What's important? what will last forever.............?

In 5 days I will start my journey to Mexico Via, Germany, Dominican Republic, Panama City, Mexico City and finally land in Tijuana on Tuesday 19th March in the evening ha haa haa!!

So i have been reminded and thinking of what is important to me and what will last forever...........

In the last 5 months God has been speaking to me about investing, this word has been on my mind over and over again!! He has been showing me what is important in life and what isn't. When I was in Mexico God started this for me and started to show me that I didn't really need to have much to completely feel content/ satisfied, but that all I needed was Him, family and friends. I didn't need all the boxes I had at home full of stuff that I didn't even remember I had haa haa haa!!

He used the Mexican culture to show me that relationships are what we are to invest in to love others excellently and to have time for people, to value them and to love them. I saw how relationships take priority in that culture over other things. God reminded me that we are to invest in Him, his word and to love like He has loved us!!

 "There are three things that will endure - faith, hope and love -  and the greatest of these is Love!!"

1 Corinthians 13 v 13

Now that it is so close to me leaving family and friends behind in Sunny (haa haa) England, It's so hard to leave as my heart is here so much, it will be so hard to leave but I know that God has prepared the way and has others for me to love, invest in and show them God!! This is so exciting for me and I am honoured I get to do this and it is now that I see how investing and loving wholeheartedly is what will keep my relationships real, deep and genuine, even though I maybe half the way round the world!

So saying all this I now get to spend the day with my Sister, Lilly and Benny to laugh, love and have so much fun, feeding the ducks and playing football!! 

 Love to you all, my next blog will be from Mexico eekkkkkkkk!!! 

Its that time.......................

Its time when we look back and reflect, time to think of all that has happened in the last year and think about what we want for this coming year, what we can change...............

Well i want to love excellently; make the most of every day; opportunity and to appreciate what i have!!

Why??? Well because during this last year i learnt how important life is, how precious it is and how it is worth more than anything money could ever buy. God has given me (and all of us) life and life to the full!!
As some of you know that Ben my nephew has been in and out of hospital on 3 different occasions since he was born in November 2012, this has been a real tough time for all of us, especially his mum and dad. When things like this happen, you realise what is important in life. I felt God carrying us, providing and giving peace in a horrible situation, God has been our strength, we have had a beautiful Christmas as family with two healthy muffins!! Thanks friends and family for loving, praying and helping us all xxxxx

I keep saying I will share stories from mexico too so here is one.......

We arrived to a very small town (Constitution Cuidad) in the middle of the desert after about an 8 hour drive in 39 degree heat, it was about 6pm we needed to eat, then do a church service at 6:30pm. So cutting it fine we ran to get some Tacos (got to be done we're in mexico, so yummy), got back to this tiny church of about 15 people and kids, it was a building with half a roof, half brick, wooden and plastic wall with a hole in the ground toilet, which some of us girls were so happy about hee hee!

We started the service, with testimonies, worship, Kids work, drama, a preach and then some prayer at the end. A little old frail lady went up the front for some prayer, my friend went to pray for her and he took another friend so he could translate. Anyway they realised she was deaf, they prayed and walked off, one of the guys felt God say to go and blow in her ear, He was like Really God??!! that's a little bit weird, anyway he did it, prayed God will heal her and left. We all got in the mini bus, exhausted but so excited as God had really blessed the church and the pastor, when one of the team asked, who blew in the little old ladies ear??, because she came up to me and said that someone had blown in her ear and she can now hear everything!!!!!!! Amazing if you ask me!!

Church in Constitution Cuidad, that's me hee hee!! 

I met a lady one night when we were giving out free hugs in Ensenada, she was on her own sitting on the wall looking out to the sea, i walked by her and showed her my free hug sign, she smiled and said "yes". We hugged and she needed a friendly hug, I said God Bless you and left as the others had carried on walking and my Spanish was very limited hee hee although I did try :)  I walked off to catch up with the others, but couldn't get Maria (the lady) out of my mind, I felt like I needed to go back and talk with her, so I got my friend who is Mexican, very helpful hee hee thanks sunshine!! We went back and she was there still!! She was ok with us joining her and talking, we spoke about life, she said she was in a bad place and had felt lost and lonely, I got to share some of my life with her and my story which she said she could relate to some of it, we got to pray with Maria and love her, she got emotional, so I asked what was wrong and she said that she used to walk along the beach all the time but she hadn't for many years as things in life had turned so bad. She said that tonight, she was in her house and for the first time in years she thought she would come out, she said " Tonight is significant for me, I used to know God but I was so full of guilt and shame that I didn't think I could go back to Him, but God wanted to speak to me tonight through you two". We were shocked that this was the first night she had been to the beach in years, It wasn't a coinsidence that we all met, it showed her how she is so important to God and that he loves her. When we left Maria you could see a lightness in her eyes and in her self, her face was full of happiness and peace.

So you know what, I loved this, I want to see more and more stories of God changing lives and I want to be able to show people God's love, I cant wait for this new year!!

                                                       Free Hugs!! Why Not!!?? Porque No!!

And last of all, I love that I can share my adventures with you all, I wish you all a real happy and fun new year :)

I'm running my race..............

Oh where to start..... that's a good question!!!

So I'm sitting on a plane somewhere between Sao Paulo, Brazil and Toronto Canada, just thinking about returning to the UK after my travels. I was just talking to God and said "so when i get home i need to find a job, get a guitar somewhere or somehow for free, (as i didn't have much money at all), some trainers for running as mine got wrecked, find a cheep TEFL course (Teaching English as a Foreign language), and start studying the bible and find someone to help me!! 

God says he is my provider, and within two weeks of being home, I found a job at Thorntons Chocolate Shop in the weekdays as i didn't really want to work weekends, there are benefits to working with chocolates and there are problems too haaa haaaaaaa haa ha means more running!!! Also my sister Katie had some trainers I could have, I found a TEFL course in Brighton for £175 instead of £350 which i have done half of and i am now studying on line. I felt that this was a good tool to have if i was to be going into different countries as it would be something i could offer to benefit other. 

I was given a guitar from a couple who were looking at giving there's away to someone who really wanted it and my old pastor has said he will help teach me the bible!! 

So I'm just saying God provides for our every need!!

Also I have become an auntie again to my snuggley nephew Ben, we call him Benny bear coz he is a chunky hugy baby!! He is very special and i love him very much, so now I have too little muffins that I adore and love to see and play with. Lilly is so fun right now and i am so lucky as we have a real precious little friendship  i'm so thankful for Skype when i was away as we talked twice a week on it so this helped so much!!

I'm loving being home in England, seeing friends and family, I missed you all lots when i was away but your support was so precious to me. 

I know that i have more adventures ahead of me and will travel to different countries, so I'm running my race, starting to live out my dreams and seeing where my next step is...................................!! 

Thanks for staying tuned in with me, it means a lot!!!!!!!!!

First photo is our accommodation at the YWAM Tijuana Base!! 

Evangelising in La Paz, Baja California Mexico, on our two months outreach, its like 10pm and still so so so hot!! We are offering free hugs and prayer and prophecy!!

 Haaa haa haa we are in Loretto which is another town on our outreach working with the youth from one of the churches...... How many can you fit in a van!!!!! The guys are all standing in the boot!! oh and a puppy we had in there too, so much fun

This is just the beginning.........

This is me finally starting a Blog, (some of you maybe laughing now), its taken me a while, as many of you know I'm really not gifted in the area of technology, I think living simply is the best way in life, but the up side is that I can keep in contact with friends and family around the world which makes me so happy!!

So I think that 5th April 2012 was the 'first day of the rest of my life' I started a Discipleship Training School with YWAM in Tijuana Mexico. This was an incredible 5 months in my life, where is met some amazing friends and adopted many families and friends from around the world and in Baja California!!

We started our DTS off with building a house for a family. This was an amazing and emotional experience as it was so fun and easy for us but something the family had maybe never dreamt would happen!! Going to bed the night that we had finished the house build, I thought of the family in their new beds and house, it made me so deeply happy and thankful to God that i had the privilege to help build that for them!!

In my 3 months in Tijuana, I learned so much more about God, the Bible, my relationship with Him and about following and pursuing my dreams which are His dreams too!! We then traveled for 2 months working with churches and communities in the Baja California, Mexico. We did sooo much driving through desert, saw many cactus, so much sun oh and ate lots of tacos, what an amazing time, i will share stories in my following entries.

This is why I say this was 'the first day of the rest of my life' (Greenday song quote but sure they don't mind I doubt they will read my Blog hee hee!!). I feel like i have a new love for Life, God, People and the World, I'm excited that i get to follow my dreams...........

So please stay plugged in and I will share my adventures and hopefully photos with you all.................................