time changes & the incheon airport!

we arrived in seoul early this morning, the time change is ahead so here it is wednesay november 23, 2011. i'll never ever know if november 22, 2011 was an exciting day or not because i completely missed it (you will all have to let me know how november 22 went) and even weirder..... when we get to bangkok tomorrow because of the time differences it will be wendesay november 23, 2011 all over again. i get to live two days twice. today i am a day younger i guess you could say ;)


it is kinda cool that im in seoul, the majority of the people from my ywam base back home have been to seoul and done short term missions there. many people through that came to do the ESL program our base offered and i got the opportunity to meet alot of cool amazing people i am proud to call awesome friends-i wish i could visit them, but although we have a close to 12 hour layover..... we are staying in the airport the whole time because it would be to expensive for us to leave/get a visa for just a day.


because of the major time differences from the states, (15 & 17 hours...) the very best thing for us is to stay wide awake during our layover and flight to bangkok. \also to have slept during our entire flight to seoul (thank you jesus-i was able to do the majority of the time!) when we land in bangkok it will be 9pm-and we will be exhausted and READY to sleep! this is important because we start doing ministry right away the very next day. Im not altogether sure what this will look like, but im sure that it will be easy and then taken harder ie: going into the redlight district once we have regained more of our energy.


internet cafes are great but they also have time limits :)
what is great about having alot of time that i have to be awake is that i can spend it exploring new places
ie: cool looking airports. as well as spending time listening to music and with god.



im halfway there!!!! :D and it feels \really surreal!

Psalm 82:3-4
Chelsea

today, we leave for thailand.

this is the most surreal and weird feeling in the entire world. i have looked forward to this for so long, but now that it is finally here it feels quite crazy! these morning the india & nepal team left at 7am, so ofcurse we got up at 630am to send them off... it is crazy that we won't see them for a whole two months! after these 4 months of growing and learning we really have become family.

I still have several people to call (sorry joc, molly, dad & karen, and everyone else!! today has been very busy!!)

But nevertheless i am so greatful and blessed for this opportunity. God provided all of the rest of our outreach fees for our team in a single day, he is so faithful and he is SO GOOD! There are a number of things going through my head... the last three days i have been frustrated and overwhelmed (OCD and liking things a certain way starting to kick in....) It never really works out when you are packing for 2 months, nevertheless goiing  on outreach! things never are going to be perfect! Coming to the point of near tears a few times made me realize how i have grown. I'm not ever gonna be perfect but i choose to trust God. God knows what is going to happen on outreach and he KNOWS that im ready for it as much as i think that im not-and i am ready for this next giant jump




SIDENOTE:
dear family and friends!
please share this blog with your other friends so they can hear about what i am doing/pray for me!
this blog will be for more 'personal' updates and my e-mail updates will be for less frequent informative ones.

please send me an e-mail if you want to be added to that list :)
much love!

-Chelsea
child.of.eden65@hotmail.com


please pray for our safety as we travel tonight!!

prayer please!

                                                      (above:  mumbai red light district)
                                                       (below: bangkok red light distrct)

Hey Guys!

i thought i would do a quick praise report followed by asking for prayer..

my praise report is that on Tuesday of Last week (November 7) all of my outreach fees finally came in!! as well as the little extra that i needed to be living off of in Thailand. I was living off of a little less than $20 in my account and things were starting to look a little tight-but God provided and i know have the funds for the things i need to go overseas!




PRAYER REQUEST!
PLEASE be praying for the rest of my team that does not currently have there finances & outreach fees! We leave this Monday for outreach and have very limited time, but i know that God is a God is a God of miracles!

Pray that
-cheques would go through
-God would provide exactly what they need
-God would bless the people on BOTH sides for their faithfulness for giving (time doing this DTS & giving there finances)
-people would give whatever they have & follow God's obedience




Again, we are going to Thailand & India/Nepal for our Outreach! The India team leaves early monday morning and the thailand team (us) are going to be leaving late monday night. Pleast also be praying that God would be preparing our hearts!!


Thank you all so much for your continued support!

Psalm 82:3-4
-Chelsea

Road Trippin! (Mobile Tour in California)

(WEEK 14 UPDATE                November 6-12, 2011)

Hey Guys!

This past week as some of you might know me and my fellow DTS students were in California on a tour promoting our base. This was my very first time in California and it was exciting to see the beauty of all of the trees and the nature there!

We spent our time speaking at different youth groups & colleges about our DTS’s (Compassion & Abolitionist), human trafficking, and our own personal testimonies (how God has changed our lives, and what we have gotten out of DTS.) It was incredible to meet so many awesome people, for lot of these it was their first time hearing about ‘YWAM’ or ‘DTS.’  It was awesome to see peoples reactions that there are options out there besides just the ‘white picket fence life.’

At one of these events where we were speaking, afterwards the leader of the youth group asked if we could take a few minutes and grab one of the students and pray for them. The young girl I was praying with was awesome, it was amazing how God used that situation not only to help her but to bless me so much through it as well. She was at the same point in her faith, that I was at for the majority of DTS. It was crazy for me to see how God redeemed my own story and struggling with what I believed, to be able to relate to her and help her with what she was going through.

THAILAND UPDATE:
Well, it is finally here! We leave for the city of Bangkok on November 21!!  (8 More Days!!)
During these past few weeks I was quite fearful about going to be honest. The factor of finances and downright fear that I would be inadequate when it actually came to showing the love of Christ to these girls was getting to me. I have been so blessed to be here, and I began to say to myself everyday when I got up “God if it isn’t your will to send me on outreach…. Thank you anyway for what you have done!” While I was on the mobile tour, God provided all of my fees plus the finances that I needed to live off of while overseas! God has began changing my heart and breaking my heart all over again for Thailand, and I know the authority I have through Christ and I am beginning to get excited to go! 

                                        (me and a few of the girls at the beach)

PRAYER REQUESTS:
-For the remainder of my fellow students & staff who haven’t received their finances yet. (All of our outreach fees are due this Monday November 14)
-God would continue to prepare my heart for Thailand
-My Personal Health Problems: these past few weeks I have had really bad insomnia. Please pray that this goes away before I travel to Thailand!
-That we will build further in our friendships during this last week, before separating overseas
-That I would keep my focus during the ‘last push’ and week of classes.

Thank you all so much for your continued love & Support!


Psalm 82:3-4
-Chelsea

DTS! Weeks 1-13!

Chelsea’s Ambient Light
September-November 2011
(WEEKS 1-13!)

First of all I want to apologize to all of you guys for being so bad at keeping you up to date & sending formal updates! Right now I am sitting at the base… a late night of packing before our promo tour!

It feels like last week was my very first week here and I was just getting used to awkward first impressions and hellos, and it is all ending! The next time we will be at the base-it is preparations for Thailand and we’re off!

So far out of DTS… The most impacting week for me was ‘Intimacy to Advocacy’ with speaker Morgan Perry. During this week she addressed the issue of the only way we can EVER be advocates for something is if we are in true intimate relationship with God and his will because God is the solution behind every problem. It is important to be proactive and act in these situations/do something, but not if those actions are the main focus and not Christ.

Morgan talked about how this example was shown exactly in Jesus’ life.  During once class, we read the entire gospel of John outloud. We saw how Jesus never tried to do anything by himself and everything he did was through his heavenly Father. Jesus never cared about doing miracles, healings, etc. all he cared was about seeing the kingdom of God spread.

WHATS COMING UP…..
November 6-November 11

This next week, our DTS will be going to a variety of churches & colleges to promote the base on a mobile tour in California. During this tour, we will be talking about the DTS(s), the types of ministries that our base runs, and human trafficking at YWAM Vegas. 

At each event, one of the students will be sharing a small portion about human trafficking, our own personal testimony, & a testimony about what we have gotten out of the school so far. During one of the events I will be sharing my testimony! At each of these times there will be an opportunity for us to talk to the people before/after and see what they thought. The purpose of this mobile tour is to get more people potentially interested in doing a DTS on a more personal/relational level. It also gives us as DTS students actual experience for if we go into missions, experience with what it is like speaking to churches, raising support, etc. 


THAILAND!

Thailand is a little more than two weeks away! For those of you who do not know, our team will be working in the red light district of Bangkok and a restoration home in Chiang Mai.

There are 7 students and 4 leaders, we will be in Thailand from November 21-January 15, 2012.

PRAYER REQUESTS…..

-Protection
-Team Unity

-Financial Provision For Finances

Thailand team still requires $3,000.00          

India/Nepal team still requires $11,000.00 in finances

-Spiritual Discernment in Thailand

Thank you all for your prayers & support thus far! I cant wait to tell you guys all about Thailand =]

-Chelsea

Psalm 82:3-4