Wednesday, 20 May 2015
little taste of heaven
My outreach, instead of of Peru, is Cup from Above in Aspley. Local, if you count an hour bus ride as local. That's if you don't miss your stop. I frequently do, so I always start out very early. CFA is in a very sketchy part of Brissy, and is geared towards getting homeless people off the street and giving them good life skills. In the last few days, I have re-covered chairs, built custom plant pots, made and hung curtains made from burlap coffee bags, taught a homeless gentleman coming off a drug high how to sew,and not made a single coffee, among other things. I'm really enjoying everything except the transit and the tiredness that follows. And the fact I feel like I always need a weapon. But the rest is great! Tomorrow, i'm going in to the doctors to find out what's up with the ultrasound for my kidneys. I really hope all the stones are gone. Please pray for my health and finances, if either one of them don't change soon, I may have to head home early. Thank you all so much. You are all very dear to my heart!
Sunday, 10 May 2015
My organs are stoners
More specifically, my kidneys. I go along my life, taking care of all the hospitality of the cafe, making sure life behind the scenes runs smoothly and we all have clean aprons, but slowly, my body gets sick. my moods are moodier, my pains are a pain in the back, and I go to the doctors, after weeks of putting it off. Yes, they say. An infection and kidney stones.
Moving along, that complicated finances, spending 200$ I needed for school already, as well as adding insurance claims and exhaustion to my already busy life. I passed one in the middle of a prayer meeting, taking up all the time we were supposed to be praying about other things, and ended up passed out on the floor. Ow. and it's not over. I still have stones, and I need an ultrasound, but I'm not sure I have the finances for it. So please, don't just pray, donate too.
I need 1300$ for base fees, and more than that for my ticket home. This also means I'm not going to Peru. It's really sad and frustrating to me that my own health and finances have held me back from doing the work God has called me to. I try to be in a good mood, and I truly love what I'm doing here, with all the personal relationships with Christ I am in, and the people I am ministering to, but it's hard to stay optimistic when I'm in pain and scarcely afford the treatments. And yet, God has set me here for a reason, and I'm going to do it, even if it means a lot of naps in between.
Instead of going to Peru and helping the backpacking evangelism there, I'll be staying in Australia working at a church affiliated coffee shop, where if an emergency arises, I can get healthcare. I really wish the money had come in, and that my health was better, but I want to give my full self to wherever God has in mind. I also have a possibility to help take care of the children of post-partum depression diagnosed moms, and that's exciting, I love kids and I miss the ones at my old church a lot. (shout out to you beautiful kiddos!)
This week specifically, I'm running an art auction as a fundraiser for the cafe itself, and its crew. We are all long term missionaries, and we've all been in the field for at least a year, most of us much longer. But it's very hard for long term missionaries to provide for themselves, because we have dedicated our lives to God and other people instead of jobs. and being a missionary isn't a job you can just take time off of. its a constant pouring out to others. even when you're home, you're still working, and constantly feel pulled to other people, other places. I guess its similar to being a single mom.
I constantly miss my family, and my boyfriend, but I know I'll miss this place too, when I'm gone. I savour it while I can. when I'm in Evansburg, I'll savour that, when I find a new place,(I always do) I'll love that one too. It's very true when I say my home is not on earth. Thank you all for constantly praying, those of you who donate, giant thanks and many tears of gratitude to you. You may literally be a life saver. Please keep in contact, Email me at kynya@goywam.com or kynyalee@gmail.com, friend me on facebook, follow The Meeting Place Cafe,
and donate to me at https://secure.goywam.com/home/donations/donate-to-a-staff-member/
I would love to hear from you. I'm not just saying that. sometimes living life with so many people is lonely. I love you guys.
Moving along, that complicated finances, spending 200$ I needed for school already, as well as adding insurance claims and exhaustion to my already busy life. I passed one in the middle of a prayer meeting, taking up all the time we were supposed to be praying about other things, and ended up passed out on the floor. Ow. and it's not over. I still have stones, and I need an ultrasound, but I'm not sure I have the finances for it. So please, don't just pray, donate too.
I need 1300$ for base fees, and more than that for my ticket home. This also means I'm not going to Peru. It's really sad and frustrating to me that my own health and finances have held me back from doing the work God has called me to. I try to be in a good mood, and I truly love what I'm doing here, with all the personal relationships with Christ I am in, and the people I am ministering to, but it's hard to stay optimistic when I'm in pain and scarcely afford the treatments. And yet, God has set me here for a reason, and I'm going to do it, even if it means a lot of naps in between.
Instead of going to Peru and helping the backpacking evangelism there, I'll be staying in Australia working at a church affiliated coffee shop, where if an emergency arises, I can get healthcare. I really wish the money had come in, and that my health was better, but I want to give my full self to wherever God has in mind. I also have a possibility to help take care of the children of post-partum depression diagnosed moms, and that's exciting, I love kids and I miss the ones at my old church a lot. (shout out to you beautiful kiddos!)
This week specifically, I'm running an art auction as a fundraiser for the cafe itself, and its crew. We are all long term missionaries, and we've all been in the field for at least a year, most of us much longer. But it's very hard for long term missionaries to provide for themselves, because we have dedicated our lives to God and other people instead of jobs. and being a missionary isn't a job you can just take time off of. its a constant pouring out to others. even when you're home, you're still working, and constantly feel pulled to other people, other places. I guess its similar to being a single mom.
I constantly miss my family, and my boyfriend, but I know I'll miss this place too, when I'm gone. I savour it while I can. when I'm in Evansburg, I'll savour that, when I find a new place,(I always do) I'll love that one too. It's very true when I say my home is not on earth. Thank you all for constantly praying, those of you who donate, giant thanks and many tears of gratitude to you. You may literally be a life saver. Please keep in contact, Email me at kynya@goywam.com or kynyalee@gmail.com, friend me on facebook, follow The Meeting Place Cafe,
and donate to me at https://secure.goywam.com/home/donations/donate-to-a-staff-member/
I would love to hear from you. I'm not just saying that. sometimes living life with so many people is lonely. I love you guys.
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