The harvest is plenty

So this week we have been talking about missions. It's so funny how we think we are really doing our job as a Christian and bring the Good News to everyone but I feel that we are 1, afraid of man, and 2, we are to comfortable in our lives to get up and go. Guys we have to wake up and do what we are called. Give your lives fully to God and ask what He wants from you. Is it to be bold for Him in the work place? Or is He calling you to go? Be brave! Go! 

Here is a statistic for you to see how much we are needed...

Tribal: for every 1 million tribal people, there is 60 cross cultural workers

Hindu: for every 1 million Hindu, there is 2 cross cultural workers

Unreligious: for everyone 1 million unreligious person, 12 cross cultural workers

Muslim: for everyone 1 million Muslims, 6 cross cultural workers

Buddhist: for everyone 1 million Buddhist, 13 cross cultural workers

(www.kairascourse.org) 

If this doesn't get your heart churning I don't know what is. We are called to be His hands and feet! 

This week has been super emotional for me. My heart is for children/orphans. I want to be there for them. Give them a voice!  I have so many ideas to better them before they get a "forever family." I want them to know the love of a family, but most importantly the love of the Father. A Father that will never leave or abandon them. A love so overwhelming and consuming! I don't know what to do right now? I'm learning how to lean on Him everyday. He is my strength!

I am here preparing to be sent out and am so ready to go and I see these statistics daily. It breaks my heart because again I feel like we have just gotten comfortable in our specific church pews. This is a wakeup call to everyone! Wake up and let's get to work. God was gracious enough to let us in on this journey, so lets get moving. He entrusted us with something that is so important so why have we let it fall. I am not just "preaching" to y'all but also myself. We as a group need to wake up and get moving. Start praying for the missionaries that are already out on the field, the ones that are preparing to go, or for God to  start stirring someone's heart. We could be the sender, sending people out, preparing them for it, supporting them, being there for them as they go out on the mission field. Welcomer, lets get out and welcome the foreigners in. We are called to take great care of our foreigners and yet we fail on this one. Goer, be willing to be sent out, open your heart for that call. I am so grateful for the people that have stepped out and acted on this calling. Lets continue to lift them up. So lets go people! Lets start taking the those steps of faith and trusting God. 

http://youtu.be/MTVpyUOR_fI

Oh the adventures...

I don't know where to start, so many things are going through my head and have happened since I last wrote. I have traveled to Ireland and Scotland. Which I loved! Scotland more than Ireland, I'm not a city girl so the country side of Scotland had me from the beginning. We went to Hillsong London, which is one thing I want to talk about. I was so upset by it. I guess it's my fault for having such high expectations, but I was so upset after I left. Worship was like a concert nothing really intimate between you and God. The sermon was what really upset me. I am use to a sermon that is packed with scripture and so full of truth, but with this the guest pastor read 2 verses and then told so many stories. Then when it was time for the invitation it was just raise your hand and repeat this prayer and your saved. That's not the whole story people, you are leaving such an important part out! Some Christians are going to get to heaven and God's is going to say to them I do not know you. We have to tell the whole story about how God loves us no matter what. He doesn't just pick and choose what parts of us He will save and love. His love is so overwhelming and is a love our human minds will never understand. A love that everyone deserves to know about. It's time we stop just telling the good parts and actually do what we are called to do and tell the whole story. God will do the rest. We can't save the people only God can. He just uses us. My cry in all of this is for the people who are just telling them the good part, STOP! You aren't helping them, tell them the whole part and believe that God can still and will save them! Sorry for the rant but it's something so important. It's not life and death, it's eternity! 

Other things I want to talk about is my foot, school, and the many lessons that I have learned through these 2 experiences. Oh me and my stupid foot... Who would have that I would come all the way to England, start enjoying working out and then proceed to break my foot in the midst. So many things I never thought would happen and the biggest being that I would enjoy working out! I have learned many lessons through not having my foot. The biggest would be that I am stubborn and will not ask for help or speak what I am feeling. Well things have changed. It has been a tough moment but I have some awesome roommates and school mates that have helped in times that I have really needed it. We are here, as Christians, to help each other in times of need. That's why God created us. To help each other, to lean on each, and to learn from each other. This process has shown me the love of our father through these girls and guys. They are truly a blessing in my life and I could never find the words to truly thank them. 

Classes have been great! Some weeks are harder than others, but I keep reminding myself God brought me to this place for a reason and from what I can see it is to change, stretch and prepare me for the mission field. One of the biggest lessons I have learned is that I am an extrovert! Who would have thought. Not me that's for sure! But as I look back on my life I can see where moments in my life have started to shape that into my mind. As I kept getting shut down one way or the other I started to believe the lies of how God made me. I may be quiet but I have an outgoing spirit and I will not let lies determine how I look at myself anymore. God made me this way for a reason and I will stand in His truth from now on. The other one is being able to lay my future husband at God's feet. For so long that has been the main focus in my life. I need to be ok with what God has in store for me. His plan for my life is so much more than I could ever imagine. So I am going to rest in that truth and submit every part of my life to Him. 

I hope y'all are having a wonderful August and just want to say thank you for all the prayer and support. It means the world to me. Love y'all!

Hannah

Arrived

Well we made it here safely. Our wifi is quite limited and it has been a bit difficult in posting a proper update since our last one. I'll keep this brief as I know Hannah has one she's really wanting to post. 

Thank you for all of your prayers, encouragement & financial support. We definitely could not have made it here without any of it. We still need close to $4000 for our living expenses as well as for additional Visas & travel (for our Outreach Phase) if you could continue to keep that in prayer as well as for Hannah & I, we would greatly appreciate it! 

Today was our first official day and it has already begun to stretch us both. I am both encouraged and challenged at what God has in store. I am so thankful to be here and see the heart of those that love Him & serve Him so willingly. :-) 

- Beverly 

one more week!

hello! well as you can imagine is has been a bit of a whirlwind getting everything prepped and ready to hop across the pond! happy to report several things - we both have our Visas! we have  ALMOST raised all the money we'll need, we only have this week left of work & we got our t-shirts in! which is fantastic news! they turned out better than expected & i'm personally stoked about the design! :) 

Front View - Grey V-Neck

Backside

this journey has been challenging, encouraging, stressful, joyful and hopeful. it always surprises me how many emotions one goes through when embarking on such a life changing trip. i mean, i'm pretty logical so it really shouldn't surprise me but it does. :) 

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we're due to head out this sunday! i can hardly believe the time has finally arrived! through all the ups and downs God has shown Himself faithful, gracious, and in COMPLETE control. sometimes i forget that and think He needs my help. which, is pretty hilarious since  He formed ALL of Creation and i just learned how to a make one perfect cup of coffee :) 


ah, i am amazed at how often He puts up with me, my frustrations and my control issues. but i am most thankful for His continuing grace and patience! it's pretty neat to look as far back as 5 years ago or just last month and see the work He's been doing in my life. i could never have imagined or dreamed that in just a few days i'll be walking around the very same places some of my quotable authors lived! c.s. lewis, edgar allen poe, jane austen - just to name a few ;) what incredible gifts!


now i'm off to start packing! :) but i'll end with this scripture - Psalm 145:3 "Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable." if you have a moment read the entire chapter & may your heart be full of His praises!

beverly 

Living on a prayer

So as many of you know Beverly and I have been really praying hard over our trip to school and the financial aspect of it all. It was a crazy amount of money that we had to raise in what felt like such a short amount of time. We just didn't have $20,000 laying around and we surly could not save that much up. We had to rely totally on God to provide. From my last entry you could all tell that I was really struggling with letting go and letting God. I tried to hold on to it for so long, thinking that I could handle it all on my own (I know I sound like a broken record) but I could not get through this thick skull of mine that all I needed to do is trust in Him. He lead me to this school, He has opened every door. Why wouldn't He be faithful with this? You see this lesson I have learned is when you do things liking agreeing to go to Europe without knowing anything, like where, when, how long, these are moments that God really shines through and you have no where else to go but to trust solely on Him. In those moments He is going to shine so bright.

This lesson was very hard for me to learn. I just could not learn. Then finally about 2 weeks ago I couldn't hold on anymore. God and I had a talk and I laid everything on Him just as He wanted me to do from the very beginning. After that I have had such a peace about everything. So about a week ago Beverly and I decided we would go ahead and pay for what we could, which was the first 6 weeks of school. So Sunday while at church pre-selling our shirts I started paying for our school. Now at this point we are about $13,000 short and our missions pastor came to us and said someone donated $500. That's awesome and I was in shock! That was so amazing! It kept getting better, between different donations, the yard sale, and our t-shirt sale we went from needing $13,000 to needing $2,500.

Again I say I learned such a valuable lesson here, that I hope I never forget. That once God tells you something He will follow through. He is not like me, who could back out at any second, or when things get hard. He will provide every step of the way. So my hope is that you see the beauty in all of this. That when you stop thinking that you can handle this world on your own and give everything over to God, He will out do whatever you thought was the best. He will show you beauty in every little step. I now look back on this journey and see the beauty of all the so called failures and frustrations and see that He was just trying to show me that I truly need Him.

- Hannah

Small World

so we only have about a month before we leave (GAH!) and there is still so much to do! we're still awaiting our visas and still need to raise a bit more money - but i know God has it all under control :) i know this because of some recent events.
2 weeks ago, a dear friend of mine, sarah got in touch w/ me because she met a girl (maria) that was training her who happened to attend the EXACT SAME SCHOOL as we are about to! what are the odds of that!? so sarah hosted a dinner party & invited maria so that we could meet. as the dinner went underway, i was able to talk to maria and discover what an incredibly small world we really do live in! as it turns out we had a few mutual connections and how perfectly timed this all was because maria is due to move next month! so God is indeed good. :) 

i love that God is constantly showing me how He's involved in every detail. how He would know the comfort it would bring to me, meeting someone that's walked the journey before me and was full of encouragement. my heart is full. i am excited, nervous, anxious, and happy all at the same time!

we've also been able to meet (so to speak) most of our future teammates, thanks to social media! shout out to facebook :) so they won't quite be strangers to us but i am very excited to meet each of them face to face. i know God worked it all out to put us together for a reason and i'm eager to find out why! :)

i'm not going to lie to you, this has been a very tough few weeks for hannah and i personally. our friendship has struggled and we've hit quite a few rough patches, but i know that we are on the right path. God has continually shown us both (individually) in His Word, through wise counsel and in our spirits that we are going in the right direction. facing opposition is all part of it as well. i know we will be stronger as a team and as a person for walking through these tough times. thinking on this i am reminded of 2 Corinthians 12:9 - "But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me."

as we draw near to our departure date, i ask for you all to continue to keep us and this mission in prayer. there is still much to be done and this is only the beginning. we are both incredibly grateful for all of your support, encouragement and PRAYERS! thank you for taking this journey along with us :)
-beverly

Fundraising

so hannah & I are in full force with Fundraising! we had our Yard Sale last weekend and despite the bad weather had a decent turnout & expect to do another Yard Sale next month. we were blessed with a LOT of donations from our church family! :) here are some photos from that day:

daisy wearing one of the necklaces we were selling :)

all the donations we received!

we also have our Pancake Breakfast tomorrow and sent out Support Letters last week :) next up are our T-Shirts! we are so excited about these and my beautiful friend Lauren & I collaborated on the design & are working on additional shirts to sell as well. here's a photo:

we have various sizes & they'll be $20!

God is providing slowly but surely, hannah told me we will receive a gift from our church of $470! completely unexpected and we are both very grateful. we still have about $12,000 to raise but i know God is faithful and what He has started, He will finish! :) 

we are both really excited about what God's doing and will do on this journey. i know for me personally, i have grown in my love of the Lord and how He has set me free from so many things, it's amazing what He can do in your life when you allow him to :) 

these next few weeks will be trying for both hannah & i and we appreciate your prayers, support and encouragement. we know this is the path set before us and we want to walk it with boldness and determination. 

beverly 

Faith

I don't know where to begin and I have a feeling this blog post is going to be going every which way. I apologize for that in advance. 

Faith is such a small word but such a difficult one for me. By definition faith means confidence or trust in a person, thing, deity, or in the doctrines or teachings of a religion. This whole journey has taught me one thing, my faith is very small. I trust God to provide in the big scheme of things, but the day to day I can't see it and I am really  start struggling with doubt. How can I doubt Him when so far on this journey He has shown me this is where we are suppose to be. He has opened every door and provided everything thus far. 

While on my journey to Southeast Asia I struggled so much with faith, for provision, and with doubt. I doubted my motives for going on the trip at that time and again for provision for the trip. At that point I had pretty much all the money for the trip but still stressed day in and day out about the finances. One night God came to me in a dream saying "let go Hannah I have you" my response was so me I told God, the God that created me and has everything in His power I couldn't, I was scared." Finally I let go and He caught me. Why do I want to hold on to this? Worrying and doubting gets me no where but sick to my stomach and grouchy. It makes everyone around me grouchy and just makes everything awful. 

The other day while reading my Bible I came across Joshua 1:9 " Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." It was like God was talking to me. Telling me again stop worrying and doubting Him. He has this. Most days I can overcome it with God's help. Other days I struggle all day and can't seem to shake it. I ask for prayer for us on this journey. I feel as if the journey to get to YWAM is just as important as the journey we will begin once we leave the states. I pray that you will consider sponsoring and praying for us along this journey. We can for surely feel your prayers so far and we thank y'all for that!  

Hannah

Visas & Background Checks

things are progressing nicely, so far we've completed our background checks and are working on our Visas. such a process! 

this weekend - weather permitting - we are having our Yard Sale and anticipate a LOT of stuff being sold!!! hopefully we'll have pics to post as well :) 

also i am meeting up w/ a friend to design our t-shirts and get those on our site - i'm very excited about this! we should have something set in motion here within the next week or so! :) and we will be able to ship Worldwide. 

that's it for now, back to work and i believe hannah will have a post on here soon :)

beverly 

3 months or less

hello all :) i hope everyone had a lovely Easter!  sorry it's been a bit since we've updated. well things have been slow moving these past few weeks but hannah notified me that we are due to head out in 2 months and like 20ish days. which - whoa! that's sneaking up on us pretty quickly. we're still well under our goal of $16,000. so right now we've just got plane tickets in hand and no funds for school. ah but they call it faith for a reason, right? :) all i know is that God is mighty, faithful and will provide all that we need. 

a couple of thoughts that have struck me lately that i wanted to share:

1) i have been watching The Bible series on The History Channel and there was a part that really stuck with me (aside from the obvious crucifixion/resurrection aspect) from the last episode - it was a scene depicted from Acts 3:6 - But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you...." and this reminded me of our calling and focus. though we may not always have money, we can always share the Gospel of Christ with others. watching this series, reminded me of the sacrifices others have made in order for us to be able to share the Gospel of Christ with others (usually w/out physical harm). i am so grateful for the men and women, then and now. 

2) i was able to attend a special service last night at one of our large local churches, Seacoast in Mt. Pleasant. where Matt Redman would be singing and his lovely wife, Beth, speaking. it was a last minute decision but i am so thankful i went! the message was so spot on for me. i have always enjoyed matt's music but never knew his testimony. hearing his wife speak of their various hardships that led them to write "you never let go" moved me. that in such tragedy such a powerful song could be written. this song has special meaning to me, b/c about 5 years ago i went through a pretty devastating time of loss and this song became my anthem.  it blew me away how God reminded me, AGAIN of His faithfulness, incredible kindness and attention to detail over the years :) what an amazing Savior! i love the fact that despite anything you've been through, He's never let go. <3

and finally last thought - God has placed this verse on our hearts recently as a reminder -  joshua 1:9 -  ^"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

- beverly  

A story of redemption

A story of redemption 

  Long time ago there lived a girl named Hannah. She was born and raised in a Christian home, but when she hit middle school her life began to change. She started testing her parents and was really not to fond on going to church. Once she hit high school she made a bigger turn from God and all that her parents had taught her. She started partying and really got lost in that world. At 18 she started hanging out with a couple we will call them Jack and Jill. On Jack's graduation night we had a little party at Jill's families house. After a few drinks Jack cornered Hannah and tried to kiss her but she pushed him off and told him that he was dating her best friend. Hannah went on throughout the night really not giving any thought to what had happened. The next morning she woke up to something that was not right, Jack was laying on her left and Jill was laying to her right and his hand was somewhere it should not be. Hannah immediately stopped it and got up. Her mind was racing! She could not believe what just happened and she was going on a trip with them that day. Oh she was scared, she didn't know what to do. She ,stupidly, went on the trip. It was one of the most difficult trips she had faced in her life. Once she returned home she pulled  Emily to the side and told everything that had happened. Emily told Hannah what she needed to do.  Hannah had to face Jill and tell her what happened. Lets just this, that weekend was one of the hardest weekends, full of everything she was afraid of. 

  A year later Hannah was deeper into the partying lifestyle. She ended up meeting a guy named Richard. At first Richard was a real awesome guy. She took him to meet her parents a few months and they approved, but little did they know things were about to get really dark. A while into the relationship Richard started showing his real colors. He was very controlling, very lost, and emotionally abusive to her. Hannah stayed in the relationship because she thought that if she stayed here she would at least always have someone, no matter how unhappy she was. As the year went on she moved in with Richard and  things just got worse. She lost the majority of her friends and did not talk to her family. This was unlike her because no matter how much she disobeyed or fought with her family she was very much a family oriented person. Things got so bad that she called her real dad Beau and asked if she could move up there with him. He was more than willing. 

So she moved up there while still dating Richard. After sometime up there she decided she was more than willing to be single and so she thought at the time she was done with Richard so she broke up with him. Hannah had been with Richard almost 2 years when they broke up and she was so use to talking to him daily that not very long after she started contacting him again. She ended up moving in with an awesome friend Trisha. Richard started coming up every once and a while to visit and when Hannah came home to visit family she would secretly go and visit him. One night after partying they went back to his place and the worst thing happened. It was like she was living a nightmare and it was on replay but this time it went further. The next morning she left and never talked to Richard again and buried it deep down along with the other incident. 

  About a year or so later Hannah woke up from a night of partying thinking this is not the life she wanted to live. This was not the life God had for her. God started working in her life. She became a Christian moved back home and started working for a great family. One day while she was talking to her sister Anne and she was calling her for being bitter about some things. Hannah knew Anne was right and she had to deal with it. While she was dealing with that she started thinking if she was bitter about that what else was she bitter about. Motorcycle rides where always something very relaxing for her but this time her mind was a going. She kept repeating the same question over in prayer " Show me what else I am bitter about Lord". He was quick with it and she road through the city where the first incident happened and it brought everything to the surface. She knew what she had to do. She pretty much shut herself up in her room and prayed in and out every day. Many tears fell and many questions where asked with many still remaining unanswered. Then one day this peace just washed over her. She had/has peace on the unanswered questions, she understands that we all have stories and that this is hers.

  Living through all of this I have come to know that God's love and grace is something that covers every inch of our lives we just let Him in. It is something so hard but day by day I grow. His grace is so beautiful.  Many days my past is thrown up in my face and I am reminded that I am still here so He is not finished with me. Many days I am so glad that He is not. He has blessed me so much. I am able to nanny for some of the most beautiful children, I have been able to had my parents my amazing little brother, I am here to watch him grow, and I have a story to tell. Romans 8: 37-39 " No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that us in Christ Jesus our Lord." My prayer is that anyone that has been in these situations that hasn't dealt with it, please do. It is something so frightening but there is something so freeing about it. Don't be afraid to deal with it. God has given you this story for a reason embrace it. It is something very dark but there is something to be said about a person who has been through it. You are strong, beautiful, and amazing! God has something so wonderful for you if you will just let Him in. If there is anyway I can help you deal with something like this please contact me at hbordeaux@ymail.com and I will do my best to help you, if its only just to listen. I am here.

-Hannah

all in

i look back and can hardly believe that this adventure started nearly 6 months ago.  when hannah first mentioned an overseas mission trip, i half jokingly said let's go to the UK! not knowing God would actually say yes and would open ALL of these doors to get us there! 

i think the reason for my skepticism was that i had thought i would be in Cambodia by now. a few years ago God placed a burden on my heart for young girls that had been trafficked. through different events and connections i thought for sure God was leading me on a journey to Cambodia with the intent on rescuing girls that were victims of this horrible abuse.  however, when i got the call that everything had fallen through i was utterly disappointed. i couldn't believe it. why? why would you place this on my heart, open doors only to shut them? i had to come to the conclusion that it was more of ME wanting to go right then instead of waiting on God's timing and location. that's a tough pill to swallow, ya know?  humbled by that experience, i knew when things started to progress w/ England (nearly 2 years later!) that  i needed to get on my knees in prayer and genuinely seek out what God was speaking to me. 

hannah and i prayed (often!) about this and sought wise counsel. we grew in our friendship with each other and the more we talked about England the more in sync we were about going. we approached our pastor, knowing he would help us seek the right direction, however, not realizing how he would challenge us both regarding our motives for overseas missions! thankful for his wisdom and understanding his passion in wanting us to succeed, we again prayed and heard God tell us to GO. 

it's funny when you start to really see how God is leading you in a certain direction and things just start lining up. :) i had reconnected with my mentor who in turn connected me (via Facebook) with a woman currently residing in England. through this new friendship i found out about YWAM (she had gone through the program herself several years ago) and then sent the link to hannah. so as you  can guess, we prayed about it, decided to go for it & ended up getting accepted! unbelievable! 

so 6 months later, seeing God's undeniable faithfulness, i have learned to TRUST Him, even when it doesn't make sense or seem remotely possible. for example, just today hannah & i received an unexpected donation. and then on top of that was promised another donation to be given to us right before we leave! incredible. i am just in awe of how God has been providing. 

by the way, i still have that burden for girls being trafficked all over the world and i realized after i applied to YWAM they had an additional school program. one you can apply for after the initial DTS program. that school specializes in film & documentaries. which is what i want to do, to use as a platform to share these stories, their stories, with as many people as possible.  i may not be a part of the actual physical rescue of these girls, but i can be a part of their healing process. Isaiah 1:17 - Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of the orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. (NLT) 

thank you for taking the time to read this and for being a part of something bigger than yourselves. i am incredibly grateful for the community of friends, church family, and coworkers that God has given me. i would never have gotten to this point without them - so thank you. <3

beverly 

my journey

I don't know where to start so I guess the best place is the beginning. I remember the day just like it was yesterday. I was dealing with something so dark, but God was going to make it into something so wonderful. During all that I had been praying for God to use me. Guess what?! He answered that real quick! I remember the overwhelming feeling that I needed to go Europe. I had no clue where I would be or what I would do but I knew I needed to be over there. I kept asking are you sure? I talked to friends and Beverly jumped right on board. We went straight to our pastor. I am so glad that he is a man of God and asked the hard question to make sure we were doing this for the right reasons. I dug deep making sure I heard God and was not doing this to "fit" into my family. He showed me over 20 times that I am on the right path.

So the journey begins. We needed to start digging and figure out what we were going to be doing. We had no clue! Beverly talked to a friend and she hooked us up with a girl that lives over there. In 3 of her emails she told us about Y.W.A.M. I kept pushing it off thinking that wasn't for me but everywhere we looked I wasn't getting this is where you are suppose to be. So I decided what the heck and went to their website. As soon as I got on I knew that was where I was suppose to be. This whole journey has been such an experience. I'm not going to lie, this journey has had many ups and downs. In those hard moments God has shown me that this is where I am suppose to be! Will is preaching in Nehemiah. During a hard week Will preached from Nehemiah 4 and it was like it was straight to me. He was saying that the moment we decide to do what God has called us to do we will be attacked. I am there and am reminded of 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 "My grace is enough; it's all you need. My strength comes into it's own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations that cut me down to size-abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become." I'm not going to say I don't struggle daily or that I don't struggling letting go and letting God have control of this but every time I read this I am reminded that in those times that God is just showing off and that everything is good. Satan is scared of what He has in store and that makes me so much more excited to see what's in store during this time and while we are over there. I am beyond grateful for your support and love. It means more to us than words could ever describe. Thank you so much and please continue to pray for this journey that we are traveling on.

-Hannah

first steps

happy to report that we have plane tickets! admittedly there was a bit of an issue in acquiring them, thanks to a lagging internet and last minute price changes! but nonetheless it's official, we're off to England come June! :) 

we truly couldn't be more excited, it's hard to believe how much there is left to do and how God is going to work it all out. faith has a different weight to its meaning these days :) 

our passports are current, vaccinations are up to date and we have our visa pictures ready to be sent off! 

so many first steps have been completed & we are now set to focus on fundraising for the school. 

as a side note, i will say that i love how God often reveals how deeply He cares for us individually when He chooses to redeem that which was lost or broken.  though i know it may not mean much to anyone but me (beverly) the date that we purchased our tickets is very significant and i just wanted to thank God for redeeming a sad day into a new beginning :) we serve an AMAZING Savior. there is no doubt.

plane tickets

so this friday we will be purchasing our plane tickets, which is incredibly exciting. :) God has been so gracious in His provision! i know for both of us, having those tickets in hand will make this whole experience that much more real. we cannot wait. :) 

hannah just told me we received another $500 towards our goal! Praise God! :) God's faithfulness never ceases to amaze me. <3

i am reminded of our pastor's sermon this past sunday out of Nehemiah 4. "life is not as much about the event but the process." this statement is proving quite true these days and it has been   a very trying week for both of us. i awoke to a flat tire in the pouring rain yesterday but alas God provided and i now have a working vehicle! hannah has been overwhelmed with her workload but has trusted that God will walk with her through it. we are both blessed no matter what obstacles lay ahead :)   

a little something about us

hello! welcome to our blog! my name is beverly hill and i'll be sharing this blog with my dear friend, hannah bourdeax. we have been given an incredible opportunity to hop across the pond and share the love of Jesus in England this June. :) 

 we cannot wait to see what all God does while we are there, but the journey has already begun here in the States. i don't think i have ever fully appreciated "God's timing" until now, how He's orchestrated every detail up until this point is amazing! from my new found friendship with hannah to being accepted into the YWAM program at Harpenden, England, none of this would have been possible on our own. we serve an amazing God for sure! :) despite any hiccups or frustrations, God has been ever faithful and i am humbled by this daily. 

we have loads of work to do before our arrival in June! we have several fundraisers planned and will be announcing them on here, so be on the lookout :) 

we look forward to sharing with you in our journey from start to finish. for more information about the school program we will be attending, here is the link: http://ywamharpenden.org/dts/