First week of the Impact UK DTS. Success!
Though we are still missing a few of the accepted trainees, most everyone has arrived safe and sound and are bonding through the shared experience of the awkward DTS introduction. I can already see friendships forming and God working in their lives. Needless to say, I am so pumped to see more happen!
Currently, we are having a time of praise and worship and prayer. The trainees have been asked to write themselves a letter about what they want to get out of this DTS, which they will then seal and read at the end of DTS. I think many people, myself included, come thinking they will simply learn about God and that's it. But God is so much bigger than that! He doesn't want us to just know Him; He wants a genuine relationship with us, each of us! Someone used this quote during my DTS and it really stuck with me,
"God loves us enough to meet us where we're at, but too much to keep us where we're at".
And I think this quote is so true. We were not made to dwell in the muck and grime of sin, but to be pulled out of that and cleaned by the grace of God.
So, though it's only the first week of DTS, I know that God has big plans for all of us, staff included, to pull us out of the dirt and into His Kingdom. Blessed be the name of the Lord! Somebody give me an "AMEN"!
Friday, 20 January 2012
Thursday, 12 January 2012
And so it begins...
This is it; the final mad dash before the beginning of the DTS. Though I dislike the word stressed, it seems to be the only word to describe my anxious unrest and bloodshot eyes. Don't get me wrong; I am so thrilled to start this school off and meet all the trainees coming in from around the world. But I think my body is subconsciously preparing to be stressed by pre-stressing itself out (it's weird and makes no sense, I know).
Other than a being in a constant state of jitteriness, things have been good. Who knew that once you acquired the title "STAFF", God could still talk to you and challenge you? All I can say is, thank God that He does! It's been wonderful to get back into the swing of "being" with God again. It's something He's really challenged me about; putting Him before my own needs and wants. Painful at times, but so worth it in the end!
The trainees arrive on Saturday. Please pray for safe flights and travels for the students and that we, as staff, will be able to welcome them into a warm and organized environment.
This post will be brief as I am about to enjoy some quality girl time before the school starts. God knows I'll be grateful in three months time! Much love to all of you and, hopefully, you'll hear from me soon!
Other than a being in a constant state of jitteriness, things have been good. Who knew that once you acquired the title "STAFF", God could still talk to you and challenge you? All I can say is, thank God that He does! It's been wonderful to get back into the swing of "being" with God again. It's something He's really challenged me about; putting Him before my own needs and wants. Painful at times, but so worth it in the end!
The trainees arrive on Saturday. Please pray for safe flights and travels for the students and that we, as staff, will be able to welcome them into a warm and organized environment.
This post will be brief as I am about to enjoy some quality girl time before the school starts. God knows I'll be grateful in three months time! Much love to all of you and, hopefully, you'll hear from me soon!
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Wake Up Anew
Twenty Twelve. It has begun.
I recently read something that struck me as, well, obvious and silly; "Every beginning is new". My initial reaction was to scoff at the pages of the book and say, "Well, no duh, pal!". However, that urge was soon thwarted when it hit me how true those words really are. There are no "new beginnings", just beginnings. And every beginning is an end of sorts; it signifies the start of something, thus imposing an end onto something else. This becomes a giant loop that goes on and on and so forth...
What I'm trying to say is this; right now, this very moment, is a beginning if we so choose it to be.
I'm in the process of reading a book by John Ortberg called The Me I Want to Be. In the first chapter, he writes about how God wants us to flourish so we can become the person He has created us to be. I will always be "Jade" no matter what, but God has an intended purpose for my life and, therefore, striving for it will only make me more "Jade". Granted, Mr. Ortberg does a far better job of explaining this than I can, so I highly recommend his book.
Basically, this is a time of beginnings. We need to make the most of these opportunities, take advantage of the fact that we don't have to be stuck in a life without beginnings. We can wake up each morning and see a fresh start, a "new beginning", if you will. We can grow and flourish everyday so we can become more like the person we want to be, the person God wants us to be.
So I wish you all a very Happy New Year and that you'll find your own beginnings, whatever they may be.
I recently read something that struck me as, well, obvious and silly; "Every beginning is new". My initial reaction was to scoff at the pages of the book and say, "Well, no duh, pal!". However, that urge was soon thwarted when it hit me how true those words really are. There are no "new beginnings", just beginnings. And every beginning is an end of sorts; it signifies the start of something, thus imposing an end onto something else. This becomes a giant loop that goes on and on and so forth...
What I'm trying to say is this; right now, this very moment, is a beginning if we so choose it to be.
I'm in the process of reading a book by John Ortberg called The Me I Want to Be. In the first chapter, he writes about how God wants us to flourish so we can become the person He has created us to be. I will always be "Jade" no matter what, but God has an intended purpose for my life and, therefore, striving for it will only make me more "Jade". Granted, Mr. Ortberg does a far better job of explaining this than I can, so I highly recommend his book.
Basically, this is a time of beginnings. We need to make the most of these opportunities, take advantage of the fact that we don't have to be stuck in a life without beginnings. We can wake up each morning and see a fresh start, a "new beginning", if you will. We can grow and flourish everyday so we can become more like the person we want to be, the person God wants us to be.
So I wish you all a very Happy New Year and that you'll find your own beginnings, whatever they may be.
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