Oh wow - only six weeks left...

so here I am. Spring Break is almost over and I come to a startling realization. I only have six weeks until Graduation. Wow what a weird feeling - knowing my days here are numbered. I don't think I like this very much. Well what are ya gonna do?? These two years have changed my life. The Book of Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a time for everything. So I know that the time to move on is coming. It seems to be coming too fast. In many ways do not think I am ready to leave here. But at the same time - I am excited to see what God has next for me. I know he has a plan, but I'm not sure what that is yet. I know it will be amazing. I've come realize that God wants me make it to the mission field more than I want to get there. God cares more about those Tribal people than I ever will. That is another thing. I am not going to the mission filed for those people. I am going for the Lord. Because he wants me too. It's not even for him - as if I could do anything for him. He is the one who will work through me. I am simply a tool in his hand. How refreshing to know that!

Last Semester at NTBI

Well here I am...a senior at New Tribes Bible Institute. I can't believe so much time has gone by! Wow!! I am really excited about this semester. I have my own room - it is an answer to prayer! My class was the biggest to ever start here with 120 Students, now we are still the biggest class here - 102 students. We got our old classroom back! It is the nicest one in the school, and the biggest class gets it. We had a different one last semester, but have this one back now!
Classes just started on Tuesday. We are taking, Introduction to Tribal Missions, Daniel/Revelation, and 1st & 2nd Thessalonians. I am also taking Basics of Biblical Greek 2nd Semester. I love Greek SO much! It is probably my favorite class! Please pray with me, I have no idea what I am going to do after Graduation in May.
All in all I feel very blessed and privileged to be here at NTBI. My passion for missions grows stronger every day. I know that every day Tribal People are dying who have never heard about Jesus. That knowledge pushes me forward - knowing that I need to lay all things at the cross, for me, but also for those tribal people!

Our Citizenship is in Heaven...

Ok I am at work... but I'm just waiting for a phone call so I can overnight a check to them...then I'm outta here...whoot whoot! Anyway this verse came to me today... I'll have to use E-Sword since I lost my Bible at bible school..go figure...

Philippians 3:1-3
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh. For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—

Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:18-21
For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Our Citizenship in is heaven...not here!!! We do not belong to/in this world! So why do we so desperatly try to fit in with this world?? We are supposed to set our minds on heaven!

Colossions 3:1-3
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

We as believers in Jesus Christ do NOT and should NOT fit in with this world! We don't belong here!!! Praise God! I don't know about you..but this verse makes me so happy! It's good to be different! We should be different from the world we live in!!

1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

Ok thats all...I'm done..hope you enjoyed!!

Car again!!

Ok so if you've been keeping up on my car trouble..you'll know that I totaled my car..yeah I'm brilliant. And I have one week before returning to dairyland to buy a car!!! AAAAAAAHHHH. Anyway NTBI is amazing....and I really need to go to sleep!

Beyond Measure

Beyond Measure

Jeremy Camp

The fog has finally cleared to see,

The beautiful life you’ve given me

To feel the breeze of my newborn’s gentle breath

With one to walk hand in hand,

To share this life that you have planned

It’s like a storybook with dreams

That are meant to see every next step is an extraordinary scene

I know that I’ve been,

Given more than beyond measure,

I come alive when,

I see beyond my fears

I know that I’ve been given

More than earthly treasure,

I come alive when

I’ve broken down and given you control

I’ve faced a great tragedy,

But have seen the works of what you bring

A display of faith that you give,

I don’t know if I will ever understand

The depth of what it is you’ve done inside,

But I know that I will won’t find any worth apart from you

I know that I’ve been,

Given more than beyond measure,

I come alive when,

I see beyond my fears

I know that I’ve been given

More than earthly treasure,

I come alive when

I’ve broken down and given you control

Everything that I haveHas been given so unselfishly

And shown that even when I don’t deserve

You always show the fullness of your love

Let it Fade

Jeremy Camp

Let It Fade

Have you been walking on a surface that's uncertain?

Have you helped yourself to everything that's empty?

You can't live this way too long.

There's more than this, more than this.

Have you been standing on your own feet too long?

Have you been looking for a place where you belong?

You can rest, you will find rest.

You can rest, you will find rest.

Let this old life crumble, let it fade.

Let this new life offered be your saving grace.

Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.

Have you been holding on to what this world has offered?

Have you been giving in to all these masquerades?

It will be gone, forever gone.

It will be gone, it will be gone

Let this old life crumble, let it fade.

Let this new life offered be your saving grace.

Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.

Let it fade.Are you carrying the weight too much?

are you running from the call?

Let it fade, Oh yeah.

You can rest, you will find rest.

You can rest you will find rest

Let this old life crumble, let it fade.

Let this new life offered be your saving grace.

Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.

Let this old life crumble, let it fade.

Have you been standing on your own feet too long?

Have you been looking for a place where you belong?

Stand In The Rain

This is a song by SuperChick

With Jesus we can STAND IN THE RAIN!

She never slows down

She doesn't know why but,

She knows that when

Shes all alone, it feels

Like its all, coming down

She won't turn around

The shadows are long

And she fears if she cries

That first tear

The tears will not stop

Raining down

So stand in the rain

Stand your ground

Stand up when its all crashing down

You stand through the pain

You won't drown

And one day whats lost can be found

You stand in the rain

She won't make a sound

Alone in this fight with herself

And the fears whispering

If she stands, she'll fall down

She wants to be found

The only way out is through

Everything she's running from

Wants to give up and lie down

So stand in the rain

Stand your ground

Stand up when its all crashing down

You stand through the pain

You won't drown

And one day whats lost can be found

You stand in the rain

So stand in the rain

Stand your ground

Stand up when its all crashing down

Stand through the pain

You won't drown

And one day whats lost can be found

So stand in the rain

Stand your ground

Stand up when its all crashing down

You stand through the pain

You won't drown

And one day whats lost can be found

You stand in the rain

BBBBRRRRR

OK so it's October, and it snowed here last night. Is that Crazy or what? Now I lke the cold, and the snow, but in October??? Crazy!! The snow didn't stick or anything, but it was fun anyway...and cold...in October. So I havn't blogged in forever - I know.
So what's new? Not much here. I just wanted to say it's cold BRRRRR.

Well...

I didn't really know what to to call this post. Actually I don't even really know what to type. But here I am on a saturday...and I'm not working! CRAZY. So I did all my homework. wow. That's a first..I never have all my homework done! anyway I'm gonna go to bed or something. Night

Helicopter

Ok I know I havn't posted in a long time, but here goes. Ok so here I am away at school in Wisconsin...about 900 miles away from home. And we set the alarm for 6:30am to get to breakfast at 7:15am. The alarm goes off at 6:30, and of course we ignore it. But then we hear the most annoying sound ever. Guess what it was...can you guess? I bet you can't!!! It was a helicopter flying right over our school!!! at 6:45 in the morning!!! That's crazy!!! Why at this time of the morning? Are they doing some cruel test to see how we react to helicopters first thing in the morning??? Then I'd say we fail. Yup. So for future referance, no more helicopters..we fail..it's all good. Just let us sleep!!! Ok I'm going back to sleep untill class starts. No probably not, but I gotta go do something produtive.

On a different note..for Caleb, we have a Chipotle here!!! Can you belive it??