Blogs from Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway, Europe - page 48

During our dinner break I had tea in a café with one of my teammates today. She is 21 and from Norway. This is her 3 year in Jesus Revolution. She originally joined Jesus Revolution because she wanted to dance and be on stage in front of lots of people for a year but God really changed her heart and now she is still here. We had a really great conversation about our backgrounds and just got to know each other better. We also discussed how while we are here we can’t worry about what people at home think about what we are doing because we are not living our lives for them. It can be hard at times but it is a matter of knowing who you are and what you are living for, deciding ... read more

That is how Norwegians describe the weather, “Not cold but fresh.” The high today was 12C (54F) and the low was 8C (47F). It is crazy but I love it. It just feels so, fresh! I bought my first scarf today (well two actually - have to catch up with all the Scandinavians). I look so cute, especially now that I, for the first time since I was 8 years old, cut my hair below my shoulders. I was a little scared at first but this is a brand new chapter in my life. Kind of like baptism symbolizes dying and rising again into a new creation in Christ, I cut my hair to symbolize saying goodbye to the old Brandy. I think it helps to make me look more my age but still cute of ... read more

I forgot to mention this but on Monday during my PT I just had a thought that I want to share with you: We need to take our focus off ourselves and on to God because if it is on us it actually causes us to loose sight of God and His plan which is so much bigger than ours’ starts to become blurry. It is kind of like a camera, it can only fully focus on something in the front or something in the background. It is so easy for us to focus on what is right in front of our face (ourselves) that we sometimes don’t even look at the whole picture of God’s plan. If we do as His word says and seek first HIS kingdom then we will be taken care ... read more

Since I’ve have been here I have been stretched many different ways; today was no different. I’ve learned to dance, act like and animal and today I was forced to write a poem and share it with the rest of my class. I am pretty sure I have not attempted to write a poem since I was in middle school (haiku perhaps). Our topic was about God’s love for us and so we were told to write a poem expressing our love to Him. So I thought I would share with you my attempt at expressing my love for Jesus through a poem. Keep in my I only had 15 minutes! Thank You for a love I do not deserve A love my mind does not fully comprehend But a love You so freely give and ... read more

One of the things I have failed to mention about Jesus Revolution that is really cool is that they are founded on prayer. We pray corporately at least once a day (sometimes more). Usually praise & worship/prayer lasts one hour but today it lasted 2.5 hours. It is so wonderful to be somewhere that God is really the focus, seeking Him, loving Him, praising Him, interceeding on behalf of others. We even prayed for our fellow Christians. Especially those who go to church on Sunday yet keep the gospel for themselves. We have such an awesome gift but we are not supposed to keep it for ourselves just to build ourselves up. We are supposed to share it with everyone. And it is such an urgent message. I pray for God to reveal that to you! ... read more