Visiting.

This past weekend I visited Dallas. It was a great time to visit my friends down there. I love those people so much. I went to Relevant Church and it was really great to be with Frontline Worship again for the weekend, and heard John Alcala speak. He is the Invictus USA, college ministry, pastor at Relevant. Saturday I went to my kids' house. When I say kids I mean the kids I picked up every Sunday and took to church, which they are still going to church Praise Jesus. While I was at their apartment, which is 7 people in a two bedroom, the one boy, Giovanni, took me into their bedroom and showed me inside his wardrobe. In the wardrobe was a picture of me with Giovanni and his brother Alex. It was the only picture glued in the wardrobe. On the other door was my cross necklace that I gave to Giovanni for his birthday. I thought he lost it, because he never wore it, but he really just didn't want to lose it. I love these kids so much. It was such a blessing to me to see them again this weekend. It was a great trip and I'm so glad I got to see my friends, but I'm happy here in Iowa for the time being.

Sleeping Life

Waking people up to realize how important and powerful their life is.

Sleeping Life is what my next 5 weeks will consist of. James Yeley, a roommate from MCUSA in Dallas, and I will be traveling and speaking at youth groups and churches from California to Arkansas. Our main focus is to be proactive in the fight against suicide and depression. We are by far not counselors, but definitely good at being a friend. We want to help people realize how important they are, not only to God, but to other people as well, and to help them live their life to the maximum potential.

Our vision is to bring a message of hope and value to people across the country. We want to help a culture plagued with depression and suicidal thoughts and bring new perspective on their purpose in life.

We will be starting this adventure June 1, 2009 and concluding July 12, 2009. For booking please contact us at: sleepinglifetour@gmail.com

This will be a new season for me, since MC is done. More to come on the end of that, and the transisition to the new!

Puerto Rico!

I'm heading out to Puerto Rico tomorrow morning! It's my first mission trip and I'm really excited! Here is our schedule, which I stole from the message my director sent me!

MC USA Woven Missions Trip

Monday, March 30 th
3:00 pm - Vans leave to airport
3:15 pm – MC USA missions team arrives to Puerto Rico
4:00 pm - Take them to lodging quarters
4:30 pm – Begin to settle in lodging quarters
5:30 pm – MC USA welcome party
9:00 pm- Practice for services,
Walgreens or Walmart run for necessities

Tuesday, March 31st
7:20 am - Breakfast
7:50 am - Pick up MC USA at lodging quarters
8:00 am - Morning Prayer
8:40 am – Pastor Lloyd shares his heart
9:15 am - Orientation and mission strategy (All Rescate & PG )
10:30 am - Prepare for Rescate Hambrientos (Rescue the Hungry)
11:30 am - Lunch
12:30 pm – 4:00 - Rescate Hambrientos in Santurce, La Perla y
Bayamon
4:30 pm - Practice
6:00 pm - Dinner
7:00 pm - Leave to Iglesia Monte Sinai (Ben and half of the
team)
7:00 pm - Leave to Iglesia Sierra Bayamon (Pastor Lloyd and
half of the team)
7:30 pm - Service w/ Monte Sinai- MC USA
7:30 pm - Service w/ NDG- MC USA


Wednesday, April 1st
7:20 am - Breakfast
7:50 am - Pick up MC USA at lodging quarters
8:00 am – Morning Prayer
9:00 am – School Assembly practice
9:30 am - Load up and leave to school
10:00 am – Arrive and set up at Robinson School
10:30 am – Robinson School Assembly
12:30 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm – PG prep time
3:00 pm- Rescate chase Barbosa & Catano (in groups)
3:15 pm – Leave for Alhahmbra
4:00 pm- PG at Alhambra projects
5:30 pm- Shower and change
7:00 pm - Dinner at mama Cuka’s
8:30 pm - Practice for services


Thursday, April 2nd
7:20 am – Breakfast
7:50 am - Pick up MC USA at lodging quarters
8:00 am - Morning prayer
8:30 am - Prep for Retiro at Colegio & prep time for His Hands
9:00 am- Retiro de Colegio A/D (in groups)
9:00 am- Load up and leave to His Hands
10:00 am –“His Hands” at shooting galleries in La Perla and
Santurce (in groups)
12:00 pm – Lunch (in groups, some lunch will be served on site)
2:00 pm – PG prep time
3:00 pm- Rescate chase Jeanie & Alegria (in groups)
3:15 pm – Leave for Catano y Barbosa
4:00 pm- PG at Juana Matos projects & Barbosa projects
6:30 pm- Dinner
10:00 pm- Rescate chase Cenicienta (Rescue Cinderella)


Friday, April 3rd
7:20 am – Breakfast
7:50 am- Pick up MC USA at lodging quarters
8:00 am- Work day (help paint mc building)
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 pm – Continue with work day
3:00 pm - Begin clean up of work day
3:00 pm- Rescate chase La Perla (Rescue the Pearl) (in groups)
3:30 pm – Leave for Alegria y El Jeanie (in groups)
4:00 pm- PG at El Jeanie projects & Alegria projects
6:30 pm- Dinner
8:00 pm – Pepe Millo for MC USA (optional)
9:30 pm- Leave to the streets for prostitute outreach
11:00 pm- Rescate Cenicienta Café outreach


Saturday, April 4th
10:00 am - Breakfast
Rest time
1:00 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm – Leave to La Perla (The Pearl)
2:00 pm - Practice for night meeting
3:00 pm - PG at La Perla
6:30 pm - Dinner
7:30 pm - Youth event w/ Pastor Lloyd & MC USA


Sunday, April 5th
8:30 am - Breakfast
9:30 am - Morning service at Tabernaculo A/D w/ Pastor Lloyd
& MC USA (Assembly of God District Service)
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – Visit Old San Juan
2:00 pm – Site seeing and fellowship time
8:00 pm - Travel back to lodging quarters


Monday, April 6th
8:00 am - Breakfast
8:30 am- Leave to El Yunke
10:00 am – Visit El Yunke (the rain forest) and swim in a nearby
river
12:30 pm - Lunch
1:30 pm – Leave El Yunke and head out to Luquillo beach
2:00 pm - Relax and enjoy Luquillo beach
5:30 pm - Leave and travel back to lodging quarters
7:00 pm - Dinner


Tuesday, April 7th
9:00 am – Breakfast
10:30 am - Pack van for airport and clean up lodging quarters
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – Leave to airport
2:00 pm – Arrive to airport and Good Bye’s
4:00 pm- Fly out to TX

Cafe Brazil

So over the past two days I've spent over 12 hours at Cafe Brazil. I love it! I've gotten a lot of work done as we finished our play, "Ambiguity", and I've gotten a few places booked to speak at this summer. I'm really excited about where God is taking me lately, and how much I've grown closer to him. Next Monday I get to head to Puerto Rico for my official first Missions Trip! I'm really excited and expecting a lot. I'm looking forward to the experience and just life in general.

Nuevo Mexico!

Had an amazing trip to New Mexico last week. This was our team. We did three services and had a wonderful time. I got to help lead one service and speak at the end of it. I am very thankful for the opportunity to speak and just be on the trip altogether. I made some awesome friends out in New Mexico and am really looking forward to seeing them again! So much stuff happened on the trip I can't begin to write about it all!