to see God work in such ways as to bring together a team is remarkably more beautiful than i can describe!
i left for south germany last wednesday... and even how the ride worked out was a wunder from my Papa!
i visited meine Freundin, Katharina. we met last year at a ywam conference, each of us speaking only our mother tongues but trying to communicate anyway. through a series of amazing and quite special events, we kept intouch and now are in a relationship.
it was only expected that we would have 1 day together, and the others she would have to work. more than worth it, we grasped the opportunity for that 1 day and prayed that it would be very slow and long. by His hand only, that day turned into time together for 5 days!
over these days, i got to know more about a wonderful loving south german who loves the Lord and has a heart to tell others about Him! we spent quite a bit of time praying together, including for india, our families and our futures. amongst many unexpressibly joyful things, He showed us teamwork.
i pray that His will be done and that we walk in wisdom, truth and love as we seek Him over us and these lives we get to live. danke Papa. bitte zeigt uns weiter den richtigen weg um deines names willen. und vielen dank für deine Herz in unsere Zeit zusammen und für alles wie du uns gesegnet hast. wow! es ist immer noch unglaublich! aber wahr, wunderbar und echt! danke!
amongst other news..
i have an interview for a job this wednesday. please pray that if it is right, it will happen. also that i can get the proper visa to stay here and work and love the people all around me! jep!
the german course has a couple weeks left. please pray that i soak it in properly and with remarkable speed :)
i am now wearing my new glasses. thank the Lord.
india has been heavy on my heart recently. please keep that place in your prayers. varanasi particularly, as well as all those who are spreading the message of salvation. and please pray for a good friend of mine.. kamal and poonam +family and ankur +family.
i miss india, the people, culture and even hindi. accha hai! mujhe ke sath kathy india jana hai.
i am excited to see what God for the future!
thank you for all the prayers and support.
God is doing amazing things.. much more than i could ever hope or ask for!
all glory and honor belongs to Him!
may we represent Him well... Lord, make us part of Your plan!
bis glei!
israel
Montag, 17. Mai 2010
Montag, 10. Mai 2010
deutschland gehört dem Herrn!
the time goes faster than an airplane.
for the last week i have wanted to write a blog.. so i am thankful that i have the opportunity to right now.
since that last time i updated... the days have been filled with much more than one can write and i have been graced more than i deserve.
the time last year here was spent more around boxi.. and though i am there often, my time is divided between people and wandering the streets of berlin.
the german course started almost two weeks ago. so monday through friday, i join about 12 others who desire to learn german as a lifestyle. i am sure God has me there.. mitabsicht! (on purpose)
one day last week i was speaking with some friends about heading to poland for a weekend. why not? as week thought through it, i mentioned we should do something useful with the time if we go.. such as play street worship. one of the others mentioned that we could take some polish Bibles. nothing was planned but the idea still lingers.
a day later, i ate lunch in a park with a polish man from my deutschkurs (german course). we spoke on God, religion.. rules and regulations of the church... so on. he mentioned that he was catholic.. then he told me about a friends fathers friends.. or something to that effect, is a preacher in germany, but has a polish Bible, and how he wanted to ask if he could borrow it.
immidiately i remembered the conversation i had with my other friends the day before. i offered to order one for him... super!
a couple days later as i was leaving, i was talking with a korean from the class. she asked what i did... or do for a job. i told her that i am a missionary. she seemed rather stoked and we agreed to meet the next day to chat about it. the next we spoke for sometime about christianity and buddhism. she mentioned that in buddhism, we are all alone. i then told her about how it is opposite in what i believe. that we are all part of one body.
it turned out to be a pretty neat conversation, but not an easy one..(how cool is it that though she didn't speak englisch, and i didn't speak korean, we were still able to communicate through german!?)
i think on the reason that i am here. ja klar, God loves this place.. germany, berlin... but at the beginning, i understood it that i am suppose to work here to pay off loans.... (trust me.. this is still a big thing on my heart). but due to many complications, foreigners aren't allowed to work unless they attend a university. so we looked into that... then the next thing was that i could enroll into a german course.. but that would mean i am not allowed to work for one year.
(see what i am saying about complications)
so i can try to get a visa through this course, but then i have to show proof that i have enough money to stay here and not live off the money of germany. this proof they speak of.. i don't have. the most i have is matthew 6.33
(sorry, i only have it in deutsch)
Wenn ihr für ihn lebt und das Reich Gottes zu eurem wichtigsten Anliegen macht, wird er euch jeden Tag geben, was ihr braucht.
this is more than enough for me.. but the deutsches bundesrepublik needs more of an account statement.
this is all ok. i thank God for all He has already done.. and it is A LOT!
a little over a week ago was erste mai! (1st may). if you remember last year i wrote about it days in advance asking for prayer. the outcome last year seemed to be good.. i thought.. but was said to be the worst one yet.
this year, i spend the day on the streets again with my friend kathi :)
during the time of the demonstrations, we joined others first to pray, then hit the streets and prayed more.
i remember the streets last year being filled with fear.. a sense of danger and as if the enemy was roaming freely against the barriers of the polizei and other christians... this year the streets seemed to be filled with more a joy with everyone partying. of course the streets had a darkness about them.. but as we prayed, i had such a joy about me and hope. we prayed for God's light to flow through the streets as well as every plan of the enemy to be ruined and stopped.. for stones thrown to be completely off target... and for the people, that they will know His love!
after all was done and thrown.. we heard updates that this year was not nearly as crazy as before. hamburg got hit much harder....
that saying... God heard and answered out prayers! He is taking back this city and nation!
Deutschland gehört dem Herrn!
thank you all for the prayers and i hope that this update can encourage you to continue to!
keep believing in God. hope in what we can't understand and strive for what is to come!
danke Papa dass du unseren Gebete gehört hast.
du liebst diese Leute.. darum werde ich weiter kämpfen.
ich bete für denen, die diesen blog lesen werden. dass du sie ermutigest.
lasst uns ihm einen neuen Lied singen.
Jesus ist König, für alle Zeit! Er ist für uns gestorben und auferstanden.
in other news, i have glasses on the way, and for other reasons, my heart is filled with joy. please pray for continue wisdom, selfless love and support.
Lord willing, on wednesday, i will go to süddeutschland to visit my friend. (more than ecstatic)
then we will see what happens afterwards.. hitchin back or first to austria... what ever happens, may His name be glorified and we be made part of His plan!!!!!!!!!!!
viel Liebe, israel
for the last week i have wanted to write a blog.. so i am thankful that i have the opportunity to right now.
since that last time i updated... the days have been filled with much more than one can write and i have been graced more than i deserve.
the time last year here was spent more around boxi.. and though i am there often, my time is divided between people and wandering the streets of berlin.
the german course started almost two weeks ago. so monday through friday, i join about 12 others who desire to learn german as a lifestyle. i am sure God has me there.. mitabsicht! (on purpose)
one day last week i was speaking with some friends about heading to poland for a weekend. why not? as week thought through it, i mentioned we should do something useful with the time if we go.. such as play street worship. one of the others mentioned that we could take some polish Bibles. nothing was planned but the idea still lingers.
a day later, i ate lunch in a park with a polish man from my deutschkurs (german course). we spoke on God, religion.. rules and regulations of the church... so on. he mentioned that he was catholic.. then he told me about a friends fathers friends.. or something to that effect, is a preacher in germany, but has a polish Bible, and how he wanted to ask if he could borrow it.
immidiately i remembered the conversation i had with my other friends the day before. i offered to order one for him... super!
a couple days later as i was leaving, i was talking with a korean from the class. she asked what i did... or do for a job. i told her that i am a missionary. she seemed rather stoked and we agreed to meet the next day to chat about it. the next we spoke for sometime about christianity and buddhism. she mentioned that in buddhism, we are all alone. i then told her about how it is opposite in what i believe. that we are all part of one body.
it turned out to be a pretty neat conversation, but not an easy one..(how cool is it that though she didn't speak englisch, and i didn't speak korean, we were still able to communicate through german!?)
i think on the reason that i am here. ja klar, God loves this place.. germany, berlin... but at the beginning, i understood it that i am suppose to work here to pay off loans.... (trust me.. this is still a big thing on my heart). but due to many complications, foreigners aren't allowed to work unless they attend a university. so we looked into that... then the next thing was that i could enroll into a german course.. but that would mean i am not allowed to work for one year.
(see what i am saying about complications)
so i can try to get a visa through this course, but then i have to show proof that i have enough money to stay here and not live off the money of germany. this proof they speak of.. i don't have. the most i have is matthew 6.33
(sorry, i only have it in deutsch)
Wenn ihr für ihn lebt und das Reich Gottes zu eurem wichtigsten Anliegen macht, wird er euch jeden Tag geben, was ihr braucht.
this is more than enough for me.. but the deutsches bundesrepublik needs more of an account statement.
this is all ok. i thank God for all He has already done.. and it is A LOT!
a little over a week ago was erste mai! (1st may). if you remember last year i wrote about it days in advance asking for prayer. the outcome last year seemed to be good.. i thought.. but was said to be the worst one yet.
this year, i spend the day on the streets again with my friend kathi :)
during the time of the demonstrations, we joined others first to pray, then hit the streets and prayed more.
i remember the streets last year being filled with fear.. a sense of danger and as if the enemy was roaming freely against the barriers of the polizei and other christians... this year the streets seemed to be filled with more a joy with everyone partying. of course the streets had a darkness about them.. but as we prayed, i had such a joy about me and hope. we prayed for God's light to flow through the streets as well as every plan of the enemy to be ruined and stopped.. for stones thrown to be completely off target... and for the people, that they will know His love!
after all was done and thrown.. we heard updates that this year was not nearly as crazy as before. hamburg got hit much harder....
that saying... God heard and answered out prayers! He is taking back this city and nation!
Deutschland gehört dem Herrn!
thank you all for the prayers and i hope that this update can encourage you to continue to!
keep believing in God. hope in what we can't understand and strive for what is to come!
danke Papa dass du unseren Gebete gehört hast.
du liebst diese Leute.. darum werde ich weiter kämpfen.
ich bete für denen, die diesen blog lesen werden. dass du sie ermutigest.
lasst uns ihm einen neuen Lied singen.
Jesus ist König, für alle Zeit! Er ist für uns gestorben und auferstanden.
in other news, i have glasses on the way, and for other reasons, my heart is filled with joy. please pray for continue wisdom, selfless love and support.
Lord willing, on wednesday, i will go to süddeutschland to visit my friend. (more than ecstatic)
then we will see what happens afterwards.. hitchin back or first to austria... what ever happens, may His name be glorified and we be made part of His plan!!!!!!!!!!!
viel Liebe, israel
Samstag, 24. April 2010
meerwasser
hey everyone....!!!!
i am, ja, in berlin.. or home!
my friends surprised me at the airport.. one dressed as a homeless beggar.... another hid with german bread and nutella....
short version.. it was more of a heartfelt welcome that i could have asked for or expected.
since my arrival, i have been staying with a friend his family. we have gone climbing regularly (as much as one can in less than two weeks) and are learning to work as a team.
i had the priviledge of debreifing with the help of a couple super friends (another name for really good friends.. just sounded neat and kinda super hero isch). is wasn't until last saturday though, that my heart underwent the proper debreifing... and wouldn't you know.. God was right there.. healing and blessing my heart. since then.. i can say that i am officially home.
it breaks my heart that i haven't been able to speak so much with family since my arrival, so if they read this.. know that i love you and have been praying for you much.. and often! let speak soon... eh?!
i have.... natürlich... been to boxi and it has been getting better each time. i have also spend some time with kim and bre with either ring bahn worship or at their café. God has and i believe will continue to bless them with protection and favor in the eyes of God's beloved.
i am gonna delete that facebook real soon.. so if you are a friend and wanna keep connected then email me! (email on last post).
i also deleted my hair... meaning, i gave myself a hair cut... i am debating whether i like it or if the blister on my thumb is worth it.. but not much i can do about it now. ja, it's not bad...
important business!
haha..
i am now enrolled in a deutschkurs (german course) that will be everyday for the next 5 weeks. i am more than ecstatic about it. God provided the money and lined so much just perfectly for it... it begins next thursday.
i am looking, and not sure just yet how it will happen, to getting some sort of permit. it is so complicated here. i must prove that i can live here and not on the streets.. so proving that i have money or that another, who will vouche for me, has money.
the rules go something to this....
if i am studying german, then i am not allowed to work for a year (official work). but working for friends or what not... ja. it is also a possibility that i study here in the university. if i do i would like to study for being a translator. but we shall take it one step at a time... as large of steps as God desires.
as for support, it is of course needed mainly due to the fact that i have school loans and am now not so allowed to work... sooo... i won't be making bank here to send back there... that i can stay here.... make sense?
so.. please pray for wisdom from my end with this all. but, i am not worried.... more stoked than not!
ummmm...
i have gone skateboarding a couple times since here. it is great that i can still do it. my own board might help, as well as some designated skating shoes. egal! it has been fun and i hope that it will open a door to chat with the skaters here and build relationships!
my fingers are sore from climbing, body aching a bit from bad posture, the sun is shining and i would consider myself more that blessed!
danke Papa für alles was Du schon getan hast. danke dass ich zu hause bin. und für alle die menschen da. bleibt bitte in berlin und zeigt die leute deine Kraft, Hoffnung und Liebe!
bei Dir ist nichts unmöglich... dann wenn es deine Wille ist, kann ich hier bleiben, und die uni schulden ruckzahlen. ich vertraue Dir! danke danke danke!
und.. danke für JESUS! Du bist der Hammer!
in Deinen Namen, so sei es!
viel Liebe on all who read this and thank you for the prayers!
israel
i am, ja, in berlin.. or home!
my friends surprised me at the airport.. one dressed as a homeless beggar.... another hid with german bread and nutella....
short version.. it was more of a heartfelt welcome that i could have asked for or expected.
since my arrival, i have been staying with a friend his family. we have gone climbing regularly (as much as one can in less than two weeks) and are learning to work as a team.
i had the priviledge of debreifing with the help of a couple super friends (another name for really good friends.. just sounded neat and kinda super hero isch). is wasn't until last saturday though, that my heart underwent the proper debreifing... and wouldn't you know.. God was right there.. healing and blessing my heart. since then.. i can say that i am officially home.
it breaks my heart that i haven't been able to speak so much with family since my arrival, so if they read this.. know that i love you and have been praying for you much.. and often! let speak soon... eh?!
i have.... natürlich... been to boxi and it has been getting better each time. i have also spend some time with kim and bre with either ring bahn worship or at their café. God has and i believe will continue to bless them with protection and favor in the eyes of God's beloved.
i am gonna delete that facebook real soon.. so if you are a friend and wanna keep connected then email me! (email on last post).
i also deleted my hair... meaning, i gave myself a hair cut... i am debating whether i like it or if the blister on my thumb is worth it.. but not much i can do about it now. ja, it's not bad...
important business!
haha..
i am now enrolled in a deutschkurs (german course) that will be everyday for the next 5 weeks. i am more than ecstatic about it. God provided the money and lined so much just perfectly for it... it begins next thursday.
i am looking, and not sure just yet how it will happen, to getting some sort of permit. it is so complicated here. i must prove that i can live here and not on the streets.. so proving that i have money or that another, who will vouche for me, has money.
the rules go something to this....
if i am studying german, then i am not allowed to work for a year (official work). but working for friends or what not... ja. it is also a possibility that i study here in the university. if i do i would like to study for being a translator. but we shall take it one step at a time... as large of steps as God desires.
as for support, it is of course needed mainly due to the fact that i have school loans and am now not so allowed to work... sooo... i won't be making bank here to send back there... that i can stay here.... make sense?
so.. please pray for wisdom from my end with this all. but, i am not worried.... more stoked than not!
ummmm...
i have gone skateboarding a couple times since here. it is great that i can still do it. my own board might help, as well as some designated skating shoes. egal! it has been fun and i hope that it will open a door to chat with the skaters here and build relationships!
my fingers are sore from climbing, body aching a bit from bad posture, the sun is shining and i would consider myself more that blessed!
danke Papa für alles was Du schon getan hast. danke dass ich zu hause bin. und für alle die menschen da. bleibt bitte in berlin und zeigt die leute deine Kraft, Hoffnung und Liebe!
bei Dir ist nichts unmöglich... dann wenn es deine Wille ist, kann ich hier bleiben, und die uni schulden ruckzahlen. ich vertraue Dir! danke danke danke!
und.. danke für JESUS! Du bist der Hammer!
in Deinen Namen, so sei es!
viel Liebe on all who read this and thank you for the prayers!
israel
Mittwoch, 7. April 2010
honesty and an email
next tuesday, Lord willing, i will be once again in berlin.
this is huge! but before i go into more of it, i would like to explain to you who read this where my heart stands with some things.
i have just spent the last week finishing my time with the base in dharamsala and then with my friend and his family in a small village near to palampur.
during my time in dharamsala, i was shown some of God's heart for me and reminded that He has a plan! i do know that there is still much to learn in serving God... practical as well as research into His word. so i am considering and praying about doing a School of Biblical Studies through ywam. i am not sure about where yet.
along with this, i also have a strong feeling on my heart that this is far from the last time i will spend in north india. whether it is sending teams here, or coming myself and serving, God has given me a heart for the people here and the work that is being done.
my time at my friend's family was hard but good. it is more than weird to think that i was the first westerner in their village and hardly had a time when eyes were not on me. i hope that the Gospel was shown through my relating with them and that God continues to sow into their lives!
they made me promise (or maybe it was me promising) that i would return again.. and they insisted that i bring my wife and children. ha! i look forward to it indeed! my heart was broken when my friends mom started crying because i was leaving. their love for me was genuine and stopped at nothing to show me. it was hard to leave, but i knew it was time. i will return Lord willing!
i am in kullu now with a friend and his family. it turns out that some people i wanted to see, but wasn't going to get to due to a conference, are all here! so today i made an appearance to them. it was so good! i will join them again tonight and tomorrow before they leave. then my remaining time here in kullu, i will visit the base and meet more of those who are here serving and discipling.
i am blessed to be in north india building networks and relationships with those here. i am confident that God has some future work for me here... just not sure when.
right now, i am so excited about going back to germany. i have truly been home sick for there since i left.
so i would like to be completely honest with you who read this.
i am convicted on my heart about my life. i feel that i have not fully taken trust in Him with my finances. He has provided.. but i think that i have had a poor man's mentality and would like to be set free from that. so i am sorry for hinting about needing support, or being scared to spend the money that has been sent to me.
the next thing is while i am back in germany. getting free from debt is heavy on my heart.. but serving God whole heartedly weighs more and so i am torn between what i am suppose to do. at this time i will look to try and find a job to start paying towards the loans from previous schooling and get a permit or visa to be able to stay in berlin for some time to do ministry. but most of my time will be spend reaching out to those i love in boxi, the youth group, possibly leading a small group and spreading His love and gospel to the people of germany and europe! there is also a possibility to help with a conference in zurich in may. so i am looking to see lead me in the time i am in berlin. and i pray that He will open the door for me to stay there long term, though any time there is fuel for my love!
so to all who read this, will you pray about supporting me on a montly basis. my heart is to be full time ministry. in that, i will not get a salary.
i am making my needs known. at the present, i only have about $200 coming in monthly, but to keep doing this it will take closer to $1000.
my next question and request is for all who would like to keep in the loop of where i am and what i am doing, please send me an email.
for those who don't i will no longer send updates to. the quantity of friends are not as important as the quality.
i want to go deeper with you, and to cut past shallow relationships. so here is my email.. and for those who will support me, i can email you the address.
israel.boyce@yahoo.de
to all those who have supported me in prayer and finances, my heart of thanksgiving goes out to you! you are a blessing for this nomadic servant of God!
may God fill you all with His passion and lead you deeper with Him!
viel Liebe, und ich sehe euch, die alle in Berlin sind, bald!
israel
Mittwoch, 24. März 2010
God cares about our general needs too...
oh man. i just noticed that this is my official 100th blog.
i must make it special...
happy post, blog.
i think i blew it....... poof.
i am, at the current, super blessed.
i am staying at the base in dharamsala. surrounded by swedes, eating porridge in the morning, and at the base of beautiful mountains.
wie bin ich so gesegnet?
it is cool learning of the different ministries that are taking place here, as well as other location in northern india. tomorrow i will join a couple indians in teaching young ones english. these kids are so bright. they well correct older ones who may make a mistake in english, ha! they'll probably correct me tomorrow.
friday i will join the other in going to the camps/slums to play with the children.
the following day i will again join them in returning to these camps, but with the joy of cleaning the kids, clipping finger nails... and other such appropiate hygenic work. how great is it that christians still do practical work as well as preach.. more so preaching through actions. and a pretty hefty message too. God cares about our general needs too!
the rest of the time here is not decided as of now, but april 1st i will head to palampur to meet up with my friend ankur. we met in january in delhi. he invited me to visit his family with him in april after his studies. well.. it seems like forever ago, but the date is coming and i am stoked.
i pray that his exams will go super good and our time together will be a witness to the greatness of God.
shortly after, i look to head back to kullu and visit kamal and learn more of the work they are doing there.. then shimla with the same heart/goal. then off to delhi and the BERLIN!
jmem berlin, if you read this, i miss you and love you guys. everyone in berlin, i am more than ecstatic to see you all again. may we again stand side by side worshipping together, and spreading the gospel over germany!
needs:
prayer for the workers here in india. there are so many great things going on, but so much opposition from the enemy too...
breakthrough.
bondages of caste to be demolished.
more supporters for those here.
and more workers here!
plenty of work, just needing the right hearts!
to all!
thank you for the prayers. i am swimming in grace from your prayers.
much love to everyone at mbc, destiny, new heights, christus gemeinde, tim and sal, schönstedts, my mom and dad, bro and sis, bev of mbc... and all those who have ever said a prayer for those abroad and in our backyards giving it all for Christ!
thank you.
may our hearts burn with a flame to consume all nations with His Holiness!
viel Liebe, israel
i must make it special...
happy post, blog.
i think i blew it....... poof.
i am, at the current, super blessed.
i am staying at the base in dharamsala. surrounded by swedes, eating porridge in the morning, and at the base of beautiful mountains.
wie bin ich so gesegnet?
it is cool learning of the different ministries that are taking place here, as well as other location in northern india. tomorrow i will join a couple indians in teaching young ones english. these kids are so bright. they well correct older ones who may make a mistake in english, ha! they'll probably correct me tomorrow.
friday i will join the other in going to the camps/slums to play with the children.
the following day i will again join them in returning to these camps, but with the joy of cleaning the kids, clipping finger nails... and other such appropiate hygenic work. how great is it that christians still do practical work as well as preach.. more so preaching through actions. and a pretty hefty message too. God cares about our general needs too!
the rest of the time here is not decided as of now, but april 1st i will head to palampur to meet up with my friend ankur. we met in january in delhi. he invited me to visit his family with him in april after his studies. well.. it seems like forever ago, but the date is coming and i am stoked.
i pray that his exams will go super good and our time together will be a witness to the greatness of God.
shortly after, i look to head back to kullu and visit kamal and learn more of the work they are doing there.. then shimla with the same heart/goal. then off to delhi and the BERLIN!
jmem berlin, if you read this, i miss you and love you guys. everyone in berlin, i am more than ecstatic to see you all again. may we again stand side by side worshipping together, and spreading the gospel over germany!
needs:
prayer for the workers here in india. there are so many great things going on, but so much opposition from the enemy too...
breakthrough.
bondages of caste to be demolished.
more supporters for those here.
and more workers here!
plenty of work, just needing the right hearts!
to all!
thank you for the prayers. i am swimming in grace from your prayers.
much love to everyone at mbc, destiny, new heights, christus gemeinde, tim and sal, schönstedts, my mom and dad, bro and sis, bev of mbc... and all those who have ever said a prayer for those abroad and in our backyards giving it all for Christ!
thank you.
may our hearts burn with a flame to consume all nations with His Holiness!
viel Liebe, israel
Donnerstag, 18. März 2010
up on a mountain our Lord prayers for You!
i think i completely understand why Jesus went up the mountain to pray. i am sure though, that He didn't hear horns honking and probably had a bit more concentration than i had.
thank you all beyond thanks for all the prayers lately. it had been so good being up north and connecting with the bases here. the entire trip from varanasi was long... but great.
my friend and i spend 28 hours on the first train, followed by 6+ hours on a toy train in the mountains to shimla. the town was amazing felt more like europe than india. i met just a bit with a friend there, then early the next morning we were off on a bus to kullu. it was about 8 hours in all. there we stayed a night with kamal and was more than blessed by his family's hospitality. we heard story after story of how God has blessed their lives.. from big things too! kamal contacted the base in manali to let them know i was coming, which served as more than a huge blessing! the next day we left on yet another bus to manali where i met up with the base leaders and heard their hearts as well as explained my reason for visiting. it was a great time and they invited me back the next day to join them for worship. they all introduced themselves to me, but i cannot remember names so well here... :) zach and i took a couple small treks, one of them being under a waterfall.. which is unexplainably gorgeous! the other, we were joined by a dog for the entire time.. from the village to the top. i parted ways near the top for alone time. God has been blessing me so much lately and yet i feel that i should be doing something more... it seems this way, from being alone to having a companion to travel with, i get distracted. so maybe pray that my hunger for Him would out weight everything else! that my eyes would be open to what He is doing.
during my time up there, i also got some leadings towards the future. as for timing and money, haven't got a clue. that's more than ok.
Papa, may my thought be overwhelmed by who You are. that i would be reminded everywhere i look of Your greatness. i pray for breakthrough in this valley. for the work that is being done here would grow and the place will be filled with truth! thank You for making me part of Your plan... open up ancient gate, open up you ancient doors... and let the King of Glory enter! who is this King of Glory? the Lord strong and mighty... the Lord invincible in battle!
this is a battle! so let's wage the biggest war we have ever known as one body!
Jesus, we need more of You. please fill us up that we can fight this battle of love and know who we are in You. thank You for freedom and salvation! i am Yours and You are mine!
all in Jesus name and in His victory! amen!
today i look to spend time at the base here in manali and build further relationships. tomorrow may be spent heading to dharamsala and connecting with the people there.
oh, a praise to God. last night i got sick.. with sharp pains in my abdominal... i was sms ing my friend who i met in delhi. he said he would pray for me and not to worry, because tomorrow morning i would feel all better. as i layed in bed, tossed and turned from the aches, spend most of the night sweating, i started to wonder if i had something bad.. or where it came from. i was evaluating everything i ate over the past days.. but.. ... as morning came, i was better. it was incredible and at the same time, how could i expect anything less than my Papa taking care of me.. the making it evident that it is Him who does it. so, thank You Daddy.. as well as thanks ankur! Mein Gott ist gross!
i am sure that's enough to take in for now. sorry for not writing sooner. much love to you all keep them prayers coming.
viel Liebe, israel
Mittwoch, 10. März 2010
corn flakes, cold milk.. and a new friend!
so....
i am more than certain it is getting more warm here day by day. so i am relieved to think about myself leaving the day after tomorrow. it will be a long train ride.. and that's ok!
no kiddin.. God answers prayers.. take this for example...
(and i write with glee and eagerness to tell you all of this crazy good thing that has happened!)
a couple days back, i really felt... like i wanted someone to talk to. someone i could travel with. someone... a man... to just spend time with and be in india with. being here alone is not impossible, and is bearable.. but can be lonely at times, especially when being sick. (i am feeling much better physically.. so thank you all for the prayers!)
so i took a walk, but had a certain joy about it. kinda like a free-ness, lack of concern. it may have been because it was the first day i was feeling better and i ate some muesli that morning. music to my taste buds!
i made my way to some places that hold pleasant memories and made my way back down the ghats. in search for an internet cafe with a camera for skyping, i fell upon no such luck. but in the process, i met a north american, and we started chatting, speaking of travel plans and internet cafes. i shared my knowledge with him.. and within minutes, we had tickets booked together and planned to meet for breakfast the next day.
to make it short and more to the point than i could.. God placed him on my heart that night, and the next day, we chatted. not peanut chatter.. but deep, good conversation.
grew up catholic, and searching for.. truth. i am blessed to be me and may i represent Him well!
we travel to the north friday together, and Lord willing look to do some trekking.
(if nothing else, please pray for his mother. she is sick and needs prayers.. urgent.)
ok, ok... enough of this gleeful rambling...
i will miss the family i am staying. they have blessed me so. the city will also be full of memories, but i would rather not return until it has cooled down..... a lot!
funds, i am down to a couple hundred dollars to put me over for the next month here. i am pretty sure it isn't enough.. not to mention funds needed for being in germany until i get a job.. but i am more than certain... DOCH.. MORE THAN CERTAIN that God will continue to hook it up! so all praise goes to Him in advance and for everyday that i have been here and else where. it is all because of His hand of provision and heart of love and grace.
so, i will now skype. much much much much much love and thanks to you all for keeping up with me and the prayers, encouragement.. so on, so on...
viel Liebe, israel
so i did have corn flakes and cold milk for breakfast... today, and yesterday. and dinner the night before last! ha!
i am more than certain it is getting more warm here day by day. so i am relieved to think about myself leaving the day after tomorrow. it will be a long train ride.. and that's ok!
no kiddin.. God answers prayers.. take this for example...
(and i write with glee and eagerness to tell you all of this crazy good thing that has happened!)
a couple days back, i really felt... like i wanted someone to talk to. someone i could travel with. someone... a man... to just spend time with and be in india with. being here alone is not impossible, and is bearable.. but can be lonely at times, especially when being sick. (i am feeling much better physically.. so thank you all for the prayers!)
so i took a walk, but had a certain joy about it. kinda like a free-ness, lack of concern. it may have been because it was the first day i was feeling better and i ate some muesli that morning. music to my taste buds!
i made my way to some places that hold pleasant memories and made my way back down the ghats. in search for an internet cafe with a camera for skyping, i fell upon no such luck. but in the process, i met a north american, and we started chatting, speaking of travel plans and internet cafes. i shared my knowledge with him.. and within minutes, we had tickets booked together and planned to meet for breakfast the next day.
to make it short and more to the point than i could.. God placed him on my heart that night, and the next day, we chatted. not peanut chatter.. but deep, good conversation.
grew up catholic, and searching for.. truth. i am blessed to be me and may i represent Him well!
we travel to the north friday together, and Lord willing look to do some trekking.
(if nothing else, please pray for his mother. she is sick and needs prayers.. urgent.)
ok, ok... enough of this gleeful rambling...
i will miss the family i am staying. they have blessed me so. the city will also be full of memories, but i would rather not return until it has cooled down..... a lot!
funds, i am down to a couple hundred dollars to put me over for the next month here. i am pretty sure it isn't enough.. not to mention funds needed for being in germany until i get a job.. but i am more than certain... DOCH.. MORE THAN CERTAIN that God will continue to hook it up! so all praise goes to Him in advance and for everyday that i have been here and else where. it is all because of His hand of provision and heart of love and grace.
so, i will now skype. much much much much much love and thanks to you all for keeping up with me and the prayers, encouragement.. so on, so on...
viel Liebe, israel
so i did have corn flakes and cold milk for breakfast... today, and yesterday. and dinner the night before last! ha!
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