The Life of Becky Ann

Wish I could be with the homeless..who have no family to spend this beautiful holiday with. Instead of recieving the gift, I wish I had a way to be making balloon animals,handing out socks,poetry,and nature photos. Those people need a spark of hope.

Tonight I went to a Christmas Eve service…you know the usual thing. We were going over the Christmas story. Well after each reading there was a song. During the song Here I am to Worship a couple people were raising their hands. Then the little girl in the row in front of me rose her hands. It was probably one of the most humbling things I have seen in awhile. What if I had the courage to raise my hands and not have my family judge me?

I am starting to work on my support letters for a missions trip to Romania.

College life rocks. God is awesome and is working already.

Thats okay :) Neither was I. But someone came up with the coolest idea. To create legit tshirts. All proceeds go to an orphanage. My boyfriend lives there and some other good friends of mine. Your helping a christian cause out. A lot of the kids and young adults who live here have parents in jail or homeless…something along the lines of that. It mean a lot to me if you could support both.

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This year has been a learning process. God has broken my heart for the poor. Homeless people are now my ministry. I love them. They have genuine hearts and most appreciate a conversation.It all started with a ministry named remedy. Now my life has a new beginning with what is called the prodigals home. This people just crave relationship,friendship,acceptance,love, just like the rest of us. There is no difference when it comes to the needs of the heart. Yes their clothes are torned and they have a lack of food but so what? That is more the means to show them this love. Actions do speak louder then words. Believe it

“People who are obsessed with Jesus live lives that connect them with the poor in some way or another. Obsessed people believe that Jesus talked about money and the poor so often because it was really important to him.” Francis Chan Crazy Love pg 135

Currently I work anywhere from 16-20 hours a week in a student call center. I am taking four classes this semester. English 105,Math 110,Education Frameworks and Foundations,World Civilizations. For English I have a extremely strict teacher. This semester will be the death of me.Today is a homework day for me. I have to go over a presentation for history.

Friday was a homecoming dance. It was a masqerave. I hated the theme slightly. I love the masks and dress up part. The rave part simply put was stupid.A group of friends and I got bored and went out to Denny’s instead. Now that was pretty cool. The people I sat next to talked about metal bands,wings,and beer. I can dig that type of conversation.

Saturday I went up to Kingman and saw a whole lot of nothing on the way up and back. There was even a billboard that said nothing on it. Apparently we hit nothing Arizona.It exits after all. I was happy that I had the chance to see my family. My sister will be married it about another year. I can not wait for that. I’ve dreamt of being in her wedding since I was small.

My only point of confusion is what to do this summer.I do not want to live on campus during the summer.So I am trying to find a camp job because it gives me an oppurtunity to serve. It also gives me an oppurtunity to get away from Phoenix.

I’m a Christian,but by my actions you really won’t be able to tell. Sometimes I cuss,lie,cheat,and backstab people. In reality my intentions of being “good” never work. I’m sorry I tend to be a hypocrite.I realize it though and try my best to stop being that way. God though needs to help me.He is the only one who can forgive me fully of my sins and not hold them against me. I wonder why a God so big could love a messed up human being like myself. It is because God gives us an abundant amount of grace. “Amazing grace,how sweet the sound,that saved a wretch like me,I once was lost,but now I’m found,was blind but now I see.” I should be showing love instead of hate. I apologize to anyone who I might of hurt in this life.

Endurance is the key word for right now.Some of my classes really suck bad.Its not even the class itself but the teachers that make it semi miserable.The college is good for the most part and a lot of people are nice to me.Spiritually there is a lot offered for me.I just got back from a retreat which was amazing.I jumped the leap of faith and went off the catch the bar.Also did the zipline which is epic. I had to climb a rockwall to get to the zipline. I learned a lot of spiritual stuff which will help me with my relationship with God.Pretty much this weekend was the best.

Matthew 7:1-5 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.  For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?  How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye?  Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.

Christians should be about love,acceptance,and helping each other.Not pointing the finger when someone slips and messes up.They should help them up and then proceed to point them in the right direction in a nice way.We should be an encouragment to each other.We should be building each other up,not tearing each other down. Unbelievers watch us in disgust because we don’t show them love.What if we did? Would there be a revival? It starts with you and me making choices daily to do these things.

 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.Ephesians 4:29