Yes. I wrote the title. Watch the video. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUeN_raFNKQ

A VERY popular verse. I’m sure many people have heard it repeated multiple times.

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. ⁸ Love never fails. 

I met with a friend of mine, Brianna Campos (she’s awesome by the way), and she shared this verse with me and gave a pretty SWEET twist to it. It made me look at this verse from a different light. 

⁴ Jesus is patient, Jesus  is kind. Jesus does not envy, Jesus  does not boast, Jesus is not proud. ⁵ Jesus  does not dishonor others, Jesus  is not self-seeking, Jesus is not easily angered, Jesus keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Jesus  does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ Jesus  always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

 ⁸ Jesus  never fails. 

He is a perfect example of love.  :)

Just got home from church. I’m a bit tired but I just felt going on a ramble. 
I figured I haven’t written on my tumblr in while and I kinda missed It too. I’m sure It missed me. Haha.

From our New Year’s Eve service, I received the verse from Psalms 107:4-7 but after reading the verses before and after it…I couldn’t resist but LOVE a big chunk of it. 

Psalm 107

 ¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; 
   his love endures forever.

 ² Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— 
   those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 
³ those he gathered from the lands, 
   from east and west, from north and south.^[a]

 ⁴ Some wandered in desert wastelands, 
   finding no way to a city where they could settle. 
⁵ They were hungry and thirsty, 
   and their lives ebbed away. 
⁶ Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, 
   and he delivered them from their distress. 
⁷ He led them by a straight way 
   to a city where they could settle. 
⁸ Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love 
   and his wonderful deeds for mankind, 
⁹ for he satisfies the thirsty 
   and fills the hungry with good things.

There is just so many ways to describe God. BUT, if I were to describe Him, I would call him My Redeemer. He saved me and rescued me from a pit that I probably would’ve never been able to climb out of - if it wasn’t for Him. Most people met me when I was walking with the Lord, so most people think I’ve been living this “Christian” life for my whole entire life. Surprisingly, there was a whole chunk of my life where I thought this whole church-going thing, praying, was just a waste of time. I was walking in the desert (just like verse 4), walking aimlessly in circles. 

- BUT GOD helped endure all my hardships, pain, tears, heart breaks, and nonsense and through that…He has shaped me, molded me, and created me to the person that I am today. He took me out of that desert. The desert that I was aimlessly walking in. He quenched my thirst with His Living Water and filled my empty stomach with His Word. 

I have many goals and visions for this coming year. But the ONE thing I really want…is to be constantly hungry and thirsty for the Lord. 

What’s yours? 

I just love the rain. Especially when you feel like it understands your exact emotions & thoughts at that very moment…almost like a friend.

I feel like the enemy is working to destroy mutiple areas of my life…but I know where the victory lies. “It” has no power.

After a extremely aggravating night, I decided to take a walk with my friend, Mr. Rain. I slid my flipflops into the puddles, got soaking wet and I just prayed.

I knew that God knew exactly what I was thinking. So, I said it all. I told him my frustrations, my anger, my hurt, my thoughts…I felt a lot better.

While I was walking back, I almost slipped and fell but somehow maintained my balance. Right then, God spoke into my heart.

He said, “My child…I know. I understand. But trust in Me. It looks hopeless but still trust in Me. I’m with you as you walk just as I am with you right now. You are going to walk through storms…you might slip here and there. But, I’ll be there to keep you balanced. I’m always here to pick you right up.”

Dad, I trust in You.

God has been working tremendouly during our time here so far! At first, I felt like I was part of a routine doing the same things that I did from last year. But God would surprise me by shining His light and knowing exactly what I needed…a surprise!

So, two Sundays ago, our group learned how to sing a song called “bambelela jesus” which means “hold onto jesus” and we’ve been singing it non-stop because of it’s catchy melody. A friend (Becca) and I were singing this song really loud on the way to lunch and a random group of girls who knew the song decided to chime in. There was an instant connection because one of the girls was also Jennifer. They asked us how we knew the song and we told them that we learned it at church this past Sunday.

I was able to use my limited Setswana to teach us how to dance and we were goofing around for 15-20 minutes in front of the cafeteria. Somehow the Spirit transition our fun time into a spiritual conversation. I don’t even remember how we started to talk about Jesus. But, we did. :)

They all said that they were born-again and believed in Jesus Christ. However, a lot of them did not have the assurance of salvation. They asked a lot of questions and we tried our best to answer them. We planned to meet the next day during lunch to bring them bibles so that they could read them.

The next day, when we went to meet up with them, they brought more friends. We shared the gospel with them again and explained the assurance of salvation. I believe there were around 15-20 middle school students…and they were really listening. All of them were focused and wanted to learn more about Jesus. We decided to meet that night during dinner to bring them even MORE bibles.

That night, two of our guys from our team (preston & Justin) joined Becca and I as we shared more about Jesus and gave out bibles. After giving out the bibles that we had, we realized there were more students there and they all wanted a bible. Justin ran back to our lodge to get MORE bibles to give out the students. Meanwhile, we all sat in a circle talking about our favorite scripture/book of the bible and discussing it. By the time Justin came back, we realized we needed even MORE bibles so then Preston ran back to grab some MORE. Justin explained the gospel again and asked for their definition of “holy.” By the end of the night, we gave out 22 bibles…excluding the ones that we have given out previously. The students who were unsure of their salvation went back having full assurance.

It was amazing to see God work when we least expected it. He surprised me and shocked me!

This week is our last week at the feeding station.

I’ll definitely post an overview of my entire experience this week. I don’t even know where to begin!

Please continue to pray for our team’s unity. :)

God has been revealing so many things to me within the past couple days. It’s been a bit overwhelming and refreshing at the same time. He’s been helping me remember what He has taught me last year.

We went to the Old Naledi Feeding Station yesterday and meet with the kids there. It was so cool to see how the kids treasured our friendship with them from last year and recognized me! They all came running to me yelling, ” JEEE-KNEEEEEE-FAAAAA.” It was awesome to see how joyful they were regardless of how much they had. I think their joy rubbed off on me the whole entire day :D

So, 15 bucks. Today, our whole team went out for a “team social” to a nice restaurant. While we are in the middle of eating, a boy comes up to us asked us for some money or food. And all it took was 7 bucks…just SEVEN dollars to fill his stomach. I watched him as he watched his plate..and my heart just broke. It really made me reflect on the ridiculous things I spend my money on and the amount of food that I’ve wasted. As your reading this post, I hope the Lord is moving in your heart as well. What are you using your 7 dollars on?

Thank you all for your support! :)

It has been so encouraging to have friends and family who were very supportive of my trip! The support raising process has been really difficult for me this year and at times it was really hard to trust God. I can only sit here in front of the computer and smack myself in the head for ever doubting that God would provide for my trip. Countless times during the support raising process, I was amazed how God just moved people’s hearts to support me through finances and even in prayer! God really wrestled with me this year and has been teaching me to really trust in Him!

We haven’t done any hands on ministry yet. We actually arrived in Botswana yesterday because it took forever to travel here! But, I know the Lord will use my team in great ways. We have spent the last couple days really getting to know each other and coming up with different ministry ideas. I’m so blessed to have an awesome team!

Please continue to pray as we brainstorm different ideas. Tomorrow will be our very first ministry team meeting. This year, we divided everyone into 4 ministry groups: worship (loving the Lord), unity (loving the team), enrichment (learning the culture) and outreach (loving the lost).

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So, I got to “catch up” with one of the ladies at the lodge. Last year, she prayed to receive Christ. Today, she told me that ever since last year she has been attending a church nearby with her children. Please continue to pray for her!

In about 3 weeks, I’ll be leaving for Botswana, Africa! Wahoo!
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to “hang-out” with couple of my teammates and get to know them a bit more. I’m so excited to see how God will use each one of us to equip, encourage, and support one another. We have an incredible team!

We will be working together to at a Feeding Station which is run by a local church called Old Naledi. At the feeding station, there are around 100 children who are either orphans or come from really poor families.  We will be running VBS (Vacation Bible School) programs, and helping the church members at the Feeding Station. Last year, I constantly hugged each child and told them  Modimo a gorata which means “God loves you.” Toward the end of our trip, the children were the ones who hugged us and told us that God loved us too. 

            The second portion of the trip, we will be sharing our faith at the University of Botswana. This university is the ONLY University in Botswana. This means, the future leaders of Botswana are coming straight from this school! Last year, we saw around 50 students receive Christ and live transformed lives! The students on this campus are extremely curious and receptive to the Gospel. I had one student who initiated conversation with me first after hearing from her friend that there was someone on their campus talking about Jesus!  Later on that week, 3 of her friends received Christ as well!

            I know without a doubt that God has called me to go to Botswana, Africa this summer! Not only that, but I have the opportunity to be the Associate Project Director and work along with a Campus Crusade for Christ Staff – Steve Baker to lead the 16 students while we are at Botswana.

In order to participate in this trip, I need to have people who are willing to support me through prayer and/or finances. The total amount I have to raise $5000 in support. If you would like to participate by support either way or both, please contact me at jenniferlee2911@gmail.com. Below is my list of prayer requests for this week!                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Jennifer Lee

 PRAYER REQUESTS 

• 1.      It has been a blessing to be chosen to serve as the Associate Project Director. On the other hand, I’ve been constantly letting myself down and feeling unworthy of leading the project. Please pray that I would stay encouraged in Him and remember His promises.
• 2.      There are 16 students, 2 staff, 3 children and I going to Botswana this summer. Please pray for that we will work together to build His kingdom. Also, that we are able to be open and vulnerable with one another when we do face conflicts/trials.
• 3.      Pray for Steve Baker and his wife, Judy Baker as they lead the project with me. They are bringing their three young sons with us on the trip.
• 4.      Please pray for lives to be transformed both at the Feeding Station and at the University of Botswana. We don’t want to just help plant the seeds but we want to show them what it means to continuously follow Jesus.
• 5.      This year, the support raising process has been really challenging and difficult. I am currently at 25% and I need to raise the rest at least before we board the plane on July 2^nd. Please pray for opportunities to share about my trip.
• 6.      There has been a lot of spiritual warfare within my family. Please pray that God would be watching over us.  Last year, it was difficult to go to Botswana for a long period of time because of all the conflicts that were happening. Please pray that I would be at peace as I prepare to go on this trip. 

It’s been so challenging to maintain my time with Jesus. Since it’s summer, I just want to be lazy and spend my time doing other things. Sigh. 

I’ve been reading a book called “A Woman After God’s Heart” by Elizabeth George. It’s been so awesome! I’ve heard some of the points that she makes…a bazillion times, but she emphasizes the importance of the points by giving really cool examples! It’s definitely effective for people who are visual learners. :) 

I’ll post more about the book tomorrow. I’m getting tired and I have tons of phone calls to make tomorrow. Goodnight world.