tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70679617832559938922024-03-21T17:15:15.961-06:00sunshineSunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-7527066089281780832007-03-04T17:11:00.000-06:002007-03-04T17:13:19.217-06:00so long blogspotsorry i keep on switching blogs...but i think this is my final switch. i'm on wordpress now and no longer using blogspot....au revoir<br /><br />www.heartafteryou.wordpress.comSunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-88871033707307760702007-02-27T13:32:00.000-06:002007-02-27T13:33:25.785-06:00word...so should i switch over to wordpress and desert Blogspot? hm...what do you guys think?Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-88823976501203640072007-02-26T12:51:00.000-06:002007-02-26T12:57:12.212-06:00phelgm...yumso i'm stuck in bed sick. sometimes i enjoy being sick though....i think maybe it's God trying to tell me to slow down. <br /><br />so proud of myself. actually brewed my first pot of Chinese chicken soup...it was yummalicious. made ginger, brown sugar and sweet potato soup as well. : )<br /><br />for my lovely supporters out there...i've finally started my first newsletter to be sent out to you all. i was planning on writting nice little personal notes in them this weekend...but i got sick. I'll get them out to you all very soon! also i'm including sermons by Bill Johnson and some IHOP worship sets in there as well. <br /><br />Please pray for me:<br />-healing and full restoration for my body<br />-God will reveal His Word to me-i've been hitting a wall studying His word<br />-become more disciplined in my studies and in my spiritual life.<br /><br />thanks all : )Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-50141959720702842892007-02-23T11:37:00.000-06:002007-02-23T11:45:01.791-06:00warm weather "musts"thank You Jesus! it's been in the 60s or high 50s the past few days here in KC....<br />necessaties to enjoy this beautiful, temporary (sadly), weather:<br /><br />flip flops<br />opened windows in the house and while you drive as well. if you have sun roof...pop that baby open!<br />cup of good coffee<br />a good book (may i suggest "the way of the heart" by Henri Nouwen) <br />some good tunes (Buena Vista Social Club or Henri Salvador)....or you can just sit with your windows opena nd listen to the leaves and the birds that are confused by the sudden change in weather. <br />baking something is great! fill your house with sweets smells of muffins or cookies. i baked banana muffins yesterday (it was from a box...not from scratch : ) <br /><br />enjoy the lovely weather all....Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-10282797249349010942007-02-20T18:47:00.000-06:002007-02-20T19:03:32.184-06:00Ouch...that thought hurts!...in a good waysome things that have been pricking my heart to vigilance<br /><br />Western Christians spend 99.9% of their income on themselves, .09% on the evangelized non-Christian world, and .01% on the unevangelized world. <br /><br /><br />“If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” Mark 9:35<br /><br /><br />how funny that continual lie still stands in my heart...the false idea that i only need to hear a specific verse once, and it's alive in me. But I need to hear it again and again and again and again and again....Lord make Your words ALIVE in my life. <br /><br /><br /><br />random Death Cab for Cutie song that put to words how I feel right now...but only not in an emo/depressed way, longing for God rather than man...<br /><br />"The distance is quite simply much too far for me to row<br />It seems farther than ever before<br />Oh no.<br /><br />I need you so much closer <br />I need you so much closer <br />I need you so much closer <br />I need you so much closer <br />So come on, come on"<br /><br /><br />James 4:7-9<br />Humility Cures Worldliness<br />7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.<br /><br /><br /><br />God is good to me...though my heart is feeling far away from Him...He is still blessing me. One of my friends is sending me a large check : ) Praise the Lord for always providing for me. He knows what I need even before I ask...thank You Daddy...I love You<br /><br /><br />i think i just wrote a Haiku...hahahahahahaSunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-85640474843039713902007-02-19T00:54:00.000-06:002007-02-19T01:17:22.612-06:00Who loves being Chinese? I DO!Happy Chinese New Year. The Chinese got together at Mary Jean and Tony's tonight and partied like it's 1999. Carolin and her mom made dumplings from SCRATCH!!! yumalicious is all i have to day. Jiun is an awesome cook as well....I brought stir fry and....cupcakes hahahaha. i still have much to go in becoming a top chef. sigh*<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlKbIdV7BDazOHkzS9jQKAAk5lJdqTp55Kv9PfNv6Ypv2v4SI5eRrZjk88aPoCh21znDLqEADmXBIOVU9b6rg1XuaoBlleLlSYPDsezsHKD0OcnEKuwdJjFjnqLHKC1mZTPBuBLvhqfF/s1600-h/IMG_2752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlKbIdV7BDazOHkzS9jQKAAk5lJdqTp55Kv9PfNv6Ypv2v4SI5eRrZjk88aPoCh21znDLqEADmXBIOVU9b6rg1XuaoBlleLlSYPDsezsHKD0OcnEKuwdJjFjnqLHKC1mZTPBuBLvhqfF/s320/IMG_2752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033135870421686258" /></a><br /><br /><br />there are moments where i HAVE to leave IHOP and regain some sanity...so hung out with Heather on Saturday and checked out KC's art museum. good times...good times..<br /><br />funny how so much art and music were commissioned by the church...but even then the church was lukewarm. Compare that to today....musicians and artists look to the world rather than the church to create. But one thing good about that is the pieces that Christian artists create nowadays are more for their own devotion to God rather than a king breathing down their neck telling them which color to paint and where to paint.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Db3LmGrew5OyCwsY3u8_GvgE_2-XL9oQoRbbpU3_BSud364M_z7YnkqIs7mKgjOXlkojlRQlWyEZvUO4cLD1xz8cRH3E5hHSxUsRnZrVXq9uJKJVuSWziigzs_JH56bMKZa-TVnp4SEc/s1600-h/IMG_2678.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Db3LmGrew5OyCwsY3u8_GvgE_2-XL9oQoRbbpU3_BSud364M_z7YnkqIs7mKgjOXlkojlRQlWyEZvUO4cLD1xz8cRH3E5hHSxUsRnZrVXq9uJKJVuSWziigzs_JH56bMKZa-TVnp4SEc/s320/IMG_2678.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033136467422140418" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSXQUOBmW7f_Cm139U5QdCvxlQzshBcEBGNoWSy-9u2i-ZhVDwl9OypOx4_nt1MnhZEC2YsuKrJLrcsNZHlfGg2ZkbL1h6Jbya-LWNQmXqwF1dximxhJf6L2lOW1bbzdFx1mv1lCOkk2-/s1600-h/IMG_2690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSXQUOBmW7f_Cm139U5QdCvxlQzshBcEBGNoWSy-9u2i-ZhVDwl9OypOx4_nt1MnhZEC2YsuKrJLrcsNZHlfGg2ZkbL1h6Jbya-LWNQmXqwF1dximxhJf6L2lOW1bbzdFx1mv1lCOkk2-/s320/IMG_2690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033137631358277650" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOYK_ku6lJ3iFoGm7pmft8gQ_wfVMGAA0CcGShxn8Sagc40-bt8Mm1cajlvybn8UTEx4xGfBA9vZZe71IBtGalv43Z5hVw-qsGuS26-PE3UlW3tOMZ8NJR3lA-SkzeEx64_2DS1lX8oa-/s1600-h/IMG_2698.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOYK_ku6lJ3iFoGm7pmft8gQ_wfVMGAA0CcGShxn8Sagc40-bt8Mm1cajlvybn8UTEx4xGfBA9vZZe71IBtGalv43Z5hVw-qsGuS26-PE3UlW3tOMZ8NJR3lA-SkzeEx64_2DS1lX8oa-/s320/IMG_2698.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033138026495268898" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mgiaQs4BnZRPE7jrqO4EAJZSbvLfotIhoSS_YKrDvIwv4r1KGgtkgQ_g900hm2dCnzj7F4-p_R2VWl3DTNtLJUwhd8hnpAmQR-ykecj8qN9bjmGVoJuL3DSyAvykk_yGqQyaP81XwPth/s1600-h/IMG_2719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mgiaQs4BnZRPE7jrqO4EAJZSbvLfotIhoSS_YKrDvIwv4r1KGgtkgQ_g900hm2dCnzj7F4-p_R2VWl3DTNtLJUwhd8hnpAmQR-ykecj8qN9bjmGVoJuL3DSyAvykk_yGqQyaP81XwPth/s320/IMG_2719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033140393022249058" /></a><br /><br />getting framed<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgideS7aIM24aA4bj7YJRnHcNPbD_4OUlUIS410nueJC93GAhvb855xDWJBDgzuC4XMLP2qotfov_KbAlRLNA7OVPpnvjIvlixqGNT9iBDFE665nE04qkfGJiDigXxtd2_Zzyi8DscaFDdi/s1600-h/IMG_2731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgideS7aIM24aA4bj7YJRnHcNPbD_4OUlUIS410nueJC93GAhvb855xDWJBDgzuC4XMLP2qotfov_KbAlRLNA7OVPpnvjIvlixqGNT9iBDFE665nE04qkfGJiDigXxtd2_Zzyi8DscaFDdi/s320/IMG_2731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033140758094469234" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />what can I say...i'm random. <br /><br />interesting title to a piece at First Friday...when galleries in Kansas City open for the public for free viewings all night : )<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nCssd1JPra0jyg8nvkkvlpKN7VxYBM95MPJ7qQFqxlOLn2TicqVJ1k-MmYWiM-aVRoRlKOZHIGOmslD7EcVPCfaYCxIQqdQze0qHfTl4zk_H142-IicT1nl6iN_Se_5_EzoZ77dEGsCm/s1600-h/IMG_2631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nCssd1JPra0jyg8nvkkvlpKN7VxYBM95MPJ7qQFqxlOLn2TicqVJ1k-MmYWiM-aVRoRlKOZHIGOmslD7EcVPCfaYCxIQqdQze0qHfTl4zk_H142-IicT1nl6iN_Se_5_EzoZ77dEGsCm/s320/IMG_2631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033138769524611122" /></a><br /><br />random interesting kids heather and I saw at First Friday. we asked if we could take their pictures...they're adorable!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kqEhikl1Pn3g_u3jYjy_1RaOIab2ZT0hniMElk-QKqnA6bBO9ZtNM_azqjDPINgIX8A4v1tXu1LwZSEQDUQyWmmPjWT1mtYpvh608WwV6kzVBGRGR7l7GjpE4badUqPMWOMJ7dNEJscK/s1600-h/IMG_2641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kqEhikl1Pn3g_u3jYjy_1RaOIab2ZT0hniMElk-QKqnA6bBO9ZtNM_azqjDPINgIX8A4v1tXu1LwZSEQDUQyWmmPjWT1mtYpvh608WwV6kzVBGRGR7l7GjpE4badUqPMWOMJ7dNEJscK/s320/IMG_2641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033139263445850178" /></a><br /><br />adorable stuffed animal at Anthropolgie being sold at an indecent price...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF5JJEe4p7CHE2GfZReuB1lzyGVGoJBX3wJ0G7JZsND6xMM6EsNms89_s56TlB5aYEpPW5pGj30OdM1jueNB_wIs9rdDVqzmB-7Ef2H8f3XQaLC-tb2D6BBjZyZn1fKM70Rf9EA6iMgFB/s1600-h/IMG_2743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF5JJEe4p7CHE2GfZReuB1lzyGVGoJBX3wJ0G7JZsND6xMM6EsNms89_s56TlB5aYEpPW5pGj30OdM1jueNB_wIs9rdDVqzmB-7Ef2H8f3XQaLC-tb2D6BBjZyZn1fKM70Rf9EA6iMgFB/s320/IMG_2743.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033139791726827602" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-53963450277747040142007-02-13T22:13:00.000-06:002007-02-13T23:03:32.648-06:00so much MOREQuotes taken from Bob Sorge's book, "Secrets of the Secret Place"<br /><br />“Intimacy precedes insight. Passion precedes purpose. First comes the secret place, then comes divine guidance. God doesn’t simply want to get you on the right path, He wants to enjoy you throughout the journey. God’s primary desire for your life is not that you discover His will and walk in it; His primary desire is that you draw near to Him and come to know Him” (pg 32) I want to be one who is a friend of God who knows that I can ask with confidence for His promises reserved for another generation. <br /><br />“However, the Lord doesn’t want us getting our direction from looking outward but from looking upward. He wants us receiving life direction bye beholding His beauty, enjoying His majesty and splendor, and then being guided by the gaze of His eye . . . Gaze upon His mouth until He speaks to you. Look into His eye until His glance directs the way in which you should walk” (32, Sorge).<br /><br />Too often I divert my eyes, look down as a slave and ask Him to direct me. It is when I gaze into His beauty, fix my cold, hardened heart before His burning jealous love, allow His love as strong as death (Song of Solomon 8: 6) to consume and seal me, that is when I will LIVE His will; I don’t want to walk a shallow Christian life, bending my body to artificially contrive His commandments, lacking any real conviction to live body, soul and Spirit in violent pursuit of His heart. <br />My heart in His hands rather than in my own, my heart in His hands…letting Him shape my heart to pulsate with His rather than the rhythm of this world, that’s where true gospel will be preached from the inside out. Let THAT, be the cry of my entire being.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-1953467144057296022007-02-11T01:59:00.000-06:002007-02-11T02:15:05.215-06:00PlagiarisingBeen talking to my friend Jane and thinking about what voice God wants to give me. What's the message He wants me to BE and PREACH? Too long have I played the part of the tape player. Just record what speakers, preachers, worship leaders say, yet lack true revelation and understanding of what I'm talking about because what I'm talking about is someone else's revelation or lack thereof. It's time to throw away the tape player, shut up and be silent before God. Talk is cheap. <br /><br />Jesus, help me know how to be quiet....cause I've tried, it's hard!!!!<br /><br />as I was thinking about this, thought of this quote from "Good Will Hunting", made me chuckle <br /><br />Will: Of course that's your contention. You're a first-year grad student; you just got finished reading some Marxian historian, Pete Garrison probably. You're gonna be convinced of that 'till next month when you get to James Lemon. Then you're going to be talking about how the economies of Virginia and Pennsylvania were entrepreneurial and capitalist way back in 1740. That's gonna last until next year; you're gonna be in here regurgitating Gordon Wood, talkin' about, you know, the pre-revolutionary utopia and the capital-forming effects of military mobilization.<br />Clark: Well, as a matter of fact, I won't, because Wood drastically underestimates the impact of social -<br />Will: "Wood drastically underestimates the impact of social distinctions predicated upon wealth, especially inherited wealth"? You got that from Vickers' "Work in Essex County," page 98, right? Yeah, I read that too. Were you gonna plagiarize the whole thing for us? Do you have any thoughts of your own on this matter? Or do you, is that your thing, you come into a bar, read some obscure passage and then pretend - you pawn it off as your own, as your own idea just to impress some girls, embarrass my friend?Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-29276975020438231712007-02-07T23:56:00.000-06:002007-02-07T00:07:40.314-06:00Concrete ChristianityThis little old Chinese man named Timothy prayed on the mic today, interceding for Sudan. Once he was at the mic, the worship team did not dare interrupt him, heads bowed, tears came. This man was in prison for 25 years during the Cultural Revolution in China for his beliefs in God. This man used to be the janitor for Metro, the church Mike Bickle pastored prior to IHOP. He would always have candy in his cart to hand out to children. <br /><br />This is what Christianity looks like concreted in a man's life. When he speaks, there is power because of his very real faith in God. Would I be able to withstand being imprisioned for 25 years for my belief. I can't say I can yet. But I hope, when I grow up, that I'll be a bit more like Timothy and less like me. <br /><br />May You increase, and may I decrease.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-47268949292452724422007-02-06T14:50:00.000-06:002007-02-06T15:39:32.477-06:00Where in the world is.....For those of you at home still wondering what the heck I'm up to or what IHOP is, here's a small clip from the One Thing Conference this past December. This worship set was sobering for me. I felt the tense fear of the Lord, that electricity in the air. May it shake you up as well or bring you back to where God touched you at the conference. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fh2QK4EOCtQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fh2QK4EOCtQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Also, for my Chinese brothers and sisters at CASC, here's a link to IHOP's new Chinese website explaining what IHOP is all about: http://ihop-intl.org/ (click on Chinese on the bottom) <br /><br /><br />Signs and Wonders conference this week can be found on www.God.TV this Friday. if you want to continue to connect with IHOP's message out there. Bill Johnson, from Redding California's gonna speak, so make sure you plug in and check the broadcasting time.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-73190187839802596642007-01-30T00:21:00.000-06:002007-01-31T15:31:38.353-06:002 shots of FAITH with a dollop of Yo-yo MA.:FAITH :. <br /><br />..Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. HEBREWS 11:1..<br /><br />I really need to update! I called my sister today and she told me that my parents read my blog and they're still freaking out about my previous blog concerning my finances...or lack thereof tehe.<br /><br />Two summers ago, God answered my prayer. I had just graduated from UIC with a secondary education degree but was far from lovin' being a teacher. I completed my student teaching in inner-city Chicago, North Lawndale to be exact (where Luther Head, UIUC's star basketball player graduated from). It was no walk in the park. Those four months weren't quit like "Dangerous Minds" despite my constant strivings for that to become a reality. So after graduation I decided to be super idealistic and work at a coffee shop and write songs until I "made it" (hahahahah....i'm laughing at myself). A month passed and I realized how stupid I was. But during the summer I began to really delve into the Bible and ask God to open a door for me. I knew I didn't know what I'm suppose to be doing. A part of me wanted to write music, the other part (perhaps the insane portion of me) wanted to teach again. So, a month before the fall semester commenced, I was reading the book of Ruth. The Holy Spirit touched me with how wonderful of a provider God truly is. Amazed, I wrote in my journal, " God, what You provide is always far above what I can find for myself." Seconds after I wrote that, the Principle from Waubonsie Valley High School called me asking me if I would like to come in for an interview. The astounding part is that I had not completed the application process online. I only handed my resume to a rep at a career fair, which most of us college grads know we won't be finding a job at those places. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrl1etUKyM-qA5aj1GviOWc35A02-0tk_XHera3lPM05JZv85JABsNZ6wHv9gjEnd-8vc_dfSkDr_q9uN5FauKRDQIkNA2jbL08vuAwVj2VlxMBzVWWXzReV6NM1Hsno8uGeT7N43YS3Yf/s1600-h/IMG_0830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrl1etUKyM-qA5aj1GviOWc35A02-0tk_XHera3lPM05JZv85JABsNZ6wHv9gjEnd-8vc_dfSkDr_q9uN5FauKRDQIkNA2jbL08vuAwVj2VlxMBzVWWXzReV6NM1Hsno8uGeT7N43YS3Yf/s320/IMG_0830.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026310214313957314" /></a><br />Me with my class. Hm...which one's the teacher? hahaha<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykiAuNP7OmVze7Jrek_O7hUYQSj_tiBfDDBoWQGPLTY-YZhyphenhyphenHE49OXm2ZvOj3V48Q5-41C6HxNY84dmQmOe_KHkohHYVfEzcU-UOBT7ONkVfO3zmYZnIejQ26CJXlKBr2yUQbuPH0i4P8/s1600-h/IMG_1075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykiAuNP7OmVze7Jrek_O7hUYQSj_tiBfDDBoWQGPLTY-YZhyphenhyphenHE49OXm2ZvOj3V48Q5-41C6HxNY84dmQmOe_KHkohHYVfEzcU-UOBT7ONkVfO3zmYZnIejQ26CJXlKBr2yUQbuPH0i4P8/s320/IMG_1075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5026309535709124530" /></a><br />Chaperoning Waubonsie's Prom<br /><br />After that happened, I cannot shake this longing in me to be in God's will. I'm addicted it. I don't want to settle for anything less than knowing where I am and what I'm doing is His desire for me. There's nothing that beats knowing you're walking on the sidewalk Jesus paved for you! AH! MAN! When I made my decision to stay at IHOP and attend FMA, I asked God to confirm my decision, and He did through many people. So when I started FMA and didn't have enough money to pay rent or really buy food, I was frantic. I've been a walking zombie the past two weeks. God pummpeled me (gently : ) during that short time with the truth of my lack of faith. I ran around like a headless chicken trying to contact my supporters and find a job on my own. I didn't know whether or not I was in His will. All I could do is stick myself in the prayer room before I'd freak out. <br /><br />Before last week, I had no idea how I was going to pay for this month's rent. Despite the reassuring and loving words God spoke to me EVERYTIME I came before Him in a frenzy, I still wanted to take things into my own hands. He shared with me specifically about how I don't even need to work in order to support myself as an intercessory missionary. Still I wanted to "earn" my own wages. It seemed much easier than waiting around to freak out. So intead of believing His promises in the Bible and what He has told me countless times, I did the "ye of little faith" thing, which was apply for jobs everywhere I could think of. People in FMA probably thought I was super anti-social. I barely talked to anyone other than Zach cause I was so stressed.<br /><br />God cornered me to wrestle with Him rather than depend on my own skills and wrestle with man. I was in Jacob's (Genesis 32:22-32) shoes for a little bit, except I didn't get to have a real hands-on wrestling match with the Man himself, darn it! i really had to look into God's word and ask myself, do I really believe what God says?:<br /><br />25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? <br />28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? <br />31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (Matthew 6:25-34) <br /><br />Though I didn't wrestle gracefully and lacked much grace, God proved Himself faithful once again : ). I've received 5 support checks in the mail and got a job at IHOP (I don't consider that work, ask me about it if it's a big concern to you and stumbling your Spirit). MAN!!!! GOD YOU'RE SO GOOD...and i'm so fleshy and bad....but Your amazing love is making me better. I sat in a set last Saturday and God really kissed my heart with this passage and I hope it blesses you too:<br /><br />"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And throught he rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior" (Isaiah 43:1-3) <br /><br />He is a God who knows us, yet still loves us with the best love possible. <br /><br /><br />:: COMEDY RELIEF ::<br /><br />Ok that was uber serious, here's something that will make you laugh...cause it made me laugh outloud. Mind you, I'm in love with the updated Euro mullet<br /><br /><a href="http://www.threadless.com/subs/big/108059.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.threadless.com/subs/big/108059.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />::Yo Mama ::<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcLW3Q-JEkOURPKqsTS2RvQbi2RgB-Nm4B06liiHaTEcZb_djdHbRRCknh3GGWjzVuYMHlgB-GLuas7mY5xJ_JG1OqKH05TK11-96ezrHfhp3WRE2yNoP8Tj7bVZgxYsN76W2ai9lxpAI/s1600-h/IMG_2613.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcLW3Q-JEkOURPKqsTS2RvQbi2RgB-Nm4B06liiHaTEcZb_djdHbRRCknh3GGWjzVuYMHlgB-GLuas7mY5xJ_JG1OqKH05TK11-96ezrHfhp3WRE2yNoP8Tj7bVZgxYsN76W2ai9lxpAI/s320/IMG_2613.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025711488694019730" /></a><br /><br />I saw cellist extrodinaire Yo-yo Ma this weekend with the FMA crew. Though unclear of where Yo-yo (we're on first name basis now. Come on! He is azn therefore my bro and best friend) stands in his beliefs, he did share some wise words concerning music. <br /><br />We attended a Master Class where Yo-yo gave some pointers to young aspiring cellists. The genius musician that he is (do you find yourself trying to capitalize the "H" in He a lot b/c you write about God so much? or is it just me), he had all the right in the world to really criticize these young students. I mean, the man went to Julliard and graduated when he was suppose to be in elementary school! Instead Yo-yo was so empathetic and affirming. He also had a cool red watch. <br /><br />Many times when Yo-yo was trying to assist the young musicians to convey the emotions the composer wrote the notes with, he would ask them what do they see or feel. After really thinking about the story behind the notes rather than focusing on technicalities of the notes, the students played the same measures again, but this time giving the notes life and emotions. <br /><br />This really convicted and convinced me of how I need to approach the mic when singing on intercession sets. It's so easy for me to get into my ADD thinking a million thoughts and noticing who is walking into the prayer room while singing. The notes and the words I sing are then lifeless because I failed to connect with the emotion of the intercessor and Jesus. I tried to approach intercession with Yo-yo's wise words in mind when I sang on the Internatonal set Sunday night. It made a world of difference. I actually interceded up there rather than just sing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ECAut-xCX3NLNR_iwDmsUE2bGWUj6U0DVPsohfpf35Hb6zxej16ND60zoQMC0Te5rS9kNWyauhH_tJik7txfCIdcDdzYEkc0WinBkCoJe2_jJBTd5zz2sfVPwLc3PdjTPXrOqAGVa31Y/s1600-h/IMG_2619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ECAut-xCX3NLNR_iwDmsUE2bGWUj6U0DVPsohfpf35Hb6zxej16ND60zoQMC0Te5rS9kNWyauhH_tJik7txfCIdcDdzYEkc0WinBkCoJe2_jJBTd5zz2sfVPwLc3PdjTPXrOqAGVa31Y/s320/IMG_2619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025710595340822146" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-52039617801358231742007-01-29T00:26:00.000-06:002007-01-29T00:30:31.352-06:00yum...good words"He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms it is far off, nor is it he who says it is near; but rather he who, whether it be far off or near, awaits it with sincere faith, steadfast hope and fervent love"<br /><br />-Augustine<br /><br /><br />Learning about the "Desert Fathers" such as Antony of Egypt...awesome stuff. if you've never heard of them, look 'em up and get convicted like I was. Contemplative prayer rocks.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-81642410680616886212007-01-25T21:35:00.000-06:002007-01-26T00:29:57.691-06:00Hear ye, Hear Yemy old definition of "art kids": pretentious, supah creative, liberal, non-Christians<br /><br />These were the kids I wanted to kick it with back in Chicago, but never really seem to be able to intermingle with that crowd. Hm...dunno why. Maybe it's cause my belief just don't jive with them? I think it just wasn't the season. <br /><br />Since arriving here at IHOP I've met Heather, a gifted photographer and passionate lover of God. She has really changed my perspective and shed hope on God's purpose and plans for artists. She feels strongly and is interceding for God to redeem the arts. <br /><br />If any of you have ever been on a college campus, you'll know why that is such a major concern. The artsy kids have the most hardened hearts toward God and are way difficult, to reach with the gospel. This observation has always made me super sad mainly because they are exercising God's nature, creativity and beauty. Also on top of that, they're cool and I want to see thier pretty souls saved. <br /><br />Seeing Heather's heart and her own testimony of going to SVA in New York City, evangelizing and bringing her classmates to Christ has totally stoked my spirit. God IS going to wash not only music, but art as well to be pure and glorify Him again! <br /><br />God has been speaking to me through FMA's teaching. I've been re-evaluating what I "behold." Since we transform into what we behold daily, ("And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit" 2 Corinthians 3:18) I've been trying to remove secular avenues I traverse to spur on my creativity (i.e. magazines, movies, music). With that in mind, I'm so blessed to know Heather and be inspired by her faith and her works. Many times after our conversations, I feel pumped to write songs again. So....with that exciting stuff in mind, I'd like to invite you all to.......<br /><br /><br />:: ART GALLERY ::<br />This weekend (Friday and Saturday from 2pm-8pm) my friend Heather Ballis is hosting a gallery at her house: 11300 Bales Ave<br />It's really easy to get to from IHOP. Just turn right on Askew when exiting from IHOP's prayer room. Then take a right on Bridge Manor, then left on Bales Ave. <br /><br />Christian artists, inspired by our creative God will be showing their works and performing songs (Saturday). We'll do some intercession for the redemption of art, Q & A with the artists. I'll be performing some songs on Saturday as well. So if you guys are at all interested, please come! If you have any questions email me-sunnyhu7@gmail.com <br /><br />samples of Heather's photos-<br />these series of photos are titled "Details reveal clues" due to how God revealed to Heather that God notice the detail beauty of things and not how we as human perceive the world. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJKJuODqKUh4QZAWE34jSrh20gOzJODc05l79ByVWJ5BBnu0o2jlLiMZvr14V1S_-Ye1bI35iKVQUjJ06KW1hLgdAnI1h8XLndzlqDk9UG67RN18ZPX63WFg1lfWsLR9av4xe8JgamPtd/s1600-h/details_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJKJuODqKUh4QZAWE34jSrh20gOzJODc05l79ByVWJ5BBnu0o2jlLiMZvr14V1S_-Ye1bI35iKVQUjJ06KW1hLgdAnI1h8XLndzlqDk9UG67RN18ZPX63WFg1lfWsLR9av4xe8JgamPtd/s320/details_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024197461182572098" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtj_KNzoHpyr_FU2G-p_F_SrvKC1dyhwtvubtEs9-x8TXAOljELM5cPbHV6KwvnVAWOFS-h5_wh6LKEMJODZTpIgLc_2-aGuFsuNpoEw8XpiVMUD9-qUdcjNdINomO7qComl9PJCjuuQU/s1600-h/details_20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtj_KNzoHpyr_FU2G-p_F_SrvKC1dyhwtvubtEs9-x8TXAOljELM5cPbHV6KwvnVAWOFS-h5_wh6LKEMJODZTpIgLc_2-aGuFsuNpoEw8XpiVMUD9-qUdcjNdINomO7qComl9PJCjuuQU/s320/details_20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024212467798304370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />random poem I used to really enjoy and teach:<br /><br />To The Young Who Want To Die<br />By: Gwendolyn Brooks<br /><br />Sit down. Inhale. Exhale.<br />The gun will wait. The lake will wait.<br />The tall gall in the small seductive vial<br />will wait will wait:<br />will wait a week: will wait through April.<br />You do not have to die this certain day.<br />Death will abide, will pamper your postponement.<br />I assure you death will wait. Death has<br />a lot of time. Death can<br />attend to you tomorrow. Or next week. Death is<br />just down the street; is most obliging neighbor;<br />can meet you any moment.<br />You need not die today.<br />Stay here—through pout or pain or peskyness.<br />Stay here. See what the news is going to be tomorrow.<br /><br />Graves grow no green that you can use.<br />Remember, green’s your color. You are Spring.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-7116835841193127012007-01-21T17:22:00.000-06:002007-01-21T17:24:37.714-06:00faithfulPlease pray for me that I will trust in the Lord and not worry. I find myself bouncing in and out of worrying about this step I'm taking. Questions and doubts loom over me every other day it seems. Pray that I will trust in Him and have a deep revelation of His loving character, and to trust in Him to provide for me. Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-48125579562072642692007-01-16T15:41:00.000-06:002007-01-17T01:02:15.795-06:00Music AcademyI can't believe I'm actually studying music at Forerunner Music Academy! Finally I'm here after all the years of inner turmoil and indecision. I still remember, every year at UIC during spring, I'd contemplate switching from English Education to some form of art. But I never delve into that desire; I'd just dabble here and there on the side. Since I've been back at IHOP, my mind's been too congested with worries concerning my finances to fully appreciate this door God's opening. The other day, I finally sat down and let it sink in. I was just so overwhelmed by His kindness in leading me in His perfect way. Though I don't understand everything that's happened the past few years, I'm finally here and enjoying the fact that I'm in His will. I'M IN HIS WILL. It is so true, that it is when we are in His will, that we are truly free. <br /><br />Thank you Jesus that I'm in FMA!! I feel so blessed! My instructors actually pray before class, sing worship songs during and before class, they prophesy over us, minister to our hearts. Our relationship with God is a real concern to them. Our time spent in the prayer room actually counts for a large percentage of our grade! <br /><br />How Derek Loux, one of our instructors, began the class yesterday really help realign me to why I'm here. He said, "we're doing this to prepare for battle. Music will be our weapon. God uses the seemingly weak things of this world to go to war in the end times." After he said that, I felt pumped to practice. Come on! I'm gonna make demons explode through melodies and song lyrics declaring the truth of the Lord! Is this awesome or what?<br /><br />http://www.ihop.org/Group/Group.aspx?id=1000008171<br /><br /><br />pictures from break i didn't get to post. just a few of my favorite kids evah!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JdfmtnLFtaQTDRqLe5hh8oSA5svnHMTRx6M1ek8cntP7H7dLKp7RjAVT2w4pRhHJkD__u8IC22tOoRq6jmT_DBHGt6ngUtZ-sn13LU7wWLv-af5wVwQ9RI5SgD25nyi9MLpT0QxviHXN/s1600-h/IMG_2524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JdfmtnLFtaQTDRqLe5hh8oSA5svnHMTRx6M1ek8cntP7H7dLKp7RjAVT2w4pRhHJkD__u8IC22tOoRq6jmT_DBHGt6ngUtZ-sn13LU7wWLv-af5wVwQ9RI5SgD25nyi9MLpT0QxviHXN/s320/IMG_2524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020890963429877266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSFwh8ZaHlLHrSG5hUgphNVbhfBIIX1mxFWtE3AQWOs110vS9H7sQ2AjrAPzwJC_ASKOxWJuD2OICAICY-GM2zolNobnsmCIyyQZnAHadD2RHG9o81ManAUCMW9pbUXXQOf-1a3-DW6Qo/s1600-h/IMG_2525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSFwh8ZaHlLHrSG5hUgphNVbhfBIIX1mxFWtE3AQWOs110vS9H7sQ2AjrAPzwJC_ASKOxWJuD2OICAICY-GM2zolNobnsmCIyyQZnAHadD2RHG9o81ManAUCMW9pbUXXQOf-1a3-DW6Qo/s320/IMG_2525.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020890967724844578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jOvJRqMU1z2XZzFwxRTWuDBfkHsvW3pAEG9rFD8RTWqHxVqCTRUqBjxdDBmKmSSAJBMYFPSiPSb5RJSWxUW3QEqX9iDGQwEBBy5c8O64Lljq16JF9Sm1EVqF-aGPwSkbR3muVfMlc1tk/s1600-h/IMG_2528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jOvJRqMU1z2XZzFwxRTWuDBfkHsvW3pAEG9rFD8RTWqHxVqCTRUqBjxdDBmKmSSAJBMYFPSiPSb5RJSWxUW3QEqX9iDGQwEBBy5c8O64Lljq16JF9Sm1EVqF-aGPwSkbR3muVfMlc1tk/s320/IMG_2528.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020890976314779186" /></a>Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-39315473408524753662007-01-08T22:37:00.000-06:002007-01-08T23:01:53.360-06:00BiTTEr sWEEt sADNESsI can respect why IHOP encourages us to raise support. After meeting with many people from my home church, CASC, it's really helped me reconnect to my "family members." So many of them encouraged me to pursue God's will and are willing to support me through prayer and finances despite their own financial struggles. When I was growing unsure about what I'm doing while raising support, so many of them prayed and prophesied over me. During those crucial moments where I was questioning whether I heard from God or not, God would always encourage me through them. AHHHH I love my CASC family so much!!!!! They are so in tune with God's heart and willing to submit to God. It's so hard to find a community in the church nowadays and God has blessed me with not only a great biological family, but also such a genuinely loving spiritual family. <br /><br />Spending countless hours with my awesome sister Grace at the One Thing conference and at home also is not making it easy for me to leave Naperville this time. I loved whispering things on our hearts to each other, trying to interpret our dreams on my bed each night we came back from the conference. I also enjoyed veging out in front of the TV with her in Naperville.....hahaha....Grace has truly become one of my best friends. <br /><br />ah!!! this is all making it hard to leave Naperville. I bet I'm going to cry tomorrow. My spirit is longing to be back at IHOP though. I desperately need to straighten up and get back into my prayer room schedule and have some decent conversations with Jesus. I also need to get back into the Bible and feed my Spirit. So..... so long, farewell all my beautiful lovely Illinois friends and family. I will miss you all very much.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-89998215830676073652007-01-06T14:31:00.000-06:002007-01-06T15:17:18.327-06:00pretty much amazingSuper big encouragement from my loving Daddy today : ) So I was met with a couple from CASC this morning. I stumbled into their house, half awake and a large part of me still in dire need of a cup of coffee with lots of cream and sugar. As I sat down, the husband begins to share with me how soberly I need to walk into this next part of my life and how this decision is basically a huge turning point for me. Though I was partially conscious, I could still sense what he was trying to say. Let's just say he wasn't too fond of the idea of me staying at IHOP and persuing this lifestyle. My non-chalant demeanor probably did not help the situation one bit. <br /><br />So I sat there, replaying in my mind the signs and confirmations God has given me the past few months....trying to sound convincing as I relay them to this couple, all the while trying to convince MYSELF that this is where God wants me. But as I began to start questioning my own decision to stay at IHOP and attend FMA (Forerunner Music Academy), I heard His faint voice saying to me, "Sunny trust in me, I will provide." Not long after that, this guy's tone started to change and he actually began to encourage me to go! Later on, he shared with me how he was trying to convince me to not stay at IHOP but then as he prayed, God told him to NOT ONLY encourage me to go, but to instruct me to pursue this journey without reservation! He further shared with me how God has a burden and special calling for this generation, that God's heart is burning to heal and redeem this generation through broken people such as myself. <br /><br />Before I left their house, the wife handed me a check and told me that they both prayed about the amount and both came up with the exact same number. Not wanting to be rude, I didn't look at the check and dropped it into my purse. As I headed out their house, I asked God to tell me the amount they gave me. Later on in the car I took out the check and it WAS the amount God told me in the house! whoo hoo, God is real and He does provide. Hhahahah sounds obvious, but I love situations like these that God reminds me of His awesome personality and just how faithful He is. <br /><br />"For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him" Matthew 6:8Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-9968713180823608962007-01-05T00:39:00.000-06:002007-01-05T02:04:14.817-06:00a step of faith<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2497.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2497.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />One Thing Conference 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2506-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2506-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Da Boyz came to the conference. Several of their testimonies of how God touched their lives blew me away : ). Thanks JESUS<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2507-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2507-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The rest of the gang with Quoc. hanging out at IHOP...the pancake place after the conference. <br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2517-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2517-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Hanging out with Grace was so fun! Happy Birthday : ) We all went out to Westport and had gyros at Jerusalem Cafe. <br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2499-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2499-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Interviewing Mike Pilavachi for GodTV with Brent during the conference<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2503.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2503.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />IHOP's media's staff, rockin bunch of hard working, Jesus lovin' people<br /><br />I find myself once again not living like I am the child THE Heavenly Father. I don't fully believe and walk out the fact that He is a good Father that provides for His children. He knows what I need before I even say it aloud. <br /><br />I came back to Naperville this week from the One Thing conference to relax a bit and raise support for the next step of life I'm plunging into. I can't say I know what the next four years of my life will look like, but I just need to take a step of faith and put my life in God's hands. During my internship, I felt God say to me, "this is your home." What He desires for me to do out at IHOP in Kansas City, I don't really know every detail. What I do know is how desperately I need to root and ground myself in a lifestyle of prayer, fasting and feeding my Spirit on His Word. <br /><br />Sometimes I need to constantly remind myself I'm not begging people to support me financially, rather I'm putting my trust in God to provide. I need to stop relying on my own personality, my own strengths and lean on Him. If you have a minute, please say a prayer for me, that I will learn to rely on God more and that He will provide through different individuals. If you're at all interested in supporting me through prayer or finances, please email me your address (sunnyhu7@gmail.com) and I'll send a letter to you.<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2496.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2496.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Best part of being home...yum...<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2490.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/sunnyhu7/IMG_2490.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />My mom's the best cook ever!Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067961783255993892.post-46813667582477711592007-01-02T22:49:00.000-06:002007-01-02T22:51:28.545-06:00new starthm...so i was writing my support letters and realized that maybe it's time to move onto a new online journal. blogspot seems more grown up...hahaha i'm a grown up.Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234017768923455968noreply@blogger.com1