-I'm not sure how Tavita even knows I have a donation button, but I want you to know I said nothing about him commercializing my donations! Maybe it has something to do with me saying I could not buy him drinks all the time because I wasn't made of money ! :) Here is a video he made for this week, he even sang since my mom requested that he sing for her! Well, the video isn't uploading now, but I will try to get it up later today.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Hi people of Ohio I'm sorry we did not have our blog, I went to my friends. Well Ashley misses you guys, she cries all day for you. Well lets stop taking about us lets talk about you guys . Do you see that donation button? Please give Ashley some money. She needs it, because she is running out. -Tavita
-I'm not sure how Tavita even knows I have a donation button, but I want you to know I said nothing about him commercializing my donations! Maybe it has something to do with me saying I could not buy him drinks all the time because I wasn't made of money ! :) Here is a video he made for this week, he even sang since my mom requested that he sing for her! Well, the video isn't uploading now, but I will try to get it up later today.
-I'm not sure how Tavita even knows I have a donation button, but I want you to know I said nothing about him commercializing my donations! Maybe it has something to do with me saying I could not buy him drinks all the time because I wasn't made of money ! :) Here is a video he made for this week, he even sang since my mom requested that he sing for her! Well, the video isn't uploading now, but I will try to get it up later today.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
First and most importantly, I want to say Happy Birthday to my beautiful niece, Haley who turns 1 year old today! I can't ask for a better gift than her. From the first time I held her she has been a blessing to me and our family. She is beautiful and I can't wait to see the person she grows to be. I wish I could be there to help celebrate the big day, but obviously I can't. Happy Birthday Haley, I love you!
Things are going pretty good out here in Hawaii. It is hard to believe that I have already been here for 6 weeks, and that in less than two months I will be heading to Alaska for three weeks! I know I am where God wants me right now, but I also can't deny that I miss my family and friends from home very much! Next week I will be assisting at a youth camp, by being a counselor. So no school for Tavita, and I get to have fun the whole week to!
Last night we had a Bible Study and we studied Genesis 1-3. So often when we study creation we focus on the scientific facts and details. While it is not wrong to study these details, we must also remember to pull out life applications first from the scriptures. Our lives are greatly affected by what we believe about creation. On each day of creation God concluded the day by saying, "It is good." With all of creation God spoke each creation into existence. But when God created man, He did not just speak man into existence. God took the dust of the earth, and formed man from the dust of the earth. He than breathed into man the breath of life. The air that God breathed became the air that man would live on. (Genesis 2:7) God took His time creating man, making us exactly as we ought to be. We are no mistake. Genesis 1:27 says that we are created in Gods image. How does this statement effect our lives? By being created in God's image it means that we physcially look as God does. If you were presented with a paper towel and a ten dollar bill, which would you want? Of course we would want the money, because it has value. It has value because the government has placed seals on the money that say it has worth. In the same way, when God created man, He placed His seal on man. He claimed us, and by His seal it means we have value and worth. Many religions have statues for the gods they worship. (Hindus, Buddhists, etc.) If Christians were to create a statue of God what would it look like? Since man is created in Gods image, man would be a perfect representation of a statue of God. By stating this, we must observe our own lives. If people were to view us as statues of God, would we be representing God as He would want us to? When we claim that we are Christians, there must be an obvious life change between us and the rest of the world. While it is sometimes hard, God has called us to represent His image to the world. This is a huge responsibility to our lives. God has a plan and calling on each of our lives, but we can not begin to move in that direction until we start to strive to show the image of God to those around us.
Things are going pretty good out here in Hawaii. It is hard to believe that I have already been here for 6 weeks, and that in less than two months I will be heading to Alaska for three weeks! I know I am where God wants me right now, but I also can't deny that I miss my family and friends from home very much! Next week I will be assisting at a youth camp, by being a counselor. So no school for Tavita, and I get to have fun the whole week to!
Last night we had a Bible Study and we studied Genesis 1-3. So often when we study creation we focus on the scientific facts and details. While it is not wrong to study these details, we must also remember to pull out life applications first from the scriptures. Our lives are greatly affected by what we believe about creation. On each day of creation God concluded the day by saying, "It is good." With all of creation God spoke each creation into existence. But when God created man, He did not just speak man into existence. God took the dust of the earth, and formed man from the dust of the earth. He than breathed into man the breath of life. The air that God breathed became the air that man would live on. (Genesis 2:7) God took His time creating man, making us exactly as we ought to be. We are no mistake. Genesis 1:27 says that we are created in Gods image. How does this statement effect our lives? By being created in God's image it means that we physcially look as God does. If you were presented with a paper towel and a ten dollar bill, which would you want? Of course we would want the money, because it has value. It has value because the government has placed seals on the money that say it has worth. In the same way, when God created man, He placed His seal on man. He claimed us, and by His seal it means we have value and worth. Many religions have statues for the gods they worship. (Hindus, Buddhists, etc.) If Christians were to create a statue of God what would it look like? Since man is created in Gods image, man would be a perfect representation of a statue of God. By stating this, we must observe our own lives. If people were to view us as statues of God, would we be representing God as He would want us to? When we claim that we are Christians, there must be an obvious life change between us and the rest of the world. While it is sometimes hard, God has called us to represent His image to the world. This is a huge responsibility to our lives. God has a plan and calling on each of our lives, but we can not begin to move in that direction until we start to strive to show the image of God to those around us.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
I guess I have been on a mind block the last week and have had nothing to write about. But, today I thought of something blog worthy. Last week I started volunteering with work duties for the PRCS. (Principles of Redeeming Cultures School) PRCS is the school that Island Breeze is helping to staff here on the YWAM Base. So I have been going down a few days a week and helping with grounds crew stuff. Mowing, weed whacking, trimming trees, etc. So at the beginning of each day the group gives a praise report. Sometimes there are healings, and sometimes its something as simple as, they got to do something fun in class. Yesterday I was thinking of my praises of the day. For me it was getting done with teaching Tavita around lunch time, and going out to ice cream with him. While some people may not think of this as a "praise report" I realized that rejoicing in the small things is just as important as rejoicing in the big things.
Instead of dwelling on the bad of everyday life, which is so easy to do. Take some time to think on the good things. No matter how small, we should still rejoice over them. Whether its getting out of class early, or God healing a sprained ankle, ALL things are worthy of praise. What is your praise report today?
1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus."
Instead of dwelling on the bad of everyday life, which is so easy to do. Take some time to think on the good things. No matter how small, we should still rejoice over them. Whether its getting out of class early, or God healing a sprained ankle, ALL things are worthy of praise. What is your praise report today?
Friday, May 13, 2011
Sorry we didn't get this out on Thursday. The blog site was down so we are posting today!
Tavitas post-
People of Ohio this is a verse I memorized. "And hope will never let us down . God has poured his love into are our hearts .He did it through the Holy Spirit whom he has given to us." Romens 5:5. Ashley taught me the blues this week, here is a video of us playing.
Tavitas post-
People of Ohio this is a verse I memorized. "And hope will never let us down . God has poured his love into are our hearts .He did it through the Holy Spirit whom he has given to us." Romens 5:5. Ashley taught me the blues this week, here is a video of us playing.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
God has placed on my heart a passion for the youth of the world. The night before I left for Hawaii Kath Hershberger came over with Jeremiah to give me something to deliver to Tavita. Kath prayed for me, and something she kept praying was that me and Tavita would develop a great bond of friendship with eachother. That I would not just be the disciplinary teacher but that we could become friends, and as close as siblings. I feel that has already began to happen. We do schoolwork in the day, but we also go and play basketball or play video games and watch movies when we are out of school. One of my worries before coming was that I wouldn't be able to teach him, or that he wouldn't listen or respect my teaching. But that has not happened at all, and I thank God for that!
When Jesus speaks of letting the little children come to Him, we can take it literally as in the kids approaching Him as they did that day in the Bible. Or we can also take the time to view it figuratively. What if He is talking of those who are unbelievers, or who are very young in their Christian walks. How often do these people come to us and ask for help with their life, or about spiritual things in life. Maybe we don't have the answers to the complicated questions. I remember flying home from Europe a few years ago and sitting next to a science professor from a University. When I shared with her that I was doing missions there in Europe she began to ask me the questions that are not so easy to answer. "How do you know there is a God" "If God is an all loving God, than why does He let bad things happen" "How do you know He created the world" "How do you know that the Bible is actually inspired by God, and not just another book" I remember trying my best to answer her questions, but felt horrible for not knowing my Bible better, and remembering what I had learned in church and school about defending my faith. Some of us need to study the Bible and answer these questions for ourselves, so that when we are faced with trials, we can defend our faith. We as Christians hold the keys to eternity. By not giving them the "food" they are hungry for, we are holding them from heaven. We need to invest more in the lives of those who are unbelievers or who have questions about eternity. And to invest in them, we need to study the Bible first. Our time on earth is short, and when I get to heaven I want to be able to tell God that I did all I could while on earth to proclaim His gospel to those I came in contact with.
God has placed on my heart a passion for the youth of the world. The night before I left for Hawaii Kath Hershberger came over with Jeremiah to give me something to deliver to Tavita. Kath prayed for me, and something she kept praying was that me and Tavita would develop a great bond of friendship with eachother. That I would not just be the disciplinary teacher but that we could become friends, and as close as siblings. I feel that has already began to happen. We do schoolwork in the day, but we also go and play basketball or play video games and watch movies when we are out of school. One of my worries before coming was that I wouldn't be able to teach him, or that he wouldn't listen or respect my teaching. But that has not happened at all, and I thank God for that!
When Jesus speaks of letting the little children come to Him, we can take it literally as in the kids approaching Him as they did that day in the Bible. Or we can also take the time to view it figuratively. What if He is talking of those who are unbelievers, or who are very young in their Christian walks. How often do these people come to us and ask for help with their life, or about spiritual things in life. Maybe we don't have the answers to the complicated questions. I remember flying home from Europe a few years ago and sitting next to a science professor from a University. When I shared with her that I was doing missions there in Europe she began to ask me the questions that are not so easy to answer. "How do you know there is a God" "If God is an all loving God, than why does He let bad things happen" "How do you know He created the world" "How do you know that the Bible is actually inspired by God, and not just another book" I remember trying my best to answer her questions, but felt horrible for not knowing my Bible better, and remembering what I had learned in church and school about defending my faith. Some of us need to study the Bible and answer these questions for ourselves, so that when we are faced with trials, we can defend our faith. We as Christians hold the keys to eternity. By not giving them the "food" they are hungry for, we are holding them from heaven. We need to invest more in the lives of those who are unbelievers or who have questions about eternity. And to invest in them, we need to study the Bible first. Our time on earth is short, and when I get to heaven I want to be able to tell God that I did all I could while on earth to proclaim His gospel to those I came in contact with.
Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them.
So that is my challenge to myself and to you all this week. I miss you all, and would love to here from any of you! I feel so encouraged when someone leaves a comment, or facebook post, or even better a phone call or text! If you would like an address for where I am staying let me know and I can give you that as well! Love you all. Also - I set up a paypal account so that you can give online now. Just use my e-mail, Phipps023@sbcglobal.net, and mark that is is being given as a gift. It will probably say Cheryl Phipps instead of my name, but its ok! Blessings to you all..
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