Hello, dear friends and family! This month has been INSANELY busy, which is why I haven't gotten around to updating y'all, yet! We have had several very intense weeks full of learning, full of God's freedom and full of ministry preparation for our outreach. I have some VERY exciting news, though! I found out today that all of my money for my outreach has officially been raised!! I want to thank everyone who helped me raise this money from the bottom of my heart. Every dollar will be going towards reaching lost and hopeless people who need to hear the truth about God's redeeming love. Thank you SO much for partnering with me in this ministry. My excitement is growing more and more with each week. Last weekend, I had the amazing privilege of seeing my best friend, Miss Kelsey McCulloch, become Mrs. Kelsey Campbell. It was SUCH a BEAUTIFUL weekend filled with so many wonderful memories. Kelsey was STUNNING in her gorgeous dress, and the whole reception was breathtaking. I was one of the bridesmaids, so I got to spend a lot of time with her before the wedding which was so nice. I hadn't seen her since I started my DTS, so it really blessed me. Photo credit- Abbi Hearne Photography The wedding party! I was, also, able to see a very large group from my Tarleton Wesley Foundation family! It was SUCH a blessing to be reunited with them! The wedding was absolutely dreamy, and being back with everyone felt almost like a dream itself. It felt strange to be off of the base and with my college friends again, but it absolutely blessed my soul in a way that I can't describe. After returning from Austin, I had to face the busiest week of the entire DTS. Along with classes, my daily work duty and reading for classes, we were working on a powerful skit called Clincher that we will be performing on outreach. I was pretty much busy from 6:30 in the morning until 10 at night. The skit shows the intense struggles of a girl as she is brought down by pride, lust, drugs and depression. Eventually, (after we toss the lead girl around QUITE a bit) Jesus steps in, takes all of her sins, fights satan (suicide) in an epic battle, is crucified, rises from the dead and gives the girl freedom. If you want to see a practice version of it, I am tagged in it on Facebook, so you can find it on my profile wall! The skit is so powerful that I get chills the whole time we are in practice! I am SO excited to bring it to the people of Ecuador to show them what Jesus can do for them and so desperately wants to do for them!
Next week, we will continue with classes and ministry prep. We will be focusing on preparing a VBS (Vacation Bible School) for children in Ecuador. I have never worked a VBS before, so I am very excited to be able to pour into the lives of impoverished children who wouldn't normally get the chance to do something like this! God has been so faithful to me during this time. I hope that through my blog you are able to see the changes that He is making in my life and how He can do the same thing for you! I pray that everyone who reads this will be touched by Him and that y'all will have a hunger to know Him on a much deeper level. If you have any questions or want to talk to me personally about anything feel free to email me at [email protected]! I would love to hear from you! :) I love y'all so much! Until next time, Olivia
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Dean Minix
8/21/2016 04:19:38 pm
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AuthorOlivia DeLaney is a recent college graduate that blogs about her transition into adulthood and the adventures along the way. Archives
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