My Friend Jesus

This week, we had Dave Powers speak. He rocked my world! How often do people think about the fact that when they are praying, they are indeed talking with the Creator of the Universe, but they are talking to the same man who died on a cross for our sins. How crazy is that?!

I am continuing to learn more about who God is and what He has for me. As I am getting to know Him better, I'm able to hear Him better and know His heart more.

This week we are headed up to another campus run by YWAM Denver called Electric Mountain Lodge. We'll be out of service and I am so excited to see what the Lord has in store for this week as our school director, John Murphy is speaking on relationships! I am so excited for it!

This week if you could be praying for my outreach finances ($1,500 due by Friday!) and our community life as we are thrown into another situation with more new people as we get to do life together this week.

If you would like to donate, you can contact my mom via Facebook for more details (Kellie) on how you can do that or go to ywamdenver.org and follow the instructions on donations (again, my mom is able to answer most questions!)

Thank you so much for all your support! I look forward to letting you know how this week goes!

God bless, Erin

Father Heart of God

Last week, Claude Bonjour spoke on "The Father Heart of God." It was so good! I don't know how else to put it! Learning about another side to God and seeing how he wants to renew and restore through forgiveness and revealing what his true heart is for us as his children.

My favorite part of Claude joining us was that he would start each class with prophesying over a few of the students each day. It was crazy to see how God uses people to speak to others and how sometimes, God may confirm things through a random person who knows nothing about you.

It has also been good to get to know people more here on base. I have also learned that I am really bad at pool and I'm thankful that doesn't keep me from being able to play with random people. It is especially fun to learn about the differences in cultures, even the differences between words in Australia compared to here- and getting to practice my Spanish (which is extremely rusty) with all the Spanish speakers here.

I am looking forward to seeing what else is in store, especially as this week, we are being taught by Dave Powers on the Person of Jesus. I am so excited and expectant for what God will be doing through this week!

A Week Long Introduction

This week has been a whirlwind! So much information and orientation crushed into a short amount of time.

This week was an introduction week. We got to meet everyone and go over the rules and figure out what we're doing over these next many weeks, like starting lectures on Monday with the Father Heart of God. We also found out that we get to go to the Philippines for outreach!

On Friday we got to drive about 30 minutes over to Boulder. I loved it- except the pot smell as we stood and watched the street performers. I loved getting to visit the shops and see all the unique people. It's a good thing we aren't closer to Boulder otherwise I would probably spend all my money trying the different restaurants!

It is so good to be on a base with such a heart for worship and community. We get to have community worship with everyone three times a week as well as all our meals together. It's weird to be sharing a room with 6 other girls but it also makes for a variety of entertainment, laughs, and opportunities for giving grace in the little things.

I'm really looking forward to growing as a community and seeing what the Lord has in store for these coming weeks (as well as outreach)!

As always, thank you for your prayers- they are greatly appreciated!

Erin

Adventures Beginning

There is so much anticipation when I wait for a flight!

I love adventures and I like turning the mundane into something I can call an adventure- no matter how small it may be. I get excited with the knotting stomach as I sit and wait. Or the clenching of the arm rests during take off. Things that many people are terrified of, even if I feel like I look terrified, I also feel a sparkle in my eye as I look down over the beautiful land. The shadows of clouds, the peaks of mountains and the winding of rivers.

I am forever grateful for the amazing opportunities I have been given in my longing for adventure and I am so excited for what this adventure has to give me!

Let the Future Begin!

Yesterday was my last day at Domino's. Very bittersweet moment, walking out the door for the last time as an employee, wanting to do my best Terminator impression, "I'll be back," but knowing that I probably won't be back (as an employee, anyway).

But today I take another step towards what's next. I have boxes in my bedroom, waiting to be packed. A backpack, waiting to be filled to go with me on its first adventure.

In 5 days I leave for Colorado and get to start a huge, new adventure and I am so excited for it! Yeah, I'm going to miss the things that have been so familiar to me, but it's going to be an amazing chapter in this adventure called life!

So in the words of Chris Tomlin's song God's Great Dance Floor: "Let the future begin!"