The G's Crib

Yeah, tonight I went to the G's Crib (aka- God's House). I helped with the youth ministry. Let me tell you- it was sweet! We had a regular sized school bus and the thang was packed...four kids to a seat man. So many times when I envision "church" I envision a half full sanctuary- if was so awesome to see overflow on that bus... it truly was a blessing. Isn't just awesome how the Lord answers prayers like that!! I just wanted to be used by Him- and I really felt like I was right where I was supposed to be- walking in His will. I liked it. I met come sweet peeps too. Deaaron was the man. He's is in 4th grade and he and I spent some times talking- it was sweet... by the way... Deaaron and I decided that you can call me Kaleisha- yeah, ain't it sweet. Anyway, he has three cousins their names are... Quartel, Quaneisha, and D'eisha. I also saw one of the girls I mentored last year- her name is Tamaria... it was good seeing her too. I also get to hang with Deedee, she is the most adorable little girl (she's 5), she just sat on my lap and played with my hair on part of the bus ride back. As you can tell- it was amazing. God is working and He's working right now... right here... right where YOU are!

Lord, I have nothing but You now...

"you're exactly where I want you to be- with me"

...worth His dying for?...

The question was deep.

Is the life I am living worth His dying for...

no

but how can it be

He gave His all

He knows this

...but where does that leave me?...

right where I always should be...

with nothing but Him!!!

I was trying to think about all the things I could do for the Lord.

As I did this, the Lord showed me what I was doing. It was kind of like, everytime I was doing something for Him I would take it and hang it up on the clothes line, pull the line a little bit and put something else on it. This seemed right, YES! I really am doing things for You Lord, this is what You want... right?

"Where am I in this Kallie?"

Well You're receiving them- all the things...

"Where does that leave Me?"

...at the end of the clothes line...

"This is not where I want to be. I have not told you to go and do all of this for me."

But Lord I thought this is what makes You happy, I thought this was what You asked Your children to do?

"No, there are things you are going to do, but you are not to do them and send them to me. You are to come to Me, My child, be with Me, love Me, embrace Me... and as you do We will do the things I have planned for You!"

thanks Lord... you know, when You're the one doing things through me, there is a whole lot less pressure... and man does it just feel good to be with You!

**This is just what the Lord has been speaking to me, be encouraged... stay in His embrace and He will do mighty things with you!!**

Sometimes...

Sometimes you know how you feel like you just need something, but you don't know what it is. I feel like that right now. In the monotonous day I sometimes feel like I need to be doing more. I am here in the beautiful bubble getting wonderful training and for my future-preparation for what God has called me to, but the world is still turning outside the bubble. There are still those who do not know Him. Is what I am doing right now worth Christ's dying for? I am sitting here at my cimputer while the people around me are still parishing. "I have but one candle to burn and would rather burn it out where people are dying, than in a land which is flooded with light." Purpose? Faith? Truth? I need You Lord, I can't do anymore. Take over fully God. Come Lord...I need You!

Oasis Conference

I have just returned from the Oasis Conference in Indianapolis. It was amazing. Cat and Autumn and I went for the weekend- All day Friday and Saturday!

It really was a great oppurtunity we got to learn a whole lot about the Islamic culture. There were many sessions and workshops with amazing and experienced people there.

On Friday we went to a mosque in Indy- actually the Islamic Society of North America Headquarters. It was quite an experience... Here is a picture of it.

If you would like to learn more about the conference I went to you can go to www.oasisamerica.org

If you want to hear more about it let me know!! I would love to talk about it!

Anyway, it was a great weekend thus far. God was really there- I feel like I now have responsibility to tell others about what I have learned.

Scripture for ya:

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." Matthew 24:14

In whom do you put your trust?

Today was going really well, and then... I had an awful blonde moment and forgot I had class- yeah imagine that- one of my favorite classes too!... Then I got my school bill- yeah praise the Lord I received a scholarship NOT expected, BUT I also have a BIGGER balance than I expected also. After this point in my day... I felt a little down... Actually I cried- yeah not too usual, but I did. The thing is that I knew I should NOT be worried about this, and I should NOT be freaking out.

So I went to my room and prayed... Then when I was sitting at my desk I saw a sticky note that I had written the first week of school from a student, and one of my friends, who had taught at World Christian Fellowship. It said: "In whom do you put your TRUST? -yourself, -others, or -God. "

Sadly when I began thinking about my reaction to seeing my school bill I realized I thought "How am I going to pay for this?", then I thought "My Mom and Dad can't pay for this". I went through all of the options to trust- then later God. How awful is that?

One of the names of God is El Shadaii, which means more than enough. Just last night I talked about how Christ came to give us life, and life more abundantly... Obviously this was not my thinking, oh but how it should be. He truly is soooo good. He is the King and I am His daughter. He takes care of flowers in the field; will He not take care of me- His creation?! He loves me, I am His child and He supply more than enough- all I need to do is rely on Him!!!

Oh, how I love Him!
Thanks for reading about my doing...
I love you all
Stay strong in HIM!!

War!?!

Today in class one of the questions posed by my awesome professor was "How would our lives change if we were at war?" This questions has many implications. The first thing you must do is ask what would the answer be if you were physically at war- you. What would you different? What would change? The second part we looked at from the churches perspective. How would the church be different if we were at war?These were are class conclusions:
- there would be alot more prayer
- there would be a whole lot more unity... trivial questions wouldn't be problems...less denominational squabbles for sure!
- You would equip yourself daily- reading the word, putting on armor
- You would have strtegic plans in defeating the enemy and you would work together with those around you to accomplish your task.
- there would be a lot more sacrificing for the cause of Christ

Well, the reality is... we are in war. We are in a spiritual battle and yet we DON'T act like it at all. Would I be the soildier you'd want fighting next to you if I don't even act like we are in war. It was an awesome discussion time. It's a missions class and we also talked about the fact that Christ has called us to die- both phyically and spiritually- that's another whole topic though. The following words are also from Summit week- they are words that you can say to help you remember you are a mighty warrior- fighting in the battle of ages.

I am not an innocent bystander.

I am a threat to my enemy.

I am powerful.

I am strategic, and bold.

I will not sit idly by.

I will take ground.

I will advance.

I will tear through my enemy

And my enemy will hate me.

I will not avoid the difficult fight.

I will fight.I will be wounded.

I will be targeted and I will flee.

I will not tire, my wounds will be healed.

I will see tragedy and I will feel pain.

But I will be restored.

My feet will not stumble.

My hands will hold fast.

I will not be intimidated.
I cannot be stopped.

I will stand by my brothers in arms.

I will fight until my last breath.

I will push the limits.

I will scale the mountains.

My enemy will cower.

For I serve a great king!

My Banner is Clear!

This week was "spiritual emphasis" aka Summitt on Campus. The following words were put into an amazing video while someone loudly declared the writing. This is an awesome writing it is the inspiring commitment of a young African pastor from Zimbabwe. My question to you is- Is your banner clear!?! Read the following with testified truth, and power. Ask the Holy Spirit to bring to life the reality of this passage.





I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed.
I have Holy Spirit power, my die has been cast.
I have stepped over the line.
The decision has been made. I
'm a disciple of Jesus.
I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure.
I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity.
I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, or rewarded.
I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer, and labor by power.
My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my Guide is reliable, and my mission is clear.
I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, preached up for the cause of Christ.
I am a disciple of Jesus.
I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me.
And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me-my banner will be clear.

You ARE a Mighty Warrior!

My El Shaddai

"My God is more than enough,
He shall supply all my needs,
He is my El Shaddai,
He always looks out for me.
Jehovah Jireh,
He is my God!"

HE is worthy to be praised and adored.

Seek Him!

Tomorrow is another day...

Yeah, so today was a different day. It was good... a few friends and I went to a Spanish church this morning, and then we went to the Rescue Mission in downtown Marion and met some of the people there. It was great getting to know more people.

The Lord is defintely teaching me something right now... not sure exaclty what is it, but I praise the Lord for His mercies are new every morning.

Man, I can't wait until the day that we all see His glorious face... remember He is coming in the twinking of an eye... so be ready... be living your life for Him daily!

Stay Strong In HIM!
Kallie G

Here are a few quotes that describe my feelings at this very moment:

"For I know that me redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, amd my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart YEARNS within me!" -Job 19:26-27

"I prefer to know that God, the Almighty, is whith me; even if the whole world is against me."

"Keep your chin up, don't look down, He is taking you to a new level!"

"gossip hurts"

Res life... fun!?!

This week has been the infamous Resident Life week... and of course we ROCK... okay, just because we rocked doesn't mean we won... and actually we only won one event- the egg toss. However, we STILL ROCK!!!!!!!! Here a few pics to recap these fun filled events!

This is our pudding tug-o-war team. They were awesome... yes, we still loss, but hello-
WE ROCK!

This is what they got to tug in- if it looks kind of fun, thats because it is... untill the pudding begins to dry on you and an odor comes about.

This is Jeni getting ready for the slip-in-slide. She is lathering up with some ALL
(I'm not sure if this is totally legal).
She did an awesome job... we did not place... and yet we still ROCK!

This is the AMAZING H2O Fighting Squad!
(Brooke, Kallie, and Danielle)
We may not have won, BUT we still ROCK!!!!

The Night is young...and yet we go to bed!?!

Tonight, I wanted to do something extraordinary and fun and out going and just have one of those laugh so hard your abs ache the next day times, and yet... I am going to bed soon and it is not even midnight yet. What have I become... this is a question that may stump many- including me. Yet tomorrow is another day, until then I will laugh with my roomate, Jeni Shull, about things like this:

Warning: this photograph makes hair appear smaller than its actual size
Warning: this is not an 80's flash back but more like an 8pm flash back

Well that's all for now, until next time- this is KG signing out
( before midnight on a Friday night- and I don't even have curfew- which is 2 AM for freshmen!!!)!

PS

Favorite Quote of the day:

"You have to have your wisdom teeth pulled before you get married and have kids, that's just the way it goes."
-anonymous
(you know who you are- you may thank me for leaving you anonymous later!! Luv ya!)

The Name

There is no name as powerful, nor as sweet as the name of......... Jesus!

Nicaragua

Praise God

Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
For wisdom and might are His.
And He changes the times and seasons;
He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.
He reveals deep and secret things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
And light dwells with Him.
I thank You and praise You,
O God of my fathers;
You have given me wisdom and might,
And have now made known to me what we asked of You,
For You have made known to us the king's demand.
-Daniel 2:20-23

Amazing- He is!

So far so good!

Today was a good day. I got off to an early start, but ended up being late to my first class- and yes it was my one and only education class. However, my second class with Dr. Lo sounds like it is going be amazing- he is a pretty sweet Prof.

Keep my friends and I, here at IWU, in your prayers. Autumn and Jeni and I are praying to see the Lord move on the hearts of many people here as they are transitioning into new stages of life. Even though this is a Christian College there are many people who just need a touch from the Lord, to hear His voice, and to know Him on a deeper level. That is something that we especially pray for the freshmen on our hall. I'm what they call a Rock Leader, and am one of the people who will be just praying for and encouraging the girls. I will also be helping lead the Bible study. All your prayers are greatly appreciated!

May the Lord bless you and keep you this day. May His face shine upon you as you seek and find Him!



PS
Here is a beautiful picture of my awesome roomates from Freshmen year- a little memory for ya! (and yes, that is my blue beretta baby we are posing on)

Tomorrow... it all begins!

7:50. Tomorrow. It all begins.

It should be fun. It is pretty darn early, but I'm ready for classes to start. I think I realized that after rearranging the posters on my wall for the 11th time. I like the way they are now though. I post a photo sometime.

Anyway, all is well. I need to go to bed early tonight.

Stay Strong... Praise Him!!

In Him,
Kallie

If anyone has ever said IWU- is not a happening campus here is a photo to prove them wrong- look at all the people out...look at all the love birds (don't worry, I wasn't one of them) 

who-ah-hah-hah-hah (said in a deep dark scary voice). This is William's prayer chapel. It really isn't that sc ary, but the lighting makes it look really sweet!! 

UFO?!?!?! Nope, sorry just a street light, but it does kind of look like an alien- huh? I know you've all seen one before! 

Tree... yep, its a cool one, especially in the dark!! 

The dark entrance to the best (girls) dorm on the IWU campus!!!! 

Sunday...

Wow, this is one of the first posts I have actually written before midnight my time(they are labeled with NV time). Its early man! I've just felt a little funny lately- I can't really explain why, cuz I don't know. But everything has been going just fine. Jeni (my roommate) will come tomorrow to move in. It'll be fun to get all set up together. I have been working on our wall decorations, quotes, pictures, and A LOT of MAPS. Our theme is "Around the World", because that is where both of our hearts are. I both want to go into all the world and take Jesus to everyone we meet (I know typical Christian answer), but NO, like we really do have a passion for it.

I went to God's House(name of the church, not the cliche) this morning, it was good. It was nice just praising Him, ya know- I love it!!!!

Then tonight I went on a walk and got some pictures by night. It was pretty cool, I'll post a few here. Anyway, I'm gonna finish working on these wall decs, then have a little devotion time so I will ttyl. I love ya! Smooch (I blew you a kiss- please catch it)!!!

2 more days

Saturday... there are officially two more days until school starts. I am excited about the brain stimulation- and especially about my classes (all of which are intercultural). Today was a good day, not too much to do. Jill (friend and "Mom" of Reed), and Abby and I went to the WAY exciting island party(said w/ a tad bit of sarcasm). We did however, have fun standing around and talking to each other and random people we knew.




No, it really was fun... and McConn opened for the first time tonight...mmmmm Jet Tea!

I planning to go to church tomorrow at God's House- I haven't been there for a long time, it should be fun... I hear the church is stepping it up and it has been really good lately. I can't wait to hear what the Lord has for us tomorrow.

Well, I am not really in the typing/ talking mood right now. My mind is just flooded with a lot of different things. Man, Katrina... I need to go pray...

Here are some lyrics by Casting Crowns (who I am listening to right now) to think about:

What if His people prayed:
What if the armies of the Lord
Picked up and dusted off their swords
Vowed to set the captives free
And not let satan have one more
What if the church for heaven's sake
Finally stepped up to the plate
Took and stand upon God's promise
And stormed hell's rusty gates
What if His people prayed
And those who bare His name
Would humbly seek His face
And turn from their own way
And what would happen if we prayed
For those raised up to lead the way
Then maybe kids in school could pray
And unborn children see light of day
What if the life that we pursue
Came from a hunger for the truth
What if the family turned to Jesus
Stopped asking Oprah what to do
What if His people prayed
And those who bare His name
Would humbly seek His face
And turn from their own way
If My people called by My name
If they'll humble themselves and pray
If My people called by My name
If they'll humble themselves and pray
What if His people prayed

Freshmen have arrived...

Tonight was a fun night... being a "Rock Leader" on the floor in my dorm I was able to take part in the All Hall Freshmen Meeting. It was pretty fun, but the best part was the initiation. Don't worry this is not considered hazing- it is pure fun- no got hurt. Anyway, I would go further into detail but you know how it goes- sisterhood...What else must I say? All in all we had a great time.

Yesterday I was working on my theme for my journey this year and this is what I came up with: D isappear
I n His
V ision
E phesians 3:20 ("Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think according to the power that works in us." -NKJV)

As you can see the acronym in DIVE- I really feel that is something that the Lord has been challenging me to do. Just DIVE into His will and His way- no strings attached- no parachutes to catch me with and no bungee cord. In all honesty this is pretty hard- yes, here is that "control" part of me butting in again. Our theme for Reed Hall is "Consumed"- or as our lobby says "Consumed in Christ. Everywhere you go." This is where I got the Disappear In His Vision part. When I think of consumed this is sort of the picture that pops in my mind.

Here is another view of the same picture- but I played with it to make it look cool- I have it on my desktop right now.

If you look closely you can see a color difference in both of the waves- and in them you can see a little silhouette of a person. That's the disappearing part, and to me His vision is something that can just sweep you away, but at the same time you are a part of something so big and powerful... Do you know I'm talking about.

Okay, I'm sorry- I'm getting a little too deep with this whole thing online. If you want to hear more... talk to me. I like sharing about stuff God puts on my heart.

Well, it is extremely late and I shou

Its begining to look a lot like IWU!

Well, five more days until classes begin, but each day the campus appears to get more and more like the true IWU. Today unregistered freshmen moved into the dorm. Being a Rock leader (one of the Bible Study leaders and just all around floor helpers) I helped move a few of the freshmen in. Tomorrow is going to be crazy- all of the freshmen will be coming in, and I'm, sure they will be bringing lots of nice heavy things-jk. I;m excited about classes starting soon and I am VERY excited that two of my friends from home (Whitney and Klinttin) will be coming to visit me this October- oh yeah- it'll be lots of fun!!

Anyway, I've been thinking about this summer lately and how truly fun/crazy Summer camp with my youth group was- it was sweet (the dude-sweet type not the ahhh how sweet). Here are a few pictures- My favorite game would definitely have to have been Cowboys and Indians in the dark- oh yeah- yehaw boys!!

Kallie, Marco, Kole and Krissy-playin around

Trevor+gel+Grace=new Gracie-poo hairdoo

Buds hanging out at the Lodge
Klinttin, Whitney, Kallie, and Marco

Worshiping the Lord- lead by Trevor

One of the craziest cool things about camp was that my friend Trevor from camp was able to fly out from Ohio to lead worship and be a camp couselor. We hall had an awesome time with him there. I know that lots of the boys at the camp were really blessed through his being there. It was pretty cool. Camp on a whole was AMAZING. The Lord really moved in some peoples lives. It was awesome to see the Holy Spirit move upon so many of the kids in the group. I love them all so much. I can't wait to see what the Lord has planned for them!!

Well, I should go- early schedule tomorrow... I'll post again soon... comment if you can!!
In Him,
Kallie G.