Reading: UnChristian

I am currently reading the book unChristian by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons. I've already learned so much from this book and I'm not close to being done!! It forces you to look deep into your own life and evaluate it. If you're a christian, does your life really reflect Christ? really? In all areas? We all have sin in our lives, but if you claim to be a Christian every part of your life should be at least fighting to follow His REAL teachings! STOP staying you're a Christ follower if don't back it up. Non-christians are tired of it!! (the book is based on research done on the perceptions of Christians by non-christians, pretty much what our lives look to them)

We are pushing them away! That's not what Christ did!! I say we because I'm included. Everyday and every moment of the day I have to evaluate my life. I have to pray for God to help me see my sin and fight it!! LIVING the gospel will help others come to know Christ! If you're a non-christian, I apologize. I apologize that we (including me!!) have not lived our lives in reflection of Christ. We have let you down by not living it out and showing you the truth, love, mercy, grace, and forgiveness Christ alone offers. I hope that we can start living it out! Living out not what we preach, but what God preaches!!

(a must read!

So I'm Leaving the Country!!

I don't think that I have told you about my trip to Trinidad! I've become involved with Medical Campus Outreach and they take severals mission trips throughout each year. This year I have the amazing opportunity to travel to Trinidad with a group of Dental, Physical Therapy and (fellow) Occupational Therapy students!! We will be setting up clinics and treating patients in our perspective areas, as well as talking about Christ with them and praying for them! We also get to play with the children!! I've been given the responsibility of getting the children's ministry stuff together! I'm so excited! I had to send out support letter in order to raise the money to go and the support has been overwhelmingly wonderful!! The Lord truly provides!

We leave August 8th and return on the 17th! (which is the day before school starts, AH!!)


"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” ~Romans 10:15