a new appreciation...

so up to this point, sarah and i have not participated in a lot of the dancing, basically because we dont do the choreography so it seems easier to let the choreographer do their thing, and we watch/critique/encourage :)...HOWEVER this weekend we helped to teach the dance that they have been learning from Austin because he wasnt able to be there for part of the practice on sunday. so we did more of the teaching/participating...and i will just say that i have a whole new appreciation and love for this team and their hard work...:)
i didnt notice it while we were there, but about an hour after i got home...my legs were NOT a huge fan of moving, especially down any stairs and are still sore now. and im sure its not just cuz we're old...;) haha...so i now have a whole new level of gratitude that they work so hard for so long on these dances! haha...so thank you team for staying with us and working so hard! you are so great!
and we're getting so so close to performance day!!!
God just keeps reassuring that He's got it all figured out........

almost there...

ok...just in absolute awe of God right now!!! i wont go into huge detail just yet because we are still working through stuff, but i am seeing so clearly how God not only has plans, but He sees them through to the very end. He always will. how amazing is that??? that we can have the peace of knowing that HE WILL SEE HIS PLAN THROUGH, EVERY SINGLE DETAIL TO THE VERY END OF IT. this show is less than 2 weeks away...if you could see this thing through our eyes...you might be tempted to freak out a little bit...haha however, God is MOVING like crazy. He is putting us in a position where it HAS to be Him who does this. and whats greater - He is providing a peace that this WILL all come together...in a way where only He will be glorified. i write this incredibly vague, kind of crazy sounding post to ask you to pray. pray that satan has no part in any of the preparations from here on out, pray that the team and sarah and i as leaders can stay focused on God, pray that we can have energy and drive to do this, pray that every detail falls into place...and most of all pray that God continues to make this His very own right in front of our eyes.
i am so unbelievably excited to see what He is planning.......

Isaiah 51

God has had me read this section of scripture over and over for the past week or so, and every time i get something new out of it. I feel like He is speaking to me about the show and the trip and all of it through this passage so much and i just wanted to share it. i cant even say what exactly i am getting out of it because i think it would only make sense to me...but i will say just read it and ask Him to speak through it. so much good and powerful stuff in it!
the most recent part He has made stand out is at the end - starting at v.12, its just God reminding us who He is. He is the one in charge...He can do anything He wants. Including put together a team and a show in a really short amount of time on limited practice, and create a show out of it...;) but really - HE CAN. and SO many times over the past few months God has said to me...
"the bigger and more impossible this gets...the more I can be seen"
and who are we to deny God that? :) so here we are, two weeks before our first performance...trusting God for every single piece of it. trusting the very same God who stirs up the waves and makes them roar...
this should not be happening, it shouldn't be coming together, it shouldnt be working...its crazy. absolutely crazy.

but whats crazier...is that it IS.

so we will see you all on April 10th at 7pm. ready to see why God has called us to this place and time in this way...

keep all of this in your prayers and things are being learned, scripts being memorized and final pieces being put in place...

1"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD, look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug. 2Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for he was but one when I called him, that I might bless him and multiply him. 3For the LORD comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places
and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song. 4 "Give attention to me, my people, and give ear to me, my nation; for a law will go out from me, and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples.5 My righteousness draws near, my salvation has gone out,and my arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands hope for me, and for my arm they wait. 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed. 7 "Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings. 8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations." 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in days of old the generations of long ago. Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon? 10 Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over? 11 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. 12"I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass, 13and have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, and you fear continually all the day because of the wrath of the oppressor,
when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the wrath of the oppressor? 14 He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the pit, neither shall his bread be lacking. 15I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
the LORD of hosts is his name.

The Project: Mexico Edition Week 6

i cant believe its week 6...it came SO fast, yet i feel like we have been working on it forever...haha so fun though. my life has been OVERTAKEN by this project and i love it. i feel so so blessed by this team and this opportunity. we have been having LOTS of practices and the team is being so great...very flexible. its A LOT of work, but it is finally all starting to come together. and now working on it with the music that Chelsea is writing...wow. seriously, i am in awe of what He is putting together. God is good. :) just loving His creativity and really just watching Him work. There is NO way this would all come together in this amount of time without Him. there really is just no way.
and looking at it, looking at our timeline...not going to lie, a part of me wants to freak out and be terrified. but then as soon as that thought comes in, a huger part of me is filled with this incredible peace of knowing that it will happen. that it will be finished and God will take care of it all. how great is that? haha.. imagine if we didnt have that peace ever in life? i know i would have gone completely crazy by now. so lets just take a second and PRAISE THE LORD that He takes the time to give us peace.
so we just need to keep praying that satan is kept out and we can keep God in charge. :)
we finished up choreographing one of the dances today! Austin put it together and has been working so hard on it for a long time...and we finally finished it.




we'll finish teaching it tomorrow - but the team has been so great and while some of them have never danced before - they are learning it and doing an amazing job. and we have spent HOURS on this...haha. so praise God that we are seeing it come together!
the dance involves the whole team and creates a picture of the girl being surrounded by the world trying to grab her attention, and how easy it is to get caught up in what is all around us instead of staying right next to Jesus...
and how easy that is!!! there is so much going on everywhere! He just wants us to hang on, to stay by Him, look to Him for everything. why is that so hard?
my prayer for me and for the team and all of us is that we can be aware of what we are doing and where God is at all times...so that He can be our strength and our joy and our peace. that we dont get distracted. that we can keep fighting to follow Him in everything He calls us to. and be filled with the passion and love for Him to bring us closer and closer to Him all the time.

THE PROJECT: HOSEA

ok...we are OFFICIAL.
April 10th...put it on your calendar!
7pm at Edinbrook Church.
we are putting on our show - The Project:Hosea as a fundraiser for the trip.
it is a story of God's love, looking at how unconditional and how personal it is, inspired by the book of Hosea. bring your friends and family - it would be a great thing to invite people to!
no cost to get in, but we will be taking a free will offering that will go towards the trip!
we are so excited about what God is doing and curious at the same time to see what it is that satan is trying so hard to keep us from! ;)
so come and support us and see what we have been working on!
and keep this whole thing and the team in your prayers!!!!!
i have no doubt that God is in charge of every detail and that it will get done, but its coming up soon, so just pray that satan does not have any place in any of this!
see you all in April!