Friday, September 26, 2008

week two.

Hello all!

Thank you so much to all of you who have been praying for my brother! He is feeling much better and passed his physical test this morning (which is a really big deal!)...Praise Jesus! My mom and dad are visiting him this weekend, so that will be good for them to spend time together. Continue to pray for favor for Rob with the upper classmen and staff at the Citadel. 

As for me, well, I finished week two of school, and I love it so so much! I attend school everyday with around 700 other students from all walks of life. Its kinda like attending a conference every day. There are students from all over the world (just about every state in America, South Africa, England, Norway, Australia, Mongolia, New Zealand, and Canada), as well as students of all ages (17 to men and women in their 70s! ) I love the diversity of our class; we all come from different backgrounds but we each have a common desire to know more of God and to see His kingdom come to earth! 

Most of our teaching is done together in the large group. We are also broken up into groups of about 70-75 called revival groups. Within each group we have a pastor and three interns. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my revival group, God really placed me in the most perfect group. We will be meeting in this group 1-2 times a week and we also have parties and a retreat with our revival group. My revival group pastor and interns especially love the arts and God speaking through creative ways. They also place great emphasis on family and building relationships, which is so important to me and is a part of ministry I am use to in coming from the Wesley Foundation. 

Oh, they are starting Bethel studio dance classes for the first time this year!! So I signed up to take a modern 2 class, those start in two weeks! 

These past two weeks have already been challenging and stretching, and I know that will happen in a greater way as the year really gets going. God is exposing things in my own heart and mind that I really didn't know were there....mostly about having a religious mindset. I am learning, as basic as this sounds, to enjoy just worshiping Him and receiving HIs love, because everything else must stem from those two things. 

I will stop for now. But I would love to hear from you! You can always e-mail me at lacie.ingram@gmail.com  
Much love! Lacie

P.S.---I changed the comment settings so that anyone can comment on the blog now. So, you don't have to have a blog or g-mail account to comment! 


Friday, September 19, 2008

PRAYER NEEDED!


Hey everyone! 

So I have started school and well, its so amazing.....I will post about it next. But, I first wanted to ask you guys to pray for my brother Rob. Rob is a freshman at a military college in South Carolina called the Citadel. This is a very challenging school not only mentally and academically, but also physically, and spiritually. 

He has been having severe sinus infections for most of his life and has been through 3 surgeries in an attempt to get relief from these infections. He started getting sick this past week and his sickness is getting worse. He told my dad that this coming week is a huge week for him in his academics and in the physical training. 
Our family is trying to get as many people as possible to pray for Rob over this next week. 

First of all, pray for the complete healing of his sinuses. Psalm 103:2-3 says, "Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- who forgives ALL your sins and HEALS ALL your diseases. " I believe that God is a healer, I have heard many testimonies of him healing broken bones, diseases, etc...He is victorious and we can pray in confidence of HIs ability to bring restoration to us physically. 

Second, we can have strength because God is full of strength! This is the verse my Dad wanted us to speak/pray over Rob: "It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze" Psalm 18:32-34


Lastly, God is love. GOd cares about my brother a lot, more than I can even fathom. I know that HIs Word says "in all things God works for the good of those who love HIm."-Romans 8:28. God is so so so great that He is using every single thing that my brother is going through for his good!  

Thank you so much for your prayers for Rob, you can pray in faith (in any situation, not just this one) that the living God hears you and is faithful! 
Love you all!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

the falls






It is He who made the earth by His power, 
Who established the world by His wisdom, 
And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens. 
When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, 
And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth; 
He makes lightning for the rain
And brings forth the wind from His storehouse. 
Jeremiah 51:15-16

I went to Burney Falls today (about an hour from Redding). It seriously was breathtaking. I stood staring at the falls in awe of God's beautiful creation. The water was so powerful that you could feel a mist as it hit the river. He's so much bigger and better than we think He is. I just kept thinking about that the whole time.