How are you all doing? It has been a while since I posted here. My sister's birthday celebration was great. We held it at a Fellowship Hall in the Church. Her friends and her Youth Pastors prayed for her. I got to say something about her, I cried. :'(. And I got to sing one of her favorite songs, I Will Be Your Friend by Amy Grant.

Well, that's all folks. I'll post again.


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I just wanna say...

Happy Birthday to my Youngest Sister! I love You!

How are you all doing? I'm ok except that I got a cough. :-|

When I was in Panama, on my morning devotions, I started writing verses about Persecutions and The Cost of Following Christ.

Here are some verses on The Cost of Following Christ...


Luke 9:57-62

The Cost of Following Jesus

57 As they were walking along someone said to Jesus, "I will follow you no matter where you go."

58 But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but I, the Son of Man, have no home of my own, not even a place to lay my head."

59 He said to another person, "Come, be my disciple."
The man agreed, but he said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father."

60 Jesus replied, "Let those who are spiritually dead care for their own dead.[6] Your duty is to go and preach the coming of the Kingdom of God."

61 Another said, "Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family."

62 But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."

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Wow, luke! I mean look! New Living Translation titled it, The Cost of Following Jesus!

Hola Todos! (Hello all!)

I thought I'd share my kodak moments from the Mission Trip.
 
Panama trip was awesome! So many lives were changed. Our team was so blessed when this one man testified during our last service at a basketball court. It is such a blessing to see people's lives changed. This man was alcoholic, beaten his wife and kids, was into marijuana and cocaine. Our team leaders talked to him as we ministered to the community. Because of the love that he saw in us, he began to want what we have and he gave his life to Jesus. On the evening of the last service, he testified to the public what God has done in his life, and he publicly apologized to his family!
 
Not only that we were able to minister to the unbelievers but to the fellow believers as well. We met with the young people of the church there. We taught them the importance of Quiet Time, they were all so eager to learn! But the funny thing was, there were unbelievers who went to the meeting, and they all gave their lives to God! One young man who had fallen away from God recommitted his life to Him! It was great! We started a regular Youth Bible Study and encouraged them to continue even as we leave. We encouraged them to start sharing the Good News and they did.
 
And the children, oh, they were so adorable! I love them! They always look forward to having the VBS. They always wanna hang out with us. They always follow us whereever we go. We were their big brothers and sisters, and I love it when their parents smile and laugh as we spend time and laugh with their children. :)
 
The trip has changed my life as well. My love for the people grew all the more! I am now addicted to missions. :D
 
Bab Dummad Nuedi! (Kuna for 'God is good!')
 
tu hermana en Cristo,
dona

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I was watching Doc of PAX TV network. Cece Winans was the guest there. From that show I heard an awesome quote...

Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is gift, that's why it is called 'present.'

Cool, huh?

Well, gotta go to work.

I went to Joe Muggs, enjoyed Vanilla Latte, spent Quiet Time there. It was awesome! I was reading from Jesus Freak II. In it I read some quotations...


-His sheep hear His voice and chase after Him.

-Jesus came to comfort the afflicted, but He also came to afflict the comfortable.

-Revolutionaries for Jesus strive to keep their eyes on the Cross.

-Revolutionaries for Christ are not swayed by opinions and reactions from the world.

-We must respect the beliefs of others but not allow this gracious response to silence us from sharing the Truth.

-"If we Christians don't continue to share the Gospel and push the envelope, the envelope will close in on us. If we maintain a "silent witness," there will be no witness and Christianity will die in America."
-Ray Thorne, a Missionary for Persecuted Church

Hey y'all! How's Sunday? Mine's awesome! I worked last night, slept for an hour and went to Worship Service.

Worship Service was awesome! We had our Praise and Worship on the last part because we learned Hebrew words for Praise. We learned how God inhabits the praises of the people who give their all as they worship Him. I kinda experienced the reverse culture shock during the service, 'coz I got used to being surrounded by the people who didn't care how they will look like as long as they worship God. They freely worshipped Him and so did I, especially when we were in Garden Valley, TX. I wanted to kneel down during Praise and Worship, but I started thinking about what the other people will think. "They may think that I'm just showing off," I thought, but God rebuked me and in my spirit He said, "I want your heart, I want your all." So I fell on my knees and that's when He really started to dwell in my praises. Indeed, God is faithful! I felt His comforting arms surround me. During that moment, I started praying for the lost souls. I want them to experience what I experienced. I want them to know God in an intimate way. I want the name of Jesus to be made known to all, I want Him to be lifted up! I started thinking about the believers as well. "What if every believer would want God to be made known to all. What if every believer do his part in spreading the Good News?" I'm sure every one would have heard the name of Jesus already.

So what are we waiting for?

One of some forwarded messages that I love to read and share....

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The Pastor's Prayer- not a joke

Claim: The Rev. Joe Wright opened a Kansas legislative session with a controversial prayer.

Status: True. This Pastor has guts! Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people.

When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is what they heard:


"Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness
and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, "Woe to
those who call evil good," but that is exactly what we have done. We have
lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We confess that
we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called it Pluralism.

We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.

We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.

We have killed our unborn and called it choice.

We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.

We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem.

We have abused power and called it politics.

We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.

We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.

We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.

Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free.

Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent to direct us to the center of Your will and to openly ask these things in the name of Your Son, the living Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen!"



The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa, and Korea.

Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, "The Rest of the Story," and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired.

With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called "one nation under God."

If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything."

I'm home, I'm home, I'm home!!

I had a very tiring travel. The wheel of my luggage was broken. I didn't know I had to fly from Dallas/Love Airport, I went to DFW so I missed my original flight but I was able to make an arrangement with the airline and I didn't have to go to Dallas/Love Airport, thank God!

I was so excited to see my mom and my sisters. I was so excited to eat fried rice from Chinese restaurant. I ate a 1/3 lb burger too :p and I get to drive from the airport to here (home). Yeah, I still know how to drive :D.

I'm gonna get all the films developed tomorrow. OK, I miss my team mates, Sanctified Warriors. I really wish to see them again. My team leaders, Aaron and Sara, they are awesome! I wish to work with them again someday. I learned a lot from them. They have encouraged me and stretched me to be a better leader.

My friends from Vaca Monte, I miss them. I will always remember them in my prayers. I will remember Sanctified Warriors too in my prayers.

It's not about us
It's not about the beavers
It's all about God
Sanctified Warriors
Vale La Pena!

Hola! ¿Que so pa? What´s poppin'? What´s up? :p

Yesterday was our last day at Vaca Monte. I'm gonna miss the friends that I made. I hope to see them again. We all cried a lot knowing that we may never see each other again here on earth but I know we will get to see each other again in heaven.

The whole trip is awesome. I've seen so many lives changed just because we followed what God wanted us to do, to GO and be Hands and Feet for Him. My life has been changed as well for the better. I learned the importance of hardwork and being a servant for the nationals and even for my team mates.

I'll share some more when I get back. I miss you all!

Baba Bendaki!
(Kuna for God Bless)