Angie P’s blog

     This morning, i was the first person to wake up. For those of you who don't know me very well, I am not the person to wake up early at all. I shower at night so I can wake up at the very last minute. I jumped in the shower and I started talking to God. It was really nice. I like starting the day off by conversing with my Savior. Then, when I got to school we had another time of prayer and I was just so encouraged. I was in such a great mood and there wasn't a thing in the world that could take me down off my Jesus cloud. Then it happened....

     Yesterday I went swimming along with Sonya, Sharayah, Jessica, Ashley, and Zack. It was a blast! We went to the Mooney's house because the pool at our dorm had chemicals in it, and if we were to swim in it, our skin would fall off. Okay, that may have been an exaggeration...but the point is that we couldn't swim in the pool. Thanks, Pastor Dan and Julie for letting us come over! Sonya and Zack teamed up against me and Sharayah for a game of pool basketball. Yes, Sonya and Zack may have won, but Sharayah and I gave it our all. Sharayah did great for not being able to swim! She actually scored most of our points. I attempted to play defense, but my efforts went fairy unnoticed because I always ended up underwater. Sonya and Zack always managed to turn the tables on me. It was great fun! Then Ashley and Jess showed up and we spent a good twenty minutes trying to convince Jess to get in the pool. She finally got in...after all, she was already soaked. Ha! We ended our swimming fun with some water aerobics that Julie taught us from outside the pool. We were tired, but it was a great day overall. May your day be full of happiness and love! Much Love!

     This past week I've experienced incredible allergy troubles. My nose has been working overtime to produce never ending amounts of snot and my throat decided to join in the fun. That's why I sounded like I'd been smoking for thirty years. I'm happy to say that I'm doing great today! I can breathe out of both, yes both, of my nostrils and I've only coughed a few times since I woke up. Anyway, my blog today isn't about how I'm feeling today. It's about what God taught me through my weekend of grossness.

     This past week I've experienced incredible allergy troubles. My nose has been working overtime to produce never ending amounts of snot and my throat decided to join in the fun. That's why I sounded like I'd been smoking for thirty years. I'm happy to say that I'm doing great today! I can breathe out of both, yes both, of my nostrils and I've only coughed a few times since I woke up. Anyway, my blog today isn't about how I'm feeling today. It's about what God taught me through my weekend of grossness.

     Thanks for the memories....ok, that's the only part of the song I know, so I'll stop there. Tonight we had a class with Lori Plumley, and after her class we ended up just telling stories from Master's Commission for like an hour. She had some really funny stories and some really creepy stories from her experience in Master's. All I have to say is that I'm glad that we don't live at Harbor House. Anyway, she stirred something in me that I didn't expect to be stirred. Her class was about continually being molded and changed by God, but I'm sitting her thinking about how important it is to make memories with this team. I'm only going to be in MC for another month and a half, and then I'll be back in the world. No more required early morning prayers or twelve hour road trips in a van. All I'll have is the memory of the past two years. I want to make the most of the opportunity I have in front of me before it slips through my fingers. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of memories of Master's...like the time we played mafia and Greg almost killed Sonya for real. Or the two hour prayer and prophetic time we had the other night. There are so many stories that I could tell. I just want you guys(DMCers and ZACK especially) to know that I love you all and I appreciate everything you guys bring to the friendship table. Yes, I'm lame enough to say friendship table. Much Love!

     Darkness is nothing more than the absence of light. Darkness doesn't even have it's own definition. It has to define itself by the standard of light. That seems pretty pathetic, huh? The thing is, however, that this world is covered in darkness. If the darkness is so pathetic, why is it so widespread?
     It's everywhere because we let it get that way. We, the church, have been content on letting the world rot in its moral decay while we dress up for Jesus once a week. I'm not saying that every church in the world is like that, but a shockingly large number of Christians are. It's a sin of omission. We aren't necessarily doing anything wrong, but what are we doing that is right? It's time to stand up and be the light in the darkness of this world. We were chosen by God  to spread His light. You don't have to roam the streets condemning everyone to Hell, either. All it takes to reach this world is LOVE. Show people that you really care about them. After all, this life isn't about us. It's about God and His desire to have a relationship with every single person on this Earth. It's time to destroy the darkness. Let your light SHINE. Much Love!

     Last night we had a class with Krissy Henderson. It was a very unique and wonderful experience. For one, it was at 8:30 at night, which has never really happened before. She had us sit on the floor in the front of the sanctuary. Then she had Tiffany get her guitar and play softly in the background while she talked about her experience while in Masters. She talked to us about the importance of recognizing the family that we have in this team. She expressed her desire to see that family atmosphere grow in our team.She said that a family prays and prophesies over one another. So, naturally, we had a time of prayer and prophetic. It was UNBELIEVABLE! God showed up in a major way and the team was taken to a new place in our walk with God. People were really stepping out and expressing their love and desire for the most high God. It was amazing! God is, by far, the most amazing being in the universe. I was overwhelmed by just how amazing God really is. He's high above all other things! Much Love!

     This week is Spiritual Emphasis Week. The MC team is focusing in on the thing that matters most, our spiritual health. It kicked off yesterday with a sandwich making project that we partnered with Church of the Harvest on. Every Monday a group of people from Church of the Harvest make and take sandwiches to the mission downtown where they pass them out to the homeless community of Oklahoma City. Yesterday afternoon half of our team made sandwiches and then the other half took the sandwiches and passed them out. It was really cool to see the team come together for a purpose bigger than our own entertainment. Then, we all had dinner together while watching the Chronicles of Narnia(the chicken was amazing, by the way...thanks, Zack!). Some of us were doing more than just watching the movie, like studying for scripture test, reading a book, or writing a paper that we were assigned. It was just nice to all be together. Then, around ten, we had a small worship service. Tiffany was playing the guitar, and we were all just worshiping our God. I was overwhelmed by the thought of just how good God is. He's brought us out of our old life and placed us in a better life that we live simply to show how great our God truly is. Then this morning we've had three really good classes. Pastor Jason taught us about how obedience is better than sacrifice. Then Patty Harriman shared with us on generational curses. We just got done with another class with Pastor Travis on being rooted in our beliefs. I think it's cool how three people that used to be in our shoes, can stand before us and teach us. What I mean is that all of the three people that taught this morning are former Master's graduates. This week is really shaping up to be more than amazing. I hope you all have the same experience. Much Love!

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     ....WITH GOD. This morning during prayer God reminded me of just how awesome HE is. He can take the situation that seems completely impossible and make it happen. The story of Moses popped into my head while I was praying about the word God had given me(Impossible is nothing). In Exodus 7, we see the part of history where Moses demands the freedom of God's people. God gave Moses an assignment that seemed impossible. He had once been like a son to Pharaoh. He grew up thinking of him as a father. Then, Moses murdered one of the Egyptians, and he left his family and country behind. So, when God told Moses to go back and demand that Pharaoh let his people go, you can imagine what Moses thought...IMPOSSIBLE! God even hardened Pharaoh's heart toward Moses and his brother Aaron! God, however, had already decided that the entire situation was going to unfold so that the glory of God could be seen by all men. It sure was! God wins, and the people of Israel escaped through the Red Sea, all for His glory. The impossible is possible if we'll just have the faith. AS long as God is in the equation, any thing is possible. IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING WITH GOD. Much Love!

     Life happens rather fast. I noticed this last night when I realized that I've only got a little under two months left of Masters' Commission. WHOA! Where has the time gone? How have I missed the last eight months of my life? I can't believe that it's coming to an end already! I'm going to miss the late night nights(okay, the nights that we stayed up until 11:30...) where we all stayed up late and laughed about nothing. I'm just really glad that I got the chance to be so close with you guys! You are all so amazing in oh so many ways, and being your friend had made me a better person. I love you guys! Much Love!