What’s Next???

As some of you know God made some major changes in my heart this past year, which led to major changes in my life!

I came to Argentina with the expectations of returning to the U.S. and not dating anyone. This meant I was not planning on returning to Argentina and I especially was not planning on meeting someone special.

The first major change was that God asked me to go back to Argentina. Missions was heavy on my heart. I couldn’t imagine leaving, especially after spending so much time with the kids in Los Galpones, and never going back.

The second major change is God blessed me with my future husband :). This was a complete surprise but I am so thankful!!!

 

I prayed a lot that God would change and open my heart to what He wants.

So what’s next???

Alex, the someone VERY special, and I are getting married this July. After the wedding we will move back to Argentina. Alex still has about a year or two left of school. During this time we will work, continue to serve, and enjoy begin married!

We are also going to use this time to really pray about what God want’s next for us. We really feel that God is asking us to go into missions but we have no idea what that looks like. All we know is it’s going to be awesome :).

 

So please pray for us as we come to mind, that we will be guided by God’s grace, favor, blessings, and wisdom.

Thank you for all your prayers and support this past year! And may God bless you!

Psalms 117:2

For he loves us with unfailing love; the Lord ’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the Lord !

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Isaiah 41:13

For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.

February Update

Dear Family and Friends, This month has been surreal. I was faced with the reality that my year commitment with Christ for the City International was almost finished. I was determined to stay focused and to finish strong. As you …

Falling in Love with Jesus

The other day I watched Kim Walker-Smith’s testimony on “Falling in Love With Jesus”. What she talked about is totally what God has been speaking to me…falling more in love with Jesus, focusing on His presence, and truly enjoying Jesus in whatever circumstance I am living.

“Jesus, it doesn’t matter that I’m washing dishes… I just want to experience more of your presence and love.”

“Jesus, I don’t care if my life is a little stressful right now. I know you have a plan, I just want to love you and experience more of your presence.”

Kim shared how she would be cleaning bathroom’s talking to Jesus telling Him, “if this is what you have for me for rest of my life and I get to experience you like I am now, fine with me!” That is the relationship I want and I am seeking. I want to be so in love with Jesus that it doesn’t matter what I am doing. I want to be so in love with Jesus that I truly enjoy Him in all that I do just like David did.

I think I subconsciously had expectations of this year of missions in Argentina. I subconsciously expected a radical year of spiritual growth working supernaturally with the Father in healings, signs and wonders, miracles, etc. I was so caught up in what God might want for me to notice what He actually desired for me.

Don’t worry, I finally got the hint :). It was so simple and something I already desired; to fall more in love with Jesus.

How simple is that? To fall more in love with Jesus! To fall head over heels in love with Jesus. To let Him be my best friend. This is my heart’s desire. When I stopped focusing on the other and started focusing on loving Jesus, I was filled with a different peace, passion, and love.

I am filled with joy at the thought of how special I am to the Father. I am filled with peace knowing He is right here next to me and I am filled with an uncontrolable passion to know and love Him more. I realized that this past year was not only to serve God but learning to really fall more in love with Him. To love Jesus the way He desires to be loved. Don’t get me wrong, I have definitely not mastered how to love God. I honestly believe that loving Jesus is something we can and should always work to improve. All I’m saying is that I see my relationship with Jesus totally different. 1 Corinthians 13:13 says:

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

I have read and heard sermons preached on this verse numerous times. To me this verse is so powerful but often overlooked. God desires to be loved. He desires that we are completely in love with Him. What does it mean to be in love with Jesus? For me it is to really FEEl a passion and desire for Him and not just allow the words “I love Jesus” to slip out of my mouths because I think it is the right answer.

I view God the Father as someone who desperately wants me to experience more of His love for me and in turn to uncontrollably love Him back. Of course the greatest is love! It’s the foundation of our relationship with Jesus. Love makes living in this world a whole lot easier as we do everything out our love for Jesus.

So I finally understand that this is my life purpose!!! I am to love Jesus and to constantly seek to be more in love with Him each day… it’s not only my purpose but it’s your purpose too! So here we are. Do you dare take the challenge? Because to be honest, I cannot wait!

1 John 4:18 & 19

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.

Urban Outreach

This is a video of our Urban Outreach ministry. Check it out and let us know what you think! info@cpciargentina.org

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

Jujuy

February 2nd at about 3 am, we all packed into Germán and Karina’s car for a week at a teenage Christian Camp in Jujuy! The age group was between 12-15. I honestly had no idea what to expect. To be honest I’ve never really been a huge fan of this age group so I was interested in what God wanted to do and show me during the week.

In my workshops we talked about connecting more with Jesus and being faithful to Him as a teenager. We had a blast!

I left the camp with a heart burning for a radical change in the Fathers love over every teenager that was there. I walked away with a passions to see all teenagers succeed in Jesus and not fall into the hands of the enemy.

It’s funny how God changes our hearts when we are open… I walked away with a heart for teenagers.