Camppp

Camp was awesome!! It was totally life-changing. So much stuff happened that if I tried to explain it all, this would be a never ending post :)

To sum it all up-

The speaker was amazing
The band was totally awesome
I am the closest to God I have ever been
I was re-filled with the Holy Spirit (I spoke in tongues)
I was re-called to full time ministry
I cried just about every night at the altar
We raised a $7,000 speed the light offering
I made new friends
and
I had the best week of my life :)

I want to go back to camp sooooo baddddd!! But the mission trip is tomorrow!! I am so excited about that :)

Oh yeaa and one of my favorite parts of camp was when 900 students would all sing, without any music jut voices

"Our God will reign forever Our God will reign forever forever and ever"
or
"Jesus we're living for your name we will never be ashamed of you whoah oh oh our praise and all we are today, TAKE TAKE TAKE IT ALL."

ah... I love the Josh Hiers band :)

oh, and one last thought.... BLUE TEAM RULESSSSSS :DDDDD

Excitement

This summer has gone by so fast! The month of July is full of trips and "stuff" for me. Next week I am going to camp! I am so excited about camp because I haven't been to the teen camp yet, and everyone says its amazing.

Then right after camp, 24 teens from my church are going to Osage OK for a Mission Trip. I am hands-down most excited for this trip. Mainly because I feel like I have been called to the mission field in Africa when I am older, and I think that the trip will give a glimpse into what the mission field is like on a smaller scale.

Then right after the mission trip, more students are going to FL for FAF Nationals. I am not going, but a lot of people are, and they are super excited about it.
So enough about what I am doing this summer.

Anyways, this last youth service was the best ever. In youth, we start out by singing a few songs, and really getting into the "mood" for the sermon. Then Pastor Marc delivers his sermon, then has an altar call where everyone goes down to the front and prays.

Well this week, we did worship as normal...but something wasn't "normal". The presence of God was real. It was there. So we kept on singing, and just praising God. This went on for a full hour. Then PMarc, as I call him, invites us all up front to pray, and pray we did. It was amazing. A group of students passionatly praying, all striving for a common goal. PMarc didn't even preach because time was up. We had spent just shy of 2 hours worshiping the God we all loved. Obviously, it was amazing.

Please be praying for these things. This is a portion of my prayer list:
-TBQ team, as they go into competition tomorrow in Nationals, that they give it there all, and honor you while doing so.
-Camp, that God prepares the hearts of those attending, and that we are open for change. Also that we can help others who don't know the love of God as much, or know the love of God come to Him, and live a life for Him.
-Mission trip, that you prepare the hearts and lives of those who we are helping, that they see you in everything we do. Also for the students going, that He humbles there hearts and that God just shows Himself to them.

Thank you so much :)

Peace,
Summer

Live Life Loud

I cannot wait for it to be July. I am moving, going to camp, and then there is the Mission trip to OK. I am so excited. I am really excited for camp, because all of my favorite people are going, and I've never been to this camp, and according to the people who went last year, it's life changing.

Then we have the mission trip to a reservation is Osage, Oklahoma. I am probably most excited about this trip because a lot of people from our youth group are going, and everyone one who went last year said that it's amazing.

All of this is happening in a 3 week time period. insane.

To wrap this up, HN just released their EP, "Live Life Loud", and I am sooooooo excited. Here are the lyrics

Someone throw your hands up
If you wanna take a chance, then
You gotta sing a little louder
Let's wake this crowd up

Someone throw your hands up
If you wanna take a chance, then
You gotta sing a little louder
Let's wake this crowd up

I got a hankerin' for something special
Tonight's the night it becomes official
Don't stop the rock, hold both your hands up
S-show these people how to shake things up

I'm not sittin' down 'til I'm older
And I'm not shuttin' up 'til it's over
Raise your hands and shout if you're with me
Then once we start it won't make a difference

If you wanna live life loud, throw your hands up
If you wanna scream and shout, lemme hear you
Takin' all the fakers out if you're with me
Everybody work it, just keep living

Wow oh oh, wow oh oh, wow oh oh

I started figurin' with good intentions
Listen up now, give me your attention
Don't make a sound if you don't believe me
You won't wake up, you'll just keep living

Wow oh oh, wow oh oh, wow oh oh

I'm not sittin' down 'til I'm older
And I'm not shuttin' up 'til it's over
Raise your hands and shout if you're with me
Then once we start it won't make a difference

If you wanna live life loud, throw your hands up
If you wanna scream and shout, lemme hear you
Takin' all the fakers out if you're with me
Everybody work it, just keep living

Every time that I close my eyes,I catch a glimpse of the west coast sunrise
And I can tell you you're just as beautiful
Someone throw your hands upIf you wanna take a chance, then
You gotta sing a little louder

Let's wake this crowd up
Someone throw your hands up
If you wanna take a chance, then
You gotta sing a little louder

Let's wake this crowd up
If you wanna live life loud, throw your hands up
If you wanna scream and shout, lemme hear you
Takin' all the fakers out if you're with me

Everybody work it, just keep living
Wow oh oh, Wow oh oh (Just keep living) Wow oh oh



I love Hawk Nelson B-)

Peace Love and Happiness

So I was reading Psalms 119, which is the longest chapter in the Bible. Here's verses 1-2.
"Happy are people of integrity, who follow the law of the Lord. Happy are those who obey His decrees and search for Him with all of their hearts."

Now, I was thinking . . . what goes along with happiness?? Peace and love of course :D

Luke 1:79 says
"Jesus will give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadows of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

Then 1 John 4:16 says "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him."

Now, if you know me, you know I love "peace, love, and happiness". I love it more when my best friend does the "motions" that go along with it :D But I never really thought about what the term actually means. But with the verses above, this is what I find the 3 words to mean:

Peace- When God shows us light, and calms us. It's when we just let go, and let God control whatever situation we are in.

Love- Love is being with God. When everything seems to be going wrong, its having that knowledge that God is going to show us a way out. It's when we surrender to God, and let Him know that we trust in Him.

Happiness- Having joy in our lives. Knowing that everything is taken care of, and just knowing God is there.

Peace, love, and happiness!

VBS

I cant believe VBS (Vacation Bible School) is already over. I had the best group :) Yellow fireflies group #4. B-)

My favorite thing about VBS has to be the Praise and Worship. It's so cool to see so many kinds praising God together. Its so cool. Plus, everyone gets a work-out with all the crazy moves :D I love helping out with VBS. It is so much fun! When you are there, there is no doubt that you will have a bayou-tiful time [this years theme was a bayou, or swamp, whatever you want to call it:D] I loved it when all the kids in my group said that they can't wait til they are old enough to be a crew leader, so they can help other kids know Jesus :D

One of the days, we were singing "You are the Everlasting God, the Everlasting God. You do not faint, you won't grow weary. Your the defender of the weak, you comfort those is need, you lift us up on wings like eagles". To me, that just wraps up everything God does for us in a sense. A simple children's song. And it's cool to see all the kids singing this, doing the motions, with a huge smile on their faces :D

Another cool part is to see all the teens and adult workers get into the songs. Sure, the movements can be a little bit silly at times, but everyone gets into it at the end. And it's much fun to tell a friend to really get into the movements for just a couple seconds, and while they are doing to motions with such enthusiasm, the "picture-guy", as the kids call him, snaps a picture right then :D haha that was awesome :)

We also learned that when we have God, we don't have to fear anything. We learned a bible point every day, such as "God is with us", "God does what he says he'll do", and "God cares for is". And every time you hear one of the 5 points, you say "FEAR NOT!!" Which is so true! See, you can learn stuff at VBS :D

Blog

Im tryin out this new ''blog pics from ur phone'' thing. And i was thinking...I might as well upload a pic of my fave band on here! i mean, whats better than HN in terms of music? nothing thats what. So im just trying this out. There really is no meaning to this. So yea :DDDD enjoy the pic of the most awesomeist band ever (awesomeist is my new word :DDD) luv u guys. Blog soon i promise! peace!!! love!!! happiness!!!!!

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Rude Awakening

So I have been reading the "Left Behind" books, which are about teens who are left behind after the rapture, and show how they go through the Tribulation as normal teens. The books explain about all the judgements that will happen, like the Wrath Of The Lamb earthquake, which is basically a world-wide earthquake. What I love about these books, is that they describe it in as much detail as possible. Anyways, I was thinking about the books one day as I was on my way down near St. Louis. In the world-wide earthquake, pretty much all roads will be destroyed, and in the books there is a "scene" where the kids are trying to drive over a road after the quake. As I was driving, I was thinking what that road would look like after the quake. Then it hit me. Whoa. The rapture is coming..soon. And people are going to be on this world, in the state, this town, this road when everything happens. This is real. I think that people don't process that. This is the place where people will be when it happens. People are going to be here. HERE. I know I never seemed to think about that. That awakening made me think... as Christians, we need to step up our game, and stand up for God, and make him known.
Also, as I was having these thoughts, I thought of all my friends who I know are not saved, then I thought of the judgements that they would have to go through. It's scary, I don't want my best friend to endure when all along, I could have saved her. I could of told her of the saving grace. It makes me feel horrible to even think about what would happen to my friends if I never tell them of God. I know I always talk of witnessing, but no one can stress the importance.

Provider

So, as many of you know, my youth group is going on a Mission Trip to Osage, Oklahoma this summer. Well, it costs to go there, so we did fundraisers, because 24 people are going :) So we started fundraising a couple of weeks ago, and now we are already done! It is amazing! We raised a couple thousand bucks in a matter of weeks. God provides!! Its so cool :))

God provides for everything. You may not get what you want right away, and maybe not the way you wanted him to.

So God is amazing, simple as that :)

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In You

I absolutely L-O-V-E this song by MercyMe: In You

I put my hope in you

I lay my life in the palm of your hand

I'm constantly drawn to you O Lord

In ways I cannot comprehend

It's the creator calling the created

The maker beckoning the made

The bride finding what she's always waited for

When we find ourselves that day

Chorus:In you where the hungry feast at the table

The blind frozen by colors in view The lame will dance, they'll dance for they are able

And the weary find rest

O the weary find rest in you

It's no secret that we don't belong here

though set apart by the grace of you

We look for the day when we go to a place

Where the old become brand new

Chorus: In you where the hungry feast at the table

The blind frozen by colors in view

The lame will dance, they'll dance for they are able

And the weary find rest

O the weary find rest in you....

where the hungry feast at the table

The blind frozen by colors in view

The lame will dance, they'll dance for they are able

And the weary find rest

O we will find rest in you

na na na na naa naa na na na na

we will find hope(na na na na) o we will find rest

(na na na na)you are our refuge(na na na na)

you are our sanctuary(na na na na)

we come you lord

Elijah Samuel Rees

I just HAD to share this photo with you guys! That is my cousin, Krystal Rees. and that little guy is Elijah Samuel Rees!!! He was born yesturday, 21 inches, 9 lb. 14 oz. He is just so cute!! God's blessing truly is EVERYWHERE!! So yea, I just had to show you guys my new 2nd cousin!!