It smells like...Rain

What a gloomy day!! 

Around 6:30ish this morning I woke up to Thunder that was shaking my house, Wind that sound like it was breaking the house in two and rain that sounded like it was stabbing the house. Not to mention the lightening that made it look day light outside. 

Where is all this sudden rain coming from? 

I'm ready for swimming weather! 

I suppose with nothing else to do on the gloomy day, I will work on prom pictures. Package deals. Special give aways for the photography site. Possibly do a few tutorials for PSP 12. 

This evening I have to prepare for my Sunday School lesson. 

I've got a busy weekend ahead with photos! 

Praying for good weather. 

What do you like to do on gloomy days?

On a Misson

I know without a doubt that I have been called to be a Missionary but GOD also knows that I'm not able to step so far out of my comfort zone as he needs me to in order to serve others like he did. So he has sent me on what I call 'Mini Missions' 

My next mission that I've prayed about and finally got my answer. 

I couldn't stop thinking about it. 

I'm pretty excited about. 

I will be making 'Prayer Baskets' that will include things people need. I.E. Toilet paper, canned goods, soap, smaller items that the family might need. 

I want to be able to help others. 

If it wasn't for GOD i wouldn't have a job, I wouldn't have money so I feel it is right to help others along this journey! 

Here's what I need from the readers of this blog. 

If you know someone that needs things. 

A family that can't afford much. 

Or if your reading this and YOU need something. 

Please let me know. 

No one has to know who said their names and don't be ashamed if it's you that needs help. 

I might not be able to help with your house payment but hopefully I'll be able to help in some way. My family always says The smallest things can help the most. 

Things are so expensive in this world and everyone needs help. 

So please leave it in a comment or you can find me on facebook. 

Mandy Lawson. 

In my profile here on the blog you can find my Yahoo ID and if you add @yahoo.com you'll have my Yahoo E-mail. Please let me know 

This project isn't about ME, I don't want people to praise me, or give me thanks but give all the praise and thanks to GOD. He's almighty! 

GOD BLESS! 

GOD is on the move!

GOD is on the move! 

Like always! 

For the first time since being voted in as Sunday School teacher, I had to miss Sunday school, which broke my heart! 

I didn't think it would be that big of a deal. I had worked all week and was simply tired plus I didn't have a ride. Though GOD knows I wanted to be at church with my class, he also knows I didn't try very hard. Being tired is no excuse and I could've found a ride but I choose to lay in bed and not try. 

Lazy. 

As I lay in bed that morning I began to think...

What if my children needed me that morning? 

Yes, there was a teacher there but what if they needed ME?

What if my children were fighting a battle, between good and evil.

Mommy goes to church but why doesn't daddy? 

A question that many of my little ones have asked. 

It breaks my heart and I promised I would always be there for them but I lost a battle that morning. 

A battle between good and evil and unfortunately evil won. 

Laziness won but not anymore. 

I've not been able to stop thinking about what kinds of things that I can do with my Sunday School class this Sunday. 

With GOD's grace and guidance, we will hopefully begin to do arts and crafts to give our Sunday School a new look, along with a name. 

Since the big youth group is the 'Radical Servants' I thought why not make the little ones, 'Mini Servants' and write 'Radical' in the letters of 'Servants' What's everyone else think???

GOD's going to move in our Sunday School class. It's growing each week! 

Thank you LORD! 

Please pray for the little ones. Most of them are going through something that I wouldn't wish upon any child. 

One parent goes to church and the other doesn't. It hasn't to be hard for them. To be so little and one parent teaching you GOD's way and the other teaching the the WORLD's way. I know GOD hears their small voices each morning. So please pray with us that GOD's going to move, soon. 

GOD BLESS! 

Sunday School.

Last week in Sunday School, the little ones made Clay bowls. They had so much fun! Because the lesson helped me so much (more then them, i'm sure) I wanted to share it here! 

Jeremiah 18:6 

"O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand,O house of Israel" 

We learned that even though we are so much different from each other. GOD made us who we are. We was his clay and he was the potter. He molded us to be the person we are. 

So all the little ones took a ball of clay; Simply nothing. Just as we are. And they began to poke the middle, to form, to mold it. GOD knocks at our hearts  door and begins to soften, mold, form us.  I explained that they needed to make their bowls different. (It's hard for the twins because they do everything alike!) And to my surprise they made their bowls VERY different and they was very excited to let people know that we are different and it's ok because GOD loves us for who we are. People may not like us but that's ok, they don't matter. As long as we like ourselves (and we should though sometimes its hard) because GOD makes us. That's all that matters!!! 

(Pictures to come)

Lesson learned!

As Sunday morning appoarched, I begin to study and seek for the words of the lesson. GOD decided a few weeks ago that this week we would learn about the porters house, personally it excited me more then the little ones. Trying to find GODs words it made me think. These are the words that came to mind.

"We will take this clay and make it into a bowl. Whatever kind of bowl you want. Make it different. GOD makes us different. We are like the clay. Jesus holds us in his hands and makes us just how he wants us. Different. One of a kind. Unique and beautiful. No matter what we are beautiful to him"

I began to think, how can I be tea bing my little class this If even I have a hard time accepting these things. Sometimes I want to be like others. I have a hard time accepting myself for what Jesus has made me to be. Then I realized that I am beautiful just the way I am. God made me have the health issues I have to make me stronger. He made me love others because he loves everyone. Even when the devil makes me feel ugly and unwanted. I'm beautiful because I'm his child!!!!

Thank you Jesus for teaching me a lesson!!

It finally feels .....TOGETHER

Kind of an odd title but in all honesty, it's the only way to say how I feel. I guess to understand, you've got to hear the story. 

It started Saturday evening when the Radical Servants gathered to practice. We  was finally going back out to perform at another church. Getting things together , we was all ready to go. We was all getting along. Things was GREAT. I actually feel over joyed to say, it felt like we was a WHOLE youth group. Like we was one, instead of half over here, one over here and so forth. We practiced, fellowshipped and such for hours it seemed like. 

Sunday morning rolls around, we are all ready to go, until we are late getting up. Have to get to church early. There was people not ready and people TOO ready. Holly went into labor at 4:30 that morning (Not her fault!! lol) That put us down two people. Thanks Devil for being on our shoulders there. Will was at his sisters, Down three. The devil was HARD at work sunday. All during morning service he was making it hard to focus (I can only speak for myself here) I know the LORD was there (HE'S EVERYWHERE!) but it was like I couldn't feel him. 

There was a battle inside of me! 

But praise GOD, sunday morning we had one rededication and one saved. 

After church, the devil was still there, but he was slowly getting the boot because things was falling in place. 

Once we got to Pleasant View to set up. Jeremiah stood waiting for us. 

Slowly things were coming together. Normally when we set things up for skits, we have half sitting around, half talking. Not Sunday, they was just moving on with things. We knew what had to be done. When the skits began, watch out Devil!!! 

It was nothing I had ever felt before!!! It was a crazy spirit that was upon us. It was almost like GOD was saying, look at me, I've been here but you've been blinded. 

When we did Set Me Free, which was the last skit we did, I felt as if I was a demon, it was like GOD was saying, this is what you have become when you are blinded, you hurt people, you bring people down and then when Jesus comes walking up, and we all fall, I could hear him say, I KNOCK YOU DOWN, TO SHOW YOU HOW TO CLIMB!!!!! 

THANK YOU LORD!!! 

I just feel so over whelmed by his love, his peace, his greatness! 

I feel like for so long our Youth Group was two/three different groups. I feel like we haven't been a WHOLE youth group in soooooo long! But after Saturday night, I think GOD has fixed us, mended broken hearts once again. I feel like we are TOGETHER, by his love, his powers. He has brought us together, once again. I'm so thankful, so happy!!!!! 

I love my RADICAL SERVANTS!! 

Radical servants...

This is to a youth group that has fought against and for each other. To a youth group that has spent restless nights. To a youth group that has cried together and over each other. To a youth group that has been back against the wall 99% of the time. To a youth group that has over come. To a youth group that has been to dependable but stop lone all at the same time. To a youth group that should've fell apart many times. To a youth group that has been fought against. To a youth group that is imperfect. To a youth group that is family. To a youth group that has each others back even though times get hard. To a youth group that has stood in the fire. To a youth group that has nearly burnt in the fire. To a youth group that will stand for jesus. To a youth group that is willing to learn. To a youth group that has been left alone and no where to turn. To my radical servants, things may get hard but I love yuns all very much. We aren't perfect. We have had our share of fights and disagreements but in the end we always find our way back. We know things are about to change but we've nearly been though it all! We can do this!!! TOGETHER!