This week

Wow God is amazing. So last week project go handed over to us and it was good but last week was hard we didnt really rely on each other and for me i didnt even rely on God and so it was a hard week. Wednesday we had a reflection night and i prayed that God would bond as a team more and that we would become closer and has He ever answered that prayer like crazy. Tonight we had a worship and prayer night and it was so amazing. We had one girl pray about something that she never thought she would pray and it was amazing to see. We all prayed on her and prayed for what was going on. I prayed and then somebody came around and prayed for us. He prayed for stuff that he felt like God was putting on his heart and what he prayed for me was stuff that i needed to have prayer for. God is amazing and we serve and awesome God. Thanks for all the prayers and everything that you guys have done.

God bless

My heart

So God has been changing my heart in amazing ways on project.

The main one is that I feel a calling to be here in the Inner City. I don't know if that is truly what God wants or if it just the truly amazing things that I've been seeing here on project.

The 2nd week of ministry site made me realize this. The site we were at was just amazing. We had a VBS and the kids are so hungry for God and wanting to know Him and so are the families. But there are issues from holding them back from going to the church and to the S.A.Y YES program and that would be an invisible barrier because of gangs. There are gangs at the place that we did the ministry site and there is another gang at the place that we would meet at thats where the Church and S.A.Y Yes center is. So these kids who are young arent able to cross that barrier because of the gangs that they arent even involved in. That broke my heart hearing that. I saw these kids come to know the Lord and saw them hungry to know Him more and more in there life and seeing that they might not be able to go to these things because of Gangs broke my heart and just made me want to see a change.

Slowly God has been giving me visions and wanting to change that area according to His will.

I know this is a short blog but this is just what God has been doing in my life.

PLEASE be praying for me. That i will follow God and what His will is for my life. I really need prayer for that right now.

God Bless,

Lauren

1st week on ministry site

Hey all. So God has been so amazing this week on are first week on are ministry site.

The first day was kinda hard. We have to take a bus for 2 hrs there and 2 hrs back so a total of 4 hrs on the bus. Monday we didnt get to work with any kids really. We just did training to see what we had to do and how to evangelize to children. Well towards the end of the day the leader of the site we are at wanted us to go to a park and talk to little kids at the park. Us as a team were kinda worried about this because we didn't know how to do it because there is so many issues in this society about going up to kids and just talking to them at a park because they automaticlly think pedafila. So it has hard but God worked on are heart.

Tuesday was the first day at the site. We do a bible club and it was so amazing. There was only a total of 4 kids and 6 students. But God worked on their hearts and one girl raised her hand and wanted to hear more about God and salvation. She decided that she didnt want to know anymore. This is also the day that we went to a bible study with are action group and it was so amazing to just hang out with some amazing women of God who are always challenging us women here on project

Wednesday the same girl who raised her hand on tuesday prayed to receive Christ with another student on project and that same day I talked with a girl about Christ and she had already accepted Christ but she needed some more information about stuff. So that most amazing to see how God used the students here to work on these kids hearts and how they could do some amazing things in their life.

Thursday was another great day at the site. More kids showed up and it was just so cool to see God used those times to see how they were so open to hearing the Gospel. That day God used me to to lead a child to Christ. It was so amazing to see how He can use us sinners to lead other people to Him. He has just been humbling me in so many ways. That was the day i also meet with my discipler and it was amazing. She is a strong women of faith and she has been just challenging me and and encouraging me at the same time. I love it.

Today was are last day with these kids. And it was so sad to leave these kids that i have gotten to know so much this week. But i know God will keep working on there hearts and working on it.

Please Keep praying for this whole project. That not only me but everybody here on the project with keep growing in there faith and just trusting God and knowing that He will do amazing things.

Thanks everybody.

Project

Hey everybody

Project is going amazing. There is 11 students on project and we have just gotten really close so far.

Here is what we have done so far this week. We flew in on monday and just hung out and got to know each other and found out what the plan for the week was. Tuesday we went for a hike around L.A. and saw alot of the sites that we would be going to for the project. We went to skid row which is where alot of the homeless live and it was so eye opening. It broke my heart to see that. I found out that they have there own police department and that the job of that department is to make sure that the homeless wont be in the business district. i just thought that was so sad that the people cared more about the image of the city rather than about the homeless. It was just so eye opening.

Wednesday we went to different parts of the city and for this we were broken up into different groups. I went to crenshaw and this is where alot of the African americans live. It was really cool to go there and to see how everybody lived there.

Thursday we went to a park and shared are faith with the people in the park. It was really challenging because i'm not use to going out and just sharing my faith but God was really good about it and we were able to talk to a couple of people. Thursday we also had free and as a group we went to the grove which is a big shopping center and just hung out. we also hung out at the house and talked and got to know each other more.

Friday we went to the beach. At the beach we did team building activities. For are ministry sites we are broken up into teams. So that was really good to be able to build up a lot of trust into each other and just get to know each other through it. The beach was amazing. it was beautiful i loved every single second of it.. Then that night we hung out as a team and gave each other are testimony's and that was just great because i was able to just get to know them more and hear how they came to know Christ and what there life was like.

Saturday we have split up and had mens and womens time and it has been fun.

So far this project has been rocking my world and god has just been doing amazing things. i can't wait to see what He will do this summer.

Keep praying that i will be able to do God's work and that I won't lose focus.

Thanks

L.A.

So in a little bit less than a month i will be on a plane and heading out to L.A. Am i nervous yes, am i scared a little, am i excited YES! I cant wait to see what amazing things God is going to do and what He is going to use me for im also excited to meet everybody going on project and how God will use them.

I'm nervous because i'm a mid-western girl who has never ever been in the inner city of L.A. or in any other big city or worked with inner city youth. But i know this is where God wants me. I know He is going to do so many amazing things. I cant wait to be on that plane and see everything.

God is a God who provides and will take care of me and get my heart ready. I can't wait to see all these kids and see there hearts soft.

I would love to have prayers and pray that I will be prepared for this and open to what He wants.

Thanks Love you all

Second Year of College

So i just finished my second year here at Wayne State. I must say that this was the best year! I meet some amazing friends, grew in my faith, and just realized a lot of things about myself and about where Jesus where wants me in my life.

This year God has changed me in many ways. He has blessed me with some amazing friends. These friends are my best friends. They know the real me. I mean everything. Its crazy to think that i was so scared to tell them where I came from and what i've gone through but yet they have showered me with grace and shown me that its okay that they will still love me even though I have made some mistakes.

These friends are the friends that were there for me in the middle of the night when i had stuff going on. The friends that when i would call them because i had something wrong would hang up the phone with somebody else so they could be by my side. The friends who have challenged me in ways that i never thought possible. The friends who have shown me what it means to live a life for Christ and what it means to be a Christian Women.

I was never around Christians before this year and God has changed me and has shown me to have real friendships you have to be open and honest with people and yes its hard but its when your honest with people they will love you and show you the real them also.

I just cant thank my friends and God enough for this year. He has changed me and my friends have changed me also! Thank you so much!