Hi!
Sorry I didn't update my blog on Sunday. I was in Pittsburgh enjoying time with family. I hope you had an awesome Christmas with loved ones. Hopefully, you didn't gain twenty pounds....I know I probably did. Anyway, I wanted to update you on how things are going with my missions trip. Now you might want to hold onto your hats people, I have some exciting news. I"M NEARLY HALFWAY THERE WITH FUNDS FOR MY MISSION TRIP!!!!! I hope you held onto your hat, that was some big stuff! I'm so grateful for all the support that got me to where I am now. Thank you, everyone, for your prayers. God has truly blessed me over the Christmas season. I really don't know how to put into words how much joy and excitement I'm feeling. I'm speechless (and for me that is rare). Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We have such an awesome God!
Moving right along....I wanted to also tell you about a New Years resolution I have for myself.....
I want to be in the Word more!
I've decided that I'm going to do the Bible in a year with the help of a devotional called She Reads Truth. This app has many different devotionals on it. I've done one on She Reads Truth already and it was awesome! I highly recommend looking into it. I wanted to start doing the Bible in a year so I can be very knowledgeable going into my mission trip. I want to be able to understand what I'll be learning in classes and I feel that me starting a devotional will help me comprehend what I'll be learning. Also, I want to start this because I want to have a better relationship with Christ. I want to have a stronger relationship with Him. I also want God to teach me about myself and who I am supposed to be in Christ. I've always struggled with self-worth, self-appearance and self-confidence. I'm hoping that doing this devotional with help me become more confident in God which will ultimately lead to me becoming more confident in myself.
Thank you for reading my blog! Talk to you soon :)
Lauren Moore
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
a week to remember
Hi,
How has your week been? I hope it has been just as lovely as you are.
OMG ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS! GET EXCITED!! I know that I am :)
Anyway, I wanted to share with you some big news.....I PUT MY DOWNPAYMENT ON MY MISSIONS TRIP!! I'm so excited that God had provided that money for me to be able to make this payment so early in the game. I wanted to thank everyone who supports me through this! I'm so excited I really can't put it all in words. I'm so thankful for friends and family and especially God. Trusting God through this process was somewhat difficult, but to know that He was hearing my prayers makes my heart so happy. God is so good.
Sorry for such a short post this week. This was just such a big highlight in my week.
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS FULL OF LAUGHTER AND COOKIES.
Talk to you next week,
Lauren Moore
Contact me
laurenemoore97@gmail.com
GO FUND ME
https://www.gofundme.com/fe7ypy77
How has your week been? I hope it has been just as lovely as you are.
OMG ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS! GET EXCITED!! I know that I am :)
Anyway, I wanted to share with you some big news.....I PUT MY DOWNPAYMENT ON MY MISSIONS TRIP!! I'm so excited that God had provided that money for me to be able to make this payment so early in the game. I wanted to thank everyone who supports me through this! I'm so excited I really can't put it all in words. I'm so thankful for friends and family and especially God. Trusting God through this process was somewhat difficult, but to know that He was hearing my prayers makes my heart so happy. God is so good.
Sorry for such a short post this week. This was just such a big highlight in my week.
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS FULL OF LAUGHTER AND COOKIES.
Talk to you next week,
Lauren Moore
Contact me
laurenemoore97@gmail.com
GO FUND ME
https://www.gofundme.com/fe7ypy77
Sunday, December 13, 2015
This is my Story...
Hi,
I thought it was about time to tell you about my testimony. So here it goes....
I have wonderful parents, grandparents and siblings. I had the privilege to grow up in a strong Christian home. When I was little my family would go to this Christian camp every summer. At night, there was an adult worship session and a kids corner. Every night at the kids corner for five days in a row I asked Jesus to be in my heart. I REALLY wanted to make sure God was sticking with me. After that nothing really changed, I mean I was 4 and living the 4-year-old life. I didn't really have a relationship with God. I prayed with my parents every night, but that was about it. I also went to a Christian school and had bible classes and learned about God almost every day. I loved learning about God! When I hit 4th grade my parents decided to have Kayla, Ben and I move to Hershey Public school. Little did I know that everyone at Hershey wasn't a Christian. I asked my fourth-grade friend if she was a Christian and she said no. I blatantly told her she was going to hell, but then we went on and played. I TRULY thought everyone was a Christian. Having that experience was a wake-up call for sure.
When 6th grade hit I was not prepared for the torture that was middle school. I was bullied and made fun of a lot in 6th grade. I was made fun of for basically being me. Being bullied was a hard hit for me. I often thought to myself, "God, why are you allowing this to happen to me? I'm your child." In thinking that, my relationship with God was almost nothing. I was doing what I wanted, I was allowing people to torture me with their hurtful words. I was allowing my relationship with Christ to become almost nothing.
My relationship with God seemed to be almost nothing until sophomore year of high school. Sophomore year was a year of growth for me not only growth with self-worth and self-confidence but, growth in my relationship with Christ. I started going to Young Life and boy did that change a lot. Young Life met every Monday. We would sing songs, bowl turkeys and talk about God. I got to know many awesome people through Young Life. I had two leaders who walked with me to regain my relationship with Christ. They invested so much time in me and I grew because of Young Life and my awesome leaders.
Then, this year happened. This year threw me off guard. I got distracted. I decided that something else was more important in my life than God was. That decision was evident. I was making decisions that did not reflex what a Godly woman was to be implementing. God was the farthest thing that I wanted because God would have drawn me away from the something that I wanted. I was not willing to give that something up for God. I relied on that something for confidence and self- worth. For guidance and "truth." In the end, that something did not satisfy me. I was lost and alone after that something left. The depth of my loneliness was at a new extreme. Again, like in 6th grade, I didn't want anything to do with God because I thought, "God, why are you allowing this to happen to me." But, this time, I knew exactly why God had allowed this to happen to me. God wanted me to see what I gave up. I needed God and I didn't realize how much I needed him. God made me feel pain to be able to understand what His joy would feel like. God showed me what loneliness feels like to make me understand that with him I will never feel lonely. God showed me who I was after this something had torn me apart. God has shown me how strong I am with him. I also think God used this situation to show me that he wants me to do missions. I want to build a relationship with God that will NEVER be torn down again. God wants this missions trip for my growth. And I'm so passionate about the mission trip already! I cannot wait for God to stretch my faith and I can't wait for this new chapter in my life.
Lauren Moore
CONTACT ME
Email-laurenemoore97@gmail.com
GO FUND ME- https://www.gofundme.com/fe7ypy77
Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/followmymissions/
I thought it was about time to tell you about my testimony. So here it goes....
I have wonderful parents, grandparents and siblings. I had the privilege to grow up in a strong Christian home. When I was little my family would go to this Christian camp every summer. At night, there was an adult worship session and a kids corner. Every night at the kids corner for five days in a row I asked Jesus to be in my heart. I REALLY wanted to make sure God was sticking with me. After that nothing really changed, I mean I was 4 and living the 4-year-old life. I didn't really have a relationship with God. I prayed with my parents every night, but that was about it. I also went to a Christian school and had bible classes and learned about God almost every day. I loved learning about God! When I hit 4th grade my parents decided to have Kayla, Ben and I move to Hershey Public school. Little did I know that everyone at Hershey wasn't a Christian. I asked my fourth-grade friend if she was a Christian and she said no. I blatantly told her she was going to hell, but then we went on and played. I TRULY thought everyone was a Christian. Having that experience was a wake-up call for sure.
When 6th grade hit I was not prepared for the torture that was middle school. I was bullied and made fun of a lot in 6th grade. I was made fun of for basically being me. Being bullied was a hard hit for me. I often thought to myself, "God, why are you allowing this to happen to me? I'm your child." In thinking that, my relationship with God was almost nothing. I was doing what I wanted, I was allowing people to torture me with their hurtful words. I was allowing my relationship with Christ to become almost nothing.
My relationship with God seemed to be almost nothing until sophomore year of high school. Sophomore year was a year of growth for me not only growth with self-worth and self-confidence but, growth in my relationship with Christ. I started going to Young Life and boy did that change a lot. Young Life met every Monday. We would sing songs, bowl turkeys and talk about God. I got to know many awesome people through Young Life. I had two leaders who walked with me to regain my relationship with Christ. They invested so much time in me and I grew because of Young Life and my awesome leaders.
Then, this year happened. This year threw me off guard. I got distracted. I decided that something else was more important in my life than God was. That decision was evident. I was making decisions that did not reflex what a Godly woman was to be implementing. God was the farthest thing that I wanted because God would have drawn me away from the something that I wanted. I was not willing to give that something up for God. I relied on that something for confidence and self- worth. For guidance and "truth." In the end, that something did not satisfy me. I was lost and alone after that something left. The depth of my loneliness was at a new extreme. Again, like in 6th grade, I didn't want anything to do with God because I thought, "God, why are you allowing this to happen to me." But, this time, I knew exactly why God had allowed this to happen to me. God wanted me to see what I gave up. I needed God and I didn't realize how much I needed him. God made me feel pain to be able to understand what His joy would feel like. God showed me what loneliness feels like to make me understand that with him I will never feel lonely. God showed me who I was after this something had torn me apart. God has shown me how strong I am with him. I also think God used this situation to show me that he wants me to do missions. I want to build a relationship with God that will NEVER be torn down again. God wants this missions trip for my growth. And I'm so passionate about the mission trip already! I cannot wait for God to stretch my faith and I can't wait for this new chapter in my life.
Deuteronomy 31:8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Thanks for reading my testimony! Talk to you next week!
Lauren Moore
CONTACT ME
Email-laurenemoore97@gmail.com
GO FUND ME- https://www.gofundme.com/fe7ypy77
Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/followmymissions/
Sunday, December 6, 2015
A BIG DAY
Hello!
How has everyone been?! I hope your week has been just dandy!
So, friends and family, I have a BIG prayer request. Tomorrow at 7 I will be speaking to my church's missions committee. I ask that you pray for God to give me the words to say and if his will be done that my church will support the missions trip I'm going on. I've been very nervous about speaking to the missions committee (which is weird because I REALLY like to talk). I know that God will be with me the whole time I'm speaking. But I worry that I'll mess up or I won't say the right thing. I'm just so passionate about this missions trip. I think God will use me in ways that I have never experienced before. God is going to stretch me and challenge me. I am SO ready to be challenged. I want to spread God's word. I want to be able to experience a third world country. I want to be humbled. This is what I want the missions committee to see. I want them to see how passionate I feel about this upcoming missions trip. Words can't describe the excitement I have for this experience I've been offered. Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for the prayers. I'm so VERY thankful for you. I cannot wait to tell you all about what will happen tomorrow at 7. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.
"Don't worry about anything; instead prayer about everything; tell God your needs and don't forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this you will experience Gods peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Jesus Christ." Phillippians 4:6-7
It's funny because I've been worrying about this meeting all week and I found this verse last night...ironic. God has a way of working.
Also, If you'd like you can go visit my facebook page that I've created. I'll be posting updates and blog links on my facebook page. Here's the link https://www.facebook.com/followmymissions/
CONTACT ME
Email laurenemoore97@gmail.com
GO FUND ME: https://www.gofundme.com/fe7ypy77
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