weeds & snow!

Its official! Back in the motherland!

To those of you reading this blog, I would like to say THANK YOU for supporting me while I was away. Whether that was through finances or prayer, or sending me small notes of encouragement along the way. It was greatly appreciated, and I cannot wait to share with you guys about my trip!

Right now I am overwhelmed in a lot of ways, the main emotion going through my brain is gratitude. Its funny how there are some things you always know in the back of your head, but they are never actually REAL to you. This is not a blog about ‘this was me then, and this is me NOW!!’  (I’m  trying not to make it that way, it’s a little hard when Gods been doing ‘soul surgery’ on you for half a year.)

Currently, at the moment I’m just trying to think and process about what God has done and what he has been doing. Not just this past season of ‘DTS’ but in the many ways of my life that he was there but I just couldn’t see him working or moving, . and…. Its scary business, but the only real emotion on my heart is gratitude. I have never had more thankfulness for God in my life. I’m starting to see that God is good all the time. No matter where he calls me (those words might come to bite me back in the butt) but again, God is always woth it.

weeds and snow?
God still has a lot of growing to do in this girl and I hope he never stops. I hope the bible never stops fascinating me and that God never stops speaking through ordinary people to me.  This past season for me was a season of weeds. God growing me like one, and God doing open heart surgery and taking weeds out. Weeds that I didn’t know where there, but once they were out I definitely felt lighter.

for now I’ll play in the snow for all its worth until God shows me where to go next =]

Being out of familiar territory like Vegas, where everything feels ‘settled & ok’ because I have community. But I am starting to open up and see a much bigger perspective on things that I didn’t even know was possible. Right now I am just working on making my own eyes/heart available and sensitive enough to the fact that God does speak in every kind of way. Even (and especially when) it is weird and bizarre.

much love!
Psalm 82:3-4
-Chelsea

here we are again, seoul!

almost 7 weeks later and im here exactly where i started from, a layover and a time change in south korea!

i managed to shove all of my things into my bag without having to shove too many things out (praise jesus) and im thankful for all he has been doing. DTS-4 months in Vegas and 2 months in Thailand, im excited to see all my brothers and sisters again that ive been seperated from.

the last few weeks in thailand i was blessed to meet some friendships that i am glad through facebook/skype, etc. i can maintain and keep in contact with. the hardest question i was asked was 'so you are coming back next year right?' and i honestly dont know. i know that my future with god is endless and i plan on making it last. i do plan on going into ministry, im just not sure 'when' and what exactly that will look like.


Thailand & outreach were a huge growth and struggle for me in many ways, but they also caused me to see God in a many different lights. Light is a beautiful thing. I will probably look back on this time as a time of refinement, sometimes there are blank and void periods (however long they may be) before there are the big BAM ones. I remember a seen in 'FURIOUS LOVE' where someone is asking the question "well there is nothing that you know for sure..." and the person replies back to them "thats true, but HOW WILLING are you wanting to find out the answers?"

im in a season right now where im not really satisfied with anything the world is giving me, our world is just ordinary and i want God. Something God spoke to me quite strongly during the first part of lecture phase was 'Galations 4:1-7" one of the things that God has spoken to me/placed on my heart are 'desolate inheritances' and 'generations/restoration'




back to you on that one.... God still needs to tell me. Im satisfied right now with just being silent, and knowing him better. What are you doing after your life and after DTS?
ill get back to you on that one.... God still needs to tell me. Im satisfied right now with just being silent, and knowing him better. no pressure no rush right?


prayer points
-that we will have energy for the week to come
-strengthened relationships in our base as we all go our seperate ways after DTS
-that i (my fellow students) will continue to press into God in this next season of our lives
-against jetlag/health
-we will have discipleship in our lives following DTS



ps to all of you who care. i get to live friday the 13th twice ;)

Psalm 82:3-4
-Chelsea