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Name: Naomi
Birthday: 4/21/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: India, missions, music, nursing, people, kids, writing, lots of stuff...
Expertise: hmm... ask Deborah
Occupation: Student
Industry: Medical
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AIM:  MissionaryKid
Member Since:
1/5/2003
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| Ok, so I love my core! I love them so much. I don't think they understand how much. When I look at them, I see who God has created them to be and where He wants to take them. I just want them to see it! If I could take my heart and smear it on the wall so they could see what's inside it, I would. As it is, I can't, so I'll continue to love them the best I know how.
We've faced some challenges as a core. One of my girls was released from the program. It's hard, but I have a lot of peace about it. I know this is what's best for her. We're learning to be unified. There are a lot of things coming to the surface, which makes life interesting.  This is such a good thing, though! When God brings those things to the surface, we can then allow Him to scrape them out of our lives.
We've been talking a lot about accepting God's love for us and seeing ourselves the way He sees us. Because of Him, we are worthy of that love! Oh, it's so good. I want them to see it so badly. Over the next few weeks, we're going to be talking about what it means to surrender everything(and I mean everything) to God and His plan for us. To hold nothing back. Pray- this is going to be good, but I know the enemy does not want them to hear this. Seriously, please pray for my girls. There is so much God wants to do, but they have to choose to let Him.
So many times when I think about my core, I want to laugh and cry and smile and be quiet and dance and sing and pray and yell, all at once. I'm tearing up just writing this. You guys, God has a plan for these girls, and the enemy has an assignment on each of them. I feel like I'm in the midst of a battle where they don't have much armor and they barely know how to hold a weapon. Some more, some less. The point is we're in the middle of a battle and I'm slaughtering the enemy and defending them and helping them put on their armor and teaching them how to fight, all at the same time. It can be pretty overwhelming at times. I'm not perfect, and I don't have all the answers, but God has put this unquenchable, ravenous, burning love in me for them. For their holiness. For them to understand His love. For them to surrender. For them to pursue Him with tenacity. For them to live lives that are recklessly abandoned to the Lord. To hold nothing back.
So please, pray for my girls. Their names are Gloria, Vanessa, Diana, Jen, Johna, Emily, Shanel, Adrienne, Hannah, Mackenzie, and Chantel.
Whew.
And on Tuesday, I will have been courting Benjamin for one month. I am so loved! Where does the time go? Don't worry, I'll write more about that later. I think this is enough to digest for now.
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| Well friends, my life has changed drastically in the last two months...
I am now a Core Adviser! I love my girls. There are 11 of them. They seriously bring so much joy to my life.
I just finish-finished ESOAL for the fourth time. The grace of God... I really think I'm going to facilitate next year.
I'm courting. Whoa, yes, that's what I just said! His name is Benjamin Kolozsy. I seriously am so blessed. This man loves me so much with Jesus' love. And I love him too. 
Ok. Let me know what you want to hear about. I'm going to write more later. 
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| Well, I'm back in Tulsa. After being on the go for six weeks, it's kind of nice to breathe a little and get stuff organized. Here's what the last six weeks looked like... Core Advisor training week! It was hard for me in a way that I don't think it was for most people. It was very eye-opening. I feel like I learned a lot about myself. One of the biggest things God hit on in my life was trust. I think I've grown there, but I still have a long way to go. I'd say more, but we're supposed to keep that week's activities hush-hush.  Celebration LTE- or should I say the Sunburn LTE? It was really good to hang out with my adopted core family. Next came my mission trip to Mexico. Those two weeks were intense. It was so hard, but so good. I love my project so much. It was the most unified I've ever seen. God did a lot in their lives and in a lot of Mexicans as well. We saw at least a hundred salvations. The bottom line on that trip was that I am not great but God is, and He did a lot. Mmm. One of my good friends turned 24. We were actually able to surprise him! That made me pretty happy since he's rarely ever surprised. Happy birthday, Benjamin. Jen and I went to Virginia. I got an intense sunburn from my first time in the ocean. I got to meet her family. Aaaaannnnnd... I got to see Deborah in DC! That was way cool. I hadn't seen her in quite a while. I think I was finally able to tell Tommy and Sean apart by the end of my time there. Now I'm in Tulsa. I start work tomorrow. I'm excited to see everyone- I've missed them a lot! I feel like I'm missing everybody right now. And what might be the next great adventure in Naomi's life? August 12th. That's when something truly great will begin... August 12th... | | |
| I'm in Virginia right now. I'll be with Deborah for the next few days and Jen after that.
Not a lot to say. Hopefully I'll be able to get some of these thoughts out of my head and onto this screen soon.
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| Please pray for the missionaries here in Mexico! There are 43 of us here in Matamoros. We´ve gone through some pretty intense stuff... We lost one of our team members in Garden Valley. It´s been really hard on everyone. These guys are troopers, though! They´ve been pressing through- not forgetting what happened, but working through it. We´re building 2 houses and doing prison ministry... and drama as well. So these guys are pretty much amazing. Here are a few testimonies from the last few days... "After we had performed the drama, my ministry group started talking to one of the few men who spoke English. He ended up giving his life to Christ! After we prayed with him, we started speaking with another man who was already a Christian. He started crying and said he was lonely and asked us to pray for strength. Our friend who had just become a Christian moments ago interpreted for us. After we prayed, we realized that these two believers could be good friends for each other, so we talked with them about that. Also, the older Christian needed glasses so he could read his Bible, and the pastor there said he´d be able to get some for him. I was overwhelmed and nervous when we first started talking to these men, stumbling over my words, but God still used me. It was powerful." -Derrick "We´re building a house for a lady named Karen and her five-month-old baby. This is the first real house her family will have. As we were leaving yesterday, she said goodbye to me- and she said my name. Right then that showed me that I was leaving an impression for God on these people.¨ -Jessica ¨When we were in the prison yesterday, my ministry group talked to a man who wanted to commit his life to Christ. I got to be the one to pray with him and lead him to Christ. That was the first time I have ever led someone to the Lord! It was a completely new experience for me. I´ve never felt God like that before.¨ -Kathleen Pray, pray, pray, pray, pray! God is doing huge things in their lives. So pray. | | |
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