nothing less

Lost Lake, Oregon

In the words of my good friend Gabriel:

"To be blunt, I want nothing less than fellowship with the Holy Spirit and a strong conviction of who Jesus reveals Himself to be through His prophets of old and the revelation of His apostles. My heart desires His love."

I too want nothing less than Jesus. I want nothing less than the real thing, the uncompromised life. I want to know the revealed Jesus. I want Him. He is my beloved and I am his. 


12 weeks of reconnecting : 
I was blessed to visit the states for about 12 weeks in late spring/early summer. I spent two of those weeks in my beloved Montana! I reconnected with my home church, Sovereign Hope Church, in Missoula. And I spent great quality time with my dear friends and their growing families. It's important for me to reconnect with people and the church. They are my community, my trusted and dear friends, my fellowship. I see myself as being sent out from them and the church. I want to stay accountable to them and connected in their lives. I loved living daily life with them, going grocery shopping with them praying with them, doing dishes, making dinner and catching up on life. It was a very precious time for me.

Friends through the years and their growing families :)

The rest of the summer I lived in my hometown of Aloha, Oregon. I stayed with my family as I worked hard all summer (manual labor job working with plants) and played hard with my sisters and nephews. My oldest nephew Cameron is 2 and a half and my newest nephew Noah is now 10 months old. When I wasn't working outdoors hauling giant trees and shrubs around, I was sharing a meal with my parents, helping Cameron put together puzzles, watching Noah learn to crawl, and playing heaps of cards & Settlers of Catan with my sisters and brother in law. :) It was a special summer with my family.

My sister Katie, nephew Noah and me

My sister Kara and her son Cameron

My parents and I hiking in the Columbia River Gorge.

A season of JOY:
The Father lavishes His love on me daily. And I desire a soft and receptive heart to know Him more. I am now 6 days back in beautiful, and currently winter cold, New Zealand! I am here to serve a third season as a school leader. I am praying that this is a season of new JOY for me and the staff/ students of this school. I know that the Father will bring freedom, salvation, trust, and healing. I pray too for a releasing of JOY. Many students and backpackers we meet are living under sin, pain, lies and the enemy's control. Through conviction, confession and the Spirit, they will walk in freedom. And it's the overflowing of this Holy Spirit JOY that will turn the world upside down and change backpacker's lives. Amen!