ShiningLight

BEYOND MEASURE

"OUR DEEPEST IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE.
OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE. IT IS OUR LIGHT, NOT OUR DARKNESS, THAT MOST FRIGHTENS US.
WE ASK OURSELVES: WHO AM I TO BE BRILLIANT, GORGEOUS, TALENTED, FABULOUS? ACTUALLY, WHO ARE YOU NOT TO BE?
YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD. YOUR PLAYING SMALL DOES NOT SERVE THE WORLD.
THERE IS NOTHING ENLIGHTENED ABOUT SHRINKING SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE WON'T FEEL INSECURE AROUND YOU. WE ARE ALL MEANT TO SHINE, AS CHILDREN DO.
WE WERE BORN TO MAKE MANIFEST THE GLORY OF GOD IN US. IT'S NOT JUST SOME OF US. IT'S IN EVERYONE.
AND AS WE LET OUR LIGHT SHINE, WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHER PEOPLE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME. AS WE ARE LIBERATED FROM OUR OWN FEAR, OUR PRESENCE AUTOMATICALLY LIBERATES OTHERS"

(Marianne Williamson - and quoted by Nelson Mandela 1994 at his inauguration!

Friday, July 20, 2012

Dear friends, supporters and interrested,

I have been praying for a while about this trip and I am happy to say that I have the tickets for the trip. I will spend a special and significant amount of time with my parents over Christmas, New years & the whole of January (5 weeks).

The goal in Germany: to love on my parents, to care for my parents and also to see what God wants me to do to disciple them. That last point was part of God's challenge to me. My mom already asked me to read the Bible with her. I see that as a big part of my trip. It will be my mom's 60^th birthday on December 31^st. What a wonderful opportunity to be together!!!!! Likewise, I'll try to have some efficient time at my German Foursquare Church in Frankfurt.
Goal for Gresham (3 weeks): I was invited to be one of the bridesmaids for my friend Carina Austin. Then, I need to reconnect with donors. An important part of this trip needs to be some relaxing and peaceful time. I am praying about one more thing: I've been wanting to make usage of the Brainwave Optimization. This is Brain Mapping and Brain Training done at the Northwest Renewal Center in Gresham (www.nwrenewalcenter.com). It would be such a blessing to be able to do at least 5 sessions (incl.the training and mapping 1100 $). I have been suffering from bi-polar for 12 years and I came to understand that this brainwave program could be used by God in my healing process in a tremendous way. I would so love to be able to do this. I put this in God's hands.

For these next months, I don't dance and I don't go to the gym. I actually quit the gym to use the money for part of this trip. Dancing also contributed to costs. Thus I let it go for a few months until I come back.

Please give me feedback, let me know if you will be there at the time. I will have some gatherings planned and will tell you more as the time draws closer.

Be blessed today and may HE who put the stars in place bless you, set you free and guide you into all truth!

Kerstin, your Long Term Missionary in Cape Town/South Africa

Please pray and see if God puts it on your heart to support me especially for this trip.

The money needed for this trip has impacted my reserve fund. I do need to refill it with at least $ 1900. I already fundraised $ 250.

Every dollar would help me to come back to Gresham and bring stories, videos and pictures, to be with my parents over Christmas and my mom's 60^th birthday and it would help me to minister to my parents.

Let me know what you think!

Make checks out to East Hill Church, PO Box 650, Gresham OR 97030

memo line: Long Term Missions South Africa