Here!

I am here in North Africa!!!! it seems strange being here finally, but it is also comfortable. i feel like i should be culture shocked or out of place in such a different environment but i feel utterly calm and natural here. it is beautiful and so populated with opportunity. father is making it so obvious to see the world for the world and is making my heart so broken and sad for the people. it is so dark, but we ask to be a light here. hopefully it is so obvious to be a light in such a dark room, but the tricky part is revealing are light to the room. Please ask Father to make let us shine here through opportunities and through a physical appearance of the HS in us. There is so much to do and it is slightly overwhelming but we find strength in our Father and i don't feel worry at all. Please ask for the HS to completely veil us to keep the dark one from corrupting our time. it is so obvious that he is trying to keep the light out of this place and it is heartbreaking but i know that the light will win! Father has been working here for so long and it is amazing to watch him work. i love you all so much, love is such an easy thing to share with people but so many people have not seen it at all. Share the love, although that sounds super cheesy think about what a life looks like without it, and how simply you can change that with a simple smile or kiss on the cheek. just remembering a name here is so important and effective.

Hodson

For Meagan Hodson and her friend Lauren! hope you like them. :)

CERAMICS!!

Here is some ceramics things for sale, they are all hand built by me, fired, glazed, and re-fired. they are one of a kind dish ware, any questions let me know.

Tree trunk vase, completes a tree when filled with flowers or a plant $75

close up of vase

small coffee or tea cups $5 dollars each

small coffee tea cups/ far left/SOLD-$5 middle-$10 right- SOLD

tiny cream cup and tiny button of safety pin holder $5 each

medium size bowels $15 each/SOLD

bottom of above bowels

two small bowels and one medium/ two left bowels-$10 each far right $15

side views of above bowels

tiger plate- SOLD

Gravy or sauce bowels $12 each

UPDATE!

well hello, i just received my final payment so as of now i owe 2,190 give or take between 20-40 dollars i am expecting from shoe and headband customers. this is a lot. a few hours ago i was praying to God to just relieve me of my financial worries, so i'm not worried, just want to inform you guys. During this time of prayer i had this idea to sell one of my eggs to a family who cant have children. i'm having some mixed signals about whether this is biblically okay or not, so if you know you should let me know. my sister thinks that it would be like me having a baby, because it is my DNA, and then not raising my kid. it would be weird that there could be a kid that is mine that is being raised by a different family. i don't know. DON"T freak out everyone, this is just a thought as of now. some weird things go through my mind sometimes, i guess if you know me this would make sense. anyway haha here is an example of a male's headband that i made for Coltin Wester, if you want one let me know (254) 541-6470.

i have more colors and can make bracelets and bags etc.

If 12 give me 20!!

if 12 people gave me $20 dollars i would be caught up to my payments i have for AFRICA!!! just 12. or if 37 people gave me just $7 dollars, 20 people gave me $12.25. I need your help! God has been so gracious to provide for me over the last month, it has been awesome, and im so close!

• i will be doing hair braiding for just $5-$3 dollars depending on the color variation and length of hair. do it its cool!

• im still making shoes too! if you are in the line up for shoes make sure ad get them soon, before i have to leave in May. these are some shoes i made a while ago for Krystal's co-worker, blue and spunky requested.

IF you read this between April 19-April 22 please be praying for the 72 hour prayer tent that is happening on UNT's campus, for tiredness to be eliminated, and people to participate for prayer, not just to fulfill a requirement, also for safety in the weather. Thank you. i love all of you a lot.

Baptisma

The word "baptism" is a transliteration of the Greek word "baptisma" and this word is from a primary Greek verb "bapto," which is also the root of the word baptize. The word means to dip, to dye or to change the identification of. When a piece of white cloth was "bapto" into a vat of blue dye, it no longer was white cloth because its identification was changed to blue cloth. I was baptized March 16th 2011, or this year, on St. Patrick's day! I became a Christian around three years ago, and i have been thinking about being baptized for the past year, and i have finally accomplished this public proclamation. over spring break i had the privilege of serving the wonderful people partying at South Padre island, most of the time we were  shuttling rides to and fro places as a designated driver, getting to have awesome conversations with people about their lives, or hanging out on the beach where thousands of people shoved themselves into a small area to listen to a DJ, dance, and observe the sand buildings of a man evangelizing through his art.
one afternoon we did baptisms in this very area and i decided that it was the perfect place to proclaim my dedication to Jesus Christ. thanks to Chris Newby for baptizing me i got to experience "bapto", or to publicly show that i have changed my identity toward following Christ. it was a beautiful action and many people got to proclaim their love for Jesus in front of  many non-believers. it was awesome to be washed in an ocean too! dipped with the waves as they came in.

passeport mot;كلمة جواز سفر;passport

I have received my first ever passport. the above languages say the word passport in two of the languages that will most likely be the main tongue of the country i will be in. To address to my family in why i cannot say which country specifically i will be going to. the country i will be in for a month is a closed country, this is defined as; Closed Country:A closed country is one that limits or prevents Christian ministry by expatriates as missionaries. Alternatively, these countries may be called creative-access countries or restricted-access countries. This means that legally we cannot be there to preach the good news of Christ, for legal reasons through the organization and for our safety, but we can be there to build relationships with the locals and love on them as much as possible, hoping to exchange our beliefs as we hear theirs. we will be doing a lot of praying, and a lot of watching God work. 


Emotionally i am feeling very calm, which i know is the Holy Spirit relaxing me, because i should be feeling stressed, the issues and drama all around me with my family, money, people all seem to look really stressful and annoying but i don't seem to feel those emotions right now. i'm just joyful about this trip and i want to be in Africa right now! i also just want to praise God for being Jireh: God the Provider. the money for the trip is not all here yet but God has provided, and i have complete faith that he will continue to provide for me.