dreams coming true

HA!

i am so excited.

emily early and i are going to europe!

this is so great!!!

just got some confirmations recently:
- from capernwray, i was accepted officially
- paid tuition downpayment at tauernhof
- our flight to frankfurt leaves pdx on september 1st at 8:50 am. that means...on that day...we are flying to germany on that day! it's almost unreal.

when we get there, we'll spend a day or two adjusting and hanging out, then her friend hannah will come get us, and we'll road trip through the english countryside, seeing castles and beautiful things like that.....*sigh*... and maybe get to places like prague and vienna... it will be so lovely.

then we'll hang out with hannah's family in germany before we go to school. then emily and i will be at tauernhof from september 21 - december 12 when the term ends, learning all about our wonderful Savior and the Bible and about how to serve Him better, and all that good stuff.

after all of that, emily's family will fly over to meet us in germany, and we will all travel together over the continent of europe, seeing touristy places like paris, rome, madrid, and various places we've yet to decide on.

so BASICALLY, i am ready to jump out of my skin for excitement. PRAISE GOD that we have the opportunity to even dream about these things.

by the way, this is schladming, the little town tauernhof is near to:


PRAISE the Lord.

just know.

i just want you to realize that God is faithful. by His very nature, He does not change. He is not unreliable. He can be counted on, and He will deliver. just understand that God is faithful.


aaaaaaannnddd... here's a picture of me in my new glasses.


i thought it was relevant.

power

i was reading in isaiah 38 last night, and i want to tell you about what i read. it is amazing. it will amaze you! this is just ONE of MANY many examples of God hearing us tiny little people and answering our prayers.

so at the beginning of the chapter, God tells isaiah to tell the king that he is going to die. hezekiah is pretty sick, and God says, "set your house in order, for you shall die, you shall not recover."

the Bible says:
"then hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, and said, 'please, o LORD, remember how i have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.' and hezekiah wept bitterly."

God heard the king's prayer. look what He did.
"I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of assyria, and will defend this city."

hezekiah got some terrible news. he prayed to his God, and God heard him. but God did not stop there. He also chose to add fifteen years to the king's life. and He didn't even stop there. God also chose to save the city from the assyrians, and continue to guard it Himself.

how powerful is prayer! how powerful is our God! i hope that i realize this in my life. God DOES hear, all the time, no matter what. what a gracious, glorious God. and He chooses to reach down and interact with our lives, answering our unspoken prayers and working on our hearts. what a merciful God.