First Week In Zillah WA.

April 12, 2010

Right now I am sitting in the schoolroom with Brandy and Aspen. They are working on their work pages that are about the letter G.

Brandy just said “ You know what… My friend just died.” Then she went into the process of telling me about how Kyle Jane died and how she had just tuned 5 and how they were friends. It made me feel so sad. We decided to put her family on our prayer list.

Last night the whole family went outside and played Croquet. It was lots of fun. I didn't play but had lots of fun taking pictures. I was able to shoot some really good ones of Lacy. She is such a cute little girl. I am not very good at doing pictures of people but I still have lots of fun taking them.

She was having so much fun smelling the flower.

Lacy

Running to get the ball

Hank
Aspen

Shane
Some of the children

Nicky
Shane and Cindy
Family Fun
Brandy
Momma and Baby

I am sure that when Brandy gets big she is going to be very unhappy with me for sharing this, but its just too funny to keep to myself. The other night I was sitting on the couch reading a book to Brandy and Aspen, when Brandy said “aunt Bree, what are all the red dots all over your forehead?” I looked at her in shock and I am sure that my face got all red. “They are zits,” I replied. She said, “ they are what?” I think my voice must have sounded very funny because I quickly and quietly said what they were and then changed to subject. I was not sure if I should laugh or if I should go cry about the fact that a little girl had noticed all my zits!!!!

On day part of our school lesson was to go outside and look for insects. I had lots of fun taking pictures around the house of different things that we saw.

I am really enjoying my time out here with the Turner family. I am falling in love with all of the children and I don’t know how I am ever going to leave. I have not even been here a week and I am already sad about leaving!!! J God is so good. I was not sure how I was going to like it and I did not think I would enjoy teaching. However God has been giving me the grace I need to each day and I am LOVING teaching and helping out around the house.

Update

Well its about time for a MUCH needed update. I am having a WONDERFUL time and don't want to spend a lot of time on the computer. I really wanted to do better with posting this trip but I am really not getting there.

On Monday we went to Mt. Elgon. We drove FOR EVER and then we made it to the bluff. I was sitting right out on the edge. As I looked out accross the valley below I could just feel the GREATNESS of God. We saw a few animals but not a lot. We climed WAY up into some caves and we saw LOTS and LOTS of bats. They were flying all around our heads. I had never heard the sounds that bats make so that was really cool. We would shine flash lights on them and they would all wake up and I don't think that like that much :). When we were up there Debra fell into a hole. I think that kind of freeked us all out. She is ok but she hit her head kind of hard.

Yesterday I did not do much. I was so tired and not feeling well at all.

Today I don't know what is planned but I need to get off here and go find out!

I miss everyone at home!

Have a WONDERFUL CHirstmas!

Much love,
Bree

Here we are

I have just a little time to send everyone an update. We made it to Kenya after about 10 hours of delays. By the time we made it we were all very tired! We are so thankful that we made it and that we are all safe.

Today is cleaning day. I feel a little bad because everyone is out cleaning and I am sitting in here blogging! :) After the cleaning gets done we may go for lunch in town. We don't really have a lot going on today so we can just do what ever. We had also talked about going and seeing so children in a different town.

Well that is really all that is going on today. I hope to post more latter. I have lots of things to post but they are all on my computer and its seems dumb to type it all up twice!

Keep us in your prayers!

Time to leave

Well tomorrow is the BIG day. Maybe HUGE would be a better word. I am getting so excited!!! Please keep us in your prayers as we travel! It is going to be a long two days with much excitement and joy. I know that this is Gods will and I know that we are in His hand. He has a plan for our lives!

Thank you everyone for your prayers

Much love,

Bree

There is no place better to be then in the center of God's will; Unless it be in His presence

Being in the center of God’s will. What does this mean to you? Are you in the place that God wants you to be? Am I? Do I truly work to be in God’s will for my life or am I running like Jonah? Running in the opposite direction. Away from the lost souls that God is calling me to help.

This is the question I have been pounding tonight. I am sitting and wondering what God is calling me to. I leave for Kenya in 16 days. When I come home I have no plans. I know that there is work for my in dad’s office, but is this where God is calling me? If not what is He calling me to? I have NO idea what the future may hold for me. None of us do. We are clay in Gods hands. It is His job to mold us. NOT OURS!

Me? A simple lump of clay? God surly you are not calling ME to do this. God it’s too hard! Ever felt that way? Moses did. He told God that he was not good at public speaking. But look what GOD did THOUGH Moses. With God we can do ANYTHING! My favorite verse Philippians 4:13 says “I can do ALL things though Christ who strengthens me.”

Am I willing to put God first and follow HIS will? How many times am I a Jonah? Do I run toward God or away? GOD I CHOOSE TO RUN TO YOU! NO LONGER WILL I RUN AWAY! GOD I AM YOURS! USE ME! SEND ME! SHOW ME YOUR WILL IN MY LIFE!

“Unless it be in His presence” What does this mean? To be in the presence of God. To live with Him for ENTERNITY! WOW. I can’t even imagine what eternity is. God has ALWAYS been and ALWAYS will be! It’s CRAZY to think of it!

What does it mean to die for Christ? Would you be willing to sacrifice all, if that’s what following God came to? Would I? Am I? If my family was put at risk would I be willing to still CHOOSE CHRIST? Would you? If we are not willing to die for Christ HOW can we say that we are living for Him? Unless I am willing to give up EVERYTHING, family, friends, material positions, then how am I TRULY following God? Following God should be all I need. Is it? I SAY YES! God is ALL I need. The blessing should be used to bring GLORY to Him. NOT take the glory from Him!

2 in 1 weekend (This may be sad)

Wow can you believe it I am posting twice in one weekend!!! :)

This is probably going to be a sad email so if you want you may stop reading here. If, however, you are in the mood to cry with me then read right on a head.

I got a very sweet email from Heather today. I just sat in my bed and cried for a very long time. I never knew that I would miss her this much. Sometimes I feel alone at church even though I know that I'm not. I have so many AMAZING people in my life but I still really miss Heather. This was my fist communion at Cornerstone and I wished so bad that Heather could have been there. I have always had my close friend with me at communion and it was really hard not to this year. It seems so odd that we have all went our own ways. I don't know if there is really any of us that are still 100% on the same page. We used to all be close to the same spot and now we seem to be getting farther and farther apart. I know that God brings us to different places thought out our life's and its a good thing to have change but it can be VERY hard. I also know that there are NEVER ALWAYS going to be people who you are 100% on the same page with, but its still hard to see us all going in such different directions. God is good and He is leading us ALL on our journey though life. He has called each of us to a different calling and thats ok. He knows what his is doing so much better than I. "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, declares the LORD" Isaiah 55:8." For I know the plans I have for you you, Declares the LORD, Plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" Jeremiah 29:11. These are such encouraging verses to me when I am feeling down! God is so good and He has a plan for us. We need to trust Him and lean on Him.

Just so you all know. I did tell you that you did not have to read the whole thing!

Well I am VERY tired to Goodnight.

SORRY

To: Courtney Boone!

So... I just want everyone to know that I am VERY sorry for not blogging in such a LONG time. But to Miss. Boone I want to send a special apology. I ask that you would PLEASE forgive me for being so behind in my blogging. I am a very POOR writer and it makes it difficult to keep up.

So how about an update. So I made it home safe from Haiti. I am missing Heather lots and lots but I will make it :) I got home and was getting settled in and the opportunity for me to go to Kenya came up. I leave Nov 18th and get home Jan 1st, which just happens to be my 18th birthday!! :) I have been getting everything that I need together for Kenya. It has been much easier then going to Haiti because now I feel like I know what I am going to need.

Tonight Court and I went to town and I picked up the last of the things I am going to be taking with me. Sometime I am hoping to get a list of things that are needed in Kenya and then I will be getting things that I will be taking down for the people down in Kenya. I am hoping to maybe get this in the next week or so. If anyone would like to help out let me know.

I just got a call from Sheila (Heathers mom) She said that she just got off the phone with Heather. Heather asked for prayer for one of the girls who is staying in the D.R. at the other IFM mission. I guess she was in a park in Jimani (the little town right across the border) and was in a moto accident. She broke a bone in her hand/wrist and has had some pain. Please keep her in your prayers her name is Stephanie. There is also prayer need for the Children's home. John, Lois, Julia, and Kris are all sick. John, Lois, and Julia have Typhoid and Kris has some sort of fever. They don't' know for sure how to spell it. They are all feeling sick and can't do a lot. Please pray for quick healing! They have two children now!! That is very exciting. They did not think they would be getting any for a year or so and in a few months they have two!! Please just keep all of them in your prayers! God still works today! I think sometimes we forget or don't let Him!

So that is all for tonight. MAYBE I will do a better job of keeping this thing up to date! We can always pray :)

Goodnight.