Some of you may have started to receive my little "Where's Rayelle" cards. Right now I'm in a place I truly call home, and hope I'll return to some day... Pella, IA. You know God has a sense of humor when he moves a gal from Wisconsin here. :) (you Wisconsinites will understand that). I'm so excited for the next steps in life and each present day. They are truly filled with joy.
If you are around Monday, February 28th plan to join me for my "last day at Pella Corp" party at the Opera House in Pella from 4:30-7pm. You can just stop in, give me a hug, get some great sweets (including a chocolate fountain) and enjoy the celebrating with me! Hope you'll join! Families are welcome.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
ANNOUNCEMENT: What I believe the next step will be!
Dear Friends, what an amazing journey I am on. As I create in my kitchen this very afternoon, my mind is reflecting on God’s love for us. One of the main things I’ve been finding myself focusing on today is the fact that as God has continued to call my heart, my actions to follow Him are not about “not doing” a bunch of things some people call bad, but it is more about a love and yearning growing inside of me to do the good he calls us too!
Philippians 4:8-9 says Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
As I focus on this I find myself mostly listening to Christian music, reading Christian books, not watching scary or heavily romantic movies, and much more. This has been happening over the years and it’s not about a checklist of good and bad, God has been changing my heart and it feels so good! My prayer is that He won’t let you stay the same and that you can enjoy the JOY I feel each and every day even during the days I want to just stay in bed .
With all that said, here it is… the announcement… what I believe God is calling me to next! I’ve done the research, called people, put in applications and PRAYED and I’ve waited, and in all that God has been gracious. It is with great excitement that I share with all of you that I believe the next step on my path is to join the group YWAM (Youth With a Mission) for 6 months in their DTS (Discipleship Training School). YWAM has been around since 1960s and has bases all over the world! Please look online http://www.ywam.org/ if you want to know more info, and please keep me in your prayers. The training would have me at a base for 3 months and then doing outreach somewhere in the world for the last 3 months. I have been accepted to a program with the theme “Call 2 All” that would start in April. God willing I will be able to share more soon! I believe this is the path, but that can always change. Check out http://www.uofnkona.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=452&Itemid=658&lang=en.
If you are willing to pray, please pray for my family as they support me in this new direction, that God would give clear direction on the house I own and all my belongings, and that I may love well where I am the next few months. If you are interested in financially supporting, there is opportunity to give directly to YWAM for me by donating online at https://apply.uofn.edu/OnlineAppDocs/OnlinePayment.cfm as part of my student tuition or outreach. Or contact me for more details! The cost for the 6 months will be about $10,000.
Thanks to all of your love and support, and I hope that you will be walking this journey with me!
Rayelle
Philippians 4:8-9 says Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
As I focus on this I find myself mostly listening to Christian music, reading Christian books, not watching scary or heavily romantic movies, and much more. This has been happening over the years and it’s not about a checklist of good and bad, God has been changing my heart and it feels so good! My prayer is that He won’t let you stay the same and that you can enjoy the JOY I feel each and every day even during the days I want to just stay in bed .
With all that said, here it is… the announcement… what I believe God is calling me to next! I’ve done the research, called people, put in applications and PRAYED and I’ve waited, and in all that God has been gracious. It is with great excitement that I share with all of you that I believe the next step on my path is to join the group YWAM (Youth With a Mission) for 6 months in their DTS (Discipleship Training School). YWAM has been around since 1960s and has bases all over the world! Please look online http://www.ywam.org/ if you want to know more info, and please keep me in your prayers. The training would have me at a base for 3 months and then doing outreach somewhere in the world for the last 3 months. I have been accepted to a program with the theme “Call 2 All” that would start in April. God willing I will be able to share more soon! I believe this is the path, but that can always change. Check out http://www.uofnkona.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=452&Itemid=658&lang=en.
If you are willing to pray, please pray for my family as they support me in this new direction, that God would give clear direction on the house I own and all my belongings, and that I may love well where I am the next few months. If you are interested in financially supporting, there is opportunity to give directly to YWAM for me by donating online at https://apply.uofn.edu/OnlineAppDocs/OnlinePayment.cfm as part of my student tuition or outreach. Or contact me for more details! The cost for the 6 months will be about $10,000.
Thanks to all of your love and support, and I hope that you will be walking this journey with me!
Rayelle
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