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Hurting Hearts

Tonight my heart hurts for several people I love... for a friend who is dealing with the untimely death of a mentor and friend. I say untimely because it was not by the hand of God that she passed, but by her own hand. For a friend whose life is being torn apart by someone elses addictions. Satan is trying his hardest to knock down these precious children of God's. I have the ability to reach out and love them in their times of need because they are people who I am close to... but it just makes me think and wonder. How many other people are hurting today?

Easter Sunday. Jesus ROSE FROM THE DEAD. He got up, and walked right out of that tomb, left it empty. EMPTY so that we can have life... now THAT is love!!! This day is meant to be a day that we celebrate. A day that we remember and marvel at the incredible sacrifice that was made for us... every one of us - even a sinner with a heart as black as mine. How dare satan get in the way and cast such a dark cloud over it?!?!

Friends, please look around you and consider who is hurting. Who needs a word of encouragement, a hug, a helping hand? Are you praying for your friends, that God will reveal the hurt in their lives and allow you to come along side them and build them up, loving them back to healing through Christ?

My heart is heavy, but tonight I am deciding to choose joy.

Psalm 30:10-12
Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me;
O LORD, be my help."
You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.

Annie in South Africa

That awesome badge is a link to Annie's blog about her mission trip to South Africa with MochaClub (which is an awesome organization - check them out!!)

Step 1. Go read the blog (and watch the video - she's too funny)

Step 2. Pray for her and her team

Step 3. Read Annie's personal blog & follow her on Twitter

In sight

The end. It's in sight! I only have 1 Monday left. 1 Monday of teaching, 1 Monday in Ghana. Wow. We had a big breakfast yesterday morning & they gave all who are leaving parting gifts (a beautiful necklace for the ladies & a book for Jonathan). Afterward Liz (wearing brown trousers below, 2nd from the far right) came up and gave me a hug and said "I can't believe you guys are leaving so soon! I don't think it has really hit me yet." Hearing her say those words made me realize that not only has the time FLOWN (even when the power was off), but that I really need to enjoy these last few days with my class and my friends (even if the power goes off again). There is plenty to keep me busy in the next week and a half, and I'm excited for all of it. Dinner at student's houses, a birthday party, movie nights, end of the year class party, graduation, 50's dance party, leftover's night, and a latenight party w/ Amy on the 7th, and then finally getting on a plane at 2am :)

Bible study girls :)

The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience is better than pride." ~Ecclesiastes 7:8