So I am going to keep giving you all my journal as an update from this week. We had these amazing teacher Jeff and Natalie. They spend there life teaching people how to dance and training up teams to travel the world and bring the gospel through the arts. It was such a joy to be around them and to learn from them. I have been praying a lot for people back home, a guy in my grad class committed suicide, so I have been praying for his family especially, also for my church. I feel there are some areas that need growth there but are not being nurtured. I also am learning a lot about waiting on God and trying to remember that his plan is so much better than my own. I have had a lot of ideas and exciting thoughts about my future so all in all I need to surrender my own ways, but that is just a little of what is on my heart, here is my weekly breakdown.
New – I learned a lot about the Levites this week and the great things God had them do in the bible. I never heard to story for Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20. In this the Levites go before the soldiers’ going to battle, God calls them to dance and praise Him before the victory happens. God promises victory to His people and they honor Him and believe Him by giving Him praise before He actually fulfills his word. The worshipers of God were put on the front line. I always like hearing Old Testament stories from different perspectives. Jeff and Natalie also taught in a really unique way. They almost did dance, preaching, and words of affirmation in one. They praise God and apply His word and ways to the time they are teaching dance. They don’t separate lecture and studio time they combined them together making dance a really intense worship experience. I was moved this week during dance and open to worship freely while learning the movement and praising God all at once. It was an awesome experience they have such a passion and joy for God.
Confirmation- I was so encouraged by Jeff and Natalie and the passion they have for the Lord. When Natalie spoke on Thursday she confirmed several things for me. I have been growing in my quiet time and I always want that to me more of a priority in my life at home. I think it is so important to have that time alone with God seeking only Him and not having the distractions that are at home. Natalie confirmed the importance of time with God in her testimony about how she moved to California and really grew in her knowledge of the Lord and was strengthened in her relationship with Him. I believe God is doing that in me now, but I still need to me searching harder and spending more time in His presences. I don’t have the responsibilities of home around me know and I believe that is so I will not be distracted from pursuing a better devotional time with the Lord.
Practical- Something I have wanted to work on is my mindset during dance. Jeff and Natalie are both very different but they praise God with there movement and they take the time to explain how movement can be a representation of scripture. I want to apply this to my final project I want my movement to clearly show what God has done in me. This week has encouraged me to be more diligent in my dance moves for my project. There is a part in my dance where I begin to realize I am caught in Sin I want to find movements that clearly show my struggle and pain.
YWAM Value 2- The base here has an amazing Homes of Hope project. Not only do they build homes for families but they share the gospel while blessing others. Many times the team puts up a house in 2 days and is able to share the gospel and lead people to Christ. They are not only making God know through creating housing, but through building relationships with the families in need and explaining what YWAM is all about, making God known to His people. I would really like for our class to be apart of the building process on weekend before we leave. I think it would be awesome way to bless and be apart of something that would partner us more with the base here in Ensenada.
Personally- I am doing well. I was so moved and motivated by Jeff and Natalie. They spoke so much encouragement to me about dance and worship. They were both understanding and challenging. I liked that we did a little acting in our dance about “Lust, Witchcraft, Greed, and Anger. I like these theatrical dances we have for our team. I also really feel like we are to go to Chile on outreach I don’t know why, but I have always had a special place for that country in my heart. I am excited to focus on outreach too. I am a nit nervous about the media weeks of the school. I like to be up and moving so I may get fidgety but I know I have so much to learn with work on the computer so it will be fun to create at a more professional level that way. I was really blessed by the devotional that Lizzie presented the other morning. She spoke about having confidence in God and I know I lack in that area, on of my prayer request is too stop over analyzing my body.
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