Worldwide Bulldogs

You've probably seen this. But who doesn't love to see so many kids runnin around in Bulldog gear?!

Go to 5:30 into the video.

Memorial Day

Kelsey,

Des Moines has awakened from its Winter slumber as Spring has passed and Summer has arrived. It’s Memorial Day (technically yesterday but I'm only 33 minutes late)!

God has been doing a LOT these days! I’m constantly amazed at how faithful He is and how the Lord comes through in all situations. Although, many times God acts in a way that I do not understand or perceive to be right, it always is. There have been many times in the recent weeks and months as our Bible study has gone out to share the gospel or serve people around Des Moines and though I expect God to work, I can assume that though we ask and seek God in prayer before we go, I often doubt that He really will or is working. However, each and every time we have gone and placed our plans at His feet, the Lord blesses us abundantly.

The hardest part, however, is the waiting. I listened to a Mark Darling message on a Friday afternoon before we went out sharing the gospel (which was unbelievable with some great God stories), and he talked on waiting. Mark references Psalm 89 as the psalm writer (Ethan the Ezrahite) says, “O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O Lord? You are entirely faithful.”

It is an impossibility for the Lord not to be faithful. So, in time, we will see Him act, for he is faithful to His word.

As for me, I will leave you with three verses from which we can wait, and trust, to see God move:

Galatians 6:9 – “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”

Hebrews 10:35-36 – “So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.”

Micah 7:7 – “As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.”

Love you dearly,

Katherine

I'm in love...

Just wanted to share that I have a new love.... Tostitos LIME tortilla chips. If you have the ability to get them.- do. :D (You don't even need salsa.) <3

oh wow

so not only is this a day late, but i wrote out a VERY LONG list of my "really good" excuses for not writing yesterday, I also coppied a funny story that one of my students wrote about me, being old, scary, poor and bitter:) he said "no disrespect though Miss Lindvall, no disrespect" :) i laughed really hard.

and the reason why it all got deleted was b/c we switched classes and i somehow lost the warm up question and was freaking out and all the kids were swarming around my desk and so i exited...what an idiot:) haha im exagirating but that is really what happened...

2 corinthians 6:3-10
we live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us and no one will find fault with our ministry. we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. We have been beaten, been put in prison, face angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food. We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us and by our sincere love. We faithfully preach the truth. God's power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defences. we serve God whether people honor us or dispise us. We are honest but they call us imposters. we are ignored though we are well knokwn. We live close to death, but are still alive. We have been beaten but we have not been killed. Our hearts ache but we always have joy. we are poor but we give spiritual riches to others. we own nothing and yet we have everything.

ill post that story later, its pretty funny, i think:)

Memories from Warmer Weather...

This was a post that got caught in the draft folder. :) Enjoy the May throwback blog post. For supplementation, see the post on May 25:

Kelsey!!!

Hello friend! I miss you bunches! and I can't beleive that I forgot to do this yesterday! I even had a friendly reminder yesterday!

Here are some of my very bad excuses for why I blew it:

1. it was just too stinkin hot in Iowa. I walked out of school and got in my car and immediately started sweating.

2. students at after school programing and the soccer games kept trying to touch me! and i was freaking out b/c i CANNOT handle skin on skin contact when everyone is hot, you just stick to eachother and its disgusting.

3. my desk was messy, as cluttered and scatterbrained as i am, i have to have a clean desk

4. my 3rd block students were really bad, so even though it was super hot i was a true meanie. I turned on all the lights and turned off the fan, yes this could be called crule and unusual punishment and i may go to jail for it:)

5. i at a mcdonalds hamburger for the first time in maybe 4 years it was a dollar and six cents

6. IT WAS STINKIN HOT:)

So those are my really bad excuses for my abesentmindedness...

I stole your idea for a survey and did one with my students...hopefully i dont get fired, it was actually really low key, do you believe in God? do you believe in heaven and hell? if something we to happein to you and you died would you go to heavne or hell? why do you think this? do you have any questions about the bible or Jesus? thanks for the idea, i havent had time to read through them ye though.

here is a funny story a student wrote about me, I hope you are as entertained as i was...

How did miss linvall get taze (he ment tazed)

me and other couple freind were at the movies up came along was this old scary lady named miss linvalle she was a former teacher we had soo we was at the movies watchin Iron Man 2. My friends noticed that miss linvalle snuck in and now we can tell she is a poor bitter old lady and then she got caught the 5-0 said that will be your strike...(he didnt have time to finish, and i actually really saw him at Iron man 2 the sat before:)

so i am a poor bitter scary old lady:)

2 cointhians 6:3-10

Proverbs 24:11 "Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter."

So I have been thinking a lot about the gospel lately. I have come to the conclusion that without Christ, I am such a coward when it comes to sharing the gospel message, the message of the greatest news that I have ever heard. What in the world? Why are we so afraid of preaching the gospel, we are so good at making excuses on why we aren't sharing with our friends, families, or complete strangers. I often find myself making the excuse that this is not the ideal circumstance to share with them, but what is an ideal circumstance? God's top priority is the salvation of every single soul, so why is it not mine? Here is a super convicting poem that I read the other day..

My Friend:

My friend, I stand in judgement now,

And I feel that you're to blame somehow.

On Earth I walked with you day by day

And never did you point the way.

You knew the Lord in truth and glory.

But never did you tell the story.

My knowledge then was very dim;

You could have led me safe to Him.

Though we lived together here on Earth,

You never told me of the second birth.

And now I stand this day condemned,

Because you failed to mention Him.

You taught me many things, that's true;

I called you "friend" and trusted you.

But I learned now that it's too late;

And you could have kept me from this fate.

We walked by day and talked by night,

And yet you showed me not the light.

You let me live, and love, and die,

You knew I'd never live on high.

Yes, I called you "friend" in life,

And trusted you through joy and strife.

And yet, on coming to this dreadful end,

I cannot now, call you "my friend."

Aw! How crazy is that? I have been thinking about all the people that have come and gone throughout my life, that I was so much of a wimp to share the gospel to them. I have been begging God to change me in this area. I need him to strengthen me and give me a boldness.

Here is another crazy quote, which you have probably heard before, but it's one of my favorites..

"If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, at least let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go there unwarned or unprayed for." Charles Spurgeon

Fellowship of the Unashamed:

"I am part of the 'Fellowship of the Unashamed'. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.

I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure.

I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals.

My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heave, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear.

I won't give up, back up, let up or shut up until I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ. I must go until He returns, give until I drop, preach until all I know, and work until He comes. And when He comes to get His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. My colors will be clear. 'For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ'."

I'm praying for you sister. That you might be a bold witness to a country that is so very dark and desperate for hope. I am so thankful for your example!

Dybs

Amena Brown

You

Resurrection