"If I can do it for them, then can't I do it for you?"

Well, I sit here in amazement of God's faithfulness in Ft.Lauderdale Airport as I wait for my next flight.

We started our journey last night in Lima, Peru at 10:00pm Sunday as we said goodbye and loaded in the van for one last trip to the airport. We got inside and everything was very rushed as we were told our flight was already loading. The line was empty but of course going through immigration check-points took forever. I don't know that I've ever went through such a long process to get to my gate. We ran through everything only to find out they weren't actually loading yet. Finally, we get on the plane and are waiting thinking more people are going to load and to find out the plane literally had only 30 passengers including us. So that's right we got to all have our own rows and lay down a good percentage of the flight. (favor of he Lord!) The only downfall of the flight is while we were distending the pressure in the cabin was so bad that I was almost in tears with pain. (please pray as I am still in pain from it at this very moment at 2:51pm Monday).

So now being in the U.S., we knew that we'd have to go through re-entry and back to the ticket counter because we had to change airlines we got the surprise of signs notating that we'd have to pay for our baggage. Well, being the person who has handling all our money, I knew we didn't have it in our budget to eat and pay for those bags. So I did everything I could think of; called our travel agent (who only confirmed that every airline is different and we'd have to pay it), went to the ticket counter to see if there was any waiver they'd be willing to offer (only to be denied), and finally then called Michael our school leader to see if the base could do anything because we literally didn't have enough money. After some time, we got the thumbs up that the base could use the credit card to pay for our bags, but me knowing that we didn't have anymore money in the budget I was saddened.

Well, a little while later, Sahara (one of the co-leaders) and I were sitting and watching a show and I started remembering all the stories of friends who went to the airport knowing it's where God wanted them and just expected God to show up with the necessary funds to get them from A to B. I then heard a still quiet voice say... "if I can do it for them, then can't I do it for you?" I then had such a peace knowing that something miraculous was going to happen, that somehow we were not going to have to pay for our bags. Some time went by and I shared with Sahara's husband Ryan that I felt like the Lord was going to do something, like we weren't going to have to pay. A little while later the time has come for us to be able to check-in, and I communicate with the students if any of them have the money to pay that would be great because it'd be nice to take as much of the burden off the base as possible, and those of us who couldn't pay at the moment would raise the necessary funds to cover what the base had to cover. More the half of the team was able to cover themselves so we head for the ticket counter knowing 2 of us would be covered by the base, and the rest would be paying for their own bags. Next thing I know, a lady behind the counter looks directly at me and says "do you need some help?", and I explained that I knew I was going to have to pay for a couple bags and ... she cut me off, saying  "come let me help you." She takes the information and she looks up at me and says you don't have to pay for anything. She said "if you were to check-in on the kiosk you would have to pay but I was able to catch the charges," so we waived the rest of the team over and she handled all the ticketing. I couldn't believe it. The lady didn't say anything to anyone else ahead of us, but looked directly at me. I knew it was exactly the thing God mentioned to me earlier in the day. I was soo amazed! God is incredibly faithful. Then to top it off... it's time for us to go through security for one last time where I knew it was such a hassle and I just said I really don't have want to take my computer out again, and my shoes off, then some how I (along with a few others on the team) got moved to the quick line where I didn't have to take my computer out, didn't have to take my shoes off, and didn't have go through the full body scan. Thank you Jesus!

Needless to say, though this trip has been very long and we still have 6 hours before we are actually home, and I am still in pain I have seen the beauty of God's faithfulness, and favor!

Journey... thanks

Today has left me realizing how thankful I am for the life God has blessed me with!

I am writing right now from Lima, Peru! This is the 9th country I've gotten to travel to in my short 27 years of life. Though I do know more people that have travelled to many more than that in less year, I realize how much of an honor it is to get to share life, and culture with people from other nations. I am in the minority when it comes to things I've gotten to experience in my life. This time last year I was in amazement that I was again full-time in ministry and God was doing incredible things! Now, a year later, I am still in that place. I have gotten to travel to 3 nations in 1 year! I have gotten to see God heal people, Him transform peoples lives, and fall deeper in love with Jesus. I am so blessed! 

Tonight as we sat at the dinner table in Chili's in Lima, Peru. Our school leader Michael (who is visiting our team from the U.S.) explained how he's never been on a trip where his team was taken out to a nice dinner (like Chili's) but a local from the country he was serving in. His exact words,  "this is favor of the Lord." It really got me thinking... I have gotten to experience this in almost every country I've been to. I have been to restaurant/ hotels/ homes etc. far more lavish than I've ever seen in the U.S. while I've been in other countries. I am amazed! God has opened some incredible doors in my life and want to boast on how thankful I am to Him! I am most amazed that God has taken a young woman, who used to be so lost, and has put her on a path where she is now getting to pour into other young people's lives. Yes, I am talking about myself! 

5 years ago this time of the year, I was in my last month of college. I was looking at all my options... get my masters, work for a cruise line, get a job, and a about a month later the option go into YWAM popped up. I never would have thought in my last semester of college this is where my life would be. For those of you who do not know, I got my degree in Broadcasting/Media. Since graduating I've not used my degree at all, but while I've been here in Peru I actually got to be on air on a Peruvian radio station, and I got to sing. What? There goes that favor of the Lord again! No, I am not in full use of my degree, but I can say that since graduating college almost 5 years ago, I have gotten to use my voice. 

The majority of my years in college I was voiceless. Meaning, I didn't have authority to speak on anything. I didn't sing, I didn't teach, I didn't stand up for what I believe in and so on. Over the last few years I've found my voice. In fact, my voice is exactly what God has gifted me to use! I am worshiper, I am a singer, I am a teacher, I am a evangelist! I AM SUPPOSED TO SPEAK OUT! I am definitely not silent anymore. 

Since being here in Peru, as I write this I realize, I have been gifted in using my voice and I now am in every sense. A quick testimony... one afternoon we were doing ministry in this very busy shopping area called Gamarra, and after a skit where we normally give an explanation of the meaning of the drama, I just knew I was supposed to speak. It was like incredible knowledge/wisdom came upon me, I knew exactly what needed to be said, and as I spoke to like 30 people I could see through the testimony of my life, and the words of the father eyes were being opened to the goodness and grace of God. After my message, the ministry center had person after person coming in for prayer. I don't know the number, but I know God moved through me opening my mouth and sharing. 

I am thankful that God has been transforming me so that I am not a useful vessel for Him to use. I literally could go on forever with things I am thankful for, but instead of that allow me to express my thanks for my family and friends. It's because of many of their influences in my life that I am where I am now. I couldn't do anything God has destined me to do without them, they have played such a huge role in my life from financially supporting me to do this, or even giving room for me to grow/learn. No words can express my gratitude! I constantly hearing about the testimony of the lives of girls I've gotten to pour in to, but I know it's because of my family/friends that I was even to a point that I could even do that. So thank you to all who have played a huge piece in my life!

I love that my walk with the Lord is a journey, because along the way I get to see exactly how much he is at work. From giving me a blessing of a meal, to transforming my heart God is constantly at work in my life. It through each moment with Him that I can know for sure His promises will be fulfilled. And I can know for sure that I am able to dream big with him. I can't wait to see this time next year the stories, and transformation that I'll have. Thank you Lord for this journey you have me on! 

Worthy of our praise

Since being on the School of Worship Outreach, God has radically been working on my heart! I could never say this has been an easy trip to be on. But then again God hasn't asked us to take the easy route! After all it days say in James 1:2-4 "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing."  I have found this verse to be very true, since this trip so far has had trial after trial come up. It's funny how in the moments where you are really having to choose to have the right attitude and even keep the faith when things look blique, that you find God is pulling you closer, teaching you more about His character and wooing you even more into a loving relationship with Him. Even more I have been realizing utter need for Him in my life! I can't make it without Him!

Knowing a little bit about just how this trip has been a battle will give you better insight to why I say I can't help but to worship Jesus. I have been falling so in love with Him and can't imagine living my life without Him. Every time I get to lead worship the fact that God has been showing me more of himself moves me to sing, moves me to cry, moves me to shouting or even laughing out of the joy I have in Him.


I am committed to giving my whole heart to Jesus daily, I am committed to sharing His heart with others, and I am committed to learning more about His character so I too can be like the four living creatures in Revelation 4-5 being in utter amazement in every moment by the beautiful splendor of God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. For a few months I have been stuck thinking about how much I don't know about God in comparison to how much I do know. I desire to uncover the ministries of Him.

Leading worship at the Detroit Tent Revival

While we were in Detroit, MI one of the gentlemen, who was one of the evangelists, was sharing about Solomon when he built the alter and put himself on it humbling himself and learning to live your life on the alter of God. Calling me even more into the call to missions. In Philippians 1:21-25  it says "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again." I understand what Paul meant! I understand why I do missions! You cannot do missions out of the right heart unless you yourself have received revelation of who Jesus is and that you have been placed on this earth for that being one of the purposes and once you receive the revelation though you can't wait to be with the Lord, you understand that you are here because He wants to use you to share His love. In other words, I have been falling more in love with God everyday and it has moved me to share Him even more! I love loving on God's people and seeing their eyes/hearts opened to His love for them!

Needless to say I have been moved deeply! I could go on forever sharing the things I have been learning in new depths. All I can say is as long as God will use me, I am going to worship and I am going to share His name because He is worthy of every breathe I have!

I surrender...

There are moments in time where you have to surrender your ideas, thoughts, dreams, and reasoning for exactly how something is going to work out.

Here I am week three in to the School of Worship that I am staffing at YWAM Nashville in Adams, TN. Why am I here? What is the purpose for me to be apart of discipling others to worship?

 For as long as I can remember God has placed a love for creativity, and music throughout my bones. I remember as a little girl 4 or 5 sitting in my room with my dad with his red little song book singing worship songs. Then jumping up to my teen years where I struggled with depression and through being involved in a music ministry called Jacob Jacket, I gained the desire to learn guitar. My parents gave it a test run by borrowing a guitar to see if it were something I'd keep up with. Well, for a solid month every day I would come home from school and sing worship songs to learn how to strum and play a song. It was a way instead of holding in my depression I was able to be set free because my focus turned to bringing more Glory to God than my situations. You can see all throughout the history of the bible how often God used worship as the first attack within warfare. There is more to worship than we as mere humans give credit to it. Over many years I have had to fight to have a voice to worship with. I personally believe there is a such an attack to prevent us from worshiping, so all I want to do is inspire others to dive deep into the relationship with God and realize that he is worthy of praise rain or shine.

Recently, I returned from Tunisia, which is predominantly a Muslim nation, and while I was there I realized again how everyone worships, no matter whether they are a Followers of Christ, or even the complete opposite side of the spectrum Atheistic. While watching the discipline and dedication a percentage of my Muslim friends, I thought about what if the population turned from all the false worship and turned to being worshipers of Jesus? And how is it that we can learn to worship in spirit and truth as the Gospel of Luke states that Jesus is seeking? I truly believe it is a process of discipleship within the community of believers, and sanctification through walking with the Lord! I want to help create the infectious heart attitude that Jesus is worthy of our full lives, and worship is that overflow.

I so desire to see hearts transformed by coming to the revelation that Jesus is Lord and Savior, then overflowing to worship Him with everything they have. I am sure to many this is me rambling, but I know God is worthy of every ounce of me being poured out for the sake of His name to get the Glory due to him. I am prepared to go wherever he sends me, and also know there is stirring for me to go overseas for a long period to pioneer a School that disciples and teaches about worship to new converts. (I will share more details as I feel the Lord releases me to share details). I am not content just sharing about Jesus and seeing them make a commitment in other countries, but I want to walk with them in the process and live life with them teaching and learning alongside them.

Last fall, I felt the Lord shared with me vision for the future and explained to start getting tools in my belt to move towards that vision. While in Tunisia, God gave me even more vision for a direction I feel he is moving me in, so staffing this School of Worship is just another piece of the puzzle, same with going to Peru to lead this schools students on an outreach. I believe its prepping me with the necessary equipment to do what he is calling me to do in North Africa. While here in the Nashville area (my home), it is necessary for me to raise more monthly financial partnerships. 

In the process of following what I feel God has called me to (which has been a whirlwind) I haven't gotten the proper chance to raise the finances required for me to do the ministry I have to been called to and have been doing for almost a year now, and God has blown me away in His faithfulness and taught me so much about it. But now I am at a point where I NEED HELP! I need a network of believers who desire to be apart of international missions to help send me out. Next year I would like to pursue  the School of Frontier Missions in Spain, and work there until I can get in to the field to pioneer the dream God has placed in my heart (which will require me to have a minimum of $2000 in support). Being monthly supported (Currently having only $300 per month committed support) I need more individuals and families to commit to being apart of this ministry. I currently need at least $750 per month, leaving me with $450 more to raise per month. Then I also need to raise the funds to pay for my plane tickets to Peru which at most will be $1,000. Anything you can do helps! 

If you'd like to be apart of the ministry through YWAM you can make checks payable to: YWAM Nashville (leaving my name off for tax-deduction receipts) and mail it to Misty Wallace c/o YWAM NASHVILLE,  PO Box 78219 Nashville, TN 37207.

If you are interested in giving through automatic bank drafting that is possible as well. Please email me at mistylwallace85@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to meet to discuss further details in regards to what God is doing. 

Blessings!

Misty

In the blink of an eye

WINTER 2013 DTS YWAM JAX

It seems like yesterday that I was on my knees painting the huge banner to welcome in the students of the Winter 2013 DTS in YWAM JAX. When in actuality, yesterday, I watched each of those students walk across the front of  church and graduate from their 5 month God filled adventure. I think about how little time that was and that it went by way too fast and I didn't get to know some of them quite as well as I would have liked, nor did I get to know the ones I do know the best as well as I wish I could. In the blink of an eye the lecture phase was over we separated and then dispersed throughout the nations.

Team A while saying goodbye in Spain

Me leading a team into the arab nation of Tunisia. Never having had done ministry to Muslims before it was definitely not like anything I've ever experienced. Imagine if we in America literally from birth knew only 1 religion, and viewed it as the only way. Though the majority of the world views America as a Christian nation, it by far doesn't represent it in the ways the country is ran. Being in a nation where everything is completely molded and crafted according to it's religion is a wake up call. Truly that is one thing our nation could adapt and I guarantee we'd see a better economy, less poverty, less homeless, less orphaned etc. It's so hard to think about the very things we consider to be freedoms being the very things that place people in bondage. If there is one thing I learned (which I learned far more than one thing) it would be that there is literally only one way to freedom, and its not through religion, it's not through money, it's not through success, it's not through a better government system, or the people's choices. Jesus really is the only way to gain freedom, it is only through Him that not matter what situation you live in that you could be completely free!  I think through studying more about Islam has helped me in just strengthening my love and trust in the Lord (Off of my rant now).

Something that was very difficult for me while being over seas is realizing that I find it so easy to love unbelievers. But loving fellow believers is very hard for me. I recognized that I still keep them at a distance, and am really seeing this is any area God is working on with me. How to love, and love deeply. (what can I say... I'm a work in progress.) Within leadership I found that communication was my biggest issue. Finding the right words, at the right time, in the right heart, and in the right way is such a difficult result to come to. I know that a grew so much in this area, learning to speak more gently, but boy oh boy do I still have growth in this area. Overall, I feel different than I did when I began the outreach. I know I am called to be a leader and with God I am fully capable! Which leads me to whats next...

Me with the 5 girls I discipled on their graduation day. (From left: Chelsea, Hollyanne, Me, Annie, Peri, Hanna)

This week I will leave a move back up to Nashville to join YWAM Nashville for a few months to staff the School of Worship. While I was in Tunisia I prayed a lot about if I were to live in the country long term what my "tent making" business would be. I knew I could teach english but I know that would not be the best position for me. I could learn the language and pursue a degree (again I probably will do that) but I wouldn't want that to be my "job." I battled with whether I had anything to offer. Then I realized I am a musician and a singer, and every country I've ever been in somehow I develop friendships with the musicians in the areas. Worship is my passion. So here is a dream I have... to start a music school where I employ the local musicians to be my teachers. (there is a lot more to the dream, but I'd rather share it in person or via message so if interested in more details let me know.) So long story short, staffing the School of Worship is a part of the dream in helping equip me to go after the dream set before me. 

I know this blog is very sporadic in thought process. The whole point is to realize things come and go so quickly, and life really does change in a blink of an eye. I never would have imagine going back up to Tennessee, but I am so excited for the next step to my God Size Dream! A huge part of this dream consists of me building my partnerships. So while in Tennessee please let me know if you'd like to get together for coffee or a meal (615-415-5587). 

Misty

See it with a clearer view..

Hey everyone! Hard to believe my time here in North Africa in the country of Tunisia is half way through. We are currently in a beautiful city by the name of Monastir, and spent the previous 3 weeks in the capital of Tunis. Needless to say I love it here, but the longer I am here the more I understand the absolute need for more long term workers. I love these people so much and have been making such dear friends my heart really aches for. They desire so much to be free, and long to have nice things. All of which are to hopefully bring some kind of fulfillment to their lives. It's seriously hard knowing I have a master key and all of their hearts are guarded from anything entering. But there is also so much I am learning from the traditions within Islam. The hospitality is incomparable, the family unit is charished, and marriage isn't taken lightly. (those are just a few). A huge piece of me doesn't want to leave here because I want to continue the relationships I've began. And one day be here when the light finally turns on to the realization the Jesus is everything they've been searching for. 

To give you a little visual of what has been going on here I have included a little picture slide show for your enjoyment. Love you all!

A new song, opens doors

Tonight I got to have coffee with one of our students and a friend I've made here in Tunisia. At a point while eating dinner I asked my friend "what is your biggest dream?" Him being an amazing musician he shared that he wants to write music not for himself, but for others to find the joy in the music itself. He doesn't want his talent to be about him. In the process of the conversation a door was opened to share about how God gave me music as an outlet when I was in a depressed state when I was younger. He then shared how he had a similar story, and that music was the same for him. There is obviously a lot more to this story, but he told me later that he shared a part of his life that he had never told anyone.

I know this is very brief, but please be praying for my friend. Every time we meet the conversation has been shifting to God more often. I can see how powerful of a tool he'd be for the Kingdom.

FYI, I have been learning a lot from him too. Every time we get together he is teaching me more arabic, but he also recently challenged me to write some lyrics because at some point I will go to a recording studio and possibly record a song before I leave. I have always had a hard time writing a song on the spot, knowing that I had to produce something that could be a good crossover song that can be sang by whoever and it have meaning, but for me it to be something so deep with the Lord. It was a task I had set before me, but I did succeed at the "assignment" haha... Here are the lyrics and the video:

You have ravished me  ohhh

You came and destroyed my life as I know

You have broken the chains over me

No longer bonding me to the former destiny

you're the life changer, you're the deal breaker

you're the answer to my questioning

you're the history maker, not a record keeper

you're the romance to my longing….

You're my life, you're my love

You're everything I have ever dreamed of…