pure at heart

31, May 2010

Monday

John 14:1

"Do not let your hearts be troubled, Trust in God, trust also in me."

John 16:23

"In that day you will no longer ask me anything very truly I tell you, my father will give you whatever you ask in my name."

Today was a little rough because I did not feel too well but I finished hanging up all the decorations in the baby class. It is so beautiful! There is a reading corner! and a craft corner! haha. It is pretty cool.

We ran a lot of different errands and got the kids fitted for their shoes today so that went very well.

I hope everyone starts their week off very well and you are all in my prayers.

I pray that I will be pure at heart here at Kenya and back home with the Lord. I pray that I love the Lord with all my heart and have peace with this world. I pray that I stay being a light for the Lord and shine among the Kenyan people and also my peers back at home so that they can see God is good.

And I pray that you all challenge yourself to be a light for the Lord as well at your church, home, work, or anywhere your feet take you. Take every step to glorify God.

With Love,

Jenny

sunday in the sun :)

30, May 2010

Sunday

Today we woke up and had a lovely time at Crossroads for church and then after we had lunch at yuls and also went down to the beach. I got to do a little bargaining and buy some lovely gifts.

After the beach we came back and Simone,Cameron, Dominique, Lisa and I all went swimming and played with daisy. It was a wonderful relaxing day in the sun.

The Lord does a wonderful thing when He brings out the sun and brings people together to have fun and just laugh.

Laughter is a key to life :)

Always embrace those moments and hold onto the memories.

I hope all of you enjoyed your Sunday as much as I did.

With Love,

Jenny

safari safari

29, May 2010

Saturday

SAFARI SAFARI!!

So we just got back from Safari and it was such a wonderful time spent with Chris and Lisa and the animals :)

Although we did not see the BIG cats or lions and sadly didnt see a lot of giraffe we saw very rare animals and got some cool pictures.

It has been raining lately so the animals were a little dispersed among the Tsavo East Reserve but again we had a great time.

Anyways it got me thinking!

I was looking for that simba (lion). I just wanted to see a lion and was taking for granted the beautiful sight around me but the many other animals the Lord was showing to us were so pretty and just as interesting. Just because it wasn't a big lion does not mean it is not important.

So! To relate this to the world and our lives...

Just because it might not seem like you do not do something EXTREMELY big or cool, that does not mean you are not important.

The Lord has a plan for everyone and has something for everyone to do. The smallest detailed things may not seem important but they are and the Lord places each one of us to something special for this world.

So one of the major sins that we have a problem with is jealousy. I have gone through it and pretty much everyone in this world has experienced jealousy.

BUT! you have to remember that the Lord has His special plan made just for YOU.

In Galatians 6:4-5, it talks about carrying your own load and not worrying about others.

In Proverbs 14:30, it talks about peace giving you life but envy is what rots our bones

and in James 3:14-16, it talks about envy and selfish ambition causes disorder.

Reflect on these verses a little and maybe think of a time when you had become jealous of the slightest thing.

Example: I tend to envy peoples possessions like clothes and other things and that is where satan tries to pull me away from the Lord.

BUT! again we need to be secure in the Lord and where He is leading us. We do not need to compare ourselves with others because the Lord has a different plan for everyone. :)

So just like seeing a simple bird or deer on the reserve, they are just as important as a simba.

With Love,

Jenny

finished project. :)

27, May 2010

Thursday

So Thursdays are normally are rest days but tomorrow we are leaving to go onto safari! I am so excited! So because we are leaving, we still had a lot to get done at Mtepani. Today Chris, Alfred, Simone and I went back to Mtepani and finished things that needed to be done.

Alfred did a beautiful job with the plants and making it say MBEWAU for Mbewau Academy and then the workers are coming along with the feeding center and Simone and I finished the baby class!

It was such a successful day and many things got done so today I am going to share with you many pictures so you can see what is happening and what the finishing touches were with baby class.

The BIG surprise was the handprints! It made the class really look like a baby class :)

With the strength of the Lord and the joy of the Holy Spirit, Thursday was wonderful and productive.

Psalm 16:11

With Love,

Jenny

more pictures.

color me beautiful!

26, May 2010

Wednesday

So while we were driving in the car, Lisa thought of this amazing title for the day; "color me beautiful!" It was so perfect and fit the day so well so thanks Lisa!

So today was a full day, we left the house at 6:15 am and did not leave Mtepani until 4pm.

Simone came and helped me today and the job for the day... was to paint the room for the baby class! :)

Yesterday I had gone with Chris and got to pick out the paint for the room. I picked two colors, the names are sunshine and sky blue. I mean how perfect is that!

The Lord really gave me strength today and with Simone's help we finished! (well almost)

Tomorrow, Simone and I will be going back to Mtepani and putting some finishing touches on the walls... we have a creative surprise so you will all see pictures tomorrow of the COMPLETELY finished room.

BUT! other than the surprise, it is beautiful. So color me beautiful :)

When you walk into the room, it feels as if you have walked into a coloring book! I love it, it makes me want to be 3 years old again...haha (even if that means picking my nose and eating my boogers.) haha just kidding but I thought I would make you laugh.

After Mtepani, we went and showered at a friends house because we still do not have water in the house right now and then went to Suls to eat dinner. The day and night was all very lovely.

but back to "color me beautiful". I kept thinking about this saying and it goes deep. Just repeat the saying to yourself...color me beautiful, color me beautiful, color me beautiful.

We are all different and no matter what color hair we have, how tall we are, or no matter how old we get; we are beautiful in the Lord's image. HE, God Alimighty, colored us beautiful.

Please think about that. You and everyone is filled with God's image.

We, are all colored beautiful through Jesus.

With Love,

Jenny

Matthew 28:19-20

25, May 2010

Tuesday

Today was a day words can not describe! I would say amazing but it was even better!

The Lord was so ALIVE!

In the morning we went to a baby shower, which I do not know if you know this but baby shower's started in America! haha so everyone is so new to it here but it was lovely being in fellowship with all the women again.

Once we left the weekly womens bible study, Chris and I went to the boy's school and I got to talk to the boys.

I opened up with Matthew 28:19-20

I spoke about even in my darkest times, the Lord was always with me. Even when I thought He was not there... He was always there and I was rescued by the Lord and He saved my life. I then shared Psalm 18:19 which is my favorite verse.

Then I shared Genesis 41:41-57, about how Joseph went through 7 years of being prosperous with crops in Egypt and 7 years of famine. I explained to them that through the Lord everything you do will be prosperous. That every blessing we have from the Lord, He can make our blessings greater.

I shared my testimony in the beginning of the talk and I ended with leaving them with

Matthew 6:33-34.

The boys were all so nice and they asked me great questions about america and about relationships. One boy asked me, "what does a woman look for in a guy?"

My answer was this: "A christian woman looks for a man who loves the Lord before anything else. A christian woman looks for a man that will pursue her and do it in the manner of the Lord. A man should respect the woman and love her with all his heart but again should always put the Lord first before the woman. I told them that a christian woman finds it more attractive when a man seeks the Lord and loves the Lord with everything he has first.

They all smiled and then another boy asked me, "and what about money? you do not look for a man with money?"

I laughed and said with the Lords words guiding me, "Money should never be an issue if you have a relationship centered with God. I am not saying things wont be hard at times but the Lord will never abandon you, He will help you prosper and give you what you need. And if the money is an issue to the woman and that is what she is looking for then sadly she is not a christian woman, for a christian woman is a servant for the Lord and you are a servant for the Lord. You should never be a servant of this world and of money."

So I had many other questions asked and got to share a lot of godly advice for these boys so it was pretty awesome!

After sharing with the boys, I went to Crossroads church while Chris and Lisa had a meeting. I went to there 6:30 p.m service and it was excellent. I knew a lot of the girls from bible study and men from my past mission trip. I also met a lot of new people. I had a great time worshiping and the Lord is so funny sometimes. The message was on everything I have been studying today. Today I had a devotion about leadership and I shared with the boys at the school about dreaming big and living for the Lord and not to let people look down upon them and the Lord just wrapped it all up for me tonight in this service.

In the service he talked about everyone having a calling, having a passion, having a unique thing about them. He talked about the Lord giving you purpose.

My two favorite things he said in the whole service was:

"Never look down on people unless you are going to help them up"

and

"success is just being all that you can for Jesus."

The Lord is amazing and He tied my whole day together.

I hope everyone is having a blessed week and each one of you are in my prayers and daily thoughts.

With Love,

Jenny