tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575100486352672712024-02-18T21:40:51.548-08:00Exploring His WillShelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-85682780212597195322023-11-30T04:22:00.000-08:002023-11-30T04:30:01.530-08:00Deliverance at Lunch Time<p>'Hey, I feel like I need to talk to you! When can we catch up? I'm only in the country for another week, so it'd need to be soon.'</p><p>'Ok, cool. How about we grab lunch together?'</p><p><br /></p><p>What started as a simple invitation to reconnect turned into a life changing deliverance session. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hadn't seen Rachel* in almost two years and just out of the blue, we 'randomly' ran into each other in a different city than we met in! We both happened to be doing a Community Development Seminar based on biblical principles of 'Helping without Hurting in Africa'. (I highly recommend it)</p><p><br /></p><p>Beyond this seminar, God had a divine moment waiting for both of us. </p><p><br /></p><p>For me, a moment of beautiful confirmation that this is what I'm called to do with my life and that God has instilled the skills in me to facilitate people encountering him in a life changing way.</p><p>For Rachel, a moment of instant freedom & deliverance where she feels like she can 'finally live again'- her words, not mine. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's moments like this that I realise the Kingdom of God lived out looks like making time & space for intimate conversations so that the Father can bring freedom to one of His kids.</p><div><br /></div><div>I won't go into all of the details because it was an intense 2 hour long session full of vulnerability, tears and the presence of Jesus BUT I will share a couple wild bits with you.</div><div><br /></div><div>My friend had fallen in love with a Christian guy... who's family was steeped in witchcraft. She shared story after story from the last 2 years of demonic visitation, physical symptoms of voodoo style witchcraft, and of hectic spiritual torment that she desperately wanted freedom from, but didn't know what to do. </div><div><br /></div><div>Cue Shelly & the Holy Spirit.</div><div><br /></div><div>As Rachel is pouring out her heart, Holy Spirit is giving me insight into what's been operating in the spiritual realm and dropping into my mind the questions to ask in order to bring things into the light.</div><div><br /></div><div>After 2 years of not knowing how to bring separation between her and this guy... we prayed through some soul ties- emotional, physical, spiritual connections they made, broke off the influence of witchcraft over her life and declared the blood of Jesus over her. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was wild. </div><div>It was peaceful. </div><div>It was the freedom Jesus died for. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With swollen eyes, she just looked at me and said, </div><div style="text-align: center;">'Wow- I feel like I can finally live again. I feel so light, so FREE. Just WOW!'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the power of Christ.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 weeks later I followed up with Rachel to see how she was doing and to get her permission to share this incredible story of freedom and I was sooo encouraged by what she said! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'After what happened, there was a freedom and deliverance but the story didn't end there. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's the end of what's been happening to me the last 2 years!' </div><div style="text-align: center;">-Rachel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Luke 9:1-2</div><div style="text-align: center;">'Now Jesus called together the twelve [disciples] and gave them [the right to exercise] power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then He sent them out [on a brief journey] to preach the kingdom of God and to perform healing.' (AMP)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*My friend's name has been changed out of respect and privacy of those involved. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KgLu5YOCIVVPyjFqEHx_bdyVaeWombfC8AtddUWMxxUGg6jwAhcL-RZUQk0k-BnzaBeBqJHpWBirPbmuEKWFvJvBpn_NxmyuzpXU9bgKDgP2lCyzGAb3s95xDT_9KUdLKpHbK1p1RND1rfr8JEr6mLYiCNGgjrt6h7v3ullw1R6gs9eztCsNSoNc4tw/s1022/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-30%20at%2014.27.42.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="968" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KgLu5YOCIVVPyjFqEHx_bdyVaeWombfC8AtddUWMxxUGg6jwAhcL-RZUQk0k-BnzaBeBqJHpWBirPbmuEKWFvJvBpn_NxmyuzpXU9bgKDgP2lCyzGAb3s95xDT_9KUdLKpHbK1p1RND1rfr8JEr6mLYiCNGgjrt6h7v3ullw1R6gs9eztCsNSoNc4tw/w465-h491/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-11-30%20at%2014.27.42.jpeg" width="465" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-85819439817808431782023-11-02T13:17:00.002-07:002023-11-02T13:27:09.566-07:00This Girl Has Changed!<p>This Girl.</p><p>This Girl has CHANGED.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the beginning of the year, I met this beautiful, gentle, shy, kind-hearted girl. She was sweet and timid but with an attitude that said she has what it takes to take on the world!</p><p><br /></p><p>She would always be the one lingering. You'd know she's around but she would MELT if all the attention was put on her. </p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibit A:</p><p><span> February 2, 2023 O</span>ne of our devotional sets in the YWAM Muiz Prayer Room here in Cape Town. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="365" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C9ujCu5ydYs" width="439" youtube-src-id="C9ujCu5ydYs"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>But let me ask you this real quick. Did you even see the stunning girl at the back of the prayer room? As far back as she could be? Black dress, tan sweater. Right next to the door.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's Kaylin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Kaylin came to do the School of Worship and Prayer with us in Jan 2023. What a hidden gem!</p><p style="text-align: center;">During the school we had this wild moment of absolute trust in Jesus when we all had to do something to step out of the fear of man, a 'freedom exercise'. </p><p>For Kaylin, that meant singing in public. </p><p>Where other people would hear her, see her, be focused on her. </p><p>What an absolute nightmare!</p><p>BUT</p><p>She chose to STEP OUT OF FEAR! </p><p>...Out of Fear of man, Fear of what others think of her, Fear of what her voice sounds like, Fear of making mistakes, Fear of being seen, the list could go on. </p><p>As I started this freedom exercise with the school, with absolute trepidation, Kaylin grabbed the microphone out of my hand and said,</p><p style="text-align: center;">'If I don't go first, I'm never going to do this!' </p><p style="text-align: left;">She is the one that took the first step to lead our whole school into this exercise of freedom.</p><p style="text-align: center;">And TONIGHT, she lead our entire community in worship!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Singing her heart out for all to hear, see and know how good our God truly is!</p><p style="text-align: left;">I have been blessed to be a part of her journey, her growth, her adventure in following Jesus and I am proud to see the woman she is becoming. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Kaylin, YOU inspire me!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Exhibit B:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> November 2, 2023 - YWAM Muiz Base Worship / Community Night</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="378" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JHxW2JTwFl4" width="454" youtube-src-id="JHxW2JTwFl4"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Do you see her now? At the front of the stage, wearing a plaid shirt, arms lifted to Jesus and the sweetest song flowing from her very being? <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Yeah, that's Kaylin. </p><p><br /></p>Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-52843986802635780312023-11-02T08:33:00.003-07:002023-11-02T08:45:34.232-07:00An Altercation<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">'If you don’t get out of my parking space right now- you’ll regret it!’</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">‘This guys gotta be joking.’ I think to myself as I’m walking away from my car.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">‘Did you not hear me? I PROMISE YOU, if you don’t move your vehicle, it won’t be here when you come back.’</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’m clearly dumbfounded as I turn to the parking attendant who directed me to this empty space… ‘Do you hear this guy threatening me?’ ‘Did he really just say that to me?’ </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The woman who was honking her horn behind me pulled up angrily and started yelling at the man who’s now out of his car threatening me and my vehicle. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She looks at me with sincerity and says, ‘He can’t just threaten you like that! You have to report him- he can’t do this to you!’ </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I look at her with trepidation, ‘I don’t know how to do that. Where do I go?’</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">With looks of concern from those observing what’s happening, I jump back into the safety of my car.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Shaky hands didn’t stop me from turning the ignition and getting out of this situation as quickly as possible. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I just couldn’t get this guys face out of my mind or how he reversed into that space at high speeds in his silver VW GTI. </p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This is the altercation I had in the parking lot of a mall in South Africa. </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This is NOT a common experience for me in this beautiful country which is why it shook me to the core all the more. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It was just so… unexpected. Shocking. Threatening. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I eventually found the security office and made a formal report of the incident. </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thank you to the two security guards who walked me back to my car and inspected it. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">No damage was done BUT</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fear had crept into my heart. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">‘What if he retaliated, even though I gave him what he wanted?’</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">‘What if he’s there when I go back out to the parking lot?’</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">‘What if I see him again? Maybe next time won’t be just threats.’</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Too many ‘What if’s…’ plagued my mind. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Suspicion. Paranoia. High Alert. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I hope I never run into this guy again. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div><span></span><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’m leaving the bank at the mall where this altercation had happened the day before and I look up to see my perpetrator standing JUST before the door I need to walk through in order to leave. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I stop in my tracks.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">What do I do?</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">He’s talking to someone on the phone, so if I’m careful, I could just sneak around him.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">My heart’s beating but my spirit takes pause. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Speak to him. </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Don’t hide in fear.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">One step closer.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">‘Hello. I think I took your parking space yesterday. Listen, I’m really sorry about that.’ </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Surprise covers HIS face this time as he hangs up from his phone call. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">‘No, it should be me apologising to you. I’m so sorry about how I spoke to you yesterday. This is what was going on with me. I had R250,000 in cash in the back of my car and if anything happened to it, I’d be responsible to pay it back! I’d been waiting for that spot in order to deposit all the cash and my stress levels were through the roof!' </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>'I’m so sorry for how I treated you and spoke to you yesterday. Would you forgive me?’</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Looking him straight in the eyes, 'I forgive you’ flowed from my lips as we shook hands and parted ways in peace. </p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Sometimes I find it <b>too easy to focus on everything I'm doing</b>, the ministry that's happening and the people around me that I care about <b>instead of focusing on JESUS</b>. Slowly but surely, as I focus intently on these things that I love, I realize that my eyes are no longer on Jesus but on what's going on around me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">He gives me time to reflect and to refocus and to come back to prioritizing the most important thing in my life; my relationship with HIM. Sometimes this is easier said than done, but I know the Lord gives me strength to find a balance between spending time with him and ALL the other things I need to do! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">I know I'm not the only one to struggle with this from time to time, and <b>if you feel like you're in a similar place</b>, <b>DON'T LOSE HEART</b>. The Lord loves you and will give you grace & strength for the mundane everyday things that need to happen. </span></div>
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My parents disciple almost 200 pastors in Swaziland and recently they bought a large tent in order for local pastors to do 'tent revivals'! A tent revival is where they set up this tent and sound system in a rural area of Swaziland for 1-2 weeks and every night they tell everyone about Jesus! As the week carries on, more and more people come because word spreads of what Jesus does in these meetings. Rob and I were asked to come speak and minister in whatever way the Lord leads us. It was an incredible opportunity to share our testimonies to nearly 300 people! We did an 'alter call' for the young people to come forward for those who want to receive the Holy Spirit and be empowered to live righteously and fulfil the calling God has on their lives and 120 young people came forward for prayer!!!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Thank you for all your encouragement, support, prayer and shared memories in this last year! It's such a privilege to be a part of the family of God and for us to do life together. It's be an honour to minister alongside many of you and to be praying with you and hearing testimonies from you of what the Lord has done all over the world!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Many <b>thanks to those who have generously supported me</b> financially over the last year! Because you have been open handed with what the Lord has blessed you with, I've been able to carry on the work the Lord has for me here in England and many other nations in this last year!!!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">In mid November<b> I'll be moving up to the Wirral</b> to join a great team of people with <a href="http://www.ywamliverpool.co.uk/our-city" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank">YWAM Liverpool</a>! As sad as it is to be leaving <a href="http://ywamharpenden.org/" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank">YWAM Harpenden</a> after being here for 2 1/2 years, I'm really excited about this next season and all that the Lord is going to do with me! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">I'll be doing <b>ministry with YWAM</b> on a project called <a href="http://pearlsproject.weebly.com/" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank">Pearls Project</a>. <b>The Pearls Project</b> vision is to bring these beautiful women who are street sex workers and involved in addiction into a place of knowing their value in Christ and having a hope for their future. The team has already been loving & serving the women through visiting them and offering one to one support, by doing pamper nights & trips out, by helping them develop different life skills and by praying for them!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">Jude, the team leader, has been investing into relationships with a lot of these women for years now! She has incredible stories of what God has done in the lives of these women and she's also had challenging times of asking the Lord for wisdom in what to do. I'm really looking forward to working alongside Jude and the other teammates to see how I can learn from them and minister the love of Christ to the women we meet with! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; text-align: center;">Over the years, the <b>Lord has been so faithful</b> in His provision for me as a full-time <b>missionary for 10 years TODAY</b>! Moving to a new city, my expenses will increase per month. Currently, I am able to live on roughly $400-$500 per month and I anticipate an increase in expenses of about $400 per month.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; text-align: center;">I am asking you to prayerfully <b>consider partnering with me</b> in what the Lord is doing through Pearls Project, as well as other ministries like this opportunity in Uganda. I am praying and asking the Lord to move in people's hearts to partner with me! I don’t want to limit God BUT I am praying for 20 people who can give just <b>$20.00 per month</b>. If you would like to be one of those people, check out the ways you can donate below!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; text-align: center;">Thank you for your interest in what the Lord is doing here in the UK, Europe, Africa and in the nations! I thank the Lord for your encouragement and partnership in seeing people come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and believers being equipped for the work of the Kingdom!</span></div>
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In April, when I first went to Denmark, I met up with the YWAM Copenhagen team to encourage them, pray with them, get to know them and hear their vision of what the Lord was doing with their team in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. As we chatted and I heard of their long term vision to see Danes (Danish people) come to know Jesus through street evanglism and start up home churches from those who've received the Lord, it became abundantly clear that they needed more WORKERS! </div>
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The harvest is sooo ripe and plentiful in Denmark, but they need people who are passionate and called to Copenhagen to join their team! So I did what I knew best, which is always to PRAY. We probably spent at least 2 hours praying together for the Lord to bring the right people to join them... and a month later when I returned to Denmark, I met Nico.</div>
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{If you feel like you're called to Denmark too, I'd love to connect you with the team there!}</div>
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Because, I too, feel like the Lord is doing something with me & Denmark.<br />
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See, I was strolling down the High Street in Harpenden and mulling over what the Lord was doing because when I moved to England, I really felt that the Lord was calling me here long term and I don't believe this has changed, however, there's a bit of an unexpected twist--- this whole Denmark thing. As I'm chatting with the Lord about England and Denmark, He puts such a peace in my heart that yes, England is where I'm suppose to be and yes, there's things He's doing with me in Denmark. What all the practicalities look like, is really beyond me, but I know that my heart is to be open and obedient to what the Lord wants to do in both countries! This all collided for me as I noticed this little shop in town that I'd never been in even though I loved what I saw from the store front window. I finally took a minute and went inside and the first thing that drew my attention was this simple scented candle! </div>
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This lovely little shop, Mint Velvet, had been started by 3 English women who had based their fashion designs off of Danish style! I felt like it was a little something from the Lord to assure me that some how these two nations are connected and I'm to be a part of it in some way! In my excitement of the Lord speaking in the little things and how much this concept really hits home for me... I shared it with some close friends of mine this afternoon! Once we finished up together and were walking back to the car, past Mint Velvet, we decided to pop in so I could show them what I had been talking about! Little did I know that they had conspired to buy me this beautiful {Hygge} candle! What a blessing to have a God & friends who care about the little things in life, that all come together to create a giant lifelong adventure!</div>
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Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-58207136548131680882014-06-26T08:02:00.000-07:002014-06-26T08:33:15.960-07:00First Newsletter in 8 years!I've been in 'overseas' missions for 8 years now and I've finally wrote a newsletter! Hhehee--- that's right, IT'S ABOUT TIME!<br />
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The Lord has given me such a deep desire to see His Spirit released over the UK and to see this nation transformed through the power of prayer & love! <br />
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Here are a few stories of what I've been doing here. There's a boatload more testimonies of God's goodness, faithfulness and divine opportunities to share Jesus Christ with people, (but those will be coming later!)<br />
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<a href="http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=760a5332d60b5e889fb98482d&id=b5e6cc0912" target="_blank">Click here to read the Super Cool Jesus Stories!</a><br />
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I found myself today calling Muizenberg (South Africa) home while
I was home in Swaziland chatting with my mom. I’ve lived in South Africa for 4
years and when I leave I consider it to be home but now that I’m here in
Swaziland with my family, I consider this place to be home as well. Now when people
hear me speak and I clearly have an American accent, they get very confused
when I say I’m from Swaziland. They always think America is my home, it must be
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So, for me, trying to figure out where home is, is like
trying to take people thru the journey of my life in 5 seconds… which is nearly
impossible! Although Swaziland is considered home, it is home because my family
lives here. Although South Africa is considered home, it is home because my
spiritual family lives there. Although America is considered home, it is home
because I was raised there. </div>
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I’ve heard sayings such as, ‘Home is where your heart is’ and
other cheesy sayings you read in Hallmark cards. To a degree its true, and on
the other hand it is also where you settle and have relationship and live life
with Jesus and those around you! Home is where I laugh with ‘family’ and do
ministry and watch people grow and experience crazy stuff with the Lord. Home
will always be Swaziland and South Africa and America and where ever the Lord
continues to take me. </div>
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For now, home is an in between state. I’m visiting my family
in Swaziland for the holidays and then I’m off to England for at least 6 months
for the School of Reconciliation and Justice with YWAM. No matter how much I consider
these other countries to be home, I am even now, considering England to be
home. </div>
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It’s strange what the Lord does with us. He tells us to leave
our families and go to crazy parts of the world for the sake of the gospel and
in that process brings us spiritual family and relationships so strong that we
could face anything with them! I guess to me that is home, having those around
me that I would consider to be family. So in that sense, no matter where I go,
it will always be home because ‘family’ is always created around me… people
that I love and trust and can confide in! </div>
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I’ve come to the conclusion that ‘home’ is both here and
there, and where ever there is ‘family’.</div>
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Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-26212677429756501132013-10-16T04:10:00.001-07:002013-10-16T04:12:37.375-07:00The Many & The Few<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are many and there are few.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are many that have passed through my life. Many that I have loved and mentored and many that have influenced my life for a season. It has been a privilege to impact these lives that the Lord has brought across my path. Many have gone in and out of my life and although that takes a toll on my heart, it is a joy that is inexpressible! The joy of seeing lives transformed and people radically changed from the love of Christ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are also the few who stay in my life. The few who are consistent and dedicated to the process of understanding this friendship that the Lord has put us in no matter where we end up. These are the ones who are known by me and know who I am and I am grateful for these deep friendships that I've been blessed with! Although these few may not always be in my current surroundings, they will always be in my heart and that's when you know that you've made a friend for life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">With the many, you always say goodbye and hope to stay in touch BUT with the few, you can say goodbye knowing that the friendship will carry on no matter what. </span></div>
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<br />Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-21743655421343320122013-08-06T07:12:00.002-07:002013-08-13T02:36:39.379-07:00PerspectiveIts so easy to get caught up in the mundane --- in the responsibilities and obligations we have on a day to day basis. Its all too simple to plan for the day, the week, and the month. There are always those things you have to remember and accomplish before you run out of time or hit a deadline!<br />
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As I was laying in my bed, I was contemplating all the things I <i>could</i> do tomorrow and all the things that I really <i>should</i> do tomorrow. My thoughts were interrupted with this question, 'Are those things really that important?' In my head I thought, 'Well, obviously they are or else I wouldn't be thinking about how I'm going to get them all done in one day!'. ---'Are these things more important then me? Are they more valuable then spending time in my Word and being in relationship with me?'--- Now to those questions I needed to pause before I answered. I wasn't just answering the little voice in my head, I was having a conversation with the God of the Universe. <br />
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As we continued to chat, the stress of planning and achieving kinda dwindled away and it's in place was put a sense of peace and purpose. Through it all, the Lord was trying to redirect my focus. He was giving me new eyes to see beyond today to eternity. He was saying to me,'There's so much more to look forward to!' As easy as it is to get lost in everything happening in our world today, we need to remember that this time is just a moment in eternity--- and eternity is what we are living for!<br />
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'No matter what you accomplish tomorrow, I will still love you the same'<br />
'No matter what disagreement you have, I will still love you the same'<br />
'Even if you don't spend time with me, I will still love you the same'<br />
'Even if you don't take this conversation to heart, I will still love you the same'<br />
'Even if you lose perspective on eternity, I will still love you the same'<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span class="versetext" id="col3-1" style="display: inline;"><span class="versenum">"</span>So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with
Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. </span><span class="versetext" id="col3-2" style="display: inline;"><span class="versenum"></span>Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things
right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around
Christ - that's where the action is. <span style="color: #134f5c;"><i>See things from his perspective</i>.</span> </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="versetext" id="col3-3" style="display: inline;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span class="versenum"></span>Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life - even
though invisible to spectators - is with Christ in God. He is your
life." Colossians 3:1-3</span></span></span></div>
<br />Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-37468760639185381062013-06-13T03:53:00.000-07:002013-06-13T03:53:40.284-07:00For the Sake of the Kingdom<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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“One day when large
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Even after 4 years of
not living in the same country as my family and saying goodbye dozens of times…
it hasn’t gotten any easier to say goodbye. The last 2 months with them has
made me appreciate and love them even more, which has made it even more
difficult to say goodbye again! But for now, I’m covered by God’s grace knowing
that I am where I am supposed to be.</div>
Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-61689902887572659112013-04-25T13:27:00.000-07:002013-04-25T13:27:11.564-07:00Restoration<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war. (Webster’s 1828
Dictionary)</span></div>
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renew or re-establish after interruption; as, peace is restored. Friendship
between the parties is restored. (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">I
was sitting on our porch this morning, reading the Bible to my dad as he worked
out on the treadmill thing and we started chatting about dreams we’ve had
recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we shared the two dreams we
had the night before, we ask each other and the Lord what it is we should learn
from them. The two things that were highlighted in the dream I had was (1)
Personal Revival begins with Repentance and (2) The Lord always desires for us
to choose to be restored to him and to others. From my perspective, these two
things happen around the same time. As we allow Holy Spirit to work in our
lives and point out areas that need to be dealt with, then we are able to
repent of them and thus be restored to or be in ‘right standing’ with God. </span></div>
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process of repentance is quite simple:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Receive</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"> His forgiveness </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Replace</span></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"> those lies with the truth of God’s word and of
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">You
don’t have to make it super systematic… I’m pretty sure Jesus just wants to
hear that you’re sorry for not believing the Truth of what He says and He wants
to give you real freedom in your life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">I
understand that sometimes it seems easier to just believe the lies, like
‘you’re not good enough’, ‘you’re not worth loving’, and ‘I’m not sure what I
should do with my life’. But honestly, these are simple lies that we as humans
are living out of because we still need our minds to be renewed and have HS
reveal to us where we aren’t believing God’s Truth of who we are… that we are
‘accepted as his dearly beloved children’, ‘we are created in his imagine’ and
our worth is in the fact that He intentionally created us with purpose!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Through
believing and living out these truths, we walk in freedom and in a kingdom
lifestyle. There is a greater understanding of who you are as an individual and
an even greater understanding of WHO GOD IS!</span></div>
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finished doing because there are always ways that we can become more like Jesus
in our actions and beliefs. But ‘What God’s Grace Leads Us To, His Grace Will
Lead Us Through’. It’s not an easy task to have your thinking/belief system</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"> radically
changed but we’re not called, as believers, to live easy lifestyles. We are
called to be the world changers and how can we change the world if we don’t
even know God’s original intentions for it! I believe that God’s desire is to
have the entire world be restored to him… and I think that starts with the
individual… who has a personal repentance experience with God. Once you have
that repentance and restoration experience, you can’t just keep it to yourself!
It needs to be shared with someone so they can see that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>truth and freedom is possible!</span><br />
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12:10 “And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and
the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come,
for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and
night before our God.”</span></div>
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12:11 “And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their
testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”</span></div>
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12:12 “Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you,
O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he
knows that his time is short!"</span></div>
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3:12 “In union with Christ and through our faith in him we have the boldness to
go into God's presence with all confidence.”</span></div>
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“Finally, build up your strength in union with the Lord and by means of his
mighty power. Put on all the armor that God gives you, so that you will be able
to stand up against the Devil's evil tricks. For we are not fighting against
human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the
rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark age. So put on God's armor
now! Then when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist the enemy's
attacks; and after fighting to the end, you will still hold your ground.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MV Boli";">Jer 29:11-13 “I alone
know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster,
plans to bring about the future you hope for. Then you will call to me. You
will come and pray to me, and I will answer you. You will seek me, and you will
find me because you will seek me with all your heart.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: SimHei;">Isa 11:2-3 “And the Spirit
of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. And
his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his
eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Vijaya","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eph
1:3- 14 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even
as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be
holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons
through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of
his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to
the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making
known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set
forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him,
things in heaven and things on earth. In him we have obtained an inheritance,
having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things
according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in
Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the
word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with
the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we
acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. </span></div>
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17-21that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a
spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of
your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has
called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and
what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe,
according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he
raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly
places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above
every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">What is Reality? What is Truth? What is Love?</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> </b></span></h2>
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This was the beginning of my Reality Check Seminar. Although I had read up on what the seminar was about that hadn't prepared me for the questions and thinking that would be posed for me to wrestle with! </div>
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Reality Check is a week long seminar that is being run on my YWAM base here in South Africa. I had heard that it was happening in February (a month that I would be in SA for! :) and was eager to learn more about it. I found out that it was hosted by The Template Institute whose founder also wrote the book, 'The Old Testament Template', which I quoted in my last blog. From what I understand, this seminar was 'designed to help Christians
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Today has been mind boggling! We have done so much in just the first day! We went from looking at the 8 different 'Spheres of Society' to reading through Genesis 1 and pulling out characteristics of God to color coding Proverbs and then onto meditating on Romans 12v1-2 with a whole lot of other exciting things thrown in the day! I never thought my mind could receive so much new information in such a short amount of time. Thankfully we have the evening off so we can read the book, 'The Old Testament Template', finish color coding a few chapters in Proverbs, and mediate, or should I say wrestle, with all the thought provoking questions that were asked!</div>
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This is certainly not going to be an easy week but it will definitely be a challenging, thought provoking and transformational one! I started the day thinking that God was really just involved in the Church and Missions but after today I've already seen that He is involved in EVERYTHING, every area of our lives and our world! It was so eye opening to read through scriptures and see God's character, His view on how family should function, how government and politics work, how the media & arts could be... I had never realized how involved God was in all of these things and that He talks about ALL OF THEM in the Bible!!! We have such a cool God! He's incredible and wants us to be involved in the world around us and have His view on the world so we can bring His Kingdom to every area of living!!! What a task--- but I'm up for it!</div>
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‘Towards the end of his life Jesus prayed this prayer,
‘(Father,) I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me
to do.’ His Father had sent Him into time and space to accomplish specific
objectives. He knew what they were, and He completed them. The entire work of
reaching the world was not accomplished at His death, but Jesus understood that
He was not sent to do everything. Much of the Father’s mission would be carried
on and completed by the church he would leave behind. But, for the time being,
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I’ve started reading Landa Cope’s book, The Old Testament
Template. I’m only about 20 pages into it because there is so much information
and challenging concepts that I can only read a few pages each day. This is the
last paragraph I read that made me stop and ponder. A few questions came to
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I think these are some of the hardest questions to answer!
They are similar to the age old questions, Who Am I and What Am I Here For? I
felt compelled by the Lord to just sit down and write a list of all my dreams
and the things I desire to do in my life. Granted, some of them are just my own
desires but I have no doubt that some are really inspired by God and are things
He will accomplish through me in my lifetime. As I reread my list I realized
that there were a few big dreams. I think that ‘normally’ you’d have one large
goal in your life that you are working towards… I had roughly 5 large goals <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> It looked like a good
list, but who knows what will actually happen! I wonder if the Lord sensed the
doubt in my heart and decided to remind me of this situation, one of my
proudest moments in missions. </div>
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The majority of the outreach team had been hanging out in
‘The Fellowship Hut’ at the Iris Ministry compound in Pemba, Mozambique. We
were all chatting away to friends as we finished up our evening supper of rice
and beans. As I look around the hut, I see a few women gathered around Hailey,
my one-on-one (Mentee). As I wonder what they are all so intrigued about, I
slowly make my way closer to hear what she’s talking about. I overhear her
sharing her vision and desires of what she will do after her Discipleship
Training School. After spending 3 months meeting with Hailey and discipling her
weekly, I’m so excited to hear that she is pursuing what God has next for her
in life. It’s been an ever changing decision of what she wants to do with her
life and what steps she should take next to accomplish it. After imparting
these words to her many times in our one-on-one’s, I hear her say, ‘If you’re
able to accomplish your dreams on your own, you’re not dreaming big enough!’ I
was so touched hearing those words come out of her mouth. She may not have
realized it, but in that moment I knew that God had allowed me to touch her
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Remembering those precious moments in Pemba, I realize that
I need to start taking my own advice more! I need to dream big with God and
know that the dreams and desires He gives me are possible and I need to have
more faith in the one who is giving them to me! Looking at my own, ‘Dream List’,
it all seems possible now. No matter how big my dreams are, I’m working for the
one who makes everything happen in His perfect timing! I can’t wait to look
back on this list in 40 years and see all the things the Lord has checked off!</div>
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Matthew 6v9-13<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">"Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen."</span><br />
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Last night at our community worship night, the guest speaker referenced this scripture. Growing up in the Catholic denomination, I've memorized these verses and recited them many times. But over the last 15 years these verses have come more alive to me. They aren't just words to rehearse but they have deep meaning and reveal so much of God's purpose for us. Now, every time I read this passage, I have sooo many more questions about it!<br />
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Here are just a few questions that are challenging my thinking of how I view God and the world around me.<br />
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-If we represent God on earth as his children/Christians, how are we accurately or inaccurately portraying God's character to society?<br />
-What does is mean to 'keep His name Holy'? How can we honor God's Name in our words and actions?<br />
-What is heaven like? Was heaven the original plan and earth is modeled after it? Does heaven function similarly to earth with different areas of society?<br />
-What does God do in heaven that can be done on earth, through me and other believers? <br />
-What is God's will for the earth?<br />
-What does 'His kingdom' look like practically worked out on earth? How will living out God's kingdom change/reform every area of our lives and communities?<br />
-How do I trust God for the everyday things and in His ability to provide for me? What's hindering me from trusting Him completely?<br />
-How is God's power and glory explained in other parts of scripture? What does it look like for us to walk in that power and have God be glorified through it?<br />
-What are the differences between how God, as a King, would rule His kingdom compared to an earthly ruler? (Compare legal systems, care of orphans/widows/vulnerable, education & sanitation systems... etc.)<br />
-How did God rule Israel and how can we learn from the principles/laws He set for them?<br />
-How have we strayed from the laws God originally put in place for Israel?<br />
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Meditate on these verses and please post your own thoughts or any questions of your own! I'd love to hear of any revelation you got from these verses. Blessings!<br />
<br />Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-78585941065408608272013-02-06T07:23:00.001-08:002013-02-06T07:23:52.257-08:00Faith Journey - Part 1God's been taking me on this crazy 'Faith Journey'. One month has felt like one year and I've been in this pressure cooker of fighting for what the Lord has spoken to me. Do you ever feel like you really heard God on something... but the more you think about it and chat with people the confidence you had at first starts to 'wear off'. I've come to realize that no one else will be as aggressive in pursuing what God has spoken to your heart as you would be. When He's called you to something--- you must persevere, you must keep faith, you must continue in prayer to see the fulfillment of what God has promised! There's no easy way to go about it--- it's all your tears, prayers and purest ambition that keeps you going full throttle after what you know is God's will for you! You do your part, God will do the rest.<br />
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<br />Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-67081370278723655802013-01-31T09:11:00.001-08:002013-01-31T09:11:19.078-08:00Remedy the EmptinessI felt empty this morning. Not completely empty- just not 'full' either. I felt empty of life, of supernatural patience and of His spirit. I think it came about from my lack of time spent with Jesus yesterday! Some days it just seems wiser to dive into the day and get all those mounting tasks done... but I've found that to be one of my most foolish decisions yet. After trying to figure out what to start my day with, I settled on asking Jesus what to do and He gave me the remedy to my emptiness: "Listen to music that honours me and lifts your spirit and create with me!" He didn't have to tell me twice. I grabbed some paper and oil pastels and started drawing. The first picture I was attempting was about God's Faithfulness but as I continued to draw it morphed into something inspired by Isaiah 61v3:<br />
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Once I had finished the picture, I leaned back against my couch, closed my eyes and just focused on Jesus. Immediately God gave me this picture. My eyes were closed but I could see this fireball coming down from heaven and just hovering above my forehead. As I was looking at it the Lord said that it was the fire of the Holy Spirit. I opened my eyes, sat up properly and tried to draw what I had seen.<br />
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(Finally seeing it on paper was a bit of a disappointment compared to what I saw from the Lord!)<br />
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As I drew and meditated on the picture, I felt in my spirit that it was a cleansing fire, which reminded me of a small revelation I got while I was getting out of the shower last night. This revelation was the realization of how often we wash our bodies because they get dirty but I thought to myself, 'Why don't we wash & cleanse our minds even more then we do our bodies?' Just with everything that infiltrates our thoughts and view on life, why aren't we as believers washing our minds by the reading of the Word and allowing Holy Spirit to transform our thinking through His teaching? I guess this HS Fire coming straight towards my brain really made that point hit home! So I figured that if I really wanted this to happen in my life then I needed to start reading my Bible more! But where to start is always the question. I settled on John 2, mainly cause I had this really weird dream last night about this homeless guy who got his arm healed and I was sharing the gospel with this camera crew guy and John 2 was referenced in it, but I didn't know what it even talked about! As I read through the chapter the only thing that really stood out to me was verse 5, "His mother said to the servants, 'Whatever he says to you, do it'." I just love the faith that Mary had in Jesus! (I think her faith came from the knowledge of Jesus being the Messiah--- not the faith that most mothers would have that their children can do anything they put their mind to :) The faith of knowing who Jesus really is, is the kind of faith I want in my own life! To trust in him enough that whatever He says to me... I DO IT! To be obedient to Him, to have faith in Him, to trust Him with the outcome of any situation!<br />
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At the end of the book of John, in my Bible, they have this article 'Truth - In - Action'. It really inspired me to talk to Jesus and make my spirit & will line up with His!<br />
Here is the TRUTH aspect: PURSUING HOLINESS: Obeying Jesus is evidence that we love him and are His disciples. Our obedience is vital to holy living. The HS teaches us and gives us understanding of the Scriptures, enabling us to obey the Lord.<br />
The ACTION part has 4 different sections:<br />
PRACTICE instant obedience to God and His Word<br />
FOLLOW Jesus' example in Scripture, knowing that he did only what He saw the Father doing<br />
DETERMINE to obey the Lord. Align your will with His.<br />
KNOW that you show your love for Jesus by obeying him. Diligently keep God's Word and steadfastly abide in His presence. (NKJV - Life in the Spirit Study Bible)<br />
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After reading that, I realized that I needed to take time to realign my will with God's Will! I had this incredible time of just sharing my heart with the Lord - especially about going to Washington DC and if it's His will for me to go then He will make a way and provide a place to stay! A little reading of my Bible, a little worship, and a little time focusing on Jesus made me so refreshed and ready to take on another crazy day! Be Blessed, ~Shelly<br />
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Yesterday was not like today! Yesterday I spent an hour and a
half just reading my bible and drinking coffee, nothing unusual about that… but
I remember at one moment just enjoying myself and asking God to expand my
capacity to be in his presence! I didn’t expect him to answer my prayer so
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Today when I sat down… I started the day the same way, with my coffee
and my bible! I started reading at 9:30am and from there Holy Spirit just lead
me into a time of worship, exalting God and singing out my desire to be in His
presence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next thing I know… I’m weeping
in the presence of God and just so overwhelmed at his goodness and love and
grace towards us! Even as I write this, I can’t contain my tears at the memory
of such goodness being showered down on me! Who am I that I am blessed in such
a favored way? The Lord just swept me away into his presence, into the secret
place where it’s just Him and I.</div>
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In this secret place (my living room :) I had this incredible time of kneeling and prostrating
myself before the throne of God. As the tears ran down my cheeks and I closed
my eyes, I could see the throne of God directly in front of me. All I could do
was be on my knees, hunched over with my hands lifted high to him. I was worshiping
the King of Glory and being wrapped and surrounded in His Presence, His Love,
and His Glory. It was too beautiful to explain – experiencing such a gentle love and grace that
makes you want to adore Him and continue worshiping Him in humility. There was
the absence of worthlessness even though I was in the presence of the most
majestic King alive! I am in no way comparable to my Lord but I didn’t feel
like a servant who is ‘less than’ and under the rule of his master. I was His
child. I was coming to my Father out of joy, love, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the anticipation of the words He wants to share
with me! We had an unexplainable bond. I was able to recognize that it was out
of His overwhelming love for me that I was able to love him in return and have
this confidence in His presence to ask for whatever my heart desired! </div>
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Once I had a chance to reflect on what happened, I asked the
Lord… Why me? Why did you have me experience something so unexplainably Majestic.
His response to this question was, “You were available.” “You were available to
spend time with me. You wanted to be in my presence and asked for it! It is my
delight to have my child walk with me and understand my ways and I will gladly
show them to those who ask for it! My desire is for you and to be in constant
relationship with you. I search high and low for those who are hungry for my
truth and for my words and who desire the same things I desire! I reward the
patient, the hungry and the trustworthy who are working for my kingdom and my
cause. They will be the ones to experience my presence and know me.”</div>
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Now the time happens to be 1:49pm<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and I can barely type this cause I feel
myself being sucked back into the heart of worship! The day has been wasted in
his presence and there’s no other way I would’ve spent it! Continue to worship
the Lord as you go about your day! Be Blessed, Shelly</div>
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Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257510048635267271.post-77438733908268413352013-01-29T08:33:00.000-08:002013-01-29T08:37:44.886-08:00I'm new at this. I've been a missionary in southern Africa for 7 years now and I've realized that I'm not the best at communicating what I'm doing. In the last few months, I've felt like God wanted me to start a blog to share with people what I've been doing in the last few years. I've seen God doing some crazy stuff all over the world and I haven't shared with 'the Church' about what I've seen God do! My desire is that this blog is one of encouragement to other believers and for us to see that God is at work all over the world and in every area of our societies. It will mostly include reflections of my last years, months and days in missions and anything else Jesus drops into my head! :) Be Blessed, ~Shelly<br />
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P.S. My whole family is in Missions! You can check them out at their website at <a href="http://www.missionsinafrica.com/" target="_blank">Missions In Africa</a><br />
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I'm the one in the middle! My parents, Randy and Karen are to the left of me and my sister, Kay, with her husband, Mark are to the right.Shelly Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705885655115509166noreply@blogger.com0