a week of learning

Hello my Friends and Family,

Well...this week just flew on by. This week has been encouraging at times and discouraging at times. I've received more than $1,000 for my mission and I couldn't be more thankful for all the loving friends and family who have supported me thus far. I'm also very thankful for the not so nice, but nice man at Staples who copied all hundred of my missions letters for free! Which I mean is pretty cool, let me tell you! This man from Staples may have been angry at me and I may have been angry at him, but in the end he truly blessed me in a way. That was one less thing that I needed to spend the money donated to me on. Which is pretty awesome!

This week though has been kind of a letdown. I know I have so much to be grateful for and I've been so blessed the past two week, but I've been distant with God and I REALLY don't want that. I praise God when life is just fabulous and I'm discouraged when things aren't going my way. I feel a lot of us can relate to this. Praising God when life is going how you planned you can feel God with you all the way, but when life isn't going your way you question, where did God go? When writing this I'm slowing noticing my error, I'm discouraged because, this week wasn't in my plans. I wanted more out of this week. I wanted it to be my way and not Gods way. Oh, I was very wrong thinking that way. Maybe God was teaching me this week to be satisfied with the small things. Maybe God was teaching me to trust him and to not be discouraged because He has my back. Wow....It's crazy just how much God has spoken to me in the last few sentences.

One thing I NEED to remember is to trust God with ALL my heart. If this mission trip is in His plans He will provide.

I also wanted to share my favorite verse with all of you today!

"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven" Mathew 5:16 

If you'd like to donate to my YWAM mission trip you can do it either through Go Fund me or through my mom's Etsy page. She is selling these really cute snowmen that will make you smile. She is selling these to help raise money for my missions.

I hope you all have an awesome week. HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Lauren Moore

Links
GO FUND ME: https://www.gofundme.com/fe7ypy77
ETSY: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MooreDesignsbyJulie