See you later, not goodbye

Hmmm...where to begin, these last few weeks have been a whirlwind.

Two weeks ago I received a letter from Immigration Services and upon paying them a visit I found out my visa was denied. I walked home confused and upset, isn't this where God placed me? Wasn't this His idea to come to Copenhagen? What now? Where to now? I put all my eggs in one basket. I prayed and cried around the beautifully snow covered lakes, which made me cry even more. I love this city, I think it's beautiful! I love the people I live with, they are absolutely amazing! Why do I have to leave? By the end of the walk, I once again gave this dream God had given me, back to Him. I've learned that His ways are better than my ways and His plans are greater than my plans. He's not crushing the dream, although it feels that way, He's expanding it.

The next few days were spent wondering what on earth I was supposed to do? Is this one of times that you have to pray and have faith that somehow something will happen and I will be able to stay? Or is it time to go home? I don't know. I just don't know. But I do know that if something doesn't happen quickly, I could be in trouble. So I prayed and prayed and the house prayed and prayed again for me and with me. And God brought peace. It is right that I am in Denmark. He put the dream on the inside of me to come to Europe and it is right. It rarely looks like I picture it, but then again I tend to put God and myself in a box. Luckily, God takes me out of that box and opens my eyes to what He has intended.

When Frank and Betina arrived from the states, I felt like a little child that hadn't seen my parents in weeks! I cried, I was so happy they were home, even though they couldn't change my circumstances, there was something about them being home. I realized how much I love and appreciate them. After they had rested they called me up to their apartment and we talked about my situation. They prayed for me and I left with a peace, knowing that God was in control.

The next day my mom and sister arrived, I was so happy to see them, I cried again. God surrounded me with the best support while I was struggling to find out what to do. I found a plane ticket at an unreasonably good price and thought it must be to good to be true, but then it was as if Jesus was saying, I love you. He provides for every need. He has made a way.

Today I am leaving Copenhagen, yet still apart of the people He has joined me to here.

God Is Lighting Up My World

Sketchy internet = no blog posts :(

Luckily, today seems to be a good day for the internet so a bit of a recap of the past silent days.

First of all, starting with January 1st, my housemates started dropping like flies going to the US. I come here and they go there, what's up with that? It has been rather quiet around here as 6 of my housemates traveled to the US, 2 of them are still in Sweden, and one went out of town in the middle of last week. So, what did I do? I walked around the lakes, attempted to speak danish with a few housemates and prepared for my weekend in London.

Oh yes, I went to London this weekend. It was amazing to be in an English speaking city again. Jenny and I were amazed that we could actually understand conversations around us when we were in public. We stayed with a S&L church in Harlesden that is similar to ours. They are a community church that lives together in several houses and meets for a meal on Sunday and prayer/meditation and then hang out together the rest of the day. On Tuesdays they have worship and teaching and then they hang out through out the week. They are involved in many charitable organizations, some for work and others as part of the church. For instance, they participate in a rotation with some other churches in making meals for the homeless. They have great vision for reaching Harlesden, London, and the greater world. They are interested in opening a cafe and had tons of questions about it so we invited them to visit our house and check it out. It was awesome talking with people with same vision and similar ways of living that vision. Jenny and I also went to a couple of museums while there and stopped in at Harrod's.

I love meeting new people and going new places, I learn more about God and His purposes for His people. It's like looking at the reflections of light through crystal. God, the sun, always stays the same but the crystal(the church) reflects the light in different colors (which are light).

2010 is HERE!

Happy New Year!

I believe I was at the best New Year's Party I have ever been too! It was fantastic! We celebrated in the lovely Cafe Cadeau that Emily and I decorated. We got all gussied up and had a fancy 3 course meal. We had some lovely entertainment performed by some friends of the house that recently produced a CD.

Frank led worship with his bass and Anders was on the piano. It is amazing to me how quickly we are ushered into the throne room of God. There is something very special about the worship in this house, it is so pure and holy. Once the worship starts, you never want it to end. It's as if you have finally found your purpose in life, it's just right. We had people there that weren't Christians and they love the music. They love the people, they just can't get enough. After worship, Betina and David "Buck" Hudson spoke for a few minutes challenging and encouraging us into the New Year. Then we broke out the non-alcoholic champagne and prepared for the count down! We had a projector set up and as everyone was cheering in the New Year We watched some fireworks at the lake and the Danes began singing traditional songs.

After the songs were sung, and the champagne was drunk we ventured outside and received hugs from the drunks on the street and we began our walk/jog to the lakes. It was amazing, there were fireworks everywhere. As we neared the lakes and the buildings parted we had a more clear view sky. People were shooting fireworks off all around us, even from apartment balconies. Families were walking around with protective eye wear, and every now and again they the fireworks would fall down and shoot across the frozen lakes and streets.

We walked home every now and again running with bursts of excitement, laughing all the way. As we walked into the cafe the music was turned up and we went straight to the dance floor. We danced and danced until after 3 AM. What a superb night!