Week #2!

Week #2:

This week was another amazing one! Our teaching was on the father heart of God. This is typically a tough week for some students because many of them didn’t have fathers who were there for thier children and this affects our view of who God, our heavenly Father is to us. We tend to see God, the Father as we see our earthly fathers and for many people this is a very distorted view of who God is. One exercise the teacher has our students do is tell the students to imagine that God is coming to thier house and is at their front door and then write down their immediate response to that scenario. Their responses to this question many times reveal how they feel about who God is. This week all of the students heard God’s true father heart for them, many heard for the first time that God is not this mean, angry God of the Old Testament, but a loving father who is portrayed through the story of the Prodigal son (Luke 15).

One thing that I was reminded of in this week’s teaching is that God is a God of relationship and NOT formulas. Many of us have a tendency to limit God to formulas. For instance, someone tells us in order to hear from God we need to pray and fast for a couple days and we will hear from Him. However, we have a God who is not limited or forced into doing what we want Him to do for us. Our God is so big and many times we don’t understand His ways, because He cannot be confined to a formula. Isaiah 55: 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord. ‘For as the heavens are higher than your ways, And my thoughts than your thoughts.” In a formula, love is missing. That is why He has called us to relationships and not a formula.

As for me, I am having a great time here. I know I am right where God has called me to be. Many of you have asked what my responsibilites are here, so here they are:
I have four girls that I do one-on-ones with (mentoring process once a week with each one), attend classes with all the students, help lead our outreach preparation times each week, responsible for us getting a vehicle whenever we need one (transportation in general), and generally leading the group along with the other 3 full-time staff and 2 part-time staff. We have an incredible group and I am enjoying learning along with them more about God!

Next week we will be doing our week on inner healing called the divine plumbline. This can be a very intense week for our students and staff as we walk alongside the students in this. Please keep us in prayer and our students that God will bring healing and freedom to all of them! I just want to keep hearing from the Lord and being used by Him so please pray for that as well. He is giving me supernatural strength and I am very greatful for that. I miss you all and love you! God bless!!!