place during our visit.

As far as our needs as a team, we are a group of 6 missionaries that live off of the LORD's provision through financial gifts. We most definitely need prayer as well as finances to keep us going through our trip. To find out more about the vision, our itinerary and team needs, visit our team blog by clicking here.

Personally, I have been blessed by financial gifts from friends and family, but still need consistent support for the entire year. God is faithful and He uses every gift. If you feel that you want to be apart of the team through prayer or financial giving, email me at eliyork@gmail.com.

Blessings!

Past and Present. 2010-2011

2011-01-02T19:01:00.000-08:00

Here's an attempt to highlight points from my life in 2010 and give you a picture of what I am looking forward to in 2011...

January - March 2010 was the beginning of my DTS in Amsterdam. Living in Dutch culture all during lecture phase taught me a lot about the beauty of the Lord. I took away confidence and learned about the Lord’s dreams for me...

AMSTERDAM Worship & Justice DTS!!!

March - May My outreach in Thailand and Holland was a shock to my worldview. I learned how to love people without the luxury of the use of words. I learned love by action. Ministering to village tribes, loving underprivileged children through sunday school lessons and games, helping mentally and physically handicapped adults with the daily struggles of life, and loving prostitutes. This was what I had the privilege of doing for my outreach...

Leading worship in Thailand? Yay missions!

Lice Checks in the Slums

Riding Bikes - Dutch Style in Ede, Holland

My beautiful team mate, Lorraine from Holland

June - September were my first months staffing. Learning how to disciple people through humility and love, and teaching about identity in Christ through fresh revelation that God daily poured out on me. These months were a precious time of breaking and building up, to propel me into the months to come...

Erica and I psyched for Love feast!

Awaken Crew: I love you all

September - November I co-lead a team of 8 people to Nicaragua and Costa Rica to literally serve wherever there was need. Our three months were lived by the leading of the Holy Spirit, and were focused on loving God and through an overflow of His love, loving others. Our time was a sweet breaking of our pride and physical comfort.

Spa/haircutting/ foot cleaning day in Nicaragua

Me and some of the girlies in Nicaragua

In December I was able to spend a little more time in Kona finishing the DTS and then finally come home to celebrate Christmas with my family.
Big Brother Andrew! Yeup.

Pappa and Momma York. My Dad loves sushi paraphernalia :)

Jenny, Philip and Daniel. Beautiful.

Lola Bytyqi was part of the fam for the week!

Amy Solars - Another member of the York Family

David and Sonia York. Awesome.

This year I am committed to staffing the Awaken DTS in Kona in the summer. In the months prior, I will be on the road, visiting Churches and gaining perspective on what the Lord is doing in the church in America, while also doing ministry. At the end of the road trip, I will be in L.A., California to focus primarily on ministry and impartation. At the end of this trip, there is a possibility of going to N K for a couple weeks as well. I can’t believe how the Lord is lining things up already, but I am excited and ready to jump into it again.

Kona, HI

Las Angeles

I pray you are doing well! I also want to be in contact with anyone who is interested about the possibility of becoming a supporter. I absolutely need prayer as well as financial support. Thank you for your interest in my life! I am thankful for what the Lord is preparing to do this year. I have never had such anticipation for a year to begin and for what the Lord would reveal. God bless!

Secret Mission

2010-11-14T12:49:00.000-08:00

Costa Rica!

Wow, I can't believe I am here...

Since the last blog, my team and I had been in Nicaragua for another three weeks before Kurt and I had a brilliant idea. We decided it was time to do something drastic. Something unconventional...

(Well, other teams had done it in the past, and we actually were planning on doing this experiment for a while, but still...)

We left the team in Nicaragua. Just, left them there. We were all in Managua getting ready to return to the YWAM base in Diriamba when we dropped the news on them. We told them that they would be doing a student-leading week. Kurt and I had bus tickets to our next location, and they were to meet up with us the following Monday.

Needless to say, they were shocked. I was a little surprised at how excited some of them were that we were leaving, but it seemed as though they were up for the challenge. Their assignment was to set up ministry for that week, stay healthy and safe, and make sure to catch their bus ride to Costa Rica.

Our reunion is tomorrow night. We will be eagerly awaiting their arrival as our time apart comes to an end. I am so excited. I cannot wait to see them and recount all that has happened in our absence. Our team was ready for this even if they don't believe it... This next week will hold even more surprises for them, I am counting on it.

Nicaraguafied

2010-10-22T17:01:00.000-07:00

Nicaraguafied
Nicaraguafy |nikəˈrägwəˌfī|
verb ( -fies, -fied) [ trans. ]Cause to become coated with dirt, or feel as if part of the soil: I think my new t-shirt has become nicaraguafied.
Outreach in one month. Tomorrow, October 23, our team will have been in Nicaragua for an entire month. I can't believe it. We are now at our third location, staying at a Korean Missionary base in Cuidad Sandino. We have been helping three different pastors with construction at their churches, providing a neighborhood with hairs cuts, pedicures and even more than that. We have been so blessed by the way the Lord has provided for us.
I am learning what it means to step beyond what I think I can do. I believe the Lord is drawing me to him as the outreach continues to unfold. I am not perfect, but the Lord is perfecting me. Not that I would ever get there, but he is moving me as if he is convinced there is more for me to gain. It is convincing me of his big plan. He has more intended for me than what is happening now. About a week ago, I was walking with my team on my way to do house visits with a pastor from a church we were staying with. We ran into a group of drunk men, when they stopped us to ask if we had something to say. I started to preach... The words were kind of just spilling out, probably too fast for the translator to catch. A woman in the group broke down crying, confessing her sins and desire for change...
I love when God does that.

Pray for our team! More updates to come...

Hurricanes and short sleeves.

2010-09-28T10:46:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Matthew, You have overstayed your welcome.
Thousands of people left stranded... Er wait, more like a group of 10 DTSers, sitting at a base in Nicaragua wearing our summer clothes, while the rain pours, no - dumps buckets outside our door. The first few days of outreach behind us, thankful for the rest we were able to take in, we are now anticipating the unveiling of the Nicaraguan sun... Thank you, Jesus, for sanity. (Although, that is verging on dramatic).

We made it! We are here in Nicaragua. Flawless travels and many other blessings I could mention, we are settled into our temporary casa for outreach. Leading is new and wonderful, my team is all but negative. We are enjoying ourselves- most of our clothes are sopping wet, but that can't keep us from laughing. I don't understand how the Lord has blessed us with an amazing group of people. Our unity is being strengthened daily, our laughter is getting deeper, our characters are being refined - we are off to a beautiful start.

Keep us in your prayers as we begin to do ministry - with or without the rain. We will start a Bible distribution ministry today, pray for fire. Could fire and rain could mix well? How about this; lets pray for an outpouring of the Spirit and a lessening of the rain, deal?

Love from the Nicaragua team!

Nicaragua love.

2010-09-22T02:43:00.000-07:00

Last blog in Kona.
Three months preparing, a short lifetime of running. When you think about each day as one that you wouldn't have stepped into if it had not been for survival of the previous day, your mind starts to turn at the reality of our humanity. Most of us don't know surviving to be a struggle. We need something to sustain us physically, but we need more than sustenance to be alive. Living every day alive brings more possibilities into alignment for the next day. Living alive in the moment makes you fully alive where you are. How do we prepare for the future, yet fully attentive in the present? How do you turn a week of preparation and planning into a week of purpose?...

My train of thought keeps wandering as I sip my coffee, write this blog, turn the pages on the 'to-do' list in my mind, and try to rest all in the same breath. Life is crazy. God is good.

My outreach team is going to Nicaragua. Brazil didn't work out, but I believe it is for a reason. Different blessings have fallen into our ready hands as I watch shaking my head in disbelief at what the Lord has said i'm capable of doing. Does that make sense? I'm trying to make sense of it. All this to say, my co-leader and I have decided that Jesus is the best one to lead our outreach. He is who we are bringing with us. He is who we are going to see. He is who we are working for.

Pray for us as we go. We are planning on working with a Bible distribution project that is focusing on getting Bibles into every home in the country. We need to raise some money as a team for this ministry, but the Lord continues to provide. We are also going to be apart of other ministries as well as He leads. Basically, He is just too good to ruin the surprise of our outreach by filling us in on every detail. We know enough and we are more than happy with that.

Going to the Nations- Holding onto our promises.

2010-09-10T12:51:00.000-07:00

Getting ready for outreach: Raising funds. Praying. Meeting with team members. Getting stoked. Drinking more coffee. Praying some more. Dreaming with God.

Our outreach team is getting closer to leaving, and trying to get things together while pressing in for God's heart for Nicaragua and Brazil. Our intercession times have been beautiful... Our visa issues have been nutty...

I am currently waiting on a call from the embassy and praying that our applications go through. There is a good chance our visas will get delayed, but I am praying for a miracle. God can do the impossible.

Our team also needs about $9,500 all together. Which is a huge amount, but I also know God is faithful in this too. We have sought Him on who to call, and who to write, and what to do, and have received support... So now we are waiting, and seeking some more. He has a huge plan for our time in Central and South America, and I believe a huge plan for each student going. They have been encountered by the Lord in so many ways during the lecture phase, and are now praying into their destiny as missionaries of the Gospel in the next 3 months, and, Lord willing in the different spheres for the rest of their lives.

If you think of our team, pray for us! If you want to partner with us financially, contact me. I love the body of Christ, and in this season, our team of 10 is leaning on the members who are able to help them move.

All for Christ and HIS Beautiful name,

Team Amazon

"What Manner of [Vulnerability] is this?"

2010-08-22T19:10:00.000-07:00

There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket - safe, dark, motionless, airless - it will chance. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside of Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell.
- C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves

I read this part of C. S. Lewis' Book this week and was blown away. How many times do we look at love like this? Or forget to look at love like this? From my perception, human nature teaches us one of two things about what love is like:

We must guard ourselves. Don't let anyone get too close or they might truly know you and find there is nothing worth loving. Don't dare make yourself appear weak or in need of love, because then people may abuse you.

Or.

We have to "love" everything and everyone: and that meaning being thrown around from relationship to relationship until one special somebody sticks. We cannot avoid being used and broken before finding worth. And hopefully in finding that person, we can get the most out of them, while bandaging our hearts from the past "special someones."

Love, being God's greatest gift to us is perverted in the worst way - in every area - by the enemy. Satan desires to cut us off from God's enraptured heart for us. God desires freedom from the enemy. If purity can be snatched from intimacy, the enemy gains an advantage. One thing that I love about the love of God is that he knows the ways we are attacked, and comes against those attacks with His jealousy. We often forget or don't even realize God's emotions and that he is always longing, always patient, always contending... Even in the midst of what seems to be our biggest failures.

Lewis emphasizes in this paragraph that it requires vulnerability to love. The greatest example of vulnerability to me is the act of God creating people. You, me, and everyone. Each one made with a purpose and an extravagant plan in mind. God dreamed the most beautiful dream when he knit our flesh and hearts at our conception. The dream is alive and possible in his heart at any moment of rebellion in our life. He can start with anyone, at any point.

The Lord is the God of vulnerable love.

Here, There, and Everywhere.

2010-08-16T17:11:00.000-07:00

I am so blessed.

This last week, I had the opportunity to fly home to Colorado to spend the week with my family on the occasion of my brother, David's wedding. It was such a refreshingly fun time. One of my favorite places on earth to be is with my family. It doesn't even really matter what the physical location is, just being together gives me reason to celebrate. This week was just awesome. Not only because of the aforementioned reasons, but the best part is, I gained another sister-in-law! Sonia York is the newest addition to our family, and we all absolutely love her...

After enjoying time at home, I was ready to come back to the community of YWAM and catch up on the happenings of DTS that I had missed out on. The week was on "The Father Heart of God,"and from what I heard from students and staff, it was incredible. Our school was blessed to have John Leach, from Jubilee Fellowship Church come and speak.

This week we have Don Gillman speaking on Missions and giving up rights. After the first class today, I'm pretty much ready to die. Not literally. Well, Maybe. But basically, he challenged us with what it means to die to our old nature. What it means to repent. What it means to live a life worthy of Christ dying on the cross. Incredible.

Along with that, my co-leader, Kurt and I are continuing with outreach preparations. Please keep us in your prayers as we apply for visas, seek the Lord on direction, build team unity, and raise support. We are planning on going to Nicaragua and Brazil, and keeping an open mind if the Lord calls us somewhere else as well.

More to come! That's all for now amigos! :)

Blessings,
Elzabeth

Ir às nações…

2010-08-08T23:16:00.000-07:00

olá!

We are continuing as a DTS on this journey, and God is continuing to show himself faithful.
Who is He that He would call a group of young people to become world changers? Who is this God that we serve who desires so eagerly to show us His glory? He is mine. And He is taking me, and a team of 10 people to Central and South America for outreach...

God opened the door for these locations for me very randomly. I wasn't even considering going to this part of the world, but God gave me a peace about it. And more than a peace, a genuine enthusiasm.

After starting preparations with the group for the outreach, we are all getting stoked. Intercession times with the whole DTS have brought up some powerful words for our group. Words concerning things from team unity, to casting out demons and healing the sick in Jesus name...
Um, Yes sir. We can't help but become super excited about all these words.

I have an amazing team. I can't wait to prepare more and finally get to go.

After reading this, please keep my team in your prayers. We want to really dive into what it is that the Lord is calling us to, and I believe that obedience starts now. We also need to have some financial needs met. Personally, I need about $1,000 by the end of the week to start paying for outreach and staff fees. If you are able to or feel led to help at all, let me know!

God is good. And He loves the nations.

~ vá com Deus

Powerful God

2010-07-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

Two weeks in...

I can't believe that we have already been in classes for two weeks with the DTS. Everything is going so well. God has been showing up in such a powerful way. To put a picture of how abnormal this DTS is, I want to share with you what I was able to see this week...

I don't really know how to elaborate what has been happening. I am so enthralled with the things that are taking place. I am learning a lot about leadership and what that looks like especially when I am "leading" a group of people who are mostly older than I am. Like I said in my last post, Jesus is the only person who qualifies me as a leader. What a great reality to lean back on for anyone! If he wasn't my qualification, things would look a lot different...

The past two weeks have been unreal. As the students settle in and soak up the lessons that Philip York brought about hearing the voice of God, and Matt Rawlins with the Fear of the Lord, there is something brewing. Something more tangible than I have ever seen.

As a school, we were witnesses of the raw power of God...

On Monday, the school gathered for a "Mystery Fun Night". As the planned evening was supposed to be surprise to the students, it turned out to be a surprise to everyone...

We watched a documentary called The Finger of God, and were planning on announcing the outreach location choices following the movie. If you haven't seen this movie, I encourage you to check it out. It is a documentary of crazy things happening in the body of Christ around the world. A man, who was skeptical about some of the goings ons of the church, was surprised to find that these strange things were real. He saw stuff like Gold Dust appearing on people's bodies, jewels coming from heaven, spontaneous healing miracles and more. Needless to say, some of us thought that this video was a little weird. Does that stuff actually happen? I mean, really... Gold Dust??

When the movie finished, Andrew asked if there were any responses to the movie. One guy spoke up, and before I knew what happened, the whole room swarmed around him. Chris, one of our students, had gold dust all over his arms...

WHAT?!

What ensued after was more raw power...
After we all freaked out a little, and not quite sure where to go next, Andrew asked if anyone needed to be healed of anything. That night, 6 or 7 people received healing from various conditions: scoliosis healed, back problems corrected, legs that were disproportionate were healed, and more...

What an amazing God. Why did He just choose to show up like that? I don't know! He is crazy faithful... and CRAZY!

So, we didn't end up announcing outreach locations that night. I wasn't too upset though, the Holy Spirit had other plans, obviously.

God is doing much here. I am looking forward to more. I still need some support, and if you feel led to partner with me, check out my support page for more information. This week I should have my pay pal account information posted as well.

God Bless! Next time I will share about my outreach plans for Central and South America and how our team is preparing.

Enjoy the Lord this week!

Questions with Screaming Answers

2010-07-11T12:50:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, I feel like I am living outside of myself, watching what is happening from an ariel view. Its like I look at what I'm doing, or being asked to do, and thinking;

Why am I here?
How did I get here?
Why does God trust me so much?

I am growing more and more aware of something bigger than what I have signed up for starting to happen. I don't know how I am qualified, but what I know is that it is enough that God has called me. I believe He has called everyone. And more specifically, He has called us into friendship with Him.

Friendship? That seems so huge and simple at the same time.

Psalm 25:14
"The FRIENDSHIP of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them."

How huge is this? I mean, that God desires friendship with us? That is impossibly beautiful.

Our staff team has had the privilege of having some amazing speakers impart some wisdom to us in our corporate staff meetings. One day, Dar Cunningham spoke to us, and one thing she said that registered in my heart was that "the JESUS in you is enough."
The Jesus in me is the only thing that I can refer to in explaining why I'm here. Why I can do what is required of me and more.
It is such a crazy thing to move into what God is doing. Its comparable to how I see the ocean move. When a wave is crashing, and you are crazy enough to jump into it, it can throw you down so quickly. The force of the wave makes you lose your composure...

Jesus is destroying me. In the best way. He sees my need for Him and He violently pursues me. Tearing down walls and embracing me like a child. I understand that sounds intense, but the picture I keep getting of His gentle and radical love brings me to such a new awe of Him.

How beautiful is our God! That he would do this? For anyone who wants it?

That is my Father.
That is my Lover.

Simply put, I am looking forward to the coming months. I still need more support, and I am working on getting more information out for you all this week. If you feel impressed to help me out with some of my living expenses and outreach fees (which is about $500 a month for lecture phase, and anywhere between $2,000-$4,000 for outreach), please let me know! I greatly appreciate any help. You supporters are what keeps me here. I love you!

Glory be to the living God,

Elizabeth

FREEDOM in submission.

2010-06-30T13:10:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

I am in Kona, Hawai'i right now and I am loving it. I have officially been confirmed as staff and I am finding this to be the start of another wonderful season of my life.

I hope this update finds all of you well as I'm sure the summer brings everyone something new. There is just something about Summer that brings excitement and laughter. I feel like it is reminiscent of summer break, and the thrill of having time to do things that you haven't been able to do during the school year. It screams, "FREEDOM!"

Going into this season for me I have very much the same child-like excitement. I am overwhelmed with the Lord's goodness as He is already starting to radically change my heart. During my DTS, I felt that God was starting to throw me into more freedom in Christ. Freedom concerning who He had created me to be, and freedom to step out in love for other people. In this next season, I feel like there is more freedom to be discovered in my walk with Him. As our staff team prepares for the students to come in, and looking to the Lord for guidance and vision for the school, I am anticipating opportunities to help others discover that freedom as I walk in it more and more.

I hope this helps give you a picture of what God is pressing on my heart. I am trusting the Lord for my finances, because I still don't have them all. I don't doubt that I am supposed to be here, but I definitely need some support.

My monthly need is around $500. As for outreach, I only need money to purchase a plane ticket. Depending on the location, I need anywhere between $2,000-$4,000. If you feel led to support me, anything is so appreciated. I am more than willing to share more and give you a bigger picture of what the ministry looks like as staff in a DTS in Kona.

Please let me know if you want to be involved! Email me or write me for more information.

Blessings!

Elizabeth

2010-06-07T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hallo!

I am still alive! Very much alive actually. I'm sorry that I have not been keeping up with my blog. I think that I've come to find I am not the most disciplined in this area. But I'm working on it :)

I arrived safely back in Colorado on Saturday night. After traveling for about 17 hours in total, it was a beautiful sight to see my mom and brother waiting with flowers to greet me from the gate. Around the corner were Kyle, Brooke, Lauryn, Alyssa and the whole Vandenend family to welcome me back as well. I am so blessed with friends and family!

My entire time at DTS has been indescribable. I have learned more than I ever thought possible, and I feel so blessed to have been able to minister in different places in Thailand. To explain my outreach a little further, I will give a brief overview of what happened during the two months of awesomeness..

The first location that my team and I stayed at was just outside Chiang Rai, in a village called Ruammit. We were able to partner with a church in the village and help out the Pastor and his wife. We put on children's programs, helped with practical work and prayed for village members.

After that, we moved onto the next location which was an orphanage called "Home of the Open Heart." While there, we completed practical work on a new building. We were there for about a week, then we left to minister to another church called 'Sappa Luang' for about two weeks. Our team was able to partner with the pastor in his vision to see different churches in Thailand come together in unity. While there, we also got to take a trip to Myanmar to minister to another church.

Our last location was Pattaya. We were there for two weeks helping with the 'Pattaya Slum Ministries' and teaching english classes. While working in the slums, we put on kid's Clubs and administered lice treatments. When we were able to, we also helped out in the Tamar Centre. The Tamar Centre is a training facility that gives ex-prostitues vocational skills in Jewelry Making, Crafting, Cafe work and Cosmetology.

I thoroughly enjoyed being in Thailand and the entire YWAM experience.

I also want to share a little of my heart for the coming months.

I have been prayerfully considering staying on with YWAM for the coming six months as staff in the Classic July DTS in Kona. I have felt a peace in my heart about pursuing this, and I am getting ready to leave on Friday for the beginning of staff training.
I am anticipating six months of growing in leadership and having a part in discipling more young people through YWAM!

My total monthly need is right at $650, plus the airfare for outreach, yet to be determined. If you feel so led to help support me in this, I would greatly appreciate it! You can email me or write me for more information.

Thank you for listening to what God has done and what He is continuing to do!

Be Blessed!

I Serve a Crazy God!

2010-02-21T07:28:00.000-08:00

Hello there!

It has been such a long time since I have been able to update my blog! I have constantly been busy, and God is keeping me going as well as helping me keep up with Him. As a DTS we finished Nations to Nations week which was an incredible time of learning about God's heart for the Nations. Each day a different culture led us into worship and the speakers shared about the people and places that are coming together to celebrate the Lord and worship Him in their own language and style.

This past week a small group from the DTS and I started our two weeks of Dutch outreach. The school was divided into three groups, and my group had the opportunity to go to Ede ( which a small town in the east of Holland). I had never heard of this town before the team was divided, but I was stoked to get the chance to minister to this "normal" place of Holland, and share the love of Christ in a practical way.. Through service projects, and otherwise..

We have been working with a young adults group from a Church called the Schuilplaats ( which is the dutch word for 'the Hiding Place'). God is showing this church, as well as myself so many things! The entire first week of teaching was about the Holy Spirit. I had the opportunity to speak on the Holy Spirit and righteousness on the first day, and every day since, the Holy Spirit has shown up in our meetings. I can honestly say that I have never seen the Holy Spirit poured out in such a mighty way in such a small amount of time. I believe it is the beginning of the Spirit working in ways that we haven't seen yet.
In Acts, Jesus talks about pouring the Spirit out on all flesh..
"In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men will dream dreams." -Acts 2: 17

I believe the Holy Spirit wants to be poured out into our lives wherever we go. When we let him work in our lives, then we are empowered to do all that God has for us to do. He desires that we do the impossible, and it is by the power of the Holy Spirit that we can do those things!

I am so excited to share this with you all. I hope it makes some sense, because sometimes my fingers type faster than my brain thinks. If you get anything from reading this, may it be that the Holy Spirit wants to be so personal in your life. I'm only beginning to learn this, and I am encouraged by the work that has started in my own thinking. If your desire is similar, I encourage you to read about the promise of the Holy Spirit in John 14-15. It is so good! haha!

Blessings!
-Elizabeth

Three weeks in..

2010-01-23T02:15:00.000-08:00

HELLO!

I can't believe that I am preparing to go into my fourth week of lecture here in Amsterdam. I'm blown away by how incredible it has been already, and I'm anticipating more revelation of Him and His plan for this time..

I want to start off by thanking you who have been praying for this DTS. I believe those prayers have already affected the conversations and relationships that are being built, as well as the atmosphere of community that has been growing over the past two weeks! We have a school of about 12 students, so it has been a pretty quick lesson in living as a family with a group of people from different nations. Most of the students are dutch, with the exception of a few Americans, one guy from Egypt, and a girl from Indonesia. But our group is not the only one here! There is also another DTS going on during this time, it is called "Make Him Known" DTS and it consists mainly of people from different parts of Africa who, for their outreach phase, will be ministering to refugees placed in Holland. On top of that, we are constantly hosting other outreach teams and guests here at De Poort, so its quite the ppoular place to be! haha.

This week our lecture was on the Holy Spirit. What an amazing week! I can't really begin to list all the things i've learned, but I understand now more than I have before how real and involved the Holy Spirit is in our lives. Especially when we ask for him. One scripture I was given this week is Luke 11:13,

"If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

This is a promise that Jesus gave. If we diligently seek him, he is faithful. I am still being challenged by the passage of Luke 11. I think that desiring the Lord and the gifts he has for us can be hard. Which, kind of doesn't make sense! Why wouldn't we want the Lord and the treasures he has promised to those who ask? I believe there is a cost to following God and seeking those things he has for us-but what a small cost for something so significant...

To sum it all up...God is still good.. and I'm learning so many things on top of the lectures. Like how to fit in as 'the foreigner' in the group, (which is actually really cool), becoming a seasoned bike rider around the city (well, sitting on the back of a bike and holding on for dear life), and eating the local food (consisting mainly of bread, nutella and sprinkles...).

I hope you all have a fantastic week!

Tot Ziens!

Watch my video from 2008's trip to Amsterdam...

2010-01-22T17:17:00.000-08:00

A New Season!

2010-01-15T17:37:00.002-08:00

Ok, I'm new at this whole blogging thing, so we will see how this goes!

Amsterdam! I can't believe I am already here and that its only been a little over two weeks! It feels as though I have been here for longer than that, but most definitely in a good way.

As many of you know, it has been my desire to come to this city for quite some time now, and now that I'm here it doesn't seem real.

To recap what some of you already know, I am here to do a 5-6 month discipleship training school in which the lecture phase takes place here, in Amsterdam for the first half of the school, and the outreach phase will take place in Asia beginning sometime in March.

I will try to keep this first blog short yet informative. The school is going great so far! God is showing me so many new things, all the while keeping me focused completely on understanding His incredible love for me. The first two weeks, we have learned about hearing God's voice, and understanding 'The Father Heart of God." It has been such a wonderful time of coming into more revelation of Him and His heart.

The YWAM building here (where I am staying) is called De Poort, and it is involved with a little place in the red-light district called 'The Tabernacle'. If you haven't already heard, the red-light district is a significant section of the city that has been given over to debauchery, among other things. My favorite part of being here in this busy city is the opportunity I get to visit the tabernacle. Its a sanctuary of prayer and intercession, and I can see from it that the spiritual atmosphere in the city has and continues to be changed. I am blown away that such a great thing is being done here right in the heart of the red-light district through prayer!

Being in the Tabernacle is only a portion of what I am able to take part of here. There are too many things to record in my blog, so I will end with a verse, and begin to plan what to share next time!

Isaiah 40:3

"A voice cries out: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.'"

God is good, and I believe He is preparing to do something incredible in the lives of His children. Thank you for reading! I will talk to you soon.

Love,

Elizabeth

A New Season!

2010-01-15T17:37:00.001-08:00