Team Thailand & Hip Hop for Jesus...

From Left to Right: Emily, Ange, me, Ryan, Jeremy, Michael, and Bridgette & David with baby Emily!

We're currently studying Daniel this week, and also fundraising as a team for our outreach funds. This Friday we need to turn in a $350 deposit so we can start booking tickets, and about half of my teammates still need finances for outreach and to finish the lecture phase of school. Please keep us in your prayers!

No more new news, except that I attended a hip hop dance class tonight!!! It was led by a dance instructor/choreographer/dancer that has worked with all sorts of different performing artists (Natasha Bedingfield, Britney Spears, Kirk Franklin, and a bunch of others I can't remember)... and while I felt like a dork, it was a LOT of fun and it was neat to hear the teacher's heart to use hip-hop and other dance expressions to reach people with the Gospel who might not hear it otherwise. A group of students from the DTS here takes weekly classes so they will have professionally choreographed dances put together to take with them on outreach overseas. AWESOME!

I love how God gives us all different gifts to reach people of all walks of life. I might not have the dance skills for hip hop, but God has given me other gifts to reach people and I'm thankful for the gifts God has given me, and the ones he's given to others!!! Its why we have this thing called the church, the body of Christ.... we all have something different to offer each other and the world around us, and we all need one another! LOVE IT!

OUTREACH!!! (and Nahum, Habs, Zephy, Jerry, & Eazy E)

Last few weeks since writing we have studied the books of Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and this week Ezekiel. Its been good. And so much that I can't think of what to write about, so I'm going to talk about OUTREACH!

Our school finishes in June and then there is an option to go on outreach for 6 weeks. Its a bit different than a DTS outreach, the focus is doing a lot more preaching and teaching. We are sending teams to Dalian, China and Chiang Rai, Thailand. And after praying about it, I feel I am supposed to go on outreach to be better equipped in teaching the word, and so I am going to...

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND! Whee! The teams are still being finalized, but from the sounds of it, our Thailand team will be much smaller, and I'm excited about it. The leaders are Dave and Bridgette, an awesome married couple with a baby girl named Emily. From what Dave and Bri have said, we already have a large number of pastors in the area we will be visiting that are eager to learn how to study the word and teach it to their congregations. (Wow... such a reminder of how RICH we are in this nation... we have God's Word so accessible!)

Praise God he has been providing for my needs for the School of Biblical Studies, and through the generosity of others, I have over half of the amount needed for the outreach (which is from late June-August.) The total is approximately $2000 including airfare, ground costs and travel insurance. I am excited to see what the Lord has in store for me in the next few months as I finish this course and head out on outreach!!!

Please keep me in your prayers. I don't know if you guessed by my last entry, but this course is NOT easy. It is amazing and God is using it mightily in my life, but it is a challenge. Some days I am tempted to give up and just turn in half-hearted attempts at my homework, but I know God has me here for more than that and I don't want to miss out on what HE wants to teach me through his Word. And please, if you have any need for prayer, don't hesitate to let me know. I may be busy, but not THAT busy! Its super important, you know!