Passion for the passionate.

May is here! These past few months have been a whirlwind here in Austin...and I have loved every minute. My heart swells every time I get to walk (or bike) the streets of this city, as it is busting at the seems with creativity. These people are PASSIONATE! Whether believers in Christ or not, their Creator's mark of desiring a full and meaningful life is written all over them. They are not fooled by laziness or apathy.

But they are fooled by their own flesh. These people, like many of us at times, truly believe that they can find satisfaction in their own efforts and strength. Looking at their faces, I see the emptiness. My heart aches for them to know a full and meaningful life. Coming from all over this state, country, and world, these people are hungry. Hungry for something more than they currently possess.

The thing about hunger is that it gets worse as time goes on. Our very insides cry out from within us.

I feel tinges of it on the days I choose not to be filled by what is lasting. I'm the first to run to my checklists, accomplishments, and plans. And then anxiety, depressive thoughts, worthlessness creep in...a life so full, yet empty. I wish my hunger would cry out more. Or more quickly. That I would see and believe my desperate need for Him every hour of every day. Yet while I struggle with my own tendency to find fulfillment in the flesh, there's a difference. He has opened my heart to know the source to drink from. He whispers my name, and I come back and am filled. Imagine going not just hours, days, or months, but an entire lifetime without water.

I see the faces of those with empty stomachs and souls every day. I see their hunger growing, and my heart hurts. They are passionate, gifted, and hardworking, and so very empty. May they no longer look to appearance, creativity, passions, or performance to sustain.

 ^"So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God." - Romans 8:12-14

^"Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." - John 4:13-14

As more posts come of all that God has walked me through this spring, keep this heartbeat in mind; that all that I experience and grow through has been and always will be for the purpose of knowing Him and making Him known. May those walking the same streets and sitting in the same seats as me, have the same tendencies, yet seeing through a completely different lens be pointed to the only One who fills.

Father, take the scales off of our eyes and draw us to the Source.

 

Happy Holidaysss...upon days...upon days...

Happy Thanksgiving! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Yay for January! ...that about covers it I think.

I know it has been quite some time since I've been on here to share all that is going on in this life of mine, and for all of you who like to read this regularly (Hi mom!), I am very sorry. I can assure you that I have not run away, moved to another country, or taken up residence under a rock. I had every intention of writing blogs for Thanksgiving and Christmas, sharing all that the Lord was doing in and around that time. Things to be reminded of, things to treasure. I'm sure most, if not all of you can relate when I say that this season is just plain busy. But, alas, here I am to share a couple of important things with you...

First order of business: One of my reasons for the silence is actually because I've been in some serious thought and prayer over the true purpose of this blog. As I trek on this awe-some journey that the Lord has for me, I realize that I will have kind of a lot to share. There are two main categories to this: what I am doing and what I am learning. While I cannot possibly tell of what I am doing without also sharing how the Lord used this in my heart and in the lives of others, this year is also filled with a ton of processing and growth--sometimes almost completely separate to what I am physically doing during the day. I have discovered that I have two audiences: some that greatly enjoy pictures and stories of the Lord's work in and around me, and those that (for some reason) enjoy reading the words that the Lord presses on my heart in this daily adventurous fight. Because of this, I have been hesitant on posting either of these, not knowing which would be most enjoyed and fruitful (a little people-pleasing of me, I know). All going to say, I have officially decided to create a second blog, or some avenue in which these thoughts and musings will be shared. The details of this will be figured out soon, but for now, this blog will remain with more of a focus on my partners; those of you who selflessly give of yourselves through prayers and/or financial support to this ministry I am a part of.

Second, (drum roll please...) here's a little update on what these past few months have entailed...

Sunday mornings are always an experience, getting to meet and talk with people coming through the doors of the church. Even though they typically start at the crack of dawn, these mornings have become one of my favorite aspects of this internship. This is where the process of becoming authentic Christ followers often starts, and I am honored to be a witness of this. A big part of my week is specifically devoted to dreaming up the vision, based on the mission of Connections, and creating the environment that gives those that walk through the doors a chance to feel loved and invited into what God's doing in their lives and in the life of this church. West campus is unique in that it is one of the smallest (and newest) campuses, yet because of its location, serves some of the most financially affluent people in the city of Austin. I have seen in my own life just how powerful money can be...to bring us before the Lord or pull us away. This is a lifelong battle for a lot of the people of West, but it is incredible to see the God of all possessions and finances show up, bring conviction, and the ripples created. Your prayers would be so appreciated for the people of this campus, that they would not give into the lie that fleeting comfort is better than the joy that comes with laying everything in their Creator's hands, jumping headfirst into a body that will challenge their sin but love them in ways they've never experienced.

 




A glimpse of a missional community leader gathering this semester. This was a rich time of training others to lead the body well, as well as a fun time to plan and enjoy some fellowship with those in leadership of our campus.

This is Lady Bird Lake (also known as Town lake) one of my favorite places to run in Austin. Many weekends are started off with escaping to this place of solitude, yet surrounded with the passionate people of this city that I love to be around. Zilker park is also right near here where we often unwind from the busy weeks, and not to mention there's always some live music playing within an earshot of this place!

 

Thunderbird: One of my favorite coffee shops in town, it has provided lots of time for thinking, processing, and digging into my view of God and this world He's put me in. A ton of sin and heart examining takes place here, as well as refreshing conversations with new friends that never leave me the same when I leave.

These are just a couple of shots from a women's event that I got the opportunity to be a part of this fall. Seeing hundreds of women from across all campuses of the Austin Stone come together to acknowledge and confess sin or mistake that has weighed them down, repent, and walk in the freedom that Christ desires. The teaching was mainly out of Hebrews 12, and spoke so clearly to the heart of what so many women struggle with most in their stories, and what ultimately holds them back from living this life fully in the light of what their Creator has designed for them. 

You can check out the Women at Austin Stone  to hear more of what they're all about. 

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." -Hebrews 12:1-2

 The first ever Austin Stone Worship Conference was another exciting part of this fall! I was honored to help lead in such a unique, but fruitful gathering of over 800 worship leaders, artists, entrepreneurs, pastors, and anyone pursuing worship from all over this country. To hear these guys actually worship!! A picture of Heaven is what that is. Getting to sit under the leadership of this event and not only learn through experience what it looks like to logistically make something of this capacity run, but being fed spiritually by these men and women that are not only musically talented, but theologically sound was an experience I will never forget. Hundreds of men and women gathering together in Austin Music Hall and then being spread out all over the city to bars, coffee shops, the roof of Whole Foods and other restaurants to get to connect personally with those the Lord currently using in big ways was a unique experience to witness and help coordinate.

I was blessed in October to lead a team down to a place that is very near and dear to my heart, Texas A&M (A-WHOOP!), to talk to and recruit future interns and residents for this program that I am so passionate about, the Austin Stone Institute. To experience the start-to-finish planning and execution of a recruiting trip, making on-campus meeting announcements, and having conversations with current students might've been more of a blessing to me than it was to the students I encountered. I felt the tables turn as I spoke from the overflow of my heart in what I've seen, experienced, and learned in this short time I've been in Austin. Sitting down with girls that are sitting in the same lecture halls, leading in the same organizations, and hearing the call of God on their lives in the same place I did (and not so long ago) hit some special heart strings that day. I am so thankful to be a part of an organization that entrusts me with such a task and encourages me to grow as a person and leader through it all. Plans are already being put in place for more trips this spring! Pray for the Lord to move in the hearts of those He may be calling to take this next year to be developed as a person for whatever vocation He lead them to.


Of course we had to make a quick stop at Breakaway, a Tuesday night Bible study for the college students of A&M and Blinn college. Some of the most impactful moments and favorite memories of college came from this organization. That specific week it met on the front lawn of the university (it normally meets in our basketball arena), which was so special. Seeing college students worship the Creator of the stars under the stars has to be one of my favorite things in the world!


Among the difficult parts of this season was the loss of a brother in Christ, Ronnie Smith. He gave his life for what he believed in. He loved God's people more than anything on this earth, even his own life. Ronnie has taught me, and this church, to wake up and remember that this is a fight. This life is not just about seeking our own happiness and joy (all under the title of ministry), but fighting to make His gospel known, and remembering that we are not made for this world. I have spent countless hours thinking, praying, and journaling over this one man's impact, and always enjoy sitting down and talking about it. I will never be the same. If you want to know more about what He stood for and even hear him teach it, please check out The History of Redemption.

 Christmas season was a perfect ending to this year. From staff Christmas party with this family I've come to know and love, to all of the fun holiday celebrations around Austin. What I truly came to see was just how incredibly rich we are in His good gifts to us. I was so thankful to get to celebrate the birth of our Savior alongside of the people that are constantly pointing me to Him every day.










My missional community (minus Sarah!). Different stories, walks of life, passions, and gifts. But the same God, the same mission, the same love for each other's growth and seeing His gospel be made known.

These are but a few of the moments that became highlights in the past five months. I am thankful for this season, with all of its great challenges and little victories. The biggest victory, I would say, is that of my heart in His. Never in my life have I gone through more questioning, conviction, doubt, sharpening, surrender, and ultimately deep change. Every day is a lesson in His faithfulness and my trust in Him. I am reading in Philippians right now and found this this morning to be the perfect banner over this season... 

"For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh...But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:2, 7-14 (added emphasis)

Thank you for your love and support, through prayers and other means. As you can see, as a partner, you are part of an incredible ministry and the Lord is doing mighty things. If you ever want more updates, stories, or ways you can be praying, please feel free to contact me. I love nothing more than getting to share what God's doing. 

Until the whole world hears, 

Callie

The day is here...

I am 100% funded! 

 That's right, all of my support is raised. To my partners, thank you. Wholeheartedly I say it, thank you. Each one of you is so vital to this ministry. Everything you see here (growth, learned wisdom, seeing God's hand) this year is because of you. 

So again I say....

Thank YOU.

Truth, be told.

The past few weeks have been nothing short of a whirlwind. So I think I'll just turn what could be a novel of thoughts into a few simple truths I've learned and been reminded of...

• When you forget your wallet and are almost out of gas, some nice gas station attendant might just give you free gas. Swallow that pride and just ask. 
• Backing up your computer is more important than you think...you never know when it will decide to rebel and go on strike with that little pinwheel icon of death, causing you to nearly take up the fetal position in a corner of the office, frozen with fear of losing years' worth of precious files.
• But with computer problems comes a sweet opportunity to see those in your community love you in unique and totally unearned ways...like teaching you how to take your hard drive out of your Mac and transferring files from it yourself (nerd alert).
• No matter what time I go to bed, it's impossible to sleep in. Post-grad life is here. 
• Just when your mood is quickly headed south, thinking life is rough going to work early on a rainy Sunday morning, God floods the halls (literally) with an abundance of water and then people...and makes you dance in the rain. 
• I still despise the grocery store...the only way you'll get me to go is by the offer of free samples and reminding me of how much eating out cost me last week. 
• Chai shakes and chocolate chai lattes might need to have their own category in my budget...yes, an addiction is forming. It's a great thing that the nearest Starbucks is more than 5 miles from my house.  
• So there's this little festival called Austin City Limits.......... it's an adventure to say the least.
• Paddleboarding is therapeutic. And a great business. If this whole ministry thing doesn't work out, you might just be visiting the newest paddleboard shack on Town Lake, owned by me.
• God keeps His craziest kids closest (explains a lot of why I'm working in a church). I can't take credit for this line, but it has quickly become my mantra during some of the most humbling moments. 
• I will always fight power, approval, control, and comfort idols. The days that I forget this are the days that I typically lose that fight. Thankful that His mercies are new every morning.
• The enemy always speaks in half-truths. Yes, we are messed up, flawed little people running around like we know what to do (what he loves to remind us of), BUT GOD has/does/and will always intervene with His gracious love displayed first in His gospel. Always remember the end to that story!
• We are His poem (Ephesians 2:10). Uniquely and perfectly designed for His plan for us. Motivational foundation. 
• Ministry will be the hardest, but one of the best things I will ever do. 
• Austin Stone worship conference. Awesome to witness and be a part of. 
• Support raising is an opportunity unlike any other. Game changer. My decisions and my finances will be forever impacted by this perspective shift. 
• I will put in similar inputs (of time, effort, planning) into this job, but I am not always promised the outputs...that's a difficult one for me.
• Each and every moment has the potential to be one of teaching and development. And it doesn't typically happen to be in the ways I would expect.
• I place my value in my work and what I produce...A LOT. In ways I didn't know until I was faced with a lack of output. Turns out, there's more to this life that we're meant to live.
• To be broken means an opportunity to see Him put me back together. 
• Overwhelmed with life (emotions, people, difficulties, happiness) = development. 
• Circumstantial events always reveal deeper sin in my heart. This is a good thing.  
• There is a direct correlation between my time in the Word and my temptation to sin. 
• Being able to accurately see and feel God's grace for us is going to be a lifelong prayer.

 Final truth (and I'll say it again and again)...

Jesus is better. 

And we will spend the rest of our lives being convinced of this.

 

 

Support update: 

91% raised ($130/month left) 

The 532

"The 532." Yes, that is our apartment number, social media hashtag, and official name for the location in which Holly Crabtree, Molly Brunson, and I live.

We love it.

And we've only lived here for a month.

Recently we celebrated our one month "friendiversary." I think they would agree, it's nearly impossible to believe we've only known each other for a month. One. Month.

 I love these two for our:

differences

similarities

accountability

laughter

car ride sing-a-longs

celebrations

prayers

honesty

...just to name a few.

As we sat in our living room, sharing our life stories with each other on the second night of living together, I knew we were setting the bar high.

I had no clue how high.

I think it might take years to comprehend it.

[Spoiler: this post is about more than these two incredible women I have the blessing of doing life with.] 

While Holly and Molly (yeah...try keeping that straight) provide me with endless joy and laughter, it's what they do not simply give me, but rather show me, that wakens my soul to things greater than human beings can ever give.

Put simply: I'm learning how God uses those around me to imitate the Gospel.

I've never been good at vulnerability. Let's really be honest here. I like to share what I think others should hear, only to the point that they still like and approve of me. There is an idol for this and thy name is APPROVAL (easily followed by Comfort, Control, and the list goes on...).

God is so big and doesn't need us, so He's pretty independent right?

Wrong.

In the first chapter of the first book of His Word, the persons of the Trinity are first mentioned (Genesis 1:26). Three in One. God, in Himself, represents perfect community. Completely equal and united, yet possessing great differences and fulfilling unique purposes.

Jesus went so far as to give up having a steady income, permanent home, a wife and family, and many other pleasures of life for the sake of His calling and to pour all that He had to give into the men He walked alongside of. Not to mention He put on flesh and chose to walk 33 years with those constrained by time and space, only to be nailed to a tree by the hands He had created. He loved his community with all that He had (literally). He gave His last breath for community, so that they may have life (Galatians 2:20).

This makes me think, how much do I value those around me? Based on the gospel's picture of love, how well can I say that I love the community around me?

Do I care for someone so deeply that I love them as my own soul (1 Samuel 18:1-3)?

Who would I be willing to lay my life down for (John 15:13)?

Needless to say, I'm not the biggest fan of my answers to these questions. But I can't stop there. Jesus makes it clear that we are to learn to love one another, in the same way He has loved us (John 13:34-35). He knows we can.

That's not to say that I will get it right immediately. I will never know that kind of love. But I accept the command and challenge; not out of obligation, but because of the love He's shown me and my growing love relationship with Him.

Now bring it back to my immediate community, Holly and Molly.

They have, and will see me on my good days, bad days, days of doing every dish and taking out the trash (with a smile), and those days when I throw a fit because the weather is 10 degrees too hot/cold for what I really want to wear and on top of that, people have the audacity to drive on the same street as me. Unfortunately those last days are all too common.

And they love me the same. They show me Jesus. 

Image bearers. We were created in God's image, but because of our imperfect nature, we will spend our lives learning how to mirror Him again. This community God provides each of us with is to be our greatest molding tool in this process.

No doubt we will have conflict, and it will hurt, but this can ultimately be used to grow us in ways we never have before (Proverbs 27:17). We see our ugliest tendencies come out like never before, but we also have an opportunity to face those, grow in humility, and pray for our hearts to be changed in ways they have never have before.

So that original list of what I love about these two will continue to grow. And hopefully our ability to love the Lord and others will as well.

Thank you, Jesus, for the 532.

Where You Invest Your Love, You Invest Your Life

Yes, thank you Mumford and Sons for the title of this post. While several of you were at one of their last concerts this week singing along to these words, waving phones using the flashlight app under the neon lights, feeling every beat resonate within your very being, and documenting every moment on social media, I simply...was bitter toward all of you. Yes, I have confessed and repented of my slight bit of jealousy I have experienced for all of you this week. I promise I'll get to the real reason behind the title of this post...

Looking back over journalled prayers before this season and even over the past few weeks, I have seen a pattern. A pattern of feelings of unworthiness and acknowledgement of my unbelief, yet so many points where my heavenly Father has still chosen to show me the work of His hands in and around me. Lives changed and blessings beyond measure...over and over. So, for someone who likes to think she must work for her salvation (or anything else she feels she deserves), this puts my mind in a cataclysmic battle of self versus God. The more blessing that came, the more I wanted to run back into my little comfortable cave of independence--or really "independence". I knew that my thoughts, motives, and actions were by no means measuring up to the fruit produced in and around my life. I wasn't good enough for all of this to happen.

I was faced with a decision: to continue in my comfortable self-destructive mindset (because that's healthy), or to reach for something that was unknown but had a promise to be greater. The question I was too afraid to verbalize, yet played over and over in my mind was, "I know that He loves me despite my mistakes, but does He really want to use me when He knows the ugliness of my heart?" And that's when I took hold of another facet of the gospel. Our Father is not merely interested in saving us for the gift of eternal life with Him. Don't get me wrong here, that is the BEST gift we could ever be given, but He still has a purpose for us on this earth. And that purpose is not going to be carried out only if we can clean ourselves up and never make mistakes. That is what is absolutely flooring about His love for us! Unlike human love that can't help but be conditional and merits based on accomplishment, our Father is standing there at the finish line AND with a trophy for us, even if we are the last ones to finish...some of us (finger pointing right at me) feel as if they don't even cross that line most days. 

This does not make sense to those of us who are often driven by our desire to constantly achieve, specifically in our work. Taking this gospel truth and placing it in the context of what we produce, namely in our place of work, any lack of belief in this produces pride, exhaustion, and even withdrawal when things actually go well without any investment on our part. That has been clearly shown to me here. Recognizing that this 'achiever' personality has my name written all over it, I confess that I have struggled to grab hold of what the Lord has had for me. I went from wanting to prove God wrong (I can taste the pride when I say that), to being that stubborn child that would rather sit in a corner than play by someone else's rules, to finally considering surrender. "Father, help me to trust and to believe," became my prayer because, of course, I could not do anything to bring my heart to this understanding on my own. No amount of energy, strength, or dedication in this world could produce this. He had to act.

"Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, 'Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,' even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you." Psalm 139:7-12

This brought me to the question, "What do I really love?" I've heard it said, that one can tell what someone cares about based on where they spend their thoughts, time, and money. What do I really spend my thoughts on? What do I spend my time on? My money? I did not like the answers. They all pointed back to a core of self. And then the words...where you invest your love, you invest your life. Or as scripture puts it in Matthew 6:21, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." This dictates the course of our lives. What do I want to invest my life in? Every single second of the day? We were made to meet and know our Maker; to know His heart for all of us, as His children. He loves us so much and wants to use us to reach the rest of those He longs to adopt as sons and daughters--despite our sinful, messed up selves. The Creator of the universe wants to hold my hand and lead me through this life until I meet Him face to face one day. Thinking on that today.

Awake my soul. Jesus is worth it.

First Month Tidbits

Partnership Updates:
Currently have 85% toward my goal
Approximately $2,879 total left ($240/month)

Translation: if 12 people gave $20/month, I would be at 100%!  

 Life Updates:

Women’s development program, or “WDP” as we like to call it, is blowing me away. This program is another facet of Austin Stone Institute, but also open to the church body as a whole. Designed to engage women to know God more intimately, love the gospel, and live missionallly, WDP is going to stretch us all until it hurts, and then some. Saturday was the first retreat for women’s and men’s development, where Jeff Vanderstelt, of Soma ministries in Washington, spoke on gospel fluency. Breaking down the truths of the gospel, he stirred my heart to embrace with fresh eyes the gospel that has saved, is saving, and will save our souls for His glory. The fact that there is nothing I can ever do to earn His love, but yet He still loved us enough to die so that we may know Him has brought me to tears this week. I pray that I will never grow numb to this story, that every time I share it I would feel that lump in my throat for how much He cares for me. 

Wednesday is the day that we have class for WDP. Every Wednesday night, men's, women's, and worship development programs meet together to sit under church leaders who not only open our eyes to concepts of theology, but are also careful to draw these concepts back to the gospel. Every week I feel like the walls around my idea of who God is, His Word, and what He has done are not just expanded, but completely bulldozed back to the foundation. This season is filled with a lot of questions, hard answers, an entirely new self awareness, but I am starting to see seeds of growth. Praise Him.

This is intern alley, where I spend most of my days. I love the open concept. Other than breaks with games of 'trashcan basketball', I deeply enjoy the time working alongside of people from all different areas of the church. Creating an environment where experiences and ideas flow freely, we learn a ton from each other. It's all about those little moments.

There are big things happening in the world of Connections! Right now our church is in the middle of a series titled 'This Matters', in which the whole church body is being taught about the importance of living in authentic biblical community. For so long, we have lived in an individualistic society, in which individuals and families keep to themselves and adhere to the "self-made man" mentality. This is how we got ourselves in trouble. Shallow relationships, depression, and a whole world of other issues that can be listed here are products of this. The need for the type of community God intends for us has played a huge role in my story, which is why it sets me on fire to put my time and energy into helping others find this as well. I believe this is where real change begins; in the micro, not the macro. The Lord's heartbeat for this is clear in how He burdens the authors of scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Ephesians 4:15-16, Hebrews 10:24-25, and Acts 2:42-47 are just a few of the places we can see the importance depicted. After just three weeks of introducing missional communities, we have 61% of our church body connected into groups. PRAISE HIM.

Of course I have to have a post about the good 'ol Ags. Last weekend I made the pilgrimage back to College Station to watch the Alabama game. Even though the scoreboard did not technically say that we won, I left the weekend feeling refreshed by friendships that have sharpened and constantly encouraged me these past four years. Gig 'em!

I love this city and I love capturing moments in pictures. So just a few views of a little place called Mozart's where I like to study...










This month has been a whirlwind of emotion and learning. Every day brings about new challenges and has caused a drastic shift in my thinking. You'll be updated more soon on some of my processing and growth! Please be in prayer for support and how you can potentially make a difference. If you have any questions, as always, I'd love to talk to you. If I have learned anything from the support raising process, it's that often it's the little bit of cash every month that we will not miss makes a huge difference. Support raising will never be the same. I have seen Him do incredible things in my life and others' lives through this! If this has been on your mind at all, I hope that you will be prayerful over that number and take a step in faith to walk in obedience to His call to be a part of His ministry. You really are a partner with me. The Lord was so faithful to get me to my needed goal to start work, but my goal of 100% needs to be met by the end of this month. I sincerely ask for your prayers for my partners' hearts. If you are already supporting me financially or in prayer, I thank you for giving of yourself and ask for continued prayers. Hopefully these updates will provide you with specific areas to be prayerful over!

For Him alone,

Callie