still plugging away...
it's 58 degrees and incredibly sunny outside in nyc... and i'm inside the icu again for my second-to-last ICU shift. it feels good, but at the same time, it was really hard coming to work today knowing that i have 48 hours of work left before monday 7AM. kkkk. anyway! i'm glad to be finishing this month, but at the same time, my mind is so so numb. to be honest, i really haven't had the energy to prepare for my trip - and unfortunately the grind of this month has taken away my raw excitement. :P argggg...
God has really spoken to me this week despite all that, though. on tuesday night i went to a "sunday school" class held by my church. this is the third class i'm attending taught by this amazing woman, ordained by the Holy Spirit to really speak into people's hearts. this series is on salvation, and this week she started with Justification. she emphasized over and over again that this is a DONE DEAL - a one time event, settled, irrevokable. when God looks at me, He not only sees that i am not condemned, but that i am not condemnABLE because i am in Christ! wow.
this whole year i've been studying romans in Bible Study Fellowship, then my pastor preached on Romans 6-8, and now i'm attending a 5 week class on Romans 8. i think God is pointing me towards something, don't you? ;) so i've made the commitment to memorize romans 8 - the "summary of summaries" of the Gospel. please please quiz me and keep me accountable - and if anyone would like to take up the challenge with me, i'd really appreciate the accountability! :)
as for the fasting - it's pretty much broken down because of ICU. minus my vacation to cali and to the dominican republic (i.e. any time that i spend in nyc), i'm going to fast from sweets until the trip. and after this month i will begin to work on fasting and PRAYing with God. :) again, accountability would be much appreciated! :)
and here are a few more things to pray for regarding the trip:
1 - preparation for my dad and me. my dad's getting kind of anxious, because he feels "out-of-the-loop" (since we aren't in s. carolina). they are meeting together, but we aren't... please pray for team unity, and also for prep for me and my dad together. actually, i'm going to write an email to my dad now asking him how he thinks we should prepare together... hold... DONE. i'll let you know how that turns out.
2 - more facts regarding kenya:
this is where it is located in Africa:
as you can see from the map, the south and west area is coastal, and therefore the land consists of watered plateaus. most of the people in the country live in this area. the north and east contain desert.
kenya gained independence from britain in 1963. after that there were many years of political instability and "un"democracy, including a period of a one-party system. in 1988 the election was held with the"mlolongo" or queuing voting system - where voters lined up behind their candidate, rather than having a secret ballot. subsequently, widespread reform occurred, and 2002 marked the first truly free and fair election. kenya is a presential representative democratic republic. the President is both head of state and head of government. there is a multi-party system. the government holds executive power. the National Assembly holds legislative power. the Judicial system is separate from both the executive and the legislative branches of the government.
the current preseident is Mwai Kibaki, and the next elections will be held in December 2007.
>1/2 the population is <15 years old!
correction from the last email - i forgot to tell you the meaning of the anthem of kenya, which is the cool part! Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu = "Oh God of all creation" :)
and finally, something hilarious - read to the end about the dolphins. :)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17827041>1=9145
God has really spoken to me this week despite all that, though. on tuesday night i went to a "sunday school" class held by my church. this is the third class i'm attending taught by this amazing woman, ordained by the Holy Spirit to really speak into people's hearts. this series is on salvation, and this week she started with Justification. she emphasized over and over again that this is a DONE DEAL - a one time event, settled, irrevokable. when God looks at me, He not only sees that i am not condemned, but that i am not condemnABLE because i am in Christ! wow.
this whole year i've been studying romans in Bible Study Fellowship, then my pastor preached on Romans 6-8, and now i'm attending a 5 week class on Romans 8. i think God is pointing me towards something, don't you? ;) so i've made the commitment to memorize romans 8 - the "summary of summaries" of the Gospel. please please quiz me and keep me accountable - and if anyone would like to take up the challenge with me, i'd really appreciate the accountability! :)
as for the fasting - it's pretty much broken down because of ICU. minus my vacation to cali and to the dominican republic (i.e. any time that i spend in nyc), i'm going to fast from sweets until the trip. and after this month i will begin to work on fasting and PRAYing with God. :) again, accountability would be much appreciated! :)
and here are a few more things to pray for regarding the trip:
1 - preparation for my dad and me. my dad's getting kind of anxious, because he feels "out-of-the-loop" (since we aren't in s. carolina). they are meeting together, but we aren't... please pray for team unity, and also for prep for me and my dad together. actually, i'm going to write an email to my dad now asking him how he thinks we should prepare together... hold... DONE. i'll let you know how that turns out.
2 - more facts regarding kenya:
this is where it is located in Africa:
as you can see from the map, the south and west area is coastal, and therefore the land consists of watered plateaus. most of the people in the country live in this area. the north and east contain desert.
kenya gained independence from britain in 1963. after that there were many years of political instability and "un"democracy, including a period of a one-party system. in 1988 the election was held with the"mlolongo" or queuing voting system - where voters lined up behind their candidate, rather than having a secret ballot. subsequently, widespread reform occurred, and 2002 marked the first truly free and fair election. kenya is a presential representative democratic republic. the President is both head of state and head of government. there is a multi-party system. the government holds executive power. the National Assembly holds legislative power. the Judicial system is separate from both the executive and the legislative branches of the government.
the current preseident is Mwai Kibaki, and the next elections will be held in December 2007.
>1/2 the population is <15 years old!
correction from the last email - i forgot to tell you the meaning of the anthem of kenya, which is the cool part! Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu = "Oh God of all creation" :)
and finally, something hilarious - read to the end about the dolphins. :)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17827041>1=9145
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