So, here at the HA we have a group called a family core. This group functions as our family while we are interns. Each family has a name and ours is RIBS. RIBS stands fro Really Intense Bold Servants, what we want to be for Christ. It also represents the role of the Bible and a relationship with God in our lives. Both of those things protect our heart from the things of this world, just like the rib cage protects our hearts from damage.
Today the RIBS family banded together as a perfect illustration of the body of Christ!
One of our brothers was financially dismissed this morning. He owed over $300 on his account and needed it by 6pm tonight. His Core Advisor emailed us about the situation and we all banded together to save him! An anonymous donation came in that helped us a ton! And by each donating what we could, $10 here $5 there and some help from our own extended biological families we raised even more than he needed! And got it in by 4:48pm!
God is so good to bless us all so that we could bless our brother! He has been re instated and we are all eating dinner tonight to celebrate!
I love it when Christians can all band together just like the early church and live out what our faith says we should be doing!
21 May 2009
19 May 2009
World Awareness
This past weekend we had an LTE called World Awareness. The focus of this weekend was to learn about the persecuted church and current world events such as the genocide in Rwanda. As Christians we are called to pray for our brothers around the world and for the unreached and suffering everywhere, this weekend taught me so much and enabled me to really pray effectively for those people. We spent the weekend living away from the comfort of our beds (we were well taken care of I promise) and with meager portions of rice as our main food source (those with dietary problems were provided for though) and by doing this we learned just a portion of what people go through around the world every hour of every day. We also watched several movies and discussed things such as genocide, persecution of the church, the invisible children in Uganda, and the morality of attempting escape from these situations. Through these movies I learned so much about the world.
God spoke to me the most through one of the lines in the movie Beyond Borders, one character -the head of a relief organization doing medical work in Sudan - says "I don't call you by name because I know I might lose you. I lose so many people every day that if all of them had names I wouldn't be able to stand it." I realized that thats how God feels. His heart breaks everytime He loses someone and He loses thousands upon thousands everyday, and He knows each one perfectly.
I now feel fully equipped to pray for my suffering brothers around the world and am now realizing how many comforts I have taken for granted. I feel more grateful than ever for the things I have and I am learning to see things with an accurate perspective.
Other than that, two of my room mates moved into the room next door so there is now a ridiculous amount of free space in our room.
I will be recieving a new job in a couple of weeks as promotional calling for Global Expeditions will be ending and missionaries begin arriving on campus in less than 30 days! My new job will probably be helping with the missionaries in some form or another. I hope to work in their cafeteria, so I can see all of them and meet the ones I called! Please be praying for safety as the missionaries travel and for successful trips!
Please be praying for me as finals start next week and I am having trouble finding time to finish my coursework and study!
I am currently fund raising for my HA account as well as a mission trip to New York. My mission trip is a graduation requirement, so it is very important that I raise the money! Please consider donating and if you would like to, copy this link into your browser: http://www.honoracademy.com/index.cfm/PageID/2120/cfid/13108/cftoken/99890585/index.html and enter ID# 2520198, even a $5 donation will help!
God spoke to me the most through one of the lines in the movie Beyond Borders, one character -the head of a relief organization doing medical work in Sudan - says "I don't call you by name because I know I might lose you. I lose so many people every day that if all of them had names I wouldn't be able to stand it." I realized that thats how God feels. His heart breaks everytime He loses someone and He loses thousands upon thousands everyday, and He knows each one perfectly.
I now feel fully equipped to pray for my suffering brothers around the world and am now realizing how many comforts I have taken for granted. I feel more grateful than ever for the things I have and I am learning to see things with an accurate perspective.
Other than that, two of my room mates moved into the room next door so there is now a ridiculous amount of free space in our room.
I will be recieving a new job in a couple of weeks as promotional calling for Global Expeditions will be ending and missionaries begin arriving on campus in less than 30 days! My new job will probably be helping with the missionaries in some form or another. I hope to work in their cafeteria, so I can see all of them and meet the ones I called! Please be praying for safety as the missionaries travel and for successful trips!
Please be praying for me as finals start next week and I am having trouble finding time to finish my coursework and study!
I am currently fund raising for my HA account as well as a mission trip to New York. My mission trip is a graduation requirement, so it is very important that I raise the money! Please consider donating and if you would like to, copy this link into your browser: http://www.honoracademy.com/index.cfm/PageID/2120/cfid/13108/cftoken/99890585/index.html and enter ID# 2520198, even a $5 donation will help!
06 May 2009
Realization
I realized this week that my internship year is almost half way done. I can hardly believe that its already May. But when I really think about it I can barely believe that It's only May. Since January I have done so many things, most of which I never thought I would ever do.
I have run in a 10K, in 1 hour 17 minutes. That alone is enough accomplishment, but I have reached a level I considered unrealistic in my relationship with God. I am more in tune with the Holy Spirit than I ever have been and I feel like every step is guided by Him. I feel like I am finally right in the center of His will where I belong. I have grown academically, which is an area of my life that I have neglected for the last year or two. I now work upwards of thirty hours a week and I have filled out over 100 applications for missions trips.
That is really my favorite thing about being here. I average about one application a day, and each of those applications is another missionary going out to the nations this summer to present the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love talking to teens and adults about the work God has done in their lives and the opportunities I get to encourage and pray for them, and the encouragement I recieve from listening to the amazing testimonies I hear each day. I am one of the few lucky Americans out there who enjoys my job.
I am reminded each day of the song by Leeland, "Yes You Have" The bridge says simply, "This is all for You, You're the king of the world" Thats what my life is. Its what Christians are really called to live like, this life, our jobs, our free time, our lifestyle, our words, our relationships, our everything, its all for Him. And I'm finding that as I spend time with Him each day the chorus of that song becomes the song of my heart, "You've stolen my heart, Yes You have!" I am so glad that He has stolen my heart, that He is holding it now and keeping it safe from harm. I am thankful everyday that I can let Him steal my heart, and that I am freed by the simple fact that He loves me.
Those of you readers on my email list will get this asecond time, but as always, my ability to stay in the program is dependant on my tuition payments. If you are interested in supporting me financially please head over to http://www.honoracademy.com/donate.php and type in ID# 2520198 and you can make a donation via credit/debit card. While Financial donations are appreciated more than I can really express in type, your prayers are eternally appreciated. I thank God for your support and prayers every day and I pray that He will continue to bless you for everything you do!
So than kyou for reading and praying and sharing this experience with me. Stay tuned for more updates. Exciting things to come this month!!
Signing off then,
In through and by His love,
~Lori Burleson
I have run in a 10K, in 1 hour 17 minutes. That alone is enough accomplishment, but I have reached a level I considered unrealistic in my relationship with God. I am more in tune with the Holy Spirit than I ever have been and I feel like every step is guided by Him. I feel like I am finally right in the center of His will where I belong. I have grown academically, which is an area of my life that I have neglected for the last year or two. I now work upwards of thirty hours a week and I have filled out over 100 applications for missions trips.
That is really my favorite thing about being here. I average about one application a day, and each of those applications is another missionary going out to the nations this summer to present the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love talking to teens and adults about the work God has done in their lives and the opportunities I get to encourage and pray for them, and the encouragement I recieve from listening to the amazing testimonies I hear each day. I am one of the few lucky Americans out there who enjoys my job.
I am reminded each day of the song by Leeland, "Yes You Have" The bridge says simply, "This is all for You, You're the king of the world" Thats what my life is. Its what Christians are really called to live like, this life, our jobs, our free time, our lifestyle, our words, our relationships, our everything, its all for Him. And I'm finding that as I spend time with Him each day the chorus of that song becomes the song of my heart, "You've stolen my heart, Yes You have!" I am so glad that He has stolen my heart, that He is holding it now and keeping it safe from harm. I am thankful everyday that I can let Him steal my heart, and that I am freed by the simple fact that He loves me.
Those of you readers on my email list will get this asecond time, but as always, my ability to stay in the program is dependant on my tuition payments. If you are interested in supporting me financially please head over to http://www.honoracademy.com/donate.php and type in ID# 2520198 and you can make a donation via credit/debit card. While Financial donations are appreciated more than I can really express in type, your prayers are eternally appreciated. I thank God for your support and prayers every day and I pray that He will continue to bless you for everything you do!
So than kyou for reading and praying and sharing this experience with me. Stay tuned for more updates. Exciting things to come this month!!
Signing off then,
In through and by His love,
~Lori Burleson
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