It's About the Children

Sunday, March 23, 2008

EASTER SERVICES @ HPC!!!!!

We had 7 Easter Services this weekend, where we ministered to over 550 kids and over 100 of them received Christ as their Savior. Checkout the pictures below to see how many kids lives were touched this weekend!!!!

God is doing amazing things in the lives of these children!!!!

It is such an honor and a privilege to be a part of what God is doing here!!!!!

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

My Big Brother!!!!

My brothers book went on sale today!!!

Check it out . . . . . . let me know what you think

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Yankee or Dixie

Cindy posted this on her blog I thought it was so cool I decided to post it too. Are you a yankee or a dixie? Click the link below to find out:

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html

I am 84% dixie eventhough I was raised by a bunch of Yankees!!! I'm so proud to be a dixie!!!! What about you?????

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

My Passion!!!

So today was a great day!!! I got to have lunch with my best friend, which is always a great treat. Then I got to spend a few hours this afternoon talking with the President of Mission of Mercy. I just sat their in awe listening to him tell about what all they do around the world to help less fortunate kids. I had Mrs. Sherrie kicking me under the table trying to get me to talk, but I could just sit there and listen. I'm listening to this man thinking I want to do that, I want to make a difference like that. This was one of those meetings that you know was a God thing and that it happened for a reason, but you just have absolutely no idea why. That's the fun part though, the anticipation. Can't wait to see!!!

Monday, February 25, 2008

My Day!!!!!!

After yesterdays non-stop 12 hour day I was exhausted and ready to do nothing today. It was my day off, my day to sleep late, my day to do nothing, my day to relax!!!! So I thought . . . . . . .

My phone started at 7am this morning. . . . by 9:30am I finally gave up and answered it only because it was none other than my best friend!! I answer the phone to hear a desperate plea "get out the bed and come meet me at the mall I need a new outfit for tomorrow night I'm already here sitting in the parking lot even though it don't open for another 30 minutes". So the friend that I am that never says NO says "OK I'll be there in a few". So I meet her at the Gap, Roz has already picked her out a great pair of jeans (you will be seeing them often). Those who know me know I can't leave the mall empty handed so I told Roz I needed some dressy jeans to go with my shirts I got to wear for Easter Services, Roz hooked me up with some fine jeans for only $25 (sorry Cindy they didn't have your size)!!! So then we are off to the rest of the mall to try and find a top, the jeans were the easy part. After about 20 stores we finally found the perfect top, now came the shoes only 2 more stores before the shoes were found. Now I can not say the perfect shoes were found. While checking out she asked the cashier "do you like these shoes?" The cashier says "seriously? No!" but she loved mine!!!! Or at least I can just think that, since I didn't ask her if she liked mine!!! Seriously it was a great day!!!! I got to spend the day with my best friend and we both ended up with a cute outfit! What more could you ask for??? Now I'm taking a nap. . . . . . . and turning off my phone. . . . . . . . . . .

My Testimony

I grew up in a Christian home where I was drug to church every time the doors were open. I spent my childhood trying to follow the Christian ways that my parents had drilled into my head, but when I was 10 I made a choice all on my own to accept Christ as my Savior and follow and serve Him for the rest of my life. I continued to follow after God, and when I was 15 I knew God was calling me into full time ministry. In my mind I believed their were only 2 options for me; a children’s pastor or a youth pastor. For 10 years I went around and around and around because I let fear stop me from doing what God created me to do. Finally I got tired of not going anywhere and I asked God what is it that you want me to do. He told me He wanted me on the mission field. This was very hard for me to hear because I spent my entire life with a fear of leaving the United States, I grew up saying I was never going to another country. I put aside all my fears and said O.K. God I will go. My first trip out of the United States God sends me by myself, I cried for a week before I left, I cried on the plane the whole way down to Honduras, but once I got there and I experienced what God had waiting for me it was greater than anything I had experienced in the States. After setting foot on foreign soil I knew thats where I was spending the rest of my life. I still was not completely open to what God had for me I still had some restrictions. We had a sermon series called The HPC Apprentice; 4 people out of the church were chosen and I was 1 of the 4, we spent several weeks just doing whatever was asked of us, serving the church, serving the community and then at the end the church voted on who they thought should win. I did not win, but the guy who did win won a trip to Swaziland, Africa. After finding out what the prize was I was so glad I did not win, because I had also spent my entire life saying I was never going to Africa. Well, over the next 6 months God begins to work on me and all of a sudden I am now telling my sister I really want to go to Africa. My sister had a friend who was going to Africa in 2 months so she called her up and told her I wanted to go to Africa, so she said let me see what I can do. Next thing I know I’m receiving a phone call saying I hear you want to go to Africa. Within a month I had raised every penny I needed for the trip and within another month I was on a plane to Africa. Do you know I made it to Africa before the guy who won the trip to Africa? When God has a plan He makes away. So 2005 was the first year I went to Africa, I went home from that trip with a calling on my life to reach, serve, nurture and love the children of Africa. I spent six months living in Mozambique, Africa I returned with an even greater passion to reach the unforgotten children around the world. After returning from Africa I co-founded Red Thread Ministries to help those who are without means to help themselves. We work with children domestic and international, sharing the love of Jesus. For more information and ways to get invovled checkout our website at www.redthreadministries.org