Studio Time

The weather is absolutely FANTASTIC! We (the worship interns) just got done recording one track in the studio last Wednesday! It was fun!! It was a long day, but a fun one. Unfortunately, I was incredibly sick the week before and had lost most of my voice. . . but only by the grace of God did I have enough voice to record. By the end of the session, I felt as though my throat was BLEEDING. Please continue to pray that I will recover 100% before I go back to the studio to add more parts, and do my own recording as well.

We just got done doing an incredibly powerful 3rd service. We were given the task to run the entire service (only worship interns). The focus of the evening was on the "I AM" statements in John. I was given "I am the good shepherd" in John 10. Christina (one of the artists/leader who would guide us and meet with us) felt so strongly that I was to take that statement and run with it. So, she gave me my "I AM" statement, and she and her husband, Jochen prayed over me. I was incredibly nervous, insecure, and felt absolutely inadequate to deliver my portion. Fear easily slipped in, and robbed my mind. They prayed against that and encouraged me, which was helpful and the beginning to something new.

I took my statement and read it over and over in context to the whole scripture. I sought the Lord for guidance on how I could best represent Him that evening. I felt like the Lord said, vulnerability was key. So, I continued to seek the Lord on what exactly he meant by that. Christina had also received the same word from the Lord. I Had gotten together for one of our meetings about what the Lord had put on my heart that past week in regards to my "I AM" statement. So, I shared what it was I felt the Lord was saying to me, and what I had up to that point. She prayed over me, and the told me to write a song the next hour and meet with her again. I was absolutely panicked! I thought this was just a creative process. I thought that by me attempting to write a song would be a birth of another creative idea. I came home and sought the Lord, and asked the Lord to help me write a song. So, I sat and wrote. I asked my self what it was that stood out so much to me in that chapter. For me, it was intimacy. So, afterwards I met up with Christina and Jochen and played them my song. I didn't want to look at their faces while I was playing it for them, because I was so incredibly terrified. . . but when the song was complete and I had looked up...Both of them were in tears. It is only by the Lord's grace that I could have written that song.

People's response to the third service was shockingly different. People came up saying how they were so touched, and I truly believe that they encountered the Lord in a powerful and different way that evening which was the goal.

I can't believe how quickly the time has gone...and it's incredible how different I feel from when I arrived.

Prayer Request:
1. For continual growth
2. For a fruitful rest of the term
3. For health. that I would quickly recover and able to be 100% better before I record again.
4. Financial support
5. For continual inspiration in song writing.

It's A New Day

The weather has been absolutely gorgeous this past week, which I'm so grateful for! It allows me to spend my time with the Lord on the beach, or anywhere outdoors! Thank you, Lord!

We (the interns and I) are currently getting our song ready to record. We will be creating an 'intern cd'. Just something to take home, and remember the internship by! I'm looking forward to getting that project complete. =) Still learning loads, and looking forward to the future as well. I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for me after this point, besides getting married. =)

Some prayer requests:
1.) For safety
2) For my dear friend, Kristina who is battling Breast Cancer
3) For continual financial support
4) For a fruitful rest of the term
5) for a smooth transition when I move back to CA
6) For a clear vision of what the Lord wants me to do next
7) and following that just further confirmation.
8) For my future ministry with my future Husband.

thank you!

Difficult Times

I'm not going to lie. . . Things have been hard...

I feel absolutely gutted at the moment. I found out a couple days ago, a dear friend of mine was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. You could imagine that I would much rather be at home with her, than here at the moment. However, at the same time I can only say that by the Lord's peace can I continue to do what I am doing here. Lots of things are happening to my loved ones...another friend of mine was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease...I sat down...and started to process my thoughts and feelings in my journal...I started to write, "In trails and tribulations, Lord you are worthy of praise. In sadness, Lord, you are worthy of praise. In happiness, You are worthy of praise. In winter, you are worthy of praise. In spring, you are worhty of praise." You get my drift? Even though I can't be there with those who are going through physical pain, I need not worry because there is a God, whom we call Abba, who loves me and the ones I love far more than I could ever love them, and he's in full control. I trust my daddy.

Please pray:

1. Please lift up Kristina and Brandon Johnson. I believe that the enemy will do anything he can to challenge the authority of God. . . But we have victory in HIM who purchased us with the blood of the spotless lamb. Kristina has been recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
2. Pray for my friend Laura, who currently is fighting Crohn's disease.
3. I am currently batteling a sinus infection which has been pretty brutal.
4. For just super-natural joy during this season in life.
5. For a fruitful rest of term here.
6. For Continued financial support.

Back

It's been great being back in the states, but now I'm back in good ol' Ireland and it's colder than ever! =) No, I'm just joshin'...Well, not completely...The wind here is absolutely horrendous! I forgot how cold the wind was here.

My body is still adjusting, and I'm still a bit jet lagged, but slowly coming along. It's great to be back. I'm ready to end it with a big BANG! =) Kathryn and the rest of the gang were a bit concerned that I wouldn't come back, just because I got engaged over the holidays. Silly Kate...

I can't believe January is coming to an end. . . However, I look forward to the rest of the term here in Ireland. The Lord is definitely blessed me so far, and I know there is more.

On Tuesday Trey Sheppard, the lead singer from the band 100 hours spoke in our class, and late that evening Brian Doerkson spoke on worship leading, along with song writing. It was absolutely fantastic! You can tell that Brian is just someone who is just brilliant, and incredibly creative. His mind is always thinking, and thinking out of the box. It's absolutely fantastic.

Thanks for your prayers. Thanks for your support. Thanks for believing in me. Thanks for believing in God and what he's doing in me. God bless.

My Fiance` and I

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

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Wow, I can't believe it's already 2008! 2007 was a great and exciting year for me. Not only did I get the amazing opportunity to fly out to Ireland to do an internship with the one and only, Kathryn Scott, but I also got engaged! Just to clear up an confusion, the man whom I'm engaged to is not an Irish man. =) His name is Peder Wilkinson. He and I met at the Young Adults group, The Vine in 2004. It's been about 3 years since he and I have known each other. He's my best friend, and there is no one else in the world that I would rather live an adventurous life with than him. He is an amazing man. He's passionate about the Lord, a man who has a holy fear of the Lord, a man who is sold out for the Lord, and a man who is currently attending medical school to be a physician for the Lord. I feel like the luckiest woman. The Lord blessed me with someone who is right with me. Peder fits me, gets me, loves me, and honors me. I just thought this was all worth sharing! I will be heading back to Ireland soon. It's been wonderful speding holiday in good ol' Santa Cruz.

Please continue to lift me in prayer. Pray for a wonderful rest of the internship. Please pray that it will continue to be fruitful. I am still trusting the Lord with the rest of the support to come in. I trust he will provide. I appreciate all of you who are partnering with me either through prayer, or finances. It means the WORLD. Thank you!! God Bless and love you guys!!

It's DECEMBER!

Wow, time really flies. . . I can't believe it's already December! I went to a womens conference in Donganon, Ireland. Which is about an hour away from where I'm currently residing. The speaker for this conference was the one an only, Ellie Mumford. She and her husband are the Pastors who started the first UK vineyard, and is currently overseeing all the vineyards in the UK. Anyway, she is an incredible woman of the Lord. She is anointed, articulate, and gifted teacher. In the beginning I have to admit I wasn't sure if this conference was for me, and being in a room full of women made me feel a tad uncomfortable. The Lord really used Ellie's teachings and the worship to really bless me that evening.

The picture above is of me, and Baby Luca who I live with. Luca is the son of Eben and Sarah a couple from Ohio, and Eben is also interning with Kathryn. I'm really grateful to be living with such wonderful house mates.

I was fighting the Irish Bug for a while, and now am completely better.

I've been able to just be in the presence of the Lord and recognize that my time belongs to him, along with everything else. The Lord is just moving in my life, and penetrating his love and faithfulness in me, that it's been absolutely fantastic. I'm really just desiring more of HIM. I am realizing that We are called to do the impossible. I want to do the impossible for the Lord. "For such a time as this" Esther4:14 whatever that is, and whenever it is I want to be ready to go.

I want to thank you for all of those who are partnering with me by praying for me, regularly encouraging me. It's a blessing. Also those who contribute financially. Thank you.

Please continue to pray for me. That this year would be such a fruitful year, and that I would do big things for the King. Thanks. God Bless. =)