Radically Changing

Greeting friends and family :)

I don't really even know where to begin. I guess I'll start by saying that the Lord is doing some radical stuff already. I haven't even been here 3 weeks but I feel like God has already done so much in me and taught me so much that it seems like I've been here 3 months.

I'm absolutely loving my time here in PA. I know that the Lord called me to YWAM at this time and in this season. So far I've been under the teaching of Andy Byrd & Sean Feucht (the founders of Fire & Fragrance -- OH and check out their new book that came out "Fire & Fragrance" -- it will give you the history and heart of this ministry!!), Joseph Garlington, Che Ahn, Charles Stock, Larry Randolph, & Bill Johnson. If you haven't heard of some or all of these fathers of the faith then I suggest that you check them out! They'll rock you.

So...when I say that the Lord has done so much already...I mean I don't even know how to express to what degree of change the Lord has started in me. Before I was even here a week, I had the most outrageously awesome encounter with the Lord...more than any other time in my life. Andy Byrd was teaching on the love of God and how we've lived in the vicious cycle of always doing things to get love from the Father, when in all reality we don't have to do anything to get God's love because He just loves us. Period. And how everything we do should come FROM love not FOR love. The magnitude of which He loves is so insane and I was starting to "get it". And wow...He rocked my world. I felt like control and perfectionism were being purged from deep within and God was showing me how He wants me to just rest in His arms because I'm His daughter. My heart is expanding for the Word as well...I'm truly starting to love to read it, more than ever before. It's really coming to life and taking root deep in my heart!

And He just keeps teaching me new things every day. I wish I had enough time to tell you everything in detail, but I'll try and keep this as short as I can :) Just know, that all of you who are supporting me and praying for me and encouraging me are the reason that my life is being transformed. I'll never be able to thank you enough...but please know that everything you're doing is changing my life in the best of ways.

Also, I found out where I'll be spending my last 3 months for my outreach phase! ::Drum roll please:: For one month I'll be with my entire team at Ivy League schools praying for revival and worshiping and interceeding and evangelizing and ministering and anything else the Lord leads us to do! The last 2 months I will be going with 8 other people to AMSTERDAM! They gave us the 4 locations last Monday and by Tuesday we had to tell the staff our top 2 choices of where we felt the Lord leading. I didn't even know Amsterdam would be an option, but once it was said I just couldn't get it out of my head. I kept praying and asking the Lord to lead. Once we gave them our choices the staff took the rest of the week praying as well and putting teams together, and yes...the Lord is definitely leading me to Amsterdam. This may sound random to some of you...I understand, it seemed semi-random to me too :) But really, in the past couple of years I've noticed how much I hate social injustices...like child soldiers and sex trafficking. I just think they're modern day holocausts and I know the Lord wants to see an end to these horrific acts. So once I started thinking about that...I knew this was exactly where I need to be going...to one of the darkest places to pray for revival and reformation. We will be working with an established YWAM base there and pretty close to the heart of the red light district. There is a House of Prayer right in the middle of all the brothels...so we'll be doing a ton of worship and intercession to see those brothels shut down and lives radically changed!!! So please be in prayer for the preparation beforehand and everything the Lord leads us in once we get there...and for all the finances to come in as well! This is going to be so radical and I seriously cannot wait to pray heaven down in that place!

Ah...I have so much in me I want to share, but I can't even form my thoughts into words. I'm just learning that I want so much more...and I know it could cost me anything and everything, but I don't even care because I'm falling so in love with Jesus everyday that I can't even call this life my own anymore, because it's His and I'll go wherever He wants me to.

Again, I send my deepest appreciation to you guys. I love you and will update you again soon!

J