hey all,
shalom! i love that word. so, yes, like usual, i'm slow w/ this whole blog thingy. i know that once i'm in norway, i'll be updating it a lot more. for real, i will!!! haha
well...let's see. what's been going on? i was able to go home fore easter! that was great to see the fam. and i brough leah w/ me. she's never been in michigan before so it was great watching her get all excited about the unknown territory.
i really missed my mom and gpa and my dogs. so it was splendid to hang w/ them. definitly didn't want to leave though.
i've been super busy with weddings. dan & elisa are getting married in 5 days!!! yipee!! i'm so pumped! 2 of my best friends getting married to eachother! woof! powerhouse! they're amazing, incredible people!
becca and jeff are hitchin it on june 3rd. and lace and josh on july 1st! DANG!!!!
i'm so blessed to have amazing Godly friends. you all rock!
also, jordan is gonna pop any time now! she's due may 9, so she has a few weeks. but i've been so moved by who God has made her to be. she's one of the most beautiful people i've ever met! I LOVE YOU JORGE!!
so...i'm getting a bit nervous to go to Norge, but excited as well, of course. all emotions have been coming to the surface lately. which is good, but it's been kinda hard. surrendering ALL to God. trusting Him with the unknown. trusting Him financially. trusting that He knows all and i don't! i'm such a planner and detailed person, that He's driving me crazy, i know on purpose. He's stretching me and making lean on Him. which i should be doing always, but sometimes i think i know better! HAHAHA that's a big laugh! He truly is the perfect leader.
our departure is pending as of now. hopefully the end of july or beginning of aug. that's our plan. we just need to pray that our visa forms come back w/in 1 month vs. 6 months.
i realized yesterday that i have a bizillion things to do, got a bit overwealmed, but God is so good. He filled me w/ His perfect peace today. He's so good! HE IS THE PROVIDER!!! I long to think of Him rightly, and i'm so gratefull that He's changing my screwed up views of who He is.
i can say who He is, but does my heart know what my lips say and my briain thinks?
i thank Him for all He's done thus far! I'm so thankful God! I can't even imagine where i'd be w/out YOU LORD!!!!! He is so faithful to complete and fulfill ALL of His promises and some! He is an extravagent lover!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!
please keep me in your prayers. much love. be blessed.
keldoggio
Hello my dear friends,
so, it's been a while, like usual, but i thought i'd update ya'll what's been going on in me life.
i'm happy to say that the weather here in duluth has been getting nice and i'm so excited for the sun to come!! i was able to go on a hike this past week, and it was so freeing!
i'm still chuggin along at trillium working as a job coach. it's a challenging, yet rewarding job. it's definitely brought out a lot of things that were in me that were on the service. God has been using this time to build me, shape me, and change me. He's really been working on patience, kindness, and showing me my "junk" according to Pastor Ryan. it's sooooo good, yet it's hard, but i'm loving it. He's always willing to use our everyday lives to shapen us!
i'm so super duper excited to go to my 2nd home this coming week-IHOP!!!! a group of us from duluth are going down during the Israel Mandate conference. several peeps going to the conference and several of us just chillin. I'm thrilled to see old intern chums and spend some long hours in the prayer room once again.
Norway update-
We're still in the process of getting visas and praying for fast delivery w/ the papers so we can get to Norway by our planned time-end of July.
Finances are going well, i'm simply hacking through the process of making brochures, prayer business cards, and personalizing letters to be sent to all those who i long to sit down with and reveal this God vision to.
God has been so faithful in blessing me w/ random gifts and acts of love through others! thank you Jesus for your beautiful and extravagent love! It's amazing!
We still don't know where we're going to live (which is a neccessity, i think?!?) so please be praying that God will help Trond(our contact man in Norge) find places for us and doors will continue to open.
With all the craziness, i would still have to say that God is so amazing. He's given me this crazy awesome peace. even though there are so many walls, and seemingly HUGE mountains to climb and overcome before all is in place, i'm leaning on Him. He's the one w/ the vision. He's the one w/ the heart, i've simply said yes to His call. He's the one to get the "impossible" done! For with God ALL THINGS are possible!!! I'm so excited to see what He's going to do! Every day is a simple yet extraordinary testimony of who He is and His love.
This weekend was a blast! i'm happy to say that jordan, becca, cara and myself all had a sleepover on friday! hahaha just like old times! i love my girls!! i truly love and cherish you. you have no idea what you mean to me!
I was also able to spend some great time w/ Rebs and go down to the cities to pick up Ophelia from Nicaragua. it was an adventure for sure!!! we were able to go to the mall of america and walk around for a bit. ohhhh man, guess what we saw?!?! An Elvis contest! HAHAHAHA hillarious!!! All these guys dressed up like Elvis and competing to see who made the best Elvis! hahaaha please, i never want to see that again!
well...i best be going. God is good, ALL THE TIME!!!!
love ya lots,
kell belle
