Positive Graffiti..

Under the Magnifying Glass...

This morning we had one of our weekly Prayer meetings and afterward we had our time of teaching... I am so loving that right now, getting closer into the word and into who i am and how i live and act. How do i apply the word and teachings of God into everyday habits that i have picked up ?which ones i need to work on ? and which ones i need to get rid off ?

Its a brilliant routine of self examination, that can be quite uncomfortable but so neccesary if i want to grow..Its amazing what happens when you start to look at yourself with a magnifying glass what you see the ' heart behind the action' can be quite different. I love that i am being challeged, but it's flippin scary, Yesterday i got asked to do something that i would have prefered not to do, and i will be honest, i did try to get out of it, but i do deep down inside recognise that if i want to go forward i need to suck it up and contiue to push myself into the uncomfortable.

Maybe I've lived in the comfortbale for too long... but dont we all. All I can say is God knows i will fight and get confused and challenge, scream and moan at him probably every step off the way, but he's 'immense in mercy' so he can take it...

Taking the Blues away...

So i am so looking forward to tonight, abit of dancing to take away the moodyness after a certain team lost at a certain game. A bit of Dancing always brings joy to my heart... Dance Away !!!!

In Ibiza....

Restoring Silence...

Last Night was a bit mental on the streets, crazyness and a feeling of unrest seemed to soak the streets.. But amongst it all their was some amazing times of praying for people and chatting about life..

This morning i felt it bit heartbroken for this place... this is not a bad thing, its when i dont start to feel moved, that i will worry. But its in these times that i am so aware of me needing God, I mean times of serious intamacy, just me and him chatting and being together , me unloding stuff on to him and him wipeing me clean and filling me full of his Outrageous love once again. The scriptures say he is my shield, and its in these times that i have to hold him and let me take the hits for me.

At the moment i love being silent with him, when i finally shut up and let him speak to me... this morning it was all about psalm 34 ' if your heartbroken, you'll find God right there, if youre kicked in the gut, he'll help you catch your breath ' He was and is restoring me in the silence..

The Girls... Summer 2010

Above is some pictures from Sunday night, all dressed to go and bust some moves at Judgement Sundays at Eden, it was a flippin Brillinat Night...There is Abby (tall Blonde) who is out here till mid august, then KT (smaller Blond in the black dress) who is out here till beginning on aug, then there is Christine (purple pink print top) she is my my partner in Crime..we are both here till the end... in the pics above we are trying to become objects to top pic is a giraffe, then a snake, then monkeys, and the bottom one we were trying to be triangles, good times....xx

Random Act of kindness...

So i Found out yesterday that someone has given me some money to support me whilst i am over here in Ibiza...And i am not to know who it is from...( i did go on abit of a investigation, e.g i asked a few people some questions, but i am not to know) So whovever you are, hopefully you will read this....

From the bottom of my heart 'Thankyou' May you be blessed abundantly for this gift to me.... And if you know who it is but they dont read this, can you tell them thankyou.... sincerley.. Thankyou...

Gods Provision always knocks me sideways with joy and laughter... I love it!!!

Why i love to travel..

I have been reading a book by Ted Simon called 'Dreaming of Jupiter', he inspired Ewan Mc Greggor and Charlet Boorman to do their Long Way Down and Round Travels... Its Brilliant and i read this and Thought this is what the travelling life is all about..

'I rembered so clearly, the magic of that time out of time, of nights spent sleeping on a tin roof under stars of unimaginable size and brilliance, of days singing and joking with Nubian Camel Drivers on their way home from the markets of Cairo. No Doubt i was Uncomfortable, but the discomfort was lost to memory. I recalled only my pleasure at being accepted by such exotic company, and my scarcely contained excitement over the mystery of what was to come'

From light to darkness on a Thursday Night..

Thursday night was an amazing night out on the streets, as it saw a guy give his life to God. Yeah Baby thats right!!!!

It was a total God desinged meeting of people, where the team members who started chatting to him on the street, were perfect to speak to this guy about the issues that he was struggeling with in his life. Not only could they chat to him, but they also shared their own testomonies which helped open his eyes to God and saw him realizeing that the ways of the world lead only to suffering and death.

It totally pumped us all...

When i went out on the street afterwards, the first thing we came across was 3 blokes with prostitutes, it was such a contrast from what had been shared just 10 minutes before. We (me and an american team member) prayed our butts off, we were quite confused about what to pray but knew, God was just as much present there as he was before with the guy givng his life to God.

Out here its such a contrast of light and darkness, but we know Gods light is stronger than anything else out here. And we know that just us being here, praying shakes the foundations.

We are Prayer People no matter what kind of light we are in... Heres to more God inspired situations like these...

Friends Reunited....

So last night, was a night of embracing old friends again... As the American team from Oklahoma, the first 2 week team of the summer are here. 2 of them i know from last summer, and was brilliant seeing them again, its like seeing old friends again. They so inspire me, and impassion me for this work, i get fulled just being around them. I couldnt wait to see them. There are 7 members of this team and i look forward to becoming better aquainted with them , even their pastor of their church has came out with them, to see what happens out here, how cool is that.

Also last summer i got to know a lovely girl who came out to dance, she ended up going home in the middle of the summer. I originally only knew her through one of the american team members who had started chatting to her, as i went home last summer in the middle of the season for a holiday, it turned out i was staying ten minutes from where this girl was living as she had gone back to live with her parents for a while who lived in florida, so i got a chance to meet up with her.In the middle of America.. Last night as i was walking back to the prayer room, there was the same american team member who she origianlly first chatted to, talking to the girl, she had not even been back on the island for 24 hours, it was crazy planning by God, when i saw her, there was lots of girly screams and hugs, like old freinds being re united...

It's amazing what god has done so far this summer and i know its only gona get better, heres to new realtionships and old freinds embracing once again.

Sunday Church service...

This Sunday we had our normal church service, and we had some new people in come and join us, we had a worker who is not a christian, and towards the end of the service 4 prostitutes, who i had invited to come along on friday, after helping them out with some issues they had.

They got a fine for speaking too loudly on the street, at 4 in the afternoon, which makes you think thats not the proper reason they got fined, but anyway... as soon as they got the fine they came straight to our centre asking for help, so me and a friend who was visting called julia went down to the station and spoke to them, (well julia did, she speaks fluent spanish, i just nodded every so often) and we got it sorted, on the way back, i found out one of them is expecting a child and it killed me. i felt my heart break for her.

They came back to the centre and they let me pray for them in the prayer room, and i invited them to church, too be honest i invited them, but honestly was kind of thinking they wont turn up... but to my suprise they did. At the closing prayer i looked around and saw just the variety of people in the service, you had people who had been christians all their life, non christian workers, new christians and prostitutes, it was brilliant and made me think thats how Gods church is suppose to look like, variety of all people, nobody excluded...I Heart Gods shattering love that smashes all the boxes this world puts on people....

Love this....

Walking home...

Last night was a bit of a crazy one out on the streets, we walked quite a few pople home. But at one point as me and kT were trying to walk these 2 guys home, we stopped on a crossroads as they needed to chill ( they were drunk) and we needed to make sure they knew where they were going (which it turned out they didnt) but as we stopped, more and more people stumbeled down the road and stopped by us, as they knew we helped people get home. A line actually formed and we had a small group of people waiting for us to help them home, at the side of the road. One guy bout 4th in the line realised he was staying at the apartment where we were taking the first people home and he joined us. It was a real example as we are only human and there is only so much we can do... ' the harvest is plenty but the workers are few' it reminded me of that.

By the time we walked the first group home and got back to help more people get back to where they were staying, they had all gone, but still that night, i walked 2 more people home, one guy had been quite badly beaten up and another was a worker who had lost his mate and was just walking round in circles...

But at least we were able to help a few people out. Small but valuable acts of kindness..

Music Madness...

Biffy Clyro above

Bombay Bicycle club to the right...

Last Night i went to see Biffy Clyro and Bombay Bicycle Club at Ibiza Rocks Opening Party.. It was Brilliant..

I went with my New flast Mate KT, (blonde hair) she is Fab , she loves Doctor Who so We were always goning to get on..

Joining us also was Sarah she is a worker out here for the season, i met her last year, she is a proper Rock N rolla. love her..

Was memories in the makng. the best bit being when we had to decide either to jump with the crowd or get trampled on at the beginning of Biffys set, we grabbed each other and just went for it, proper class.

Generous with Love

Am i Generous ? this is not a question to you, even though if you say yes i would appreciate it. More a question to God and the place where i am physically and spiritually.. i woul say my Giving, is very based on a proportional view, if i can afford it i will.

But i have been thinking about the lady who gave her last 2 coins into the collection... there was no proportional view in her sight at all, just a desire to give no matter what the cost..Extravagant giving and living I want to live and be in that place always...

but then i started to think about how i give my time, my love, am i generous with that? Somtimes i am quite comfortable not to push the boat out in extreme giving of myself, and i think these are the times where i really miss soaking people with Gods love or blessings, because i am too lazy... busy and basically any other excuse i can think of, so i have been asking God to gently remove a few branches of non fruit that is that...

Latley a scripture that is on my case is the closing prayer in hebrews where it says ' the great shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him.' hebrews 13: 20-21...

May part of Gods 'making me pleasing to him' be his working to make me Generous with his love, cause i surely cant do it alone.. X

Free Love Laughter!!!

I love that out here i get to shock people with Gods grace, last night we took 3 welsh guys home, on our way home, in our van, as one of them was proper wasted and the taxis just wont take them when they think they might throw up, be trouble etc etc.

All the way back to their apartmnet in the van, they could'nt grasp the idea of people going out their way to freely help them out. they kept saying 'where's the catch? and just didnt believe we would do do something free and not want anything back. they said since they'd steped on the Island they were getting ripped off, left and right... its was such a privilege to shock them with Gods free gifts.. I Love that i am an ambassador of that.. The best bit was when they got out of the van one of them kept saying over and over again in disbelief 'what just happened, what just happened' I chuckeled and smiled... I love Gods Shocking Free Love...