Just Do Something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was almost 4 years ago that God really birthed this idea of doing something for Childrenscup in my heart, and to be honest at the time I had no clue or even idea what I was going to do. I knew that after going to Africa and seeing the children and hearing the sounds of Suffering and witnessing the hands of injustice I could not just sit idly by in a church pew any more, or to be even more specific I could not just settle with doing church outreaches anymore. I love doing Church outreaches and all the events that we do with all my heart but I also knew it was not taking me outside of my own comfort zone. Going beyond what someone else set up for me and stepping out in my walk with God personally. Making my own life an outreach and my own heart an access to people more than just an allotted time period on the weekends. There was a burning desire in me to do more and to reach more and to settle for less. As I began searching for different ideas about what to do and possibly how to raise money for the kids there began to be this overwhelming sense of barrenness, this sense of I have no resources, no connections, no equipment or even idea of what to do or how to even go about doing anything. But the one thing I did know was this, every great story in Gods word came from people ( ordinary like you and me) stepping out in blind faith. I had this thought in my mind we have to JUST DO SOMETHING we cant sit around and think all the time or talk about how great it would be to actually do something. I wanted my faith and my relationship with God to be shown through my Heart first and then through my hands actively doing his work (Reaching)! I did not have a clue where to start but I watched and learned and began to ask questions. I prayed and read and started having ideas and in my heart. Faith started to grow and passion built it self by being active. You cant build a fire unless you blow a little wind into the coals, and the more wood you add the more air you will need to help it grow. I really believe that this day and age God is looking for and raising up more people who are wiling to just do something. Weather that means just simply serving on the weekends by holding a door open at church or putting together a huge food drive it does not matter. God is looking for those that are willing to Just Do Something, so my challenge to you is that that thing you feel burning inside you to do Go and do something with it for God. Ask Him how and what and He will show you, He wants to because he Has a plan and a purpose that He wants to work through you.

New Update for Ironman For Orphans

Symptoms of Pride

I find it so funny when Moses says to Pharaoh when would you like me to ask God to remove all the plagues and Pharaoh's response was, tomorrow. Why is it some times just for pride's sake we will put off freedom in order to prove a point that only cost us more pain. I mean is this not a perfect example of how we all sometimes make the worst decisions in the midst of the worst circumstances just to prove a point that really only proves how stubborn we are, when we could just humble ourselves and save alot of embarrassment and grief later on or even at that very moment in front of alot of people. Pride is a funny thing, the desire to be something or apart of something that is made to look better and greater than it really is or even could be. Everyone has this desire to be noticed and admired but why is it that we take it to the point of self idol ism or false representation. Lying to glorify ourselves and seem greater than all others. Pharaoh in all his "greatness" showed just how dumb we can all be, everyone knows how bad the situation is and knows it could be so much better if we would just change our attitude or even think about someone other than our self for once. Pride, it's ironic how the Bible says this is what comes before the fall and yet we try so hard to stand independent and in front of everyone with all the pride we can muster. Pharaoh taught such a good lesson God's grace and freedom is right there if we will just let God be God and realize that we are not. I've herd it said like this, Until we create our own universe and existence to life in 7 days then we better just let the one who did be in charge. HAHA I just pray that my life will line up to how much I agree with that

Another Chewer

You ever wonder why people spend so much time after they have messed up asking God to forgive them, when they spend so little time with God before they mess up they are not able to withstand the temptation?

This is something God has been speaking to me about in my own life really convicting and helping me change so many things in my life. Making adjustments and corrections in ones life is always good to keep you aligned with God. It's His little way of saying I love you and want us to have a healthy relationship, as His word says (I discipline those I Love).

Something I've been chewing on

I did not want to post anything big or long this week, I just wanted to post this one thing it's very small but alot to chew on, it's been stirring my heart for the past couple of days. Hope you like it.


Why do we ask God questions about why there is violence in the world, or poverty, or hurt? Isn't it GOD who should be asking us why there is violence, poverty, or hurt in the world? Francis Chan

How IronmanforOrphans all began

In 2007 after coming back from my first trip to Africa it was really hard for me to process all that had taken place and all that I had seen. There was so much poverty, and so much need I really did not know what to do or where to start, but deep down inside I knew that once I had seen it I had now become responsible for it. While on the plane in the middle of the nite I spent a lot of time thinking of Ideas and ways to bring attention to need of Africa, the people and the orphans. At the time the United Nations issued a study that by 2010 there would be close to if not over 50 million orphans in the continent of Africa unfortunately that number has come to pass .In 2010 the United nations issued new reports that there were over 50 million orphans in Africa and over 26 million of them were aides orphans. I have had the amazing privilege to travel to several different countries in Southern Africa with Children's Cup international Relief to see and be apart of hands on relief efforts that go on daily to these countries. Children's Cup International relief takes care of close to 30 thousand children a day in Swaziland, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. Swaziland in particular has the highest percentage of Aids in the world, it is estimated that one out of every two has this horrible disease. When Dave Ohlerking the founder and President of Childrens Cup issued a statement at the mid of 2009 that much of the care that we provide to the children of these countries would be drastically cut back due to financial support and the economic crisis facing so many people, myself along with several others came together to form the IronmanforOprhans team. With long nites and many hours planning and gathering ideas on how to bring attention and support to Children's Cup we came up with the bike, run, walkathon called( Ironmanfor Orphans). I myself will bike for a set amount of hours representing the Orphan crisis in Africa, but we also wanted as many people as possible to be apart by coming out to bike, run, or walk for however long they wished to help raise and show support for Children's Cup, and the Orphans of Africa. So now that the vision is starting to take place our hope is that many of you will find a place on the team and be apart of something that we believe will bring a renewed hope to so many in need. We thank all of you so much who have joined so far and we will continue to keep everyone up to date as to all that is scheduled and taking place in the near future. Again thank you and God bless.

The Pain of the Mission Field

There is a section in the New Testament where Paul is sharing his internal struggle with friends that he is about to leave, he knows he will probably never see them again until they get to Heaven and they know it as well. Before Paul departs there is much crying and weeping and anguish in there hearts about the loss and separation they are about to feel. Honestly that's how I feel right now, I have never felt that way towards any other mission trip before in my life, Africa I know I will see again. And God lets me revisit there every day in my heart because it stole a piece of me and kept it for itself. But I know that's where I'm called. It gets harder every trip I take because I feel that anguish in my heart towards the people in the field and having to leave them. For me the sacrifice is not the leaving all that we have here in the states but leaving the people that have taken pieces of my heart and kept it for themselves on the field. I feel the loss knowing that I may only see them again if God allows and if not then my heart is full of sorrow until that day. How beautiful are the people that lay there lives down for the Gospel and how beautiful are those that give up home, country, and comfort to see the Kingdom of God advance. It tears at my heart to part with them, and only wait on God to give another day of fellowship. For me The Pain of The Mission Field is having to part ways with those who for only a short period of time dug a well so deep in your life that when you pull from it, it is only Gods heart of Joy and love. It amazes me how you can be born in a country and not even feel at home, but when you go to the least of these you never want to leave, my soul misses all my dear friends on the field, and knows that weather here or in Heaven one day all the saints will sit together, and fellowship where the sun will never set!!!!