Thursday, December 13, 2012

The End of the Beginning!

Hey Everyone!!
I'm really sorry that I haven't updated this is a month!! The time is seriously flying by soo fast and I can't believe that I am already ending Lecture Phase!
Since I've written, we have mostly been wrapping up lectures and getting ready to go on OUTREACH!! I've been growing even closer with the other students here on both the Justice DTS and the Backpackers DTS and it's crazy to think that I'm going to leaving them for 3 months! But I'm pretty excited to come back and see how much the Lord has changed us through that.
We've also been seeing a whole lot of amazing miracles here, especially concerning outreach fees. Our God is such an amazing God who can provide for us with a blink of an eye. It's so powerful to see how much He loves us as His sons and daughters and how he can give us just what we need and all we have to do is lay it down in His hands.
A lot more has happened these last couple of months that I'm soo pumped to come home and share with everyone!! I was reflecting the other day on who I was when I came here and who I am now and it is beyond CRAZY!! He has completely transformed me into who I was always meant to be and now I truly feel like His daughter. Again, I'm so stoked to share this with you guys because He really does love you guys this way too and I want everyone to feel it!!
Like I said earlier, we are getting ready to leave for outreach. Currently as I'm writing this, it is 10 pm on Thursday night and we leave at 3:30 am on Saturday!!! It really is coming up fast but I'm soo super excited to see what God has in store for me and the rest of Team Bangladesh!! I can't wait to just simply share what God has laid on my heart. I'm really excited too to go to people who see christians differently and just show them love, not convert them. Don't get me wrong, it would be beyond awesome if they decided to follow Jesus, but He has sent us to shower His love on them and show them Him.
My team will be flying into Dhaka, Bangladesh and from there going to about 4 or 5 different locations around the country doing numerous different ministry. Ahh I can't even explain via this blog how amazingly pumped I am to be the hands and feet of Jesus!!
I don't know how often I will be able to update this blog over the next 3 months due to time and internet connection. But I will be making sure to write on my teams new blog for everyone to see!! The address for it is:  http://jdts2012-13teambangladesh.blogspot.co.nz/  Check it out to keep up with what we are doing!! It will help you to get to know my teammates a little bit too. They are the best team I could've asked for!!
Thank you all again SOOO much for all the amazing support that you have shown me. I can't show you over the computer how much I love you all and how much I can feel your prayers. God has seriously blessed me by giving me you guys in my life, and I pray for everyone back home all the time!
Until BANGLADESH!!!
Kelsey :)

This is everyone in our team wearing their Bangladesh bracelets :)

TEAM BANGLADESH!! Left to right: Cesar (our leader), Nathalie, Heidi, Izi, Me, Kenzie and Tyler

This was the night of our Masquerade themed Love Feast/Thanksgiving dinner.

My Small Group!! (Best Small Group EVER) Left to right: Me, Lise, Heidi, Kylee (the staff), Kenzie and Allison.