Name: Michelle Cathrine Lasko aka Mishy (*mee-she)
Age: 25
Hometown: Canada, right outside Toronto
Team: PUSH, formerly Fuego de Dios
Hobbies: Painting, Photography, Fashion, Christian Music Festivals,
Make up and Make up design, Music, Playing guitar
Support Needed: $4,000
Days until Final Deadline: 13 Days (March 1st)
6 hours, 29 minutes, 32 seconds.
Background history on Michelle found in one of her blogs:
A major heartache in my life has been the loss of a loved parent. At the same time I can honestly say that, that moment changed the course of my life. At the time my intent was to move out west to Alberta and pursue a career in music and hopefully eventually working in a recording studio, however when my father past away life changed, and I had changed. The hope I had for my life and my ideas as to what life would look like then had changed the moment he was gone. My plans, my ideas, my hopes, my desires had all died and what did I have left? I felt like there wasn't much I could do but trust God. That happens all the time doesn't it? Something tragic happens and then we turn to God for more support than we consider on a day-to-day basis. So I was now putting ALL my plans, ideas, hopes and desires in God FINALLY and you know what he did?
He took me to India; a very small glimpse into a world that I had not known, but that I fell in love with and ultimately led me here. Now, on this race.
There is beauty in pain and there is always hope. Love can always be found. I promise there can be joy in the mourning, and strength from a God who is love.
My heart loves because He loves.
Michelle Lasko – Beauty in my heart…because of places like Tent City
“She just brings this wisdom of, gosh I don’t even know how to
put words on it actually, there is just this underlying wisdom.
You know there are some people with very few words and she has that ability.
God has given her this gift to express things in her art and singing.
I’d hate to see her go because I LOVE HER!
And hearing all the odds and all the things she’s had to go through to get here,
she had to fight to get here.
It’s an easy process for some people but she really had to battle
and fight to stay here the whole time.”
–Dusty Dills, PUSH Team Leader
“Mishy immediately fell in love with the children in Swaziland
and really dove in head first in just a loving relationship with 2 of the boys.
I’ve never seen anyone fall in love with kids just right off the bat.
I’d hate to see her go because of the kind of compassion and heart and
her heart for ministry in an integral part of our family.”
“Michelle has this way with people she’s really good at figuring
out with what’s going on internally, she’s very intuitive and knows
what to say or what to do to get people to think outside of themselves.
She has this way with people that’s she’s with and she just helps
them become more than what they think they can become,
she sees them for who God has made them to be and helps
them embrace who God has made them to be also.”
– Amanda Brucki, Team PUSH former Team Fuego de Dios
Below are some of her blog excepts about what God is doing in her life on the race:
I feel that the perception I have of God is that I know he is my saviour, provider, shelter and lover. Daily on the world race I am finding this more and more that he provides us with food, with shelter and that his love is poured on us daily. I see his blessing more here than I could at home. Truthfully I could see them at home, but now I have an even greater appreciation for even, if you could believe it, pooping. We landed in China October 11 and from that day until October 24 I did not poop once! Ridiculous, I would say, and so would my mates. Trust me there were many days of poop massages, bananas, dairy, spicy food, praying and basically anything I could think of to help the process. So I can say I am blessed to be able to poop.
Michelle Lasko – Poop….Or something Spiritual…
I wrote this poem during worship in one of the cities we visited this past month:
Can I just lay against you all the days of my life,
Dance with you in fields of flowers,
with your sunlight shining down on us.
Your hand in mine.
Oh how I long to worship you
To shout your goodness from mountain tops
for you to hold me in your arms,
as you whisper your love toward me in my ears
You say how precious am I to you
how much you adore me
how great your love is for me.
You say how you thought of me as you died.
That the single though of me was worth the pain and suffering you bore
So I could be with you now,
laying against you.
Michelle Lasko – Climbing Mountains, Means removing Mountains
The other day I was lying on my surfboard just basking in the vast ocean I was filled with wonder. Wonder at the amazing creation around me. I found myself thinking of all the creatures of the sea and the beauty of colours, shapes and sizes of all that He has made. God is an artist, there is no doubt about that.
So how can I not give Him all that I have? There is no way that I can't give Him everything. He gave everything for me and so in turn it is my joy to do the same for Him. Whether it is my talents, my desires, my wallet (which lacks, but I am spiritually rich), and my absolute everything!
My papa who takes care of me. His word says in Matthew 6:24 how if He cares for the birds of the air and feeds them, and they have no worries. How much more does He care for me and that I should not worry. (paraphraised by me)
Michelle Lasko – Father, Daddy, Papa
Francis and I are rallying together to raise Michelle’s remaining $4,000. It’s AMAZING seeing how $5, $10, $100, $300 add up. No amount is too small and every cent counts! I’ve seen it happen in my account. I had around 20 people donating $11 a month, = $2,420!
Please help my friend Michelle!
Her story, her heart, her talents are all used to glorify God! She’s a huge part of our family and I can’t see her go!