Hi Family...
One month has passed since my last email and this is shocking. It is now almost over, August, that is.
We are really in the finance push right now. FInances for outreach are due in 11 days. I just wanted to share with you a fresh story. Starting need: 230,697.45. Basically, a house.
One of the lovely girls, who has been staffing here for two years and just completed the primary health care school, felt the L*ord said to give all her outreach fees away. That is about 9,000 dollars. Obediently she did, and she came to a place where she needed the L*ord to provide again. So for two weeks she has been seeking about how to approach this and didn't feel released to ask people yet. She did send one email and got 1000 dollars last Thursday! And then today, as I am walking to the base, I am met by a teary eyed girl. She said that she felt prompted to email her dad, whom she hasn't asked for money in 20 years, who also doesn't believe in G*od. (I realize that the term "girl" may be decieving, she is just so young at heart, although she has put in more years of life than me.) She specifically felt to ask him in participating in the building of G*od's kingdom. The story comes down to her dad saying yes to giving 4800...so "yes" to building of the kingdom, but he also gave much more than that. Needless to say, her full outreach is paid for. Pr*aise the L*ord.
Another story comes from Reinette, a South African (who is sitting right here and said I could use her name) and a lovely British girl (who shall remain nameless since she is currently car-washing and inaccessible). Each morning for the staff debt, there is pra*yer time that everyone can participate in but is specifically to see the debt decreased. During a prayer time last Friday, Reinette felt led to tell the "lovely one" that she would see half of her money come in. The "lovely one" was quite shocked and she claims "doubtful". At the end of the prayer time Reinette told the "lovely one" that G*od had spoke to her about giving half of her money to her. All of Reinette's money had been paid in, and only 50 dollars of the "lovely one's" had been paid in. So now, they are neck and neck, trusting G*od together for the final push.
So in the beginning, we needed $230,697.75 and as of this morning, we need $76.548.45. So in total, we have seen the provision of $154,149.30.
Otherwise, the teaching, small groups, wor*ship times, inter*cession times, etc. have been a time of refining. I feel like G*od has been bringing personally to the surface all the ugliness. Why do I say that? What is my motivation? Why do you think that way? There is plenty more where that came from, and he is surfacing it bit by bit. It could be discouraging, but right now, being a place of dis*cipleship, this is a good time for it to be happening. Thank you L*ord that you consider us worthy for a work that is much greater than ourselves.
Okay, I think that's all. I mean I could keep going on and on...but maybe that's enough for one month. (If it isn't enough, I am still blogging at www.bekah29.blogspot.com). Please send me your thoughts, pra*yer requests, funny riddles, I love to hear from you guys.
Bekah
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
from the students. :)
what are they learning these days???
this one is from Cara. she is from orlando, florida, has an infectious laugh and bouncy curly hair. i love her.
Gatekeepers for women and children
The BAS... I have already been here for 5 weeks now, and I would say it's an amazing school!! Honestly it’s just been awesome learning about birth and how G*od created a woman's body for it! I stand in awe of G*od all the time as I am learning about labor and delivery, Anatomy & Physiology, antenatal care, and what it really means to be a G*od fearing midwife!! Also learning about our role as midwives how we are the gate keepers into these women and children's lives, we are there to protect and pr*ay over them; basically we are going to be inter*cessors in the lives of these women as they bring forth G*ods creation!!! How exciting is that, I love this school and we are only half way through our 3 month lecture phase!!!
this one is from Kali, a Texan...no I am not partial to the americans.
It is amazing how G*od can cleanse our eyes and give us His view of the world. One of the ways that G*od has changed me is breaking this world view of a sacred and secular divide in the kingdom of G*od. I had such a wrong view on G*od's look into health care and had no idea that He speaks and cares about so many of the details that go into health care. I always saw G*od as the healer, but never as the practical G*od that would provide preventive tools to avoid ever needing healing. He goes to the source, G*od provides the practical things to prevent us from ever getting sick,. He has such a love for us that He doesn't just rebuke all sickness, but teaches us how to raise up our lives out of it, how we can play a part in keeping ourselves well. I am in awe of G*od's love constantly and in His ability to constantly be gently bringing us into His kingdom in so many ways.
I love them.
this one is from Cara. she is from orlando, florida, has an infectious laugh and bouncy curly hair. i love her.
Gatekeepers for women and children
The BAS... I have already been here for 5 weeks now, and I would say it's an amazing school!! Honestly it’s just been awesome learning about birth and how G*od created a woman's body for it! I stand in awe of G*od all the time as I am learning about labor and delivery, Anatomy & Physiology, antenatal care, and what it really means to be a G*od fearing midwife!! Also learning about our role as midwives how we are the gate keepers into these women and children's lives, we are there to protect and pr*ay over them; basically we are going to be inter*cessors in the lives of these women as they bring forth G*ods creation!!! How exciting is that, I love this school and we are only half way through our 3 month lecture phase!!!
this one is from Kali, a Texan...no I am not partial to the americans.
It is amazing how G*od can cleanse our eyes and give us His view of the world. One of the ways that G*od has changed me is breaking this world view of a sacred and secular divide in the kingdom of G*od. I had such a wrong view on G*od's look into health care and had no idea that He speaks and cares about so many of the details that go into health care. I always saw G*od as the healer, but never as the practical G*od that would provide preventive tools to avoid ever needing healing. He goes to the source, G*od provides the practical things to prevent us from ever getting sick,. He has such a love for us that He doesn't just rebuke all sickness, but teaches us how to raise up our lives out of it, how we can play a part in keeping ourselves well. I am in awe of G*od's love constantly and in His ability to constantly be gently bringing us into His kingdom in so many ways.
I love them.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
hrmph.
twenty four hours without complaining. can you do it?
i'm in the middle of it. i will post it for you when i finish. :)
i'm in the middle of it. i will post it for you when i finish. :)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
ooodles
Pra*ise the L*ord family!
This week has been massive breakthrough in the authority and unity that our school beholds. We had a speaker share with us on Tuesday night about the authority that has been given to us. Ah, so much revelation. One thing he talked about was how G*od gave authority to Adma and Eve and then they gave it back to sa*tan. Then Jesus walked the earth for 33 years, winning the authority back through dying on the cr*oss and then hands it back to us. We have all auhtoiryt on hea*ven and earth to bind and loose. G*od has given us the keys of the kingdom. That means we can unlock those who are enchained, we can release a sp*irit of freedom over strong*holds of darkness, we can he*al the sick, make decisions in parliament. Ah, incredible! All I need to do is act upon it. I did see a headache healed this week, 24 hours of pra*yer be planned in 3 days and thousands of dollars released through pra*yer for a specific ministry after I took a hold of this. This is supposed to be the norm. Signs and wonders are to follow us.
As we enter labour rooms and places beckoning for hea*ling, this is what we as G*od fearing midwives need to have mastered. We must practice our pra*yer, intercession, essentially, grow spir*itual muscles. If I’m not comfortable speaking out hea*ling—I need to get comfortable. If I am used to prayers of passivity, speaking in pleases and thank yous to the enemy, I need to recognize authority and defeat him with it. This teaching flowed into the teaching we received as a class on unity and team dynamics. I have realized how many small excuses I can make, “I just am an internal processor, I don’t like to share out loud”---the enemy is going to speak for me or to me if I don’t claim what I learned and communicate to those around me. How many times have I had a relaxed face on (which looks sometimes grumpy or uninterested) just because I was relaxing and didn’t share my thoughts because I wasn’t sure of them and before I know it, I have, without saying a word, not contributed to the unity, nor cultivated G*oddly thoughts, nor claimed what I am learning and people can easily think I don’t want to share with them, that I don’t feel comfortable sharing…i.e. not the best unity builder. And the thing is, I can become better at this, this is something I can excel at, if I just practice…I can contribute or deteriorate the unity. This is such a big deal because almost every problem in the world is a relationship problem. You can replace the word s*in with “relationship breaker”… I am beginning to recognize that G*od takes friendships/relationships just as seriously as relationship with him…we are all mini reflections of him, if he have distorted visions of each other…well…
Thoughts? Anyone? It’s still fresh…and I could keep on…
Anyway! I am amazed by the dedication and excitement of the students. The way they ask questions to the speakers and study with eagerness. I am blessed to be learning alongside them. One of my favourite parts of being in their lives as a leader is reading their journals…”G*od spoke to me about being in obstructed labour”, “G*od spoke to me about repairing the breech”, they have taken a hold of the powerful imagery of labour.
This week we have a Dr. who has specialized in tropical medicine and has been serving the needy for decades. He speaks with great convicition and as a servant leader. Really looking forward to the impartation of his wisdom.
One of my special roles as a staff is co-leading wor*ship. Shocker, possibly. Although I am not musically inclined, I get to be a part of the planning with an amazing friend of mine, becca. Today we were brainstorming about the quote “Let jus*tice and wor*ship kiss” for our wor*ship time…maybe I should get into this one later. I am still trying to figure out the extent of it (maybe the rest of my life I will) but I know they are supposed to be intricately woven together.
A lot of thoughts. A lot is happening. Please send me some questions via comments or some things that you would like to know about, etc. I love to hear from you guys.
Oh, staff debt is down to 160,000! That’s 141,000 in!
thanks for the read guys!
This week has been massive breakthrough in the authority and unity that our school beholds. We had a speaker share with us on Tuesday night about the authority that has been given to us. Ah, so much revelation. One thing he talked about was how G*od gave authority to Adma and Eve and then they gave it back to sa*tan. Then Jesus walked the earth for 33 years, winning the authority back through dying on the cr*oss and then hands it back to us. We have all auhtoiryt on hea*ven and earth to bind and loose. G*od has given us the keys of the kingdom. That means we can unlock those who are enchained, we can release a sp*irit of freedom over strong*holds of darkness, we can he*al the sick, make decisions in parliament. Ah, incredible! All I need to do is act upon it. I did see a headache healed this week, 24 hours of pra*yer be planned in 3 days and thousands of dollars released through pra*yer for a specific ministry after I took a hold of this. This is supposed to be the norm. Signs and wonders are to follow us.
As we enter labour rooms and places beckoning for hea*ling, this is what we as G*od fearing midwives need to have mastered. We must practice our pra*yer, intercession, essentially, grow spir*itual muscles. If I’m not comfortable speaking out hea*ling—I need to get comfortable. If I am used to prayers of passivity, speaking in pleases and thank yous to the enemy, I need to recognize authority and defeat him with it. This teaching flowed into the teaching we received as a class on unity and team dynamics. I have realized how many small excuses I can make, “I just am an internal processor, I don’t like to share out loud”---the enemy is going to speak for me or to me if I don’t claim what I learned and communicate to those around me. How many times have I had a relaxed face on (which looks sometimes grumpy or uninterested) just because I was relaxing and didn’t share my thoughts because I wasn’t sure of them and before I know it, I have, without saying a word, not contributed to the unity, nor cultivated G*oddly thoughts, nor claimed what I am learning and people can easily think I don’t want to share with them, that I don’t feel comfortable sharing…i.e. not the best unity builder. And the thing is, I can become better at this, this is something I can excel at, if I just practice…I can contribute or deteriorate the unity. This is such a big deal because almost every problem in the world is a relationship problem. You can replace the word s*in with “relationship breaker”… I am beginning to recognize that G*od takes friendships/relationships just as seriously as relationship with him…we are all mini reflections of him, if he have distorted visions of each other…well…
Thoughts? Anyone? It’s still fresh…and I could keep on…
Anyway! I am amazed by the dedication and excitement of the students. The way they ask questions to the speakers and study with eagerness. I am blessed to be learning alongside them. One of my favourite parts of being in their lives as a leader is reading their journals…”G*od spoke to me about being in obstructed labour”, “G*od spoke to me about repairing the breech”, they have taken a hold of the powerful imagery of labour.
This week we have a Dr. who has specialized in tropical medicine and has been serving the needy for decades. He speaks with great convicition and as a servant leader. Really looking forward to the impartation of his wisdom.
One of my special roles as a staff is co-leading wor*ship. Shocker, possibly. Although I am not musically inclined, I get to be a part of the planning with an amazing friend of mine, becca. Today we were brainstorming about the quote “Let jus*tice and wor*ship kiss” for our wor*ship time…maybe I should get into this one later. I am still trying to figure out the extent of it (maybe the rest of my life I will) but I know they are supposed to be intricately woven together.
A lot of thoughts. A lot is happening. Please send me some questions via comments or some things that you would like to know about, etc. I love to hear from you guys.
Oh, staff debt is down to 160,000! That’s 141,000 in!
thanks for the read guys!
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Monday, August 03, 2009
wizzy wizzerton.
who would've known how full on staffing a school would be? i was warned...and didn't really take it to heart.
man, G*od has been surpassingly fai*thful and present.
through multiple people, G*od is speaking the legitimacy of my work in establishing the kingdom here on earth through correcting assessments, cleaning guest flats and listening during one on one sessions (accountability times).
I am a worker worth my wages.
I need to keep pressing in, with fa*ith and great expectancy over my finances.
this is a season of great excitement and joy and exceeding discomfort.
the kingdom of G*od belongs to those who will move forward violently, with authority, claiming truth and life in his name. sometimes the cultural/social awkwardness seems not worth it and that's a lie. i cancel that, in the name of j*esus. amen.
love you guys.
more of a detailed post coming soon.
almost all 16 of the students (missing one on a visa run) and 5 of the current staff
this one is even better. true colours.
man, G*od has been surpassingly fai*thful and present.
through multiple people, G*od is speaking the legitimacy of my work in establishing the kingdom here on earth through correcting assessments, cleaning guest flats and listening during one on one sessions (accountability times).
I am a worker worth my wages.
I need to keep pressing in, with fa*ith and great expectancy over my finances.
this is a season of great excitement and joy and exceeding discomfort.
the kingdom of G*od belongs to those who will move forward violently, with authority, claiming truth and life in his name. sometimes the cultural/social awkwardness seems not worth it and that's a lie. i cancel that, in the name of j*esus. amen.
love you guys.
more of a detailed post coming soon.
almost all 16 of the students (missing one on a visa run) and 5 of the current staff
this one is even better. true colours.
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