Tuesday, September 27, 2011

See You At The Pole

Tomorrow is an AMAZING day for Christians to declare their faith publicly to their peers! It's See You At The Pole! It is a prayer group at your school's flagpole so you can pray for your school or anything else you need in a group. If you haven't heard about it, get a couple friends together and go pray at your school's flagpole! Matthew 18:20 tells us:
               "When two or three of you have come together in my name, there I am among you."
So declare your faith tomorrow morning! I know I'm so excited for this! It will be my first time! I will do a post-pole post about the experience, and if you share any stories or pictures with me at missionfaithblog@gmail.com, I will post them on here. Let me see your love for Christ!

See you at the pole!

In Christ's name,

Kayla


Friday, September 16, 2011

Christ's love is EVERYWHERE!!

Did you ever think you would find Jesus's love in the most random place ever? I definitely never expected to see his grace during swim practice! This summer, I was at a swim meet and I bought a grab bag cap (a cap that the printer messed up on, or the company misdesigned) that said "PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL". I thought it was funny. I mean really, who goes into the ER and says, "Oh, Dr. Smith, while you're taking my appendix out, can you set me up with one of those swim caps?" No one. So I got it and threw it into my locker and forgot about it. But today when a friend borrowed it because her cap broke, I noticed that on the side, there's a cross on the cap! And not one of the equal length crosses, like a plus sign, but a cross which, as we all know, is a HUGE symbol of Christ's love! Who would have thought? Where have you seen God's love in an area you would have never thought of?

Have a great weekend! Love you all!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Bible Verses we need...

So everyone knows how stressful school is (and if you don't, you either go to the best school ever or don't go to school). Then throw in church/youth group, sports, activities, social time (football games, hanging out with friends, etc.), and family, and you've just created a brew destined for stress. And trust me, I know how much it sucks. I am trying to be more and more involved with my youth group (especially because I want to be a youth pastor), I am on a varsity sports team, I play flute for the top band (which means I travel, which is so fun, but will be stressful driving across the country), I am on the speech team (again, flying across the country to compete. Way fun, but catching up on classes will suck.), and I am a ballerina. Did I mention school, especially those pesky AP classes?
I want you to know this is NOT a pity party for me, because I chose all of this as my life. But I want you to understand that I get stress, anxiety, and anger. I understand depression. Even as a Christian, Satan tries to attack me, and I want to fall into a pattern of slacking off, giving up on my goals, and not caring anymore. So if you're ever feeling like this, please don't keep it bottled up inside; you are more than welcome to email me, write on the Mission: Faith's Facebook wall for community support, or tweet me @Mission_Faith.
I have been having one of "those weeks" where everything is freaking me out to the max. I can imagine a lot of people have them as well, and so it's a good idea to have a collection of Bible verses we can turn to for comfort and strenght. Some days, it may feel like God isn't speaking to us. That is not the case at all. God has an entire book written to us with His voice in every verse. He is telling us different things with each verse. So what are your favorite verses to turn to in a tough time? Let me know! And if you need a prayer, you can also post it in the comments, or if you'd rather it not be public, email me at missionfaithblog@gmail.com, and I will pray for you and try and offer you the best advice possible. Please don't keep anything bottled up inside. You need to tell someone.
Have a great week, and I can't wait to hear from you!
Kayla

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Declare your faith!

It is so important as a devoted Christian to declare your faith! I love artsy stuff, so I'm making a collage of Bible verses to put on the front of my school binder. My friends and I talk about how much we love Jesus in Subway. Whenever someone has a problem and comes to me, I tell them about how God has a plan, and it will work out if we have Jesus in our hearts guiding us! Missions are so important, I cannot even begin to put it into words! That's why I call this blog Mission: Faith; my mission is to bring a brighter, more beautiful faith into your life. I want to spread Jesus's love! What are your ways to spread your faith and love for Christ? What do you like to do to show the world you're a Jesus freak?

Monday, September 5, 2011

Do something in the name of the Lord!

How many of you can say you have really made a difference in the world in Jesus's name? If you can, good for you! Keep it up! If not, I recommend that you start. The Lord has given us talents to spread Christ's love and make a difference in his name! If you're looking for something, talk to your youth director about doing World Vision's 30 Hour Famine. I did it for the first time this spring, and I cannot wait to participate again this year and years to come. Raising money to give food, water, shelter, and education for children who are living in third-world countries may seem hard, but in 2 weeks, I raised enough money to support a child for 7 months! Plus, we did missions around town-- giving out free lunch, telling people about Christ's love, and learning about poverty that attacks even in our small town.
Right now, World Vision needs help more than ever to help these countries, plus the famine in Somalia is awful, and their goal to no longer have hunger in the world is not impossible. Talk to people about sponsoring you in your church's famine (I really encourage you to do it!); you won't have trouble finding those who want to help you in Christ's name!
God has such an amazing plan for you, and doing things in Jesus's names will absolutely help you get on the right path! What have you done to spread Christ's love? If you have a story, email it to me at missionfaithblog@gmail.com. Like Mission: Faith on Facebook, and follow @Mission_Faith on Twitter. Also, follow @WorldVisionUSA and @30HF for information on 30 Hour Famine and their work in Somalia!
Have a blessed day! God send!

Kayla

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor day weekend everyone! Hope you've been having a great weekend! May God bless you and give you a wonderful day with family and friends. What are you doing to have an excellent weekend? I'm going to the fair and Train and Maroon 5 concert with my sisters tomorrow, and I've spent the weekend out at my grandparents house. Tell me what you're up to in the comments!

Also, I'm looking for testimonies and articles, so if you or a friend want to send them to me, email them to me: missionfaithblog@gmail.com. Can't wait to hear from you!