Where to begin?
This year has been what only can be described as completely different from what I expected last year as things were ending for the School of Worship.
Things I have not done:
1. Raise my support to the necessary level.
2. Move back to Jacksonville Beach.
3. Go to France for a scouting trip.
Things I have done:
1. Built relationships.
2. Encouraged many young people to go after the dreams God has placed in their hearts.
3. Helped multiple families by serving as a caregiver to their children.
4. Lead worship on a regular basis.
5. Teach the pre-k class at church.
6. Had a mega yard sale to raise funds towards France.
7. Go to Bonnaroo Music Festival with the Tennessee Baptist Convention to do ministry.
8. Became an Aunt of 2 new nieces. Ellie Rose (now 4 mo.), and Audrey Lynn (now 4 wks).
9. Flew up to New York for a possible job only for God to show me I was still to pursue France, but hold my idea of what the plans looked like to get there loosely, and to plan on staffing the School of Worship again.
10. Assisted 4 different Short Term Outreaches for Youth With A Mission Nashville where we saw at least 10 people come to know Christ, did street evangelism, encouraged believers, worked in "Little Egypt," as well as challenged the young people to dig deeper in their personal walks with the Lord.
11. Newest thing was I got in a car accident, and am in the process of working through all logistics of insurance claims, and trying to rest enough to let my body heal. But a huge praise is that last month was my last month making a car payment due to my car being totaled. I had been about selling my car, and now (though it wasn't my idea of a good way for there to be resolution) one of the blessings out of the accident is I will no longer have that debt over my head because of the settlement. 1 step closer to being financially free!
(note: there have been a ton more things that have happened this year so far)
So as you can see there has been an incredibly huge difference in what I planned, and what God has planned for this year. I am currently still trying to get my finances raised to start full time serving at YWAM Nashville and need at least $235 more in committed support in order to step more in that direction. But I know you wonder why you would give financially and what am I actually going to be doing.
Many of you know that last year I got the opportunity to help lead a group of 12 students in pursing a deeper understanding of what it means to worship God. It was three months of intense lecture, then 2 full months of ministry/teaching/and encouraging both here in the U.S. then in Peru. It was so incredible to see the growth in each student. Getting to disciple many young people to pursue God in everything was such a blessing as well as getting to experience seeing peoples eyes opened for the first time to the Gospel of Jesus Christ while doing the outreach portion was nothing less than extraordinary! Well, as you read above in #9, I feel like God is having me put my scouting trip to France on hold because he is leading me to assist in staffing this next School of Worship again, but this time it's going to look different. In September (actually as soon as I can get in the offices) I am going to be recruiting for the school that will be ran by YWAM Nashville staff, but hosted in Cancun, Mexico. Why Cancun? Well, Hugo a dear friend of mine from Mexico City, Mexico came to America to take the School of Worship to one day be able to pioneer down in Mexico. Well, that time has finally arrived for him, and I am getting to be on that pioneering team. I am sure a lot of you could also re-call that one of the reasons originally I staffed the School of Worship was so that one day I too could pioneer the school elsewhere. John Piper says "Missions exist because Worship does not." I truly believe this statement to be true. Jesus told us " Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love your neighbors as yourself" (Luke 10:27), so as soon as we start pursuing intimacy with the Father then an automatic response of worship happens. Where we worship atmospheres shift, hearts are transformed, and people see the Father for who he really is. SO all that being said why not go an disciple others to grow in intimacy with the Father? I desire to see all eyes opened to the truth of who Jesus really is! And worshiping Him is one way eyes will be opened to the truth.
All this is in steps towards North Africa. One day I will travel to France for a season of language learning and I am sure gaining more tools in my belt for N.A., but I'd rather go in God's timing then go and miss apart of the equipping God is doing now. His timing truly is perfect and every testimony we read about in the Bible shows that everything He does in the process all has purpose. I am going towards Mexico because I know the Lord will do something there that is vital for the future. I recently chatted with my friend Jimmie, who's been an incredible encouragement through his testimonies, and shared what I felt the Lord was speaking, and his response was "Life is a great adventure more than a destination, aye?" That is precisely how I want to walk with the Lord, one day at a time. I can plan and give myself ideas of where I'm headed as long as I keep my eraser on hand whenever the plans change according to God's will.
P.S.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via. Mistylwallace85@gmail.com
This year has been what only can be described as completely different from what I expected last year as things were ending for the School of Worship.
Things I have not done:
1. Raise my support to the necessary level.
2. Move back to Jacksonville Beach.
3. Go to France for a scouting trip.
Things I have done:
1. Built relationships.
2. Encouraged many young people to go after the dreams God has placed in their hearts.
3. Helped multiple families by serving as a caregiver to their children.
4. Lead worship on a regular basis.
5. Teach the pre-k class at church.
6. Had a mega yard sale to raise funds towards France.
7. Go to Bonnaroo Music Festival with the Tennessee Baptist Convention to do ministry.
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| Holding Ashraf at "Little Egypt" |
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| Me with new friends made at Bonnaroo |
9. Flew up to New York for a possible job only for God to show me I was still to pursue France, but hold my idea of what the plans looked like to get there loosely, and to plan on staffing the School of Worship again.
10. Assisted 4 different Short Term Outreaches for Youth With A Mission Nashville where we saw at least 10 people come to know Christ, did street evangelism, encouraged believers, worked in "Little Egypt," as well as challenged the young people to dig deeper in their personal walks with the Lord.
11. Newest thing was I got in a car accident, and am in the process of working through all logistics of insurance claims, and trying to rest enough to let my body heal. But a huge praise is that last month was my last month making a car payment due to my car being totaled. I had been about selling my car, and now (though it wasn't my idea of a good way for there to be resolution) one of the blessings out of the accident is I will no longer have that debt over my head because of the settlement. 1 step closer to being financially free!
(note: there have been a ton more things that have happened this year so far)
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| My car right after the wreck, it was a total loss. |
"Missions exists because
Worship does not."
-John Piper
Many of you know that last year I got the opportunity to help lead a group of 12 students in pursing a deeper understanding of what it means to worship God. It was three months of intense lecture, then 2 full months of ministry/teaching/and encouraging both here in the U.S. then in Peru. It was so incredible to see the growth in each student. Getting to disciple many young people to pursue God in everything was such a blessing as well as getting to experience seeing peoples eyes opened for the first time to the Gospel of Jesus Christ while doing the outreach portion was nothing less than extraordinary! Well, as you read above in #9, I feel like God is having me put my scouting trip to France on hold because he is leading me to assist in staffing this next School of Worship again, but this time it's going to look different. In September (actually as soon as I can get in the offices) I am going to be recruiting for the school that will be ran by YWAM Nashville staff, but hosted in Cancun, Mexico. Why Cancun? Well, Hugo a dear friend of mine from Mexico City, Mexico came to America to take the School of Worship to one day be able to pioneer down in Mexico. Well, that time has finally arrived for him, and I am getting to be on that pioneering team. I am sure a lot of you could also re-call that one of the reasons originally I staffed the School of Worship was so that one day I too could pioneer the school elsewhere. John Piper says "Missions exist because Worship does not." I truly believe this statement to be true. Jesus told us " Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love your neighbors as yourself" (Luke 10:27), so as soon as we start pursuing intimacy with the Father then an automatic response of worship happens. Where we worship atmospheres shift, hearts are transformed, and people see the Father for who he really is. SO all that being said why not go an disciple others to grow in intimacy with the Father? I desire to see all eyes opened to the truth of who Jesus really is! And worshiping Him is one way eyes will be opened to the truth.
"Life is a great adventure more than
a destination"
-Jimmie Mac
How you can begin giving and being apart of the discipleship of young people through YWAM Nashville as we pursue intimacy with the Father through worship.
Thank you so much for taking time to read this and for considering to be a monthly partner. Without you I could never do what I have been called to do.
Misty
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via. Mistylwallace85@gmail.com
