Sunday, August 28, 2011

"All things work together for good for those who love Him..."

This has been proven to me over and over again since I've been home! I've seen God provide so much! He led me to a nice, reasonably-priced car that I'm planning to buy (provided everything continues to go well), since I need transportation down to Texas, and something to get around in while i'm down there. I just felt this nudge to ask someone i was on the phone with if they knew of anyone selling a car... turns out, their son was selling his ford taurus! So awesome...
One of the requirements for coming back on staff in the department i want to work in is that we have a smartphone. I was able to purchase an iPhone at half the price that it would normally be, and i'll be saving $40/month on the plan because my parents decided to let me stay under their plan if I paid for my stuff.
I was in desperate need of a suitcase; mine was in bad shape.. so I put a thing on facebook and had two people contact me about suitcases that they didn't need anymore! :)
A family friend handed me $100 cash in church this morning and said she just wanted to help me. She is so sweet!
Basically, I have asked, and I have received. I have been so blessed by God and by the people who have responded!
I am believing that God will continue to provide for me, as I still need at least $200/month pledged support. Please pray about partnering with me in this way to accomplish God's purposes through my life! :)Thanks so much for reading!
Much love!!

Justine

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

I'm Home!! :)

Michigan is so beautiful! I almost forgot...
It's so good to be home with my family again :) We got a new dog... her name is Kallie, and she's really clumsy and cute and hyper. Jaxon isn't a fan...
I got to spend the last two days traveling with my good friends, Nate and Lauren and their new baby! He is so dang cute.
Now that I'm home... the work begins!
I would really like to join staff in Texas, so I'm going to be spending the next month at home figuring out if that's possible :) Please pray that God will make it very clear to me if this is what he wants me to do, and that I will trust him to provide. because he always does! :)

Love you all!!

Justine

Friday, August 5, 2011

oh, my life...

So I do this thing where I plan my life. And I think that God just laughs at me most of the time. Probably he's just wondering if I'm ever going to learn that when I make plans, he has other plans.

This time, I'm not really sure yet. I have been planning on returning to college this fall, but right now I'm just not sure that is where God is calling me to go.

I'm still praying about it, but I think that maybe God is leading me to join staff here with YWAM. I'm still praying about it, because it's a *huge* step. I would have to raise at least $650 of monthly support. Honestly, that scares the crap out of me. But if that's what God is telling me to do, I should probably do it. :)

So... I'm praying. If you would pray too, I would appreciate it! :)

Love!

Justine

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Back from Houston!

Houston was awesome! I always love doing ministry there... this past group of kids were really great, and it was awesome to see God working in their lives while they were here.

As you may have seen on facebook, Joel and I are no longer dating. We both decided that it was the most loving and wise thing to seek God separately, because we're not sure if our future plans necessarily line up anymore. But we are still really good friends, and we are both at peace about it. :)

i'll post pictures of outreach later... :)