Things have been moving forward at such a fast pace the last
few weeks. It’s been so incredibly
exciting and I can’t wait to share! 
 
First, and most
importantly I am putting together a list of people who are willing to be part
of my prayer team.
  I’ll send out
e-mails with prayer requests and praises about once a month.  If you are willing to be on that team please
use the “Contact Me” link on the left to let me know.  My goal is to have 100 people on that
list!  For more about that check out this
link to a recent e-mail I sent out.
(Took this picture while walking in downtown Carlsbad last week)
 
Speaking of answered prayers God has moved in a miraculous
way with my funding.  I’m still marveling
at what’s happened.  As I’ve often
mentioned, I’m not the best at trusting God – especially in the area of
finances.  I’m like the guy who exclaimed
to Jesus, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief”  (Mark 9:24.)
 
In the last two
weeks, since sending out my first prayer e-mail, I’ve gone from needing to
raise $2,200 a month to only needing to $649.25 a month.
  I can’t get over how close I am to my
ultimate support goal and how quickly it’s been coming in.  If you want to be part of closing that final
gap click on the “Support Me!” link on the left. 
 
I’ve recently felt a palpable change in the ministries I get
to do as well.  Things are moving forward
much faster than I could have imagined; Fill-A-Belly is expanding, I have a few
large scale Orphan for a Day events on the books, some smaller mission trips
are being planned and things are quickly progressing for Steps Over Swaziland
this Summer. 
(View from one of my meetings last week – I was in awe!)
 
In December, I had the amazing opportunity to keynote for
the North Coast Calvary Chapel Women’s Christmas Dessert.  Thanks to some technological help I uploaded
the talk to Vimeo, and have embedded it below. 
It’s all about exchanging your expectations for God’s hope.  I’m hoping to book more speaking engagements
in the upcoming year, so please let me know if you have connections.  Hope you enjoy watching!
 
Thanks for being a
part of all this!  God is moving in great
ways and it’s a lot of fun to be along for the ride!!!