New seasons! gardens, babies, and deep heart stuff :)

It's now official. I'm full-time staff at the International House of Prayer :) However, these first 3-6 months will be mainly focused on building financial partnerships and becoming fully funded so I can be in full-time ministry here on base. So my schedule will consist of connecting with people and traveling to South Dakota and Iowa.

I also just had my first night of co-leading a Pureheart small group. It was amazing! Pureheart is an inner-healing seminar that goes through the beatitudes, helping people go back to roots of pain that have caused more pain, addictions, and broken relationships. It's such a beautiful process- to watch how the Lord loves to mend the brokenhearted. It is a 7 week program.

This month has also been a big community building season :) We have just planted 5 mini gardens, each box is 16 square feet. Each box has one of our names on it, so it makes it more personal. I planted strawberries, watermelon, bell peppers, jalapenos, rosemary, oregano, and peanuts! I'm suuuuper excited to watch them grow. It's like my own little baby!

and speaking of babies....

Linsey and Mat (I live with them) just had their first baby boy!!! Croy Joshua Lujan. He is a gem! He was born May 4th, so he's experiencing his first week in the big world. It's been so fun watching them become momma and pappa :) It's so beautiful how a baby forms 9 months in the belly, and then it comes out and you get to see what was created with patience and joy by the best Father!

Hmm... what else. Fun facts:
*Our community family has watched Avatar 3 times so far
*I pretty much live at Dun Bros Coffee. It's like my office. I get more accomplished when I have coffee in my hands and free internet.
*I want to have babies. soon. but I think I need to get married first ;)
*I'm going home in a week for my friends wedding! and then to raise finances for full-time ministry.

Pray for:
*trip home that God would raise up financial partners
*this season of less "production" and more "being"... letting the LOrd heal my heart and break all things in my life that hinder his love.
*Some blood work to be done on May 12th.