God’s Hand is at Work!! 8 days…

Right now I am sitting at my desk with goosebumps! I think the most amazing moments in life are those when you see the hand of God moving and this is one of those moments, but before I get to that let me tell you some background information! You guys all know that I paid my own trip this year. I thought that because I have asked for support so many times in the past and because the economy is really hurting families, that it would be best if I did all I could to pay for this trip on my own. I went to work right after school was over and used my first pay check to fund my trip with faith in God that he would make my money worth it’s while! Little did I know that God had other plans. A few days ago I had a man offer to reimburse me for some of my trip as well as help purchase some ministry supplies! What a blessing! You guys don’t have any idea how much that moved me! Here Spencer and I were trying to buy all we could for these children, but we simply don’t have the money to purchase enough for all of them. However, now because of this man’s donation we will be able to reach even more children! I was blown away by how God was moving in this situation, but now today I found that God was not done working yet! This afternoon I got an email  from the missionaries. Here is what it said:

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Hi Kaelynn & Spencer,

I just wanted to contact you and inform you about some amazing developments that are taking place here in Belize. The Mayor of Belize City has recently rededicated her life to Jesus Christ. This is wonderful, but some negative events have been taking place because of the collapse of the world economy here in this country. 80% of Belize’s national income is from tourism and it has majorly decreased in the last few months placing the people in great need for income. This has brought the leaders to their knees and many have lost hope. But the good news is that some are turning to God.

Your mission trip falls right into a place where your team can be used as a real tool for the Lord’s work. This week the mayor invited Kathy and I to her office and informed us of a critical need in the city. She said there are children in the poorest parts of the city that will have no hope for any activities this summer. The Mayor asked for our help. These kids are the fatherless of the city. (Orphaned by their fathers) Most live in unbelievably poor conditions. The mayor asked us to conduct projects for these children who have nothing. Kathy and I felt so blessed to be asked, to know that God entrusted us to this mission. We told her that we had the perfect mission teams arriving for this mission. We told her about your group and her staff can’t wait to meet you.

Your Mission

To conduct a three day VBS for these less fortunate children.
- A DCI bus will pick them up at 10 am and take them to a church where your team will be. Your team can conduct crafts/art, skits, special children songs & music, games, paint nails, balloon animal making, ect … whatever you have prepared your team do.
- The church will have lunch prepared around 12:30 pm.
- at 1 pm the children and your team will load a bus and travel to a local park to conduct field games.
- At 2:30 pm the children will take the bus and return to the inner city.
- At 3:30 pm your team will return to the DCI campus.

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2 ½  days of your week will be helping restore the living conditions of the children you are working with, by painting houses in the neighborhoods where they live.

This is huge! A Mayor from one of the major cities in Central America has asked for your help. This has never happened in Belize. You will be making history the week you are here.

Bill & Kathy

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Guys… this is HUGE! Only God could have done something so exciting and so powerful as this… This is not merely a coincidence that Spencer and I are going to Belize these 10 days… This is a God thing… I hardly have the words to say except that I am thankful… So very thankful that although I am unworthy and disgustingly sinful God has not given on me. He still has a purpose for my life! Like I have said before I will give my life to Christ… He can have it and do with it what he pleases. My greatest joy in life would be to lay down my life whether that means a full life of service or praising God with my death….

I will serve God till my time on earth is done.

17 Days

In only 17 days Spencer and I will be on a plane flying to Belize! There is just so much to do in these last two and a half weeks! I’m overwhelmed with excitement, but at the same time I’m kinda nervous. You would think that with Belize being my 6th country I have been to that the anxiety before trips would fade, but nope it’s always here! haha It’s not like I’m afraid anything bad is going to happen; I am just anticipating all the change and the impact that my life will encounter. With each trip I go on I come back a slightly different person. I never know what the Lord is going to teach me on these trips! There is only one part that I am actually anxious about…and that is going through the international airport and customs without a leader or someone older who knows what they are doing… Usually Spencer and I are with a team of people who can help us if there is a problem, but this time it is all on us! I guess I have done it a dozen times and it shouldn’t be a problem, but airports stress me out!

Did I ever tell you my flight schedule? We will leave Lynchburg on July 20th at 6:00am! That is going to be a super early morning! It will def. be hard to get out of bed at like 4am that day… haha Our first stop will be Atlanta at 7:25am where we will have a lay over till 9:50am  and then we will say goodbye to the USA and head to the beautiful country of Belize! We will arrive at our destination at 11:09am and from there the adventure will begin!

I literally can hardly wait to go on this trip! Please continue to pray for us as we prepare. In fact, we actually get to start our formal preparation booklet in three days! It’s so hard not to start it now! haha As always please remember the people of Belize!

30 days and counting…

Yesterday we hit the one month mark! The trip will be here before I know it! Spencer and I have decided to make the paper beads that we learned how to make in Africa. We are going to make 200 bracelets to give away to the orphans and children that we meet in the villages. It’s been a fun craft that has been helping us control our excitement and focus our thinking on those that we are going to minister to. The bracelets won’t be much, but hopefully they will encourage the children of Belize and allow them to remember the good news that we bring them.

Please lift Spencer, the people of Belize, and I up to the Lord these last 30 days! We are preparing to enter a spiritual battlefield where eternal souls hang in the balance. We need to be on our guard against the devil and be tuned in to the Holy Spirit so God can use us as he pleases.

Schedule and New Information

Well guys yesterday Spencer and I sent in our final payment for Belize! With only 32 days till the trip the work of preparation kicks into full gear now! Yesterday upon sending in our money we received a packing list and some more detailed information about our trip. I think one of the things I am actually the most excited about is the learning opportunities that come along with this one in comparison to the other trips I have been on in the past. Now let me give you some of the information they sent me!

When it comes to projects and ministry my team will be serving in the inner city of Belize City, in a rural village, and with orphanages. We will also be doing a service project of painting which will be a two day project for 6 hours per day! I’m not sure of the exact site for our painting project yet, but it will be either a school, church, community center, or a home of a poor family.

Our daily schedule is pretty packed! Every morning we will wake up at 7am and be ready for breakfast by 7:30am. Each morning my team will separate and have 45 minutes of quiet prayer, bible reading, and personal journaling. Then we will have 45 minutes of group devotions directly following. When devotions are over we have missionary training class at 9am until 10am. Then we get on a bus and depart for our project. Our lunch will be at 12pm and then we work all the way until 6pm when we head back to the base for dinner. At night we aren’t finished! We have evening worship with all groups on the base at 7pm! Then it’s lights out at 9:30pm!

Our trip is a lot of work, but we also get a little fun as well! We have two mini-excursions that are offered during our trip. We have an exotic jungle monkey hunt and we get to go to a caribbean pool water park!

I can’t wait for the trip! I know that God is going to really test my faith and grow me as a Christian! There are so many wonderful opportunities for growth on this trip! Please be in prayer that my eyes are open and my heart is ready for all that I am going to be presented!

JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

Hey guys I know this isn’t really my typical post. Pretty much everything on this blog is about missions, but yet this is something else that holds a really special place in my heart. This September 26 Spencer and I will be participating in a JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. For those of you who haven’t seen how devastating Juvenile Diabetes is, consider yourselves lucky. I have had first hand experience with seeing a close friend suffer from this disease. This disease is sucking the hope out of millions of children and adults every day. Many people who live with this disease are paralyzed by fear and those who are brave still have to face the dark future that awaits them… A Type I diabetics life is one of needles, blood, strict diets, and constant medical tests. I have a passion for helping find a cure for this horrible disease! Join Spencer and I as we bring hope and support to the victims of Type I diabetes! Please donate your time to be a walker or your money to support one!

God Bless,

Kae

Support me here:

http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=walk.home

Praise and Request

Hey guys,

Well remember how I said the ticket price had skyrocketed? Well it actually ended up going down in price by the time we purchased the tickets and we only had to pay in the $800s! Praise God once again! Spencer and I need all the money we can get while we prepare for our lives together!

I also have another praise! Spencer and I spoke at a local high school and talked about missions! It went great and the Lord really used the opportunity to bless my heart! I had a great time and I hope that some of our stories blessed the hearts of the students as well. I pray that it opened their eyes and hearts to the great need around the world!

If you don’t mind please continue to lift us up in your prayers. Right now we need God to be very real in our lives. We need to feel His touch as He prepares us for our upcoming trip. I want this trip to be the best one we have ever gone on! I want God to be more real in us and through us than in the past and I want to make an eternal impact on the beautiful country of Belize. Please pray for the hearts of the people… For those who are broken hearted and for those about to enter some of the hardest trials of their life. Pray that God can use their circumstances in order to prepare their hearts for the gospel message. Pray that those who were turned off by hypocrites in the past will be able to see the passion in my team and they will want what we have. Lift them up constantly as we prepare to leave in only 56 days…

Thanks,

Kae

Tickets Purchased!!

Hey guys,

I don’t have much to say except for the fact that today Spencer and I bought our Belize tickets! Apparently we waited too long and the prices skyrocketed to $927… It’s kinda a bummer, but at the same time I think we both agree that it is worth it! After all the trip is only 83 days away! Continue to lift Spencer and I up in prayer. We need to be spiritually on target before we can minister to these people. Also pray for the hearts of the people. Pray that God begins now to already do a work in them so that when we arrive they are receptive and open to the gospel message!

Praise be to God,

Kae

92 Days Away

I just realized that it has been awhile since I have updated the blog! My life has been absolutely insane! I don’t really have anything new to say about Belize except that we are currently looking into the tickets and I still have about $470 left to earn for the trip! I start working in May so I should be able to get one months salary in there and that should take care of the trip expense…. then I just need enough for the ticket. Please pray that God will provide enough money for my and Spencer in the appropriate timing. I know He has the power! I just need to have enough faith!

Also we got our shirts and our training booklets! They are awesome! The shirt is green and the book is really detailed! I love it! Can you believe that it is only 92 days awake? I can’t! It will be here before I know it! Please keep me and Spencer in constant prayer because we need the spiritual strength and financial assistance to make this possible!

Belize Update

Hey guys it’s me again! I am just so excited for Belize its about all that I can think of! I do have a slight update with me this time! Spencer and I mailed in our first deposit and a ton of paperwork! We are one step closer to this great opportunity that God has given us! The missionary we are working with is mailing us our team shirts this week as well as a training journal! Can you believe how much better this trip is than my other was going to be? I don’t have to worry about having a bad team or about leader drama. God is in complete control of this trip and I feel Him working in every part of it!

Belize

My relationship with God is growing more and more every day! It’s hard to explain how happy I am now compared to just a few weeks ago. I feel God’s presence all around me. It is such a wonderful feeling! I called on Him and asked Him to help me grow and He didn’t let me down!

Ever since Spencer and I signed up for Belize I have been overjoyed! I’m so excited to be able to serve God and the people there! Today I have to mail in a deposit! I know that this is what God had planned for Spencer and I. I never felt this excitement for Bosnia. I think God was guarding my heart and preparing me for Belize. I feel like I’m going to Brazil. I am that excited! God is going to do great things in my life in Belize. I can just tell!