Without further ado...

As usual, I've been crazy busy here. There's always something that needs to be done and never enough time to do it. I didn't realize how much work this gig was gonna be when I decided to take it on. Not complaining, just stating :) I've been blessed with many talents and I been able to develop many more here. I'm pretty freakin amazing :D I'm excited because, finally...tomorrow...Feb 1st...the Rescue Center is officially beginning operations. We will have a week of training for our staff and begin receiving children the next week.

Praises:

I tend to stress a lot over all the things I have to do here. I've had some breakthrough in this area recently. Instead of feeling overwhelmed and stressed when I think about everything that needs to be done I've been feeling a joy bubble up inside. Now that's Heaven for sure.

Prayer Requests:

Continued breakthrough in learning to live and work from Heaven's perspective.

Revelation and clarity for my staff as we train this week and that it continues as they learn new things here every day.

I still have so much to do...no end in sight...

That the money keeps rolling in. We're just in the beginning stages here and there's still a ton of development to be done.

That any spirits assign to disrupt, block or confuse communication and information of all forms will be stopped and sent where they belong.

Back...and better than ever!

Well…Here I go again! Back in Kenya for an undetermined amount of time. I was able to spend seven weeks at home and it was very refreshing. The first month at home was still difficult because of the "stuff" I carried back from Congo. I knew I needed a SOZO but I put it off until the last minute because I was afraid of what was going to come out. I let the enemy get me all worked up over nothing. My SOZO was totally amazing. The depression is gone and I'm feeling whole and equipped. I learned a lot through the process about my gift of intercession and how to walk in it…no…run with it :)

I'm excited about this season in Africa and I'm expecting huge things. Wow…as I start thinking of the words I received lately and how they've expanded on so many words from years past. I'm just putting some of the pieces together as I type this and it's blowing my mind…it brings me to tears. I feel so humbled to be used by God in this way.

Rwahhhhnda

In Rwanda enjoying good food and great coffee. I head to Uganda tomorrow for some more rest and relaxation before getting back to work in Kenya. I still have a lot to process from Congo but I'll have to deal with that later. I want to write more about Congo but I'm afraid to open that box right now so it'll have to wait.

Pressing on

Last Friday I went back to the IDP camp at Magunga with my team where we collected stories and pictures from some of the families living in the camp. Every story was painful and difficult to get through. I wanted to cry the whole time but had to keep my composure to accomplish the task we had. Sunday night I decided I needed to try and process all the stuff that I had to lock away but it didn't go so well. I ended up a complete mess. Totally depressed and useless. Finally, on Monday God walked me through the pain and I was finally able to process the horrors that are the lives of the people in the Magunga IDP camp.

This week we've been teaching and training a group of about 30 church youth leaders. We've been teaching them techniques on how to work with and empower the children they teach. It's quite difficult due to the cultural differences and mindsets these people all stuck in but it's been going quite well. Not only are these leaders going to walk away with new ways to help their kids but the leaders themselves are learning so much about who they are as children of the King.

We have less than a week left in Congo and there is still a lot we would like to accomplish. Today we are going to try and get an audience with the UN and possibly UNICEF to find out more about what they are doing and areas that we may be able to help. So pray that these meetings go well.

Our time here so far has been difficult but very good. We've accomplished a lot and have blazed a good trail for future work here. The pastor that we've been working with is a special guy with an amazing family and it's been a pleasure to work with him. He's known and respected around the city and has been able to get us into many doors.

Congo needs peace. The rebels need Jesus. That's why we're here. Pray for Congo.

God is moving in Goma!

Our youth conference was a great success! We empowered a group of about 30 youth over a period of three days. God is so good and he loves his kids sooooo much! The last day we sent out five teams on a treasure hunt and every team found their treasures! We even have a testimony of a creative miracle from one team.

The clues this team received led them to a mama that was blind. One of the guys on the team saw her in a vision before they went out. I'm not sure of the level of blindness but she couldn't see and she had terrible pain in her eyes. They prayed for her and the pain went away immediately and she could see! So exciting! We are so excited about what God is going to continue doing in and through these youth.

Please continue keeping my team in your prayers. We seen God moving in amazing ways and we've just scratched the surface. Today we will be visiting a child soldier rehabilitation ceter. Can't wait to love on those guys.

Goma Youth Conference

We are starting a 3 day youth conference today! We're all really excited about what God's gonna do at the conference, in and through these youth. Please take a moment right now to lift us and the youth up in prayer.

A bit of randomness

So, I don't know how to wrap up the last few days in a paragraph so...well...here...

Injustice! Grrrrrrrrrrr!

My team is amazing!

Yay for lovely widows! We saw some healings!

Opportunity to take over feeding program for 26,000 people at an IDP camp! Holla!

Hillary Clinton visited the IDP camp with the Congo president. We were asked to leave. Booooo! Although, I do feel honored in a way...a crowd of throusands and we were the ones told to leave.

Give me this. Give me that. Give me cookies. Give me food. Give me money...Arrrrgh! Enough already!

Goma, Congo...Living. Learning. Networking. Teaching. Sharing. Giving. Fighting. Praying. Seeking. Dreaming. Loving.

The Congolese here don't like white people and talk about it freely. We are stuck riding on their laps in the public transportation. All the other white people ride in white Landcruisers.

The Congolese do however like to use the whites and get whatever they can from them.

Discouragment.

Hope.

Jesus!

Love!

Jesus!

Favor!

Jesus!