~My Dream Story~

Who is on the Lords Side

2012-02-15T12:08:00.000-08:00

SaN DiEgO

2012-02-13T09:18:00.000-08:00

Trevor, Mike, and Me!

THIS PLACE HAD THE HOTEST HOT SAUCE! IT WAS AWESOME! I BOUGHT A BOTTLE :P

ME...

my first sight of San Diego!

Our Sweet car :)

Mike And Trevor

Me and My dad in Old Town :)

at some Mexican Place

In thought...

DEEP thought...

US!!

Trevor in front of a HUGE cool tree

me!

HEs a Dork...

PALM TREES!

Start acting like a Christian ;)

2012-01-31T18:03:00.000-08:00

So I have been praying and asking the Lord to bring some blog ideas to mind. :) I haven't written something in awhile, and recently I was on facebook and his idea popped into my head! I do hope you continue reading and enjoy reading it as well :)

Most of us have friends who are unsaved, I know I have many. But there are many who also try to HIDE their Christianity from these "unsaved" friends. I have some friends who I often times "wonder" about their salvation, even though they act and seem saved when I see them in church...but while on Facebook, they swear, lie, mock, and many other things. Things that are not how a Christian should act. Why is this I wonder? Do they want to still keep the friends they have? If i was an unsaved person and was Friends with one of this "so called" Christians..I would for sure think they were just like me. I wouldn't think that they were a GOD LOVING, GOD FEARING CHRISTIAN. BECAUSE on facebook, they are just like any other person. My thought to you, is are you a different person than others on your facebook, my space, or even Google plus? Or do you fit right in? When unsaved or saved look at my facebook...i want them to see, that I Love the Lord God with all my heart. I am pretty sure they wouldn't think that or KNOW it if i was swearing and saying un-Christ like things. Our goal in Christ is to see the lost saved. To represent Christ and to glorify Him. If you really are saved, and claim to be a CHRISTIAN, you shouldn't be ashamed of it. Be a Christian on facebook. Don't try and act like a fool like everyone else, because you don't want them to make fun of you. I am sure I have people who talk about me in the wrong way because I am a Christian. But ya know? I have more to gain than to lose...they are the Lost not me. I will still try and reach out to them like I would any other. Because I am a CHRISTIAN. and not ashamed. Stand out a little bit, it wont hurt you to do so! So if I were to randomly go to your profile...would I be able to tell if you are a Christian, By NOT looking at your religious view!?!? Hmm. ...Try acting like a Christian, talking like a Christian, and looking like a Christian:) THANKS FOR READING! God bless friends!

~Julia Lanae

ALERT!!!!!!!!

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MY BLOG IS ACTING UP..FOR SOME REASON IT ISN'T LETTING ANYONE SEE PICTURES THAT I DID BEFORE.....RECENT ONES ARE UP BUT IF YOU SCROLL DOWN...THEY WONT SHOW. I AM WORKING ON IT, BUT NOT GETTING ANY WHERE. SORRY :)

Snowy Pictures :)

2012-01-31T06:44:00.000-08:00

Rob Bell-Love Wins (Remake-Jesus Wins)

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:)

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Pam, knows the pain of considering abortion. More than 24 years ago, she and her husband Bob were
serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child.
Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by
a parasite found in contaminated food or drink. She went into a coma and
was treated with strong antibiotics before they discovered she was
pregnant.

Doctors urged her to abort the baby for her own safety and told her that
the medicines had caused irreversible damage to her baby. She refused the
abortion and cited her Christian faith as the reason for her hope that her
son would be born without the devastating disabilities physicians
predicted. Pam said the doctors didn't think of it as a life, they thought
of it as a mass of fetal tissue.

While pregnant, Pam nearly lost their baby four times but refused to
consider abortion. She recalled making a pledge to God with her husband:
If you will give us a son, we'll name him Timothy and we'll make him a
preacher.

Pam ultimately spent the last two months of her pregnancy in bed and
eventually gave birth to a healthy baby boy August 14, 1987. Pam's
youngest son is indeed a preacher. He preaches in prisons, makes hospital
visits, and serves with his father's ministry in the Philippines. He also
plays football. Pam's son is Tim Tebow.

The University of Florida's star quarterback became the first sophomore in
history to win college football's highest award, the Heisman Trophy. His
current role as quarterback of the Denver Broncos has provided an
incredible platform for Christian witness. As a result, he is being called
The Mile-High Messiah.

Tim's notoriety and the family's inspiring story have given Pam numerous
opportunities to speak on behalf of women's centers across the country.
Pam Tebow believes that every little baby you save matters. I pray her
tribe will increase!

MUST WATCH

2012-01-12T08:12:00.000-08:00

Stay Stong

2011-12-16T19:28:00.000-08:00

As many of you know, One of my best friends is no longer serving the Lord. He has walked away from the Greatest Life he Could have ever had. I don't know why...if I did I would tell you. and I would understand The reason why a lot better, but right now...I don't..and right now the only thing I can do if fall on my knees and seek God to give me the grace I need to go on. A friend is always special to us. especially a best friend. Unless you have lost a friend who is away and not talking to you, then you have no idea how much it hurts. I have not been the same person I was before because of it. and I know it may seem silly to you, but as I said before, you will never know how much it hurts unless you have been through it. This friend made me laugh, smile, and sometimes even Cry. if He only know knew how much...how much it Has changed us, He would be back in a flash. But you see, he doesn't know, and that's because He wont talk to us. I'm only saying all this, Because I want you to know. That It isnt easy being a Christian. it isnt always going to be Jolly. There are trials, Hurt, and pain. But please...for my sake and For Christ sake...Please stay strong. I use to think I was the Strongest Girl, and That nothing could break me down...well, I Guess I have found my weekness..Loose my best friend. It has been the hardest thing I have ever been through. But, the Lord has been by my side through it all. And he is by your side as well. I ask for you prayer...That i would Stay strong through this Trial. The Lord is so amazing. and the Last thing he wants is for us to loose our joy. And i know that's all we may want to do,Just sit and be away from everyone. But that wont solve anything. Stay strong my friend. and Keep that smile on your face. God bless :0)

Keep a smile on your face :)

2011-12-12T07:42:00.000-08:00

Sometimes life gets hard...its not always easy. Heres a tip!

KEEP THAT SMILE ON YOUR FACE!

HOW DEEP THE FATHERS LOVE FOR US

2011-11-21T10:43:00.001-08:00

How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure

How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory

Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice,
Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that left Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

A text from God-By Julia Giardino

2011-11-16T19:25:00.001-08:00

Yana Benson a teenager from East Bay, New York, was a busy girl. She spent alot of time studying and focusing on her school work. Her family was a nice, kind, busy family. They stayed busy serving in the ministry and serving their Savior. Yana went to church with her family when ever she had the time to fit it in. She didn't care much for church. In fact, she didn't really like it when her family talked about God. She didn't agree with what they believed in.
Her parents prayed for their daughter to realize the importance of Christ and become more faithful to the LORD. They prayed the Lord would get a hold of her heart.

Yana rushed down the stairs of her school into the lunch hall. She loved sitting down with her friends and chatting at lunch time. She was about to whisper something to her best friend Malina, when her cell phone vibrated. She looked down at it and saw that it was just her mom. Her Mom usually sent a text saying how much she loved her. This time it said, " I am praying for you. Love you." Yana just rolled her eyes, and responded with a, "Yeah, I know Mom." Yana tossed her phone back on the table and started talking again. A few minutes later her phone vibrated again. Yana once again looked at her phone. She looked at who sent it....then took a second glance at the number and all it said was, "from above." Curious Yana quickly opened her phone and read, "Yana, I can see your heart, and hear your thoughts...unlike anyone else. Come to me my daughter...Love, God."

In shock Yana dropped her phone. Her friends curiously looked at Yana. "What was it? who was it it from?" Yana didn't know how to answer. Finally she grabbed her phone and threw it in her bag and said, "No one..." she paused and said, "Wait...he's not 'no one'.....he really is someone..." and Yana walked away.

Yana could not focus on school the rest of the day. All she could think about was that text. After school Yana decided she would walk home instead of taking the bus. As she walked, she wondered more and more about that text....as she walked she couldn't help but feel her eyes water up and tears roll down her cheek. She was beginning to realize that the prayers of her parents were taking affect. She came upon her house and opened the front door. She saw her mom working on dinner and her younger sister doing homework. Her mom heard the door close and called out, "How was school darling?"
Yana quickly wiped her wet eyes and called back, "It was fine mom..." and she ran up the stairs. Yana threw her bag on her floor, grabbed her phone and tossed herself on her bed. "If that was really God, then I wouldn't be able to reply! So, if I reply that proves it just some person playing pranks!" Yana opened her phone to look for the text. As she searched, her eyes grew bigger. "IT'S NOT HERE!" Yana knew it had to be there. The more she looked the more she realized...that this was no joke.
Yana layed her head back on her pillow. as soon as she did she got another text, and it again said "from above." Yana jerked up and quickly read the text...
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD SHALL BE SAVED. Yana, trust in my everlasting blood. call upon my name-God."

Yana's eyes once again filled with tears..."God, I have been such a jerk. I'm ready to give my life to you!" Yana got down on her knees beside her bed, and just then her mom came her and saw Yana. She got down beside her daughter and prayed over her.

Sometimes it takes a Miracle, and many people praying over you, for you to see the importance of God in your life. Thank you so much for reading the story I wrote :) If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them :) God bless, my friends.

Sight and Sound trip! :))

2011-11-16T13:35:00.001-08:00

We had a nice time In P.A! We went to Sight and sound, and then spent the night, and the next day we went to Hershey park (the factory tour area). It was fun and good to be around the teens ;) I thank everyone for the prayers. Love to all :) enjoy the pictures!

Random Pictures :)

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You can do anything

2011-11-15T12:22:00.001-08:00

You can do anything u want....but I WILL stand strong and SERVE my KING.....This world has taken very close friends of mine, torn families apart, and made me week in my STRONGEST areas....But you can do anything and i will not give up. I look at things that are not worth my time and think of what i should be doing, there are souls out there who are LOST and dying! And all you do is try and fit in. I WILL not do that! I need prayers my friends, I cry every time I think of what I could do. I haven't gone a day without shedding a tear for those i have lost. it is getting harder and harder to serve my King. Who is with me in this? please keep me in your prayers. I can NOT do this on my own. Stand up for what is right CHRISTIANS! :0) Thanks for reading. Please leave comments :)

I have you Lord.

2011-10-24T17:12:00.000-07:00

I become weak-You make me strong.
I loose a friend-You give me another.
I cry at night-You make me laugh the next day.
I have a request-You in Your time answer.
I don't serve You like I should-You forgive me and give me another chance.
I get mad at you sometimes-You love me more each day.
I sometimes loose hope-You are my ray of hope.
I loose things on earth-I will never lose You.
I deserve nothing-You give me everything.
I did nothing for You-You died for me.

Thats one AMAZING God!!!!

Come Back my friend

2011-10-08T18:06:00.000-07:00

How Long will u be gone my friend? Please come home. not home to where u are now...but come home to where your REAL family is...The people u are with now have nothing to offer u that will be worth keeping in your life. I have so many memories that are so locked in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!! My heart is breaking just to have u back in Gods hands and to know that my best friend is safe and no longer is sin.

I have so many Many Memories and good times that i remember! Remember when Michael, Raquel, you and me when to check-e-cheeses!!! That was sooo much fun! I still have the pictures in my room on my wall! And then we went to Walmart after and Raquel and i hid in the store and u and Mike were like chasing us all over!! haha...oh! and what about family camp!?!?! thats when i actually Got to meet u and talk! U me and your mom sat around the camp fire, and u we told our testimonies and told *crazy but weird* stories ;) thats when i found out that we were going to be good friends :) lets see...the little-stupid-crazy party Raquel and I threw u for your 17th birthday :) and that amazing cake i made u...well...u thought it was amazing anyways :) lol. what about when we all when to the club house!! haha...good times! U kept hitting me with the go-kart :) and u stared at the pizza like it was the most amazing master piece u have ever seen! haha...and then after we all tried our best to look like hobos and had PARTY time! i will NEVER forgive u for popping those water balloons over my head!!!! epic! and when You and i threw that AMAZING surprise party for Raquel and Berto!!!!! that was so much fun! i LOVE WHEN U ARE UPTO TO NOOOOO GOOD and i point u out and all u say is...*i love you julia* haha...yes u are still guilty no matter how much u love me :) Here we go....yup! TEEN CAMP!!! man.....amazing times!!! watching u jam on basketball and doing the zip-line and screaming like a girl....*jk* haha :) but watching u sing in choir and just praising the LORD! always made me smile! What about when the first time u came to my house and we went swimming! your hair turned puffy when u went under water :P and the goggles looked funny on you....*with your puffy hair* ohhhhhh...but then u had to ruin the night by BEATING MY IN MONOPOLY!!!! how could u do that!?!?!?!. we played for like 2 hours and u won!!!!!!! ugh!!!! hehe :) then there was a sweet kind *great friend side to you* when u let me wear your jacket at Luke and senis wedding! i was so cold! The photo-shoot we did then was so fun too! and then the stupid gay skit we did for them...SMH ahh....the things we did :P late nights staying up at church-camp fires at church when it was chilly out- water fights we did and u dumping buckets and buckets of water on quel and i that we where just so wet there was no point anymore!!!! haha-playing games-eating pizza-talking-punching each others faces *oh wait...we only wished that* haha!-walking to lugias!!!! no matter WHAT u always could make me smile! no MATTER HOW MAD I WAS AT YOU! lol like when us teens walked to lugias i was mad at something...and on the way home it was u in the front with michael-ross in the middle-and me in the back. u jumped to the middle...then jumped in the back just to talk to me and make me smile...yes.....it worked! lol I COULD GO ON AND ON!!!!!!!

but u know the memories i remember most? was the times u were always there for me...we both would be upset about something and then we would walk to the back of church and just talk about it..then we would pray :) reading our bibles with the teens on the playground...praying at teen camp. i wanted to be like u because u were so on fire for the LORD!!! all you wanted to do was just serve the Lord! that was the fire in your heart! i will never forget seeing u praying with your sisters at the altar at teen camp....little did they know u were going to leave them...and break them to pieces....deege. im not taking time out of my night to type this for nothing.....i want u to know. that u could do anything! and WE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU! these are the memories of christian best friends! u me and quel forever!!!! remember?!?! please come home. i love you my friend. come back :) or just visit! anything!!!!!!! LOVE YOU! :)

Daniel Boys - Better Than I

2011-09-30T09:41:00.000-07:00

SISTERS

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Because I have my sisters...I always have friends.

I am so very blessed to have amazing sisters who I know are always there for me.

They all are gorgeous, and Have Amazing smiles,

AND THEY SURE DO KNOW HOW TO MAKE ME LAUGH!

As Long as I know they Love the Lord and are serving Him, I know that they are always on my side!

PRAISE THE LORD FOR THE BLESSINGS OF MY SISTERS.

I love u girls with all my heart and always will.

Love Julia

2011-08-30T09:17:00.000-07:00

Abby and me :) (we have green hair for camo day)

love these girls so much! biff, Joanna, and abby :)

NY group and Karpenkos group :)

this is what camp is all about <3

one of my very bestest friends in the whole world...Derek May.....praying for u and miss u....Love u my dear friend....

2 of my amazing friends biff and berto :0)

me and My Biffy <3 Love her so much!

Shawn! My adopted Youth Pastor...hes such a blessing and i miss him! Love u Shawn!

Teen camp 2011

2011-08-30T08:54:00.000-07:00

I don't even know where to start...youth camp was so different this year in so many ways! it was a tough start getting use to all the changes! everyone was having a rough time at first...but there is a reason why...the devil knew that the Lord was going to do some amazing works and he wanted to stop that with every part of wickedness inside of him...he didn't win! The sermons where amazing! The one sermon that really stood out to me was the sermon about Noah by Jonathon McNeese. he has 3 different points and the one that got me and hit me hard was that Noah had to keep his window open on the Ark to see what Gods answer was...if he had that window closed he wouldn't have been able to see that dove...sometimes my window is closed and i cant see what Gods answer is for my life...i had tears in my eyes before i even hit that altar..and that's only one from many amazing messages...There was one about keeping a good attitude towards your parents..and if u are not right with your parents u are not right with God! That was a really good one too! and the last sermon of the week was by Brother Matthew...(cant remember his last name) but he talked about holding that baton and not dropping it..if we do drop it...we are dropping the plan God has for us..and letting our friends and family down. But I think the one thing that just amazed me so much...was the presence of the Lord through out the WHOLE camp! I was able to get some things taken care of with other people that I had allowed to come between me and what God had prepared for me in the sermons! The fellowship was amazing too!

Let's talk about the other fun stuff. The tubing.....SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!! and the best was the zip-line! I love being over 100 feet off the ground and flipping upside down! Let me tell you....now that's what I call awesome! Half way through camp I pulled my back and couldn't do much..but it gave me time to just focus on God and look around me at how blessed I am...and it gave me sometime to memorize verses....WHICH, by the way, I came in 1st place, on the girls teen competition!!! oh yeah! next year we have to plan a bit better...the girls in our cabin (Laray, Quel,Bethany,Ashley, Anna, Biff, Abby, Kendra, and me) went through about 3 bottles of hot sauce! The Sargent thinks we where insane! But he was nice enough to loan us his red hot sauce :D We will be bringing our own next year...AND LOTS OF IT!! but camp isn't about the fun, the games, tubing, water-slides, hot sauce, the amazing food, or even the cinnamon bun ice cream, friends or laughing, the amazing skits, the staying up late talking, or the fun bus ride...its about what the Lord has for u! And the teens in our NY group walked our of there refreshed and knowing the Lord had some might Wonders happen at camp! Leah Bard and Alice where the best counselors! I miss everyone so much! And i miss Shawn and Amber! happy valley baptist youth camp is a life changing camp..there is no camp like it and i rather go there than ANYWHERE else! God you are so good to me!!! but...the devil is attacking alot of us...and the teens of Gospel light need your prayers more than ever! Please pray for us that the Fire of God doesn't burn off! thanks for reading! and please post comments!

My Testimony of my trip.

2011-07-20T09:57:00.000-07:00

I had an amazing time at the Pageant in hill cammorra! Let me say...it changed my life. going there opened my eyes in so many ways! It was such a blessing...i had so much fun being with my girls and staying up late every single night and getting...no sleep! I learned a lot about what mormons believe in and what it is like. they really are truly living a lie! ITs crazy! There where 2 boys that we had become friends with and that we talked to every night. there names where Jacob and andrew. Very sweet boys! But they where so deep in there mormon faith that it was hard to get to them, but they did know that we where baptist and that we cared for there souls. us girls had security and police officers take our picture from a distance and so by the 5th night everyone had known that they where not to talk to us because we where baptist...stupid right? I mean what could 4 girls possible do!!!!!! lol. but there was seating for over 9,000 mormons to come watch the pageant. its really sad...it changed my life just to know that there are so many Teens that came up to us and that loved being a mormon. the 2 boys i told u about (who we became friends with) where not aloud to talk to us any more even though they wanted to and didn't care if we where baptist. so leaving on the last night was very rough for me. i cried and so did quel. my heart was breaking to just know that those boys where not going on the right path, even if they where the sweetest boys i have ever met!! but yeah...it was so awesome! Even being threatened my the police that they will arrest us girls was worth it! by the 4th night we had about 8 security Guards watching our every move and following us! 4 harmless girls.....craziness! lol :0) we asked a lot of questions to many mormons and stumped them dead in there tracts...they didnt know how to answer. and they still think they where right. wow. i had an amazing time at the Pageant and cant wait till next year!!! these mormons loved being mormons and where so sweet...and yet, there are so many Christians that have the most bitter attitudes ever! its so sad and breaks my heart....thank u for reading. please comment! Love Julia <3

Hill Cammorra week street preaching pictures

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Everyone holding signs and such.

Bro.Craft preaching.

this is Ross and Jake, They came to see what Bro. Craft had to say..and they stayed and listened for a while. and then they came back after and i was able to talk to them for a while to. but jake said it was hard to pay attention cuz i was so pretty....wow...but Ptl we got through to them and they heard the Gospel! Amen!

Me and Joanna! She was such a blessing and *is* such a blessing to me ;) :) :) Love u!

ALL of us girls!!!!!! <3

Quel, Biff,abby, and me :)

us again!

hill cammorra! They have over 450 actors (all mormons) perform every night!

Quel and Biff <3 Love them so much!

staying up till 3 jumping in the parking lot! lol

some of the boys we met!

preparing to go in to the Hill cammorra, we where reading books and getting quistions ready to ask all the mormons that will come talk to us.

Bro.Craft and us girls waiting for the mormons to get done.

us girls!!!!

Me and my Quel <3

Here we are again!! hehe

me and Biffy <3

We are loosing...."one nation UNDER GOD"

2011-06-28T06:41:00.000-07:00

hey Guys...first let me apologize for not having done a blog post in a while..i have had an idea but wanted to wait to see what the vote was gonna be for SSM. sadly...it did pass..I wasn't very happy. and i know for many this came as a trial. my father (pastor of a church) was very hurt full for this as well. And on the other hand. i know there are some of u who are happy that this happened and say that people should marry anyone they wish. and yes...they should...IF it is the opposite sex. Women+women=wrong....man+man=wrong...man+women=gorgeous site! that is what God wants! he made Adam and eve for a reason! he didst make 2 Adams or 2 eves! he made MAN and WOMEN..now no one told me to write these things..these are just what is on my heart. i am so broken for America...but mainly for American teens. i see Christian teens of my kinda excited this vote passed...and i get so saddened for them. American is not under GOD anymore...and if u are happy about that them u are a fool to call your self a Christian. and some of us say we are mad and sad that this marriage bill passed, BUT WHAT ARE U DOING ABOUT IT!? nothing! U go on life sitting around going to church once a week...(i repeat) ONCE A WEEK...you Christians are doing nothing!!! I want to change this with all my heart!!! I am starting a project with the teens in my church..we are going to be doing a lot of work to change things like this. making videos to help teens and etc. i am writing a book as well. u know why? because i serve an amazing God and he saved me from a fiery hell and he deserves EVER breath i have to go to spreading his work and every movement i make should be for his glory. he is worthy of all i do. come on CHRISTIAN! (or so u say that's what u are) make a change! do something!!! I'm a 16 year of girl who loves the lord with all her heart and wants other to show that as well. please help me out! If there's anything u want to do after reading this please comment or inbox me on facebook. he gave his life for me...crown of thorns, nails in his hands, and mocking from everyone...and what do i have to give back? not much...but what ever it is...i want him to have it. so please...hand some tracts out. be the different one in your circle. don't fit in:) i have brothers and sisters that have to go around seeing sin every where! and this SSM is just more of it...u have a family...do u want them to see this and grown up with it? if not. then help me change it. thank u so much for reading! God bless and please comment! :)~Jewels

How i got saved...life changing:)

2011-06-21T16:50:00.000-07:00

I am re-posting my testimony of how i got saved for some of u...i know many of u have never heard and have asked about it. so there it is :) please comment and tell me what u think :)

So When I was younger I thought I had made a profession of faith. But I don't remember changing or doing anything different after that. A few years before I got saved I was really wondering if I was really saved. The year 2009 came around and I just knew I wasn't. But you see. The hardest thing about being a pastors Child is everyone thinks that you have to be perfect. And for you to tell them you got saved and was faking it the whole time is one tough thing to do! So that was one thing that was keeping me from being a child of God. So I went to a teen camp in Alabama in 2009. On that Thursday night I totally knew I wasn't saved. But yet things were keeping me from getting saved. So I thought If I dedicated my life to the Lord....all will be better. Wrong! But I still did it. MyBff Jose and My Aunt Teressa Helped me out. Which was such a blessing!!! So after a great week of camp I went home. And yet again there was something missing....and I still knew what it was, but I was really afraid. So after a month we went to a teen camp in PA. All week was awesome! Such a great camp. But the best part was Thursday night. You see That night I finally got saved and gave my life to the Lord! The first Preacher Preached. Eddy Wyatt. He preached on “(911) can you hear me now? “ such a great sermon. So after he preached I went to the altar...but still didn'tget saved. I went up and went to my chair. Then before the last preacher came Bro. Ferguson ask the choir to come up and sing. So we went up and we started singing a song. I cant rememberwhat it was but I remember it was one of those good ones....(ya know what I mean jelly bean?)....so I started singing with everyone else and I started shaking. I knew that I wasn't saved and I had to get it done right now. I couldn't even sing the words I was so scared. So I whispered in Raquel's Ear and Told her I wasn'tsaved. She didn't know what to say so she just said," OK just wait till after the song." I remember her Grabbing my hand andsqueezing it really hard. At this point I was Crying really hard. I was so scared......( OK....Pause just to let you know. Right now My heart is pounding. And I can just cry. I remember this night like it was yesterday. This was the Greatest night of my life.).....so After the song Raquel and Elisabeth took my behind the tent and led me to the LORD. It was the greatest thing that has every happened to me. After this happened Elizabeth told me that she had just got saved before the service. What a blessing this night was. I praise the Lord for All he has done for my life. The greatest thing I love to do is tell my testimony to others. And I hope this was a blessing too you. As It is to me=) So now I am living my life serving the Lord and enjoying every second of it!

The Friendship Song - "Friends are Quiet Angels"

2011-06-04T11:59:00.000-07:00

Family Camp 2011

2011-06-02T11:21:00.000-07:00

well...as most of us said..this year was a bit different year in many different ways!...but as always. the Lord answered many prayers for us all! One was for nice weather! and on the last day he answered that! we had a gorgeous sunny memorial day as the Last day of camp! then last year we had around 80 in attendance...this year....(drum roll please ;-))) we had around 160!!! that is double what we had before! so that was a HUGE BLESSING! the sermons where awesome and fellowship was sweet! the Lord showed me many different things...and one thing was just how people watch what i do! One of the staff at the camp came to me and told me how much they enjoy reading my blog and looking at my facebook stuff...and that just made me think...if there was a time i would ever turn from God..then MANY would notice! so in a way it (once again) made me stronger in my walk with the Lord! its just the way our awesome God works! we had a young boy get saved at camp Sunday evening! that was a blessing too!! There where many kids and fun times! the BEST TIME was Sunday night!!! Me, Laray, Raquel, Anna, Joe, and Leticia where sitting on the bleachers and just talking and telling are testimonies...so after that we walked down to the derfinkos camp fire and as soon as we got there it started pouring!!! well...i LOVE RAIN... but the bad part of this is...we had to run all the way back to the lodge....IN THE RAIN! we ran so hard! by the time we got there we where drenched!!! soooo wet!!! BUT IT WAS SUPER FUN!!! The Lord is sooo good! i got to play and sing a song that I wrote the Music too, with my 2 good friends Joe and Connie! it was the first time i ever sang a song that i arranged :) so as ALWAYS Gods been Good!!! PLEASE COME NEXT YEAR! (IF WE ARE STILL HERE ON EARTH:)) TO FAMILY CAMP 2012!!!!!

My Time with Chey Babe!

2011-05-17T09:11:00.000-07:00

What a blessing it was to be able to see my dear friend Cheyenne! to have grown so close to her through just text and phone calls was pretty awesome! but then finally seeing her was even more amazing! the fellowship we had and just talking was...priceless..the things we where able to talk about felt so good just to be able to say! we are both facing some strong battles and through Christ and together we both can win them! Chey, u are amazing and i am so thankful the Lord brought u my way! im praying for u and im always here for u!! Love u and miss u already!!! <3

Through it all...Gods been Good

2011-05-16T10:01:00.001-07:00

I am so Grateful for what the Lord has done in my life. he has used me in so many ways and i haven't even realized it! he is one amazing God! theres always gonna be something that i get down or hurt about..but through it all...Gods been good! Those trials that we all have to face are just part of life! i have been through trials or just different things..and i have always have had Christ, my family and My amazing friends there to help me. So don't get down when u get to a point in life when u feel like theres nothing u can do to please anyone! there is! them seeing u with a smile on your face living and serving Christ is the greatest thing u can do! don't let others tell u other wise! Keep serving Christ! serving him is worth it all...♫♪Gods been good, in my life. ive been blessed beyond my wildest dreams as i go to sleep each night. though ive had my share of hard times by my side he always stood, and THROUGH IT ALL, GODS BEEN GOOD.♫♪ don't give up my brother and sisters! its not worth it :) thanks for reading! please comment! Love Jewels <3

God is AMAZING!!!!!!!!

2011-04-27T12:52:00.000-07:00

NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES...OR HOW desperate WE MAY GET....GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS! I HAVE SEEN HIM DO IT SO MANY TIMES THIS YEAR...TO SEE GOD DO THAT DRAWS ME CLOSER TO HIM AND MAKES ME PUT EVEN MORE OF MY TRUST INTO HIM. WE HAVE ONE AMAZING GOD! DONT BE AFRAID TO SHARE THAT. HE ANSWERS MY PRAYERS..AND IF U ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOUR PRAYERS TO THE LORD THEN HE WILL ANSWER YOURS TOO :) THANKS FOR READING! PLEASE COMMENT! -JEWELS

youth rally 2011/ preparing for departure!!!!!!!!

2011-04-23T14:54:00.000-07:00

Wow...Wow...and wow again!!!! What an amazing time was our youth rally!!! the presence of God was ALLLLLL OVER!!! it was extremely hard work paid off and it was worth every second! i am so glad and thankful for those who helped make over 400 sandwiches and packing boxes, decorating the building and working sound stuff...just so much was put into this (one evening) rally! IT WAS AWESOME! It was so fun to prepare...(kinda) a short skit for it too. my bestie Derek and i had only 1 hour to practice it and memorize the lines! so PTL it went well! we ended up making up the whole ending because we blew it :P but not one else knew that and it turned out to be a blessing to everyone! :D the sermon was AMAZING! Pastor Tony Shirley did an amazing sermon! it was great and perfect timing for those who where lost and not ready for there departure...it really got me thinking in some areas...Great sermon and because of that we had around...6 to 7 get saved..but the next day we found our there where more! so we had around 10-15 get saved!!!!! PRAISE GOD! many heart changed and many teens and young adults got right with God. we had around 385 there! afterwards was awesome to with the GREAT fellowship! i was able to talk to my friend Ken that i haven't talk to in over 8 months! so that was a blessing! then another friend Wes and I where able to get some things right and we are now friends again :D (thats a HUGE BLESSING) it was just an amazing night! my little buddy who is 8 (i think) got saved! love this kid! so happy for u Josh! IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE MY BEST FRIENDS ABBY, STEPH, SAM, AND MANY OTHERS! I can type all i want but i still cant get through the fact of HOW GREAT GOD IS!!!! hard work paid off! we all just need to remember that sermon and keep it fresh in our minds! it was amazing! there is NOTHING greater to me than to be serving an amazing savior and do his work...just as a young lady! still learning in the process and its amazing :D thank u all who helped and attended! i hope it was a blessing!!!! now do me a HUGE favor? once u read these last words please comment:D love u all! God bless :D

I Have Been Blessed - Youth Ablaze 2011

2011-04-14T13:42:00.000-07:00

song

2011-04-06T18:56:00.000-07:00

WILL U?

2011-04-01T15:43:00.000-07:00

Will i bring him honor, or bring him shame.

Will I be a good christian, or call Christianity lame.

will i tell others about all he has done, or take for-granted his grace.

will i press towards that mark, or will i quit my race.

will it be worth it all towards the end, or will i wish i had lived in sin.

will i open my ears and listen for Christ,or will i just ignore him.

will he be able to say well done, or u didn't call upon my name.

Will u be able to say u did well, or u brought him shame.

will u bow before him when u see him, or not even care at all.

will u be ready for that trumpet to sound, or be not ready for the call.

will u repent of your sins, or not lay them before God.

will u be ready for his call?

this may not rhyme or sound right..but its my first time writing a poem:) i hope it brought something to u and it did something for your Christian life. we should them ready see Christ and not "already know u brought him shame" when u could bring him glory and honor! don't be like the last part of every line...be the first!!!! Love to all!!! God bless :D

new name written down in glory!!!!!

2011-03-31T06:34:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!!! OK..so if u go down to my last post i did, u will see it was about leading souls to Christ and soul winning..well i wrote that on Tuesday...Wednesday some of my prayers came true! after church Wednesday i was able to lead a young girl named Keyara to the Lord! she is 13 and was looking for some answers!!! it was such a blessing and answer to prayer to be able to be the one that could do that! (i am now her spiritual mother!!!! :D ) it was a blessing to me to see the glow on her face after she excepted Christ! AMEN! what a blessing!!!!! God is sooooo good! BUT! there is more!!! the same night i found out that my sister got right with the Lord!!! now some of u know the story and some don't but she had walked away from the Lord and wasn't living her life for him! but that changed! after PRAYING FOR SOOOOO MANY YEARS AND SHEDDING TEARS, SHE CAME BACK TO CHRIST!! now u could be reading this and careless...but that is one of my most amazing things to have your blood sister come to find the errors of her way and GO TO CHRIST AND TELL HIM SHE WANTS TO SERVE HIM!! that'sdon't think so then... there is something wayyy off in your heart. GOD IS BEYOND GOOD and he has blessed me beyond measure! PRAISE GOD! THANK U SO MUCH FOR READING!! PLEASE POST COMMENTS!! :D Love to all! God bless :) amazing!!! and if u

Winning souls

2011-03-29T16:57:00.000-07:00

What is our goal in life? are we wasting time doing worthless things..OR...are we doing things that are worth doing? like..WINNING SOULS FOR CHRIST!!! Its not that hard really...even if u take one day out of your week and have that day saved for door knocking, street preaching, or even just walking through the mall or something, handing out tracts. u may think that doing things like this will need u to talk or do things that u may don't know how to do. there are many people who don't know how to witness to someone. but if u have an awesome tract that talks about that for u and hand them out...then that is A HUGE STEP UP!!! it is at lease some thing!!! doing nothing is one thing, but doing a little more than nothing and stepping up a bit is A HUGE THING TO CHRIST!!! so all i am saying..is do something for the Lord once in a while and put a smile one his face :D so one day he will be able to say..well done, thou good and FAITHFUL servant!!!! thanks for reading!!!

YOUTH ABLAZE 2011

2011-02-28T09:58:00.000-08:00

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOUTH ABLAZE WAS...WELL...i cant even write how amazing it was! it was breath taking! God was in that place! ok..soo...let me start off with the one thing i wanted God to do sooOOoOoOOOoo bad!!!! and that was to see One of my bestest Friends Sam get saved! well Thursday night came around and i was sooooo excited to see what God was gonna do!!! Bro Eddie and Bro Cappaci Preached amazing services and when the invitation came around i was begging God and crying so hard that he wouldn't let SAM walk out of the building without being saved! well...he did....he didn't do anything. i had gotten something from the service too..there was one thing though keep God from answering that prayer. and that was me. Friday morning the same thing happened! i begged God but there was something keeping God from hearing my Prayer. Well Friday night Came. one of the second bestest nights in my life!!!i realized...i was asking of such a great thing from God when i need to get somethings straight first! so Thanks to the Help of another best friend of mine Abby. she urged me to go to the altar and so i did...i went down and dedicated my life to the Lord and gave him my all!!! and as soon AS I DID THIS I GOT UP AND WENT BACK TO MY SEAT AND SAM HAD JUST ANNOUNCE THAT HE GOD SAVED!!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!! I STARTED SHAKING AND I CRIED NOT TEARS BUT WATERFALLS!!!!! WHAT AN AMAZING GOD WE HAVE! GOD ANSWERED MY PRAYER!!!! BECAUSE I GAVE HIM MY ALL! AND NOW SAM IS GOING TO THE SAME PLACE I AM GOING WHEN I DIE! AND THEN ROBERTO GOD SAVED THE SAME NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONE OF THE BEST WEEKS OF MY LIFE :D GOD TOUCHED ME! AND HE BROKE THE CHAINS THAT BOUND OFF OF SAM AND ROBERTO AND OVER 15 OTHERS! MY CHAINS ARE GONE! IVE BEEN SET FREE!!!! AMEN!!!!!!

God is good!!!!!!

2011-02-18T12:23:00.000-08:00

God has been good to me!!!!!!!!!
that's all that needs to be said :D Looking forward to see what Gods gonna do at youth ablaze! amen!

Amazing Grace - Bagpipes

2011-01-27T09:54:00.000-08:00

OuR dReAmS

2011-01-27T09:34:00.000-08:00

I was recently talking to one of my best friends, we where talking about what God may have prepared for us in the future....as always, thinking about things like this made about a million thought go through my mind...what does God really have ready for someone so un-worthy, and un-prepared like me? there are so many things i may want to be and that u may want to be..like for me i would LOVE TO BE A FAMOUS CAKE DECORATOR! how fun would that be?!?! and would also LOVE WITH ALL MY heart to be a youth pastors wife and ministry to teens!! those are some of my little dreams that i would love to be!!! but...what does God want me to be? what does God WANT U TO BE? are your dreams in his honor? is what u want something God may want? its amazing to see other people i know being used by God and having there dreams they wanted as kids faded away....and HAVE NEW DREAMS BECOME AMAZING AND WORTHY OF CHRIST!! its an awesome thought....it really is..so what does God want your dream to be? :) thanks for reading!!!!!! <3>

2011

2011-01-05T09:00:00.001-08:00

Okie dokie...2011...wow! this year is a NEW AND FRESH START FOR ME :) I'm not looking back on the past or on all the days when i was farther and farther away from Christ...this year I'm going to get closer and closer to him ;) but what concerns me is..am i the only one who's gonna be doing this? what are u doing this year? are u getting closer or farther away from the ONE TRUE GOD WHO MADE U!! I'm gonna try and get as close as i can this year before his return and i hope u will too :) Gods good and i know he will be good this year as well :) so eh? what will it be? closer...or FARTHER?

FRiEnDs

2010-12-01T13:46:00.000-08:00

God has given me some of the greatest friends in the world!!!! just these past two months i have had mad new friends and have loved up on them so much!!! God has been so good!!!! i have amazing friends from Indiana and i have friends from other churches and even my piano teacher is awesome, and has become an amazing friend..... God is amazing and he has blessed...not a normal blessed either...but amazingly blessed!!!!! amazing friends that i have been blessed with!!!! its so awesome!!!!!!! its amazing! i cant wait till ( lord willing ) 2011 to see how close God and me become and how close me and my friends and family get :) Friends are an awesome gift from God and we shouldnt take for granted these friends....there like pots of gold, but each of them have a different value :) :) :) :)

God is the best friend anyone can have

2010-10-08T18:18:00.000-07:00

The rain stopped falling today.
All of the clouds seemed to have gone away.
The sun shone bright and clear.
The dew sparkled with glistening, radiant cheer.
Upon each flower, a smile and a touch of laughter appeared.
A song came singing amidst the wind so cool and calm,
with a deep sense of security in the air.

Why then, Lord, am I feeling such great despair, feeling overloaded with worldly cares?
Why then, Lord, are my eyes filled with much sorrow and tears?
My heart aches for comfort, my mind for peaceful refuge through the power of prayer.

Though I have perceived all the
beauty around me,
my spirit cries out loudly,
"Oh Lord, I am empty and bare."
Hoping to hear His sweet voice once again,
I plead in travail,
"Lord cleanse me from all of my sin,
And let Your glorious light enter in.
Remember me as I remember You,
for without You I have reached my end."

His sweet, forgiving love flows like a river.
My heart is reminded that He is my forever-lasting Friend.
The foundation which cannot be shaken,
now the renewal of my sleeping spirit,
which has been awaken,
knowing that in His love I can always,
yes always, depend.
For He is my forever Friend-Jesus.

Gods Blessings Upon us

2010-09-19T11:35:00.000-07:00

Let me just say....GODS BEEN GOOD. i realized that I think this and Say it all the time, "Gods been Good," is the one thing that comes into my mind 24/7. but I also realized that many others do not say this or realize it. God has been good, and we take that one thing for granted. we complain over cold food or how we get only 100 channels on the TV instead of 500......but yet we do have everything we need! we have so many things! there are children and many others on the other side of the world who would give anything for just one bite of the cold food...or just 1 night in that warm bed. when was the last time you praise the Lord for your car every time you get in it? or praise the Lord for your kids when you see them playing and laughing. all I am trying to say, is God has been good! he gives you so many things! If you are talking, if you are breathing!, if you are hearing things.....then you have nothing to complain about! if you have 2 legs and 2 arms, you have it all! you are blessed......WE ARE BLESSED! God has given us so many things. he has been good in my life. I've been blessed beyond my wildest dreams as i go to sleep each night ♫♪♫♪

Choices

2010-09-09T08:54:00.000-07:00

God is going to give you a chance to make your own decisions......but we have to make sure that when we make the decisions, it pleases Christ.....its like walking down a daily path but once in a while that path will split and we may not know what path to take. one thing we need to do is ask the Lord what he will want us to do. we all have heard the saying, "follow your heart." but some times we need to follow Christ and what he wants, more than what our flesh may want. I am writing this because it is something everyone kinda needs to hear. things are going to get hard at times, and the first thing we need to do is pray about it and ask the Lord. that way at the end, it will put a smile on Gods face, and a joy in our hearts. God bless! thanks for ready~ Hulia-Julia

Teen camp 2010

2010-08-24T14:19:00.000-07:00

Camp this year was sooooooo amazing. I still give God all the glory for what he
did. I mean over 60 people got saved!!!! If that doesn't give you goose bumps up
your arm then there is something wrong with you!!!!!! I was praying the Lord
would just open my heart and allow me to focus on Him that week and he certainly
did <3 The big eye opener was my brother's salvation.....ok.....now I am going to cry again....sniff.....God is so good. I will never forget hearing my dad shout on the side of the tent when Ross asked the Lord to come into his heart and saved him. And I will never forget crying for a few hours. Even more when I heard Derek got saved! So happy for him. He is such a good friend. but Ross made me cry when I heard he got saved. Its something most people don't understand.....because they don't really pray hard for something. I have been praying for for Ross for so long! And Look what God did....He saved him from a burning hell....Praise the Lord! The whole week was just amazing....you would hear people one after the other getting right with the Lord and getting saved. The Lord really blessed this year at camp. One thing I enjoyed was playing instruments and practicing together at camp...so much fun! I got to take a lot of pictures....I have a few under this paragraph....but a couple hundred on facebook. so be sure to check them out!!! Anyways....camp was such a blessing. The Lord is so good! And will be forever. His grace just pours out without end (like tissues popping out of tissue boxes...that's from a sermon at camp) Well I hope you enjoyed reading and looking at pictures! God bless!!!!

2010-08-10T16:26:00.001-07:00

Music School was amazing!!!!! I had such a wonderful time! God was so good to us, he was the one who made it possible that we go. I had so much fun with the guys, they are such a blessing to me. music school was just so awesome! They did such an awesome job. I have to say Dr.Frank Garlock was my favorite, he is an awesome man. the Lord has used him in so many ways. and he is so filled with the holy spirit. I learned somethings about music in the Bible when he Taught.there are so many verses on music and choir in the Bible....such and encouragement. I praise the Lord we were able to go. We made some awesome memories that I will NEVER forget:) had an awesome time. Praise the Lord!!!

~The Man I Prayed for ~

2010-07-22T15:23:00.000-07:00

In May 2009, one of my good friends Left for Iraq, I had met his dad at his going away party and found out that he was not a saved man. So I started to pray for him diligently everyday.In august I had excepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior and asked him to come into my heart and save me. after I did this I had also asked the Lord to use me in some way that I would be able to see. Well When June 2010 rolled around, I found out that This man, Mr.Krol Got saved! Well I about jumped out of my skin. My eyes filled with tears. What Mr. Krol did not know was that I had been praying for him over a year now. The next day, (Monday) I had wrote on Facebook how I was praying for this man, and how God answered my prayers and saved him. Well, Grayson Came to me that night and told met hat his dad had written on my wall on facebook. so I went and checked it out. He had said that when he saw my post he began too cry. He did not know that someone had been praying for him. He said that he could feel someone over his shoulders, he said it was like an praying angle. he said many thanks to me. When I saw this I began to cry. To you this may seem like a simple thing. but to me this is the greatest thing in the world. I saw God answer 2 request I had. The first one was that God would use me in some way, and he did. and it was thru prayer. the second request was for Mr. Krol's salvation. and he answered that one as well. God is so good! Mr. Krol is now a faithful Man to Our Lord Jesus Christ and It has been amazing to see him grow. I am still praying for Grayson's Sisters Salvation and will do so......because now I know God will answer my prayers. Praise the Lord <3

My Church Family

2010-07-02T14:56:00.001-07:00

I just want my church family to know I love you all!!! You are are a golden treasure to me and I will always love everyone of you. You always help me to walk straight instead of taking the side roads....you mean a lot to me!! Its such a blessing to say I have the Best family in the world!!!

2010-06-28T09:00:00.000-07:00

Well I have told many of you that I was going to be posting my testimony of how I got saved...and Yes i know it have been taking awhile. So my deepest apologies to you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anywho, so my testimony starts back in the year 2009.....when my life was changed forever.

So When I was younger I thought I had made a profession of faith. But I don't remember changing or doing anything different after that. A few years before I got saved I was really wondering if I was really saved. The year 2009 came around and I just knew I wasn't. But you see. The hardest thing about being a pastors Child is everyone thinks that you have to be perfect. And for you to tell them you got saved and was faking it the whole time is one tough thing to do! So that was one thing that was keeping me from being a child of God. So I went to a teen camp in Alabama in 2009. On that Thursday night I totally knew I wasn't saved. But yet things were keeping me from getting saved. So I thought If I dedicated my life to the Lord....all will be better. Wrong! But I still did it. My Bff Jose and My Aunt Teressa Helped me out. Which was such a blessing!!! So after a great week of camp I went home. And yet again there was something missing....and I still knew what it was, but I was really afraid. So after a month we went to a teen camp in PA. All week was awesome! Such a great camp. But the best part was Thursday night. You see That night I finally got saved and gave my life to the Lord! The first Preacher Preached. Eddy Wyatt. He preached on “(911) can you hear me now? “ such a great sermon. So after he preached I went to the altar...but still didn't get saved. I went up and went to my chair. Then before the last preacher came Bro. Ferguson ask the choir to come up and sing. So we went up and we started singing a song. I cant remember what it was but I remember it was one of those good ones....(ya know what I mean jelly bean?)....so I started singing with everyone else and I started shaking. I knew that I wasn't saved and I had to get it done right now. I couldn't even sing the words I was so scared. So I whispered in Raquel's Ear and Told her I wasn't saved. She didn't know what to say so she just said," OK just wait till after the song." I remember her Grabbing my hand and squeezing it really hard. At this point I was Crying really hard. I was so scared......( OK....Pause just to let you know. Right now My heart is pounding. And I can just cry. I remember this night like it was yesterday. This was the Greatest night of my life.).....so After the song Raquel and Elisabeth took my behind the tent and led me to the LORD. It was the greatest thing that has every happened to me. After this happened Elizabeth told me that she had just got saved before the service. What a blessing this night was. I praise the Lord for All he has done for my life. The greatest thing I love to do is tell my testimony to others. And I hope this was a blessing too you. As It is to me=) So now I am living my life serving the Lord and enjoying every second of it!

An Amazing story!

2010-06-10T08:34:00.000-07:00

Hello there Blog readers.
I recently read a article from voice of the martyrs. The story is Amazing! I want you to read it and really think about what it is saying. It just made me think...A LOT....We as Christians are so spoiled! And yet...we just don't have a clue what other Christians are going through on the other side of the world. please read this article. and also PLEASE let me know what you thought about it, and what it showed you.
~Julia G~

VOMedical:
BEYOND ANYTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN
A report from the frontlines in Nigeria

On March 7, 2010, gunshots awakened Christians living in in Dogo Nahawa, a small village south of jos. By morning, more that 500 Christians in Dogo Nahawa and two nearby villages had been slaughtered by a rovering muslim gang armed with machetes, guns and knives. just days later, VOMedical director "Dr. Kim" was in Dogo nahawa and Jos interviewing attack victims and providing medical care. here is Dr. Kim's firsthand account of the devastation he witnessed.

"greetings from Jos. After 20 hours traveling by plane I arrived late Saturday and god settled in. and then Sunday morning we drove out to Dogo Nahawa and were appalled at what we saw. there were burned-out churches and many burned-out homes. We were shocked to see the site of a mass grave where the Christians who were savagely slaughtered were buried. In more than three years of providing medical service for persecuted Christians for VOM. this is the first time that the work 'carnage' comes to mind. this is beyond anything I have seen in my 33 years of medicine, including doing autopsies and working in emergency rooms. We found out that in one village we visited there were only 20 or 30 survivors in the ENTIRE village.
Today We were able to see numerous patients at several hospitals. there were fewer gunshots and far more machete and knife wounds that I have seen in the past in northers Nigeria. It looks to me like the Muslims had sharpened their weapons before attack, because the wounds on these folks were significantly deeper and more destructive than any of those I saw in January when Muslims attacked Christians in Jos. The epitome was a 4-year-old little girl whose left arm was slashed and amputated above the elbow. We examined one wounded 8-year-old girl who lost both of her parents and is now in the care of her aunt. Another women told us that while she was trying to escape with her babies, who were tied 'papoose style' so that they lay on her back, the infants were killed by machete strikes. It is good that I came because many of the people were visibly relieved and comforted to see someone from the Western church here. We began providing assistance immediately, so now Christians can get the necessary medical test and treatment. now that we have examined people firsthand, we can start sending people to surgery through our VOMedical program. it was amazing when we where allows to worship with the believers. Even with all the death and destruction around them, they were praising the Lord for his goodness and mercy. the service was held in the village square, complete with charred, burned-out buildings in the background. the Pastor who addressed them stressed that this was indeed the persecution foretold by Jesus as a sign of the end times and that our duty was to carry our cross and forgive the attackers, this will be significant, as many of the attacker were actually long-standing Muslims members of Dogo Nahawa village and during the attack pointed out the Christians to the raiding fulani-Muslim mob. the people are doing amazingly well. I am so proud of there Character."

seven days after the attack in Dogo nahawa and two nearby villages, Christians ere attacked in the village of Byei, south of Jos. thirteen Christians were killed in that attack and six were injured. Violence against Christians is common in Jos. The city is the largest in Plateau State, which sits in the middle of the country between the heavily-Muslim north and the predominantly Christians south. Clashes between Christians and Muslims in the area date back to the early 1900s, when British soldiers who landed on the southern shores of Nigeria met Muslims form the Islamic-dominated north run by the ethnic Fulani tribe. In recent history, Christians have been regularly attacked by violent Muslim mobs in Jos and other cities in the 12 northern Nigerian states that have enacted Sharia law. The raids on Christian neighborhoods are horrific, leaving in their wake hundreds of injured Christians, most of whom have no means to pay for medical care. In 2010 alone, VOMedical has helped more than 241 victims of religious violence in Nigeria. VOMedical provides needed surgeries, prosthetics, medicine, physical therapy, payments of medical bills and even counseling to Christians who are attacked and injured as a result of their faith. Since 2002, this ministry has helped treat the wounds of these Christians so they can heal and continue spreading the Gospel. This year in Nigeria, VOMedical has treated Christians for a variety of injuries, including gunshots wounds, deep cuts, amputations and broken limbs. We have provided prosthetic and physical therapy for gunshot victims, and we have paid thousands of dollars for medical bills of Christians injured in the attacks. Although the violence continues, Nigerian Christians have hope in the Lord, and they are very grateful for the help they receive from VOMedical.

THANK YOU for keeping our persecuted Nigerian brothers and sister in your prayers. Pray for healing of those injured in the recent attack and those mourning the loss of loved ones. Pray that they will continue to look to the Lord for strength and that they will forgive their persecutors. Pray that the Muslim attackers will come to know Jesus Christ and the Forgiveness they can find only in HIM. ~Voice of the Martyrs~

WOW! isnt that just really something.......It really makes you think. Please leave a comment after reading this. I would relaly like to here what it made you think about. Thankyou! And GOD BLESS! ~Julia Giardino~

2010-06-02T12:36:00.001-07:00

You have to click this...and click it...and click it!!!!!!!

Family Camp 2010

2010-06-02T12:17:00.000-07:00

Well, how do I say, amazing, great, life changing, wonderful, lovely, spectacular, magnificent, super, in one single word…..hmm…..well We will have to figure that one out won’t we? But whatever that word may be, is what I thought about family camp. I must say, it had to be one of the best years We have had in a very long time!!!! except.....there were family's who I love so much who where not there:P, But camp was so great! Not just because it was fun, and because I got a great tan:D, and because the weather was amazing! But because the spirit of the Lord was in that camp like it never has been before. People were happy and there was joy! And it was one of our lowest groups ever!!!! The Last night Jesenia, Mrs.Derfinko, Derek and I were sitting around the camp fire. And we went from scary stories to how we got saved! We were just sitting there with tears in Our eyes. Now I don’t know about you…but that makes we just want to go out to an open field and sing, “My chains are gone! I’ve been set free! My got my savior has ransomed me, and like flood his mercy reigns. Amazing love. Amazing grace”. And that was what the Mother of Dariel was crying in her heart on Sunday morning…..do you know why? Well I shall tell you why pudd’n cup! Because Sunday morning May 30. This lady asked the Lord God to come into her heart and save her!!! Isn’t that amazing! Now if that doesn’t just give you goose bumps all the way up your arm like it does with me….then there is totally something wrong with you!! Now this lady has never been to church before. And has never met anyone in our church except one family. Her son has been coming to church with other kids. And she has seen a change in her son, and thought she should come. And look! She is now a child of god! That brings tears to my eyes! There is nothing like hearing something so amazing like that. Camp was just awesome! The Preaching, the fellowship, and the laughter!!! If you were not at camp. Then you really missed out. God has been so good! And he was so good to us at family camp 2010. Camp truly was a life change experience for so many! And YOU NEED TO BE THERE NEXT YEAR. God bless!

2010-05-20T18:28:00.000-07:00

I saw this and had to laugh!!!! enjoy!

Drive Thru

by Nancy Ness

I rose this morn with much to do -
Hopped in the car and off I flew.

No time for breakfast, that I knew -
Glad "Dunkin DoNuts" has Drive Thru.

In need of dollars, quite a few -
Went to the bank teller's Drive Thru.

Then filled all my prescriptions too -
At "Pharmacy's" brand new Drive Thru.

Some bills to mail in box of blue -
Off to the "Post Office" Drive Thru.

Picked up the laundry cleaned anew -
Just stopped at "Suds & Duds" Drive Thru.

With lunchtime near, my tummy's queue -
Got a "Big Mac" from the Drive Thru.

The car by then was low on fuel -
Full serve at "Shell", just Drive on Thru.

And when they fill the tank for you -
Your car's washed free - in their Drive Thru.

Library books were overdue -
The curbside slot is a Drive Thru.

Then videos must go back too -
"Blockbuster" has their own Drive Thru.

In need of milk and bread, I knew -
I stopped at "Dairymaid's" Drive Thru.

The family asked "Please, can we do -
The "Drive In" show when dinner's thru???"

2010-05-10T17:50:00.000-07:00

so...Raquel and I did a bake sale the 7-8 of May and it was a big success!!!! so while we sat there at our little table we wrote this poem for all the ladies that helped with the baking:)

we thank you for your service,
and all you kindly gave us.
we made a lot of money,
cuz all the goodies where so yummy.
the sugar the spice and everything nice.
has allowed the sale to go so well.
so we pray that all of your lives
will be full of blessings oh so swell!
so once again we thank you!
and now we may take our trip to...
a lovely place in Alabama.
where we'll have tons of fun,
and laughter too.
and hear about Our Saviour.
who died for both me and you.
we wouldn't have been able to do this.
if it wasn't for all your kind willingness
for working so hard,
on helping us make money,
and so many precious memories.

thank you ladies!!! love Raquel and Julia

2010-04-30T09:24:00.000-07:00

Love this picture!!!

See more flights

Amazing Grace played with bag pipes!

2010-04-29T08:43:00.000-07:00

A video I took back in February at Youth ablaze!!
It sounds amazing!
sorry its dark...the lights dimmed <3

What are you doing about it? From a Christian teenager's view

2010-04-29T07:23:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had the feeling of guilt? Or the feeling that you know you did something wrong but can't get over it? What do you ever do about those problems?
I recently watched a documentary about the Christian church in Vietnam. Did you know that there are Christians who go to church knowing that it is illegal in their country, but do it because they Love their Lord Jesus? Do they feel guilty? Maybe. Maybe they are frightened, but nothing is going to stop them.
Have you every taken so many things for granted that you just cant help but forget about the One who has given you the right to do it? Or do you just ignore that fact and just say a few prayers at night? I recently have had these thought as a young Christian girl who loves her God so much that she has decided to do something about it. I can't get over the fact that I have been blessed to just be able to live in a country without having to serve God in secret! I have been wondering what other Christians have been thinking about this. Do they ever think about things like this? Are they so caught up in everyday pride and joys that they forget that the Lord has been so good to them? What some Christians don't know is there are other Christians around the world who have been in jail or have died just because they keep a bible in their home. Some walk for miles just to go to church. God has blessed us in so many ways. We have the ability to be able to go to church 3 times a week or even every day if we wanted to and even in a car! While others have to hide in basements and pray in secret just so they don't get caught for serving a great God. What has America's entertainment done to us that we have such a hard time remembering what the Lord has given us. We have clothes on our backs and shoes on our feet. We can stop and pray when ever we want with out being put in jail for it. We have homes we have bibles we have friends and families who we loves so much. But mainly we have an awesome God who we have to thank for everything we have. What have you done recently just to thank him. We have soldiers on the other side of the world who are fighting for our freedom to be able to do these things and have the things we love. While yet we spent hours sitting in front of a TV or hours in front of a computer, and yet even I am guilty of that too. When was the last time you went to your friend and told them how much you appreciate them. Or the last time you when to your parents and thanked them for raising you up right. Lets face it! We have a God who has been so good to us and we need to thank him right now. It wont hurt you to take a few minuets to just THANK God for everything he has given you. And mainly freedom to serve the one who has given you everything. You can thank him for so many things, that it can take a few hours just to name them all! And if you are wondering why I am saying this? Because we might not have all these things with in the next few years. Things are getting worse and some haven't even noticed. The Lord is coming back soon, and I leave you with one more hard thought. Are you ready for His return, are you ready to hear that trumpet blow!?!? are you ready for what he is going to say to you at the judgment seat? Are you serving him with everything you have? Or like I said, are you taking for granted everything He has done for you? He has been so good, and I ask you to think upon everything I have said or asked. I am just say this because I care...with all my heart! I want my Lord to say, “well done my good and faithful servant”. I want to change Christians. And If we all just ignore the fact, then who really is going to make the change? Make a change Christian and don't take for granted the things he has given YOU! Every minute there is some one being beaten up or killed....just to do the things that we do. They surrender there lives for Our Lord.....are you surrendering you life For the Creator you made you?

Thanks for reading, and please think about these things I have taken time to wright about, just for you, because I care about my Christian family who I have Grown to love so greatly! -Julia Giardino A PK

2010-04-24T12:58:00.000-07:00

God's Boxes of Love

I have in my hands two boxes
Which God gave me to hold
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black,
And all your joys in the gold."
I heeded His words, and in the two boxes
Both my joys and sorrows I store
But though the gold became heavier each day
The black was as light as before
With curiosity, I opened the black
I wanted to find out why
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole
Which my sorrows had fallen out by
I showed the hole to God, and mused aloud,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be."
He smiled a gentle smile at me.
"My child, they're all here with me."
I asked, "God, why give me the boxes,
Why the gold, and the black with the hole?"
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
the black is for you to let go."
We should consider all of our friends a blessing.
Send this to a friend today just to let them know
that you are thinking of them,
and that they are a joy in your life to hold.

2010-04-23T09:30:00.000-07:00

cant wait till the youth rally tonight!!! I am so super-uper-duper excited about it! I cant wait. The Lord has given me this great excitement and I know how wonderful it is going to be. Our church has worked very hard on this Rally and we deserve a bag of excitement for it! I love being able to go to Rally's and shed tears for a good reason. I hope that everything goes well. If you have nothing going on then please come on out!!!!! It is going to be a great night and I have been praying the Lord does some great works:)