I have lots to prepare for this one week trip I am going on. Not only do I need to pack a weeks worth of clothes but I have to prepare my heart. I have one more full day to prepare. I do not know anything about the family I have been matched with. I barely know anything about the lady who is picking me up from the airport. God knows. God knows who I have been matched with. God knows every step I will take this week. He knows every little thing that will happen in the next week. How the plane flights will go, how training will go. He knows everything. As I sit at home thinking about all the "What ifs" I realize that I just need to trust God. Everything is already planned out. It is comforting to know that He knows.
Before I know it I will be on a plane flying for the first time. Landing to meet Mrs. Baldwin. In training for being a STM. Meeting my family. And spending all weekend with them. Several people have been praying for me. I am very appreciative to each and every one of you. I am sure there are even people I don't know that I praying for me. I would like to thank every single person who has been praying for me and to every single person who has donated.
Without every single person who has donated I would not be going on this trip. God had it all planned out. If you do not personally know me please comment here or email me or facebook me or something (email is mumble034@gmail.com) I would love to get to know you and thank you.
I love you!! God Bless!!
Dakota
Monday, July 22, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Trusting God
As I am preparing to leave on this adventure my God is leading me on, I am praying for the family that I will be with. I do not know who they are or anything about them but I cannot wait to meet them. I am sure the same thing is going through their minds. Who will we be paired with, What will he/she be like? All of these questions are flooding my mind right now. In a week from tomorrow I get to meet these wonderful people. In a week from today I will be at camp in training. And in just under a week I will be arriving.
It has been about 2 months since God put this on my heart. In those two months He has showed me how much my family and friends love me. All of them praying and generously donating to help this happen. But without God none of this would happen. Without Him I wouldn't be going on this trip. He is the one who put it on everyone's heart who donated to me. He is the one who told me that I need to go on a missions trip. He is the one who told me which organization to go through. He is my Rock and I can never thank Him enough for all He has done for me in the past 16 years of my life.
This is a learning experience and a test in many ways. It is a test to see if I can trust God in everything. It is a learning experience that I need to trust God in everything. It is a learning experience that if it is meant to happen it will. God will provide. He knew I was going to need to buy new boots, so He provided me with extra money to buy the boots that I need for my trip. My goal was $1000 dollars. That was my goal before I knew how much my plane ticket was going to cost. The total of my trip (airfare and the actual stay at camp) was $825 dollars. God provided me with $1,210 dollars. That is 385 dollars more than I absolutely needed.
In the two months that God has been leading me on this I have grown closer to Him. I am very, very thankful for what He has done for me in those two months. Not only those two months but my whole life.
GOD IS SO GOOD TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!
It has been about 2 months since God put this on my heart. In those two months He has showed me how much my family and friends love me. All of them praying and generously donating to help this happen. But without God none of this would happen. Without Him I wouldn't be going on this trip. He is the one who put it on everyone's heart who donated to me. He is the one who told me that I need to go on a missions trip. He is the one who told me which organization to go through. He is my Rock and I can never thank Him enough for all He has done for me in the past 16 years of my life.
This is a learning experience and a test in many ways. It is a test to see if I can trust God in everything. It is a learning experience that I need to trust God in everything. It is a learning experience that if it is meant to happen it will. God will provide. He knew I was going to need to buy new boots, so He provided me with extra money to buy the boots that I need for my trip. My goal was $1000 dollars. That was my goal before I knew how much my plane ticket was going to cost. The total of my trip (airfare and the actual stay at camp) was $825 dollars. God provided me with $1,210 dollars. That is 385 dollars more than I absolutely needed.
In the two months that God has been leading me on this I have grown closer to Him. I am very, very thankful for what He has done for me in those two months. Not only those two months but my whole life.
GOD IS SO GOOD TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!
Some Updates
What shall I start with... I will start with my countdown. I have 5 days left until I leave. 5 days!!! Well I better start packing...
Our great friends over at Taylor Made for His Purpose have some amazing news over on their blog!!!! Go check it out!!! It is very exciting!!!
One of A Perfect Lily's brother and his wife have a new adoption video for their adoption journey. Jason and Naomi's video is here.
Those are all the updates I have for you right now. Much love!!
Dakota
Our great friends over at Taylor Made for His Purpose have some amazing news over on their blog!!!! Go check it out!!! It is very exciting!!!
One of A Perfect Lily's brother and his wife have a new adoption video for their adoption journey. Jason and Naomi's video is here.
Those are all the updates I have for you right now. Much love!!
Dakota
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Meant to Be
Ever wonder what you were meant to do, who you were meant to help, pray for, just wonder what you were meant to be? Or what would have happened if you had said this or not said that or acted this way instead of that? God knows what you are meant to be. He knew what you were meant to be and do before you were even born. You may plan things but they may not go your way. They just weren't meant to be. If God wants it to happen it will, if not then it won't. He has our days numbered. We never know when we will take our last breath. So read the lyrics to this song. It is called Meant to Be by Steven Curtis Chapman:
Long before you drew your first breath
A dream was coming true
God wanted to give a gift to the world
So he wrapped it up in you
Every step that you've taken
Every move that you make
Is part of his plan
You were meant to be touching
The lives that you touch
And meant to be here
Making this world so much more
Than it would be without you in it
You were meant to be bringing
The gifts that you bring
And singing the songs
You've been given to sing
You are perfectly, wonderfully,
Beautifully meant to be
You were meant to be
Long before you took your first fall
You stumbled to the ground
God started telling the story of you to the angles around
Every failure and victory
Everything inbetween
Its all in his hand
You were meant to be touching
The lives that you touch
And meant to be here
Making this world so much more
Than it would be without you in it
You were meant to be bringing
The gifts that you bring
And singing the songs
You've been given to sing
You are perfectly, wonderfully,
Beautifully meant to be
You were meant to be (yeah)
Meant to be
You are
You are
You are meant to be
You are
You are
You are meant to be
For every breath that your taking
And every move that you make
It's a meaningful life you've been given
Live it well
You were meant to be touching
The lives that you touch
And meant to be here
Making this world so much more
Than it would be without you in it
You were meant to be bringing
The gifts that you bring
And singing the songs
You've been given to sing
You are perfectly, wonderfully,
Beautifully meant to be (yeah)
You were meant to be (yeah)
You were meant to be (yeah)
You were meant to be
To be
You were meant to be
Here is a link to a music video so you can hear it too:
In 11 days I leave for my trip. That is just about 264 hours. In 265 hours I will be landing. I have raised $1,210 dollars. That is $210 dollars more than my goal. God has blessed me in so many ways. Without all of your generous hearts for praying and donating I am able to go on my trip. The trip that God has put on my heart.
One night, I was thinking and praying about what I wanted to do for my Sweet 16. And all of a sudden God put mission trip on my heart. I did not know where I was meant to go, what organization I was going to go through and now in 11 days this will be happening, because my God is almighty and wonderful. I would not have been able to do this without Him. He planned this all out. He knew who was going to donate and who would be praying for me. He knows the family I will be matched with. He knows everything. And it is all because He put two words on my heart, the two words "mission trip". My God loves me and is almighty and reminds me of this every day. Thank you God for doing this for me, I LOVE YOU GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you to everyone who has prayed and donated because without you and God I would not have been able to go on this trip. Thank you, each and every one of you. I love you!!
Much Much Love,
Dakota
Long before you drew your first breath
A dream was coming true
God wanted to give a gift to the world
So he wrapped it up in you
Every step that you've taken
Every move that you make
Is part of his plan
You were meant to be touching
The lives that you touch
And meant to be here
Making this world so much more
Than it would be without you in it
You were meant to be bringing
The gifts that you bring
And singing the songs
You've been given to sing
You are perfectly, wonderfully,
Beautifully meant to be
You were meant to be
Long before you took your first fall
You stumbled to the ground
God started telling the story of you to the angles around
Every failure and victory
Everything inbetween
Its all in his hand
You were meant to be touching
The lives that you touch
And meant to be here
Making this world so much more
Than it would be without you in it
You were meant to be bringing
The gifts that you bring
And singing the songs
You've been given to sing
You are perfectly, wonderfully,
Beautifully meant to be
You were meant to be (yeah)
Meant to be
You are
You are
You are meant to be
You are
You are
You are meant to be
For every breath that your taking
And every move that you make
It's a meaningful life you've been given
Live it well
You were meant to be touching
The lives that you touch
And meant to be here
Making this world so much more
Than it would be without you in it
You were meant to be bringing
The gifts that you bring
And singing the songs
You've been given to sing
You are perfectly, wonderfully,
Beautifully meant to be (yeah)
You were meant to be (yeah)
You were meant to be (yeah)
You were meant to be
To be
You were meant to be
Here is a link to a music video so you can hear it too:
In 11 days I leave for my trip. That is just about 264 hours. In 265 hours I will be landing. I have raised $1,210 dollars. That is $210 dollars more than my goal. God has blessed me in so many ways. Without all of your generous hearts for praying and donating I am able to go on my trip. The trip that God has put on my heart.
One night, I was thinking and praying about what I wanted to do for my Sweet 16. And all of a sudden God put mission trip on my heart. I did not know where I was meant to go, what organization I was going to go through and now in 11 days this will be happening, because my God is almighty and wonderful. I would not have been able to do this without Him. He planned this all out. He knew who was going to donate and who would be praying for me. He knows the family I will be matched with. He knows everything. And it is all because He put two words on my heart, the two words "mission trip". My God loves me and is almighty and reminds me of this every day. Thank you God for doing this for me, I LOVE YOU GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you to everyone who has prayed and donated because without you and God I would not have been able to go on this trip. Thank you, each and every one of you. I love you!!
Much Much Love,
Dakota
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Happy Fourth of July!!!
Hope everyone has a wonderful Independence Day!!!! I am very excited about what we are going to be doing!!
Today as we celebrate our freedom remember to be thankful for our soldiers who are fighting for our freedom. And remember the orphans all over, like Ruslan, Salome, Temperance, and Jordan.
I think we take freedom for granted. I know I do. It is just something that I have been raised with all my life. I don't know what it is like to not have freedom, but so many people do. Everyone in the third-world countries. It is the little things that we have that so many people are praying for. I have a house and a family that loves me and so many kids are praying to have a house and a family that loves them. I am extra extra thankful for my freedom, family and friends that love me, my house, and most of all my Savior.
Happy Fourth Everyone!
Much Love,
Dakota
P.S. I have raised over my goal even more! With $1085!!!!! Thank y'all so much!!!!!
Today as we celebrate our freedom remember to be thankful for our soldiers who are fighting for our freedom. And remember the orphans all over, like Ruslan, Salome, Temperance, and Jordan.
I think we take freedom for granted. I know I do. It is just something that I have been raised with all my life. I don't know what it is like to not have freedom, but so many people do. Everyone in the third-world countries. It is the little things that we have that so many people are praying for. I have a house and a family that loves me and so many kids are praying to have a house and a family that loves them. I am extra extra thankful for my freedom, family and friends that love me, my house, and most of all my Savior.
Happy Fourth Everyone!
Much Love,
Dakota
P.S. I have raised over my goal even more! With $1085!!!!! Thank y'all so much!!!!!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Flashback
Last summer was an awesome summer. Some of the best memories were made and some amazing relationships were formed. If I didn't spend last summer with who I did, I honestly do not know where I would be today.
Last year had downs and ups. A lot of things happened last year that affected my life. As the Fourth of July approaches us it reminds me of where I was last Fourth of July. A year ago today I was babysitting for my great friends for their anniversary. This couple has impacted my life in so many ways. I learned so much from them. They have been a huge part in forming the young lady I am now. I want to impact their kids and other kids like they have impacted me one day. They inspire me to do so many things.
We usually go up to a lake for the Fourth every year. Last year we stayed back home and spent the day with our amazing church family. Playing games, BBQing and watching the fireworks. One of the best Fourth of July's ever. We do not know what we are going to do this year for the Fourth but I know for one thing, I am going to be extra thankful for the freedom that I have unlike so many kids who don't have it.
So far this summer has been OK. I have been in summer school. I took my final and passed it so I am done with it for the summer. Now I hope to enjoy the rest of my summer.
In 23 days I leave for my trip. I have raised over my goal. $1015. This summer God has blessed me more than I know. I ask that you will continue to pray for me and my trip. I ask that He will use me in this family's life like A and E impacted my life last summer. In 30 days I will be coming home from my trip. I do not know how this trip will impact and affect me but I sure hope and pray that it is for the better. I have been told that I am making history for this trip. It is the very first camp at this location.
This next year I want to work on this verse.
James 1:19-20
My dear Brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
Thank you all so much for donating and praying and following me on this journey that my Heavenly Father is leading me on. You all encourage me so much. I love you all.
Much Love,
Dakota
Last year had downs and ups. A lot of things happened last year that affected my life. As the Fourth of July approaches us it reminds me of where I was last Fourth of July. A year ago today I was babysitting for my great friends for their anniversary. This couple has impacted my life in so many ways. I learned so much from them. They have been a huge part in forming the young lady I am now. I want to impact their kids and other kids like they have impacted me one day. They inspire me to do so many things.
We usually go up to a lake for the Fourth every year. Last year we stayed back home and spent the day with our amazing church family. Playing games, BBQing and watching the fireworks. One of the best Fourth of July's ever. We do not know what we are going to do this year for the Fourth but I know for one thing, I am going to be extra thankful for the freedom that I have unlike so many kids who don't have it.
So far this summer has been OK. I have been in summer school. I took my final and passed it so I am done with it for the summer. Now I hope to enjoy the rest of my summer.
In 23 days I leave for my trip. I have raised over my goal. $1015. This summer God has blessed me more than I know. I ask that you will continue to pray for me and my trip. I ask that He will use me in this family's life like A and E impacted my life last summer. In 30 days I will be coming home from my trip. I do not know how this trip will impact and affect me but I sure hope and pray that it is for the better. I have been told that I am making history for this trip. It is the very first camp at this location.
This next year I want to work on this verse.
James 1:19-20
My dear Brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
Thank you all so much for donating and praying and following me on this journey that my Heavenly Father is leading me on. You all encourage me so much. I love you all.
Much Love,
Dakota
Update
Today I not only reached my goal but I exceeded it! I have raised a grand total of $1015 dollars!
I want to thank my God for making this possible and for putting it on everyones hearts to pray and donate to my trip. God is so good to me.
I want to thank Joni and Friends- Arizona for letting me do this trip even though I am younger than the regular standards.
I want to thank every single person who has donated, you know who you are.
I want to thank Him for putting this on my heart.
I would not have been able to do this without my God and my friends and family who have surrounded me and supported me in my trip. I appreciate it so much. I love you all so much!!!!
I want to thank my God for making this possible and for putting it on everyones hearts to pray and donate to my trip. God is so good to me.
I want to thank Joni and Friends- Arizona for letting me do this trip even though I am younger than the regular standards.
I want to thank every single person who has donated, you know who you are.
I want to thank Him for putting this on my heart.
I would not have been able to do this without my God and my friends and family who have surrounded me and supported me in my trip. I appreciate it so much. I love you all so much!!!!
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