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-Allen RedpathAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-59249416260324072152015-06-10T23:07:00.002-07:002015-06-10T23:07:46.909-07:00Freedom, Grace, and Love<a href="http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/Christina1571/media/IMG_1840_zps72fc5ab8.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo IMG_1840_zps72fc5ab8.jpg" border="0" src="http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y488/Christina1571/IMG_1840_zps72fc5ab8.jpg" /></a>
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So what does freedom, grace, and love have to do with our lives? I have given this a lot of thought lately and I have realized that it has everything to do with us. As almost anyone can see just by reading my blog, I am a Christian and that I believe that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation. Although many do not hold this view, this is my worldview and because of that I believe that no one can really understand freedom, grace, and true love unless they know Christ. Now this might seem funny or even infuriating to some, but for me it is life and hope. True freedom is only found in Christ because He knows our deepest and ugliest secrets and yet he still chooses to forgive us. I know many times in my life I harbor forgiveness and hatred towards people who I feel have wronged me or offended me in someway, but when I realized that Christ is holy and that I are constantly sinning against Him and yet He still forgives me, it was a humbling realization. It blows my mind that I cannot forgive others when they offend or hurt me and yet Christ forgave all of my sins by dying on the cross. You see this is true freedom, forgiveness of our sins and debts to God. The amazing thing is we did not even have to work for this forgiveness. He just granted us forgiveness and freedom because of His grace and love. It says <b>“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). </b>You see this is where forgiveness starts, in Christ's grace. We are also told that forgiveness is granted to us by just asking, <b>“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). </b>One thing that I have noticed is that many people do not understand that God is full of grace (this does not mean that he excuses sin now! you still need to seek to do right) and not seeking to condemn people. He only seeks to have us restored to him so that be can have a relationship with Him forever. That is true freedom. Now what does grace and love have to do with freedom? It has everything to do with God's character, you see, because Christ is gracious and loving He left His thrown room in heaven to come save wretched sinners like me. Through this love He paid the highest ransom so that anyone who believes in Christ can have salvation and forgiveness of sins. This is true love and grace since Christ paid this ransom with His life. It is hard to understand that magnitude of this, but it is true, the Creator and King of all died to save us because of His love and grace! Therefore, I boast in nothing but Jesus Christ and His sanctifying (redeeming) work on the cross for me! The good news is that Christ defeated death and sin so we can be free in Him to love and embrace His grace. <b>"<span class="text Eph-2-8" id="en-ESV-29221">For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,</span> <span class="text Eph-2-9" id="en-ESV-29222"><sup class="versenum"> </sup>not a result of works, so that no one may boast"(Ephesians 2:8-9).</span></b><span class="text Eph-2-9" id="en-ESV-29222"> So today live in the freedom that Christ has given you, </span><b>"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8::36). </b><br />
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<span class="p">Now if anyone does know Christ Jesus, but wants to be free, forgiven of their sins, and to spend eternity in heaven with Christ Jesus here is all you need to do:</span><br />
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<span class="p">Pray and ask Jesus to come into your life and forgive you of your sins (all you have to do is truly mean it, even if you think it sounds funny). </span><br />
<span class="p"><br />Then ask Him to lead and guide your life, show you His truth, and to help you love Him with all your heart! </span><br />
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<span class="p">And that is it! You can now experience freedom, grace, and love to the fullest. </span><br />
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<span class="p">Find a good church- I suggest a Calvary Chapel or a Baptist Church (Here you should find true </span><br />
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<span class="p">Always read your Bible: It is God's words to you! He will tell you what to do through it.</span><br />
<span class="p">And finally: Do not be afraid to go to church, we love to here how Christ has forgiven you! We are there to help you learn and understand anything that might confuse you! </span><br />
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<span class="p">God Bless and Enjoy Freedom, Grace, and Love!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-60809169636060483122014-07-01T16:38:00.002-07:002014-07-01T16:38:59.942-07:00Tea Sets and TimesHave you ever wondered to what happened to all the time you used to have as a child? There was always time for tea parties, dress up, and singing and dancing. This year of my life has been busy but great! Without time to relax, there has been plenty of VBS planning, Sunday school teaching, and work. Its busy but a blast. However, I was able to go back to the simpler times this summer with my adorable niece, we had a tea party (she painted the tea set!) It's was a good reminder, that sometimes I need to slow down and take a breath. I still need to sit at the Lord's feet and enjoy the time His has given me. So I want to encourage anyone who might read my crazy, small, random blog to slow down and remember and enjoy the time God has given you.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-54119058026212907982014-02-24T17:17:00.001-08:002014-02-24T17:17:36.100-08:00Throw Into Leadership During the last few months many changes have happened in my life that where very unexpected. I was recently offered and internship for the Bible College that I graduated from. Being very excited I deferred my next semester at jr college. Although most people would see that as a completely dumb move I have found rest in it because God has completely provided for it as well as given me His complete conformation. Being an intern to me seems like nothing new except for the fact that I get to mentor people and spend all my time doing what God wants me to do. I did what He called me to do before, but this time is specifically set so I can just serve Jesus without having to worry about grades or trying to learn physiology or math. It is quite liberating!<br />
That being said, in my new position in life I've been learning a lot about leadership. I never knew that I was called to be a leader until I was asked to be an inter. I feel so unworthy to lead anyone. There are many areas of my life that need work. I thought this would disqualify me in my ministry however God has shown me that He is so full mercy that He helps me lead others. This reminds me of 1 Corinthians 2:1,4 <i>"When I came to you... My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power." </i><br />
The Spiritual Leadership that God has called me to is something I cannot take frivolously. It is my hope and prayer that you will all pray for me in this!
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I see the beauty that is coming through leadership! I struggle and don't feel adequate to lead, but I know that Christ has chosen me so that I can grow in who He wants me to be.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-41774234925562869532013-12-23T11:59:00.001-08:002013-12-23T11:59:33.513-08:00Hershey Kisses and Priceless Thoughts Priceless thoughts are the thoughts we think, that are only meaningful to to who us. This Christmas season I have decided to take time to really appreciate the things that God has done for us. He came to earth, leaving all of His power and deity to come dwell among men who didn't love Him. Most of the time I don't take the time to realize what God really did for me. He came to this world to die on the cross. Not as a King to rule the earth, but to live a lowly life to die on the cross and save me! What an amazing gift. <br />
So what are you thinking about this season? How important is it to you? I have been thinking of how busy I've been and how inconvenient it is. But is that honestly something I should be thinking about? No it's not! The things that I need to be thinking about need to be the priceless gift that God has given to me and all the small and big things that God has blessed me with. These need to be my priceless thoughts this season. <br />
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This is important guys! We need to take action today to reunite this amazing pastor with his family! All prayers are needed. We can stand on behalf of this man who is faithfully serving our Lord Jesus Christ, through prayer God can change things! Please take action! Email your representatives! It is very simple it won't take more then a few minutes of your time!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-64877656736647499032013-10-17T12:36:00.002-07:002013-10-17T12:36:09.178-07:00I Am......<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; letter-spacing: 0px;"> I am faithful. There are many people in this world and each person has something that they claim to believe in. Just because they claim to believe in a faith does not make them faithful. I know that I am faithful. I believe in the God of the Bible and His Son Jesus Christ. The thing that makes my faithfulness different then the average faith, is that my faith is based upon a true and intimate relationship with God. Having a relationship rather then a religion, has given me the opportunity to personally know my Lord and Savior, therefore my faith is not just traditions and laws. Rather it is intimate and real. I have a God who is actively working in me, changing me to be more like Him and continually proving Himself to me. I realize that as a person I must be reassured of who I trust and of who I put my faith in. Faithfulness to me isn’t just having a faith, so that I can tell people what my view of life is. When I tell people I am faithful, I literally mean I am defined by my personal relationship with my Lord Jesus Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> My faith in God, has brought me to a realization that I am not perfect. I struggle with the concept of not being perfect, everything in me wants to be perfect so that I don’t have to look down on myself, judge myself, or fall into the category of imperfect. But I ultimately know that I am not perfect. I am a sinner and I cannot be perfect enough to achieve salvation or heaven by myself. Overcoming the fact that I am not perfect has been a great challenge because it means admitting to myself that I need help. God provides that help and all I have to do is grasp that free gift of salvation. God has graciously give me this opportunity. Faith is believing in something that is not seen and is the realization of things hoped for. Hope literally means knowing what’s going to happen and placing all your trust into that coming hope. I am only defined as faithful because of the grace of God and the gift He has given to me through salvation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> I am faithful, but my faithfulness is not defined by traditions. My faithfulness is defined by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit who enables me to live out my faithfulness everyday. In God’s mercy and love He sent the Holy Spirit to dwell within those who truly believe in Him. My faithfulness is directly derived from God, who has blessed me with faith. I cannot achieve faith by myself. It’s impossible, for I am too basic and simple to have this kind of strong faith in my life, if I didn’t have the true living God, indwelling in my heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Faithfulness is a blessing, I am convinced of my faith in God. A few of the reasons that I am convinced that my God is the God of the universe who came down and died for me so that I might have a restored relationship with Him, are that He actively speaks to me, He gave me His Word (the Bible), and that God proves Himself through answered prayer and prophecy. My faith is established when I spend time with the Lord and He speaks to me the things I need to do or truths from His Word. Many times I think that God is silent but, but rather that I’m the one that’s not silent. When I don’t hear from God is when I am too busy to want to hear Him. When I take the time to listen and seek the Lord, He speaks! When God speaks to me it is very precious and it strengthen my faith in Him and instills a greater love for Him in my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Without God my heart has a hole in it. People say there heart has a hole in it quite often and I know that that hole in their heart just needs to be filled by God. God made me in His image which I find profound. He made us to be able to love and to ultimately be His bride. Every time I realize this I am awe struck! How could such an glorious God chose to love me so much! I was made for God’s pleasure (Psalm 147:11, Psalm 149:4) and this I cannot comprehend. I am not even worthy or close to being worthy of this blessing. It makes me so joyful that I have been blessed with His favor that I just want to glorify the God who lovingly made me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> I adore my God, I love who He is. He is a God who is personal, that speaks, and that cares. I am faithful, but I am still a sinner and fool. Without God I am nothing, but another lost person with no meaning in life or purpose, because of the mercy of God I have faith. Faith in the one true God is not disappointing to me, it is rather exhilarating and consuming. When I take the time to sit before the Lord and have Him speak to me I learn directly from Him and His Word. Scripture speaks of the greatness, compassion, and of how wonderful the God I put my faith in is. Through the Scriptures, I came to a true understanding of my relationship with God (my faith). I know that God wants to spend time with me and when I do spend time with Him I become aware of the fact that God has good plans for me. God loves me so much, that I cannot comprehend it. This is the reason why I am a faithful, the God of the universe sent His Son to die for me, before I loved Him or even desired to have a relationship with Him and once I understood this, there in no way that I could not love a God so loving, merciful, and compassionate to me. Once I understood this, the Lord instilled faithfulness into my heart and that is why I am a faithful person. God is my victory, He defeated death and sin for me. Faithfulness defines me because it declares God’s love and victory in my life. He is near to me and I know this because of His promises that I will never be left alone or abandoned. Honestly, if I decided to abandon my faithfulness I would have nothing to hope in or have a purpose for my life. Faith gives my life purpose and that purpose is to serve my God where ever I am and to share the amazing grace, love, and victory that I have found in Him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is the rewarder of those who diligently seek Him</i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-80912930342926758572013-09-30T19:41:00.001-07:002013-09-30T19:43:11.459-07:00Rain for Rent It's been such a long time since I've written. A lot has changed as well. I am now going to community college and have been swamped with papers and quizzes. My life lately feels like I'm on borrowed time. My time has been given to many people who don't really care because all I am to them is a pay check, they mount on the homework and papers. I'm expected to enjoy every single minute of it because after all I'm paying for it. I know it's a necessary step in my life so that I can become someone in this world. But at the moment it seems that my time is lent and I'm spent. <br />
Ultimately I know my time belongs to God, so I try to share His gospel to everyone I meet. I rely on Him for my borrowed time and I seek Him to sustain me. I can hand Him my small heart, and He holds it in His hands.... I know that I can trust Him not to drop or crush my heart. But rather make my ugly heart into something beautiful through His free gift of sanctification and love. <br />
I chose to call this section Rain for Rent because every part of me, is only for rent. I belong to God and He will have His way in my life. Although its crazy and I seem to be one everyone else's time, I still borrow God's time!
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">“God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.” </span><br />
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This quote describes my life in so many ways. To realize God has a plan and never hurry's, gives me peace. It is my goal to seek to find stillness and rest in who He is, and now what I'm trying to do or accomplish. My heart is in His hands and thing gives me peace.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-76170862826501054522013-06-08T16:12:00.000-07:002013-06-08T16:12:16.249-07:00Being Healthy!This week has again been full of excitement! Work like always as well as starting up Pilates with my aunt and trying to become more aware of what I have been putting in my mouth! Its actually been quite fun! I learned that fructose is a poison to your body! Isn't that crazy! And it is literally in everything! So my goal is to avoid it as much as possible! This of course might be somewhat challenging because I am also gluten and dairy free! Lol oh this will be fun! So here is and a little look into my cooking life lately! Hope you enjoy it!<br />
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Doesn't this look amazing! I didn't even have to edit the color on this at all! I've been trying to use only organic fruits and veggies as well!<br />
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This is the toppings for the pizza that I'm making tonight! I'm really excited to see how it turns out! I have also been experimenting with making salad dressings, as well as with fructose free desserts! If you guys are bored at all or just excited to start eating healthier I'd love to help you guys! And finally guys don't let eating healthy keep you from living your life! Simply make it part of your life! Even though I've been eating better I still had time to go to the beach and have a couple Pilates lessons! Have fun with it!<br />
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While I've been home again I have started to work for my church! It's been quite fun! I work in the bookstore and the coffee shop! Yay coffee!!! I've also been hiking and hanging out with my family! Pilates starts next week and I have also been working on cutting sugar from my diet! (YES, REALLY HARD!!) I have been trying to take more pictures so I can work on my photography! Haha although I have realized that I'm not good at all! So here are some of my pictures!<br />
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I know this is all totality random stuff about my life but I hope it blessed you guys!<br />
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One thing that I have learned being home is that we need to seek the Lord with all our hearts! Look up Jeremiah 29:11-13 its pretty amazing!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-9809042011795798122013-05-25T15:21:00.001-07:002013-05-25T15:21:30.578-07:00Home and Graduated, ahhhh what now! So I'm finally home! After a missed flight because the airport changed the time of our flight. It's been a crazy run but this Thursday I walked across the stage and received my diploma! Yay finally. It has really been a happy sad graduation experience! I loved Bible College and I'm honestly not quite ready to leave! But Hey God knows what He has for me next! Here are some of my grad pictures!<br />
I am also happy because many of my good friends graduated with me as well and CJ! lol I met him fist semester and he is like my brother! I also was able to see Hayley and Tori! I had tons of my best friends there that totally stood by me and have been a total blessing to me!<br />
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These are my amazing friends! I love them all so much. I have been so blessed to see them all grow in the Lord and am also extremely blessed to have had them all in my life.<br />
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Above is CJ and my sissy Jenny! They are amazing! Haha siblings all the way! And Hayley! You all know her! She is amazing and I just want everyone to know! God has really blessed me with her! I love her tons! Such a great friend!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-66639853756454112762013-05-13T01:33:00.001-07:002013-05-13T01:33:26.459-07:00Missing New Zealand You know your missing New Zealand when you start to want to cry over leaving when you see the sun set! I have had an absolutely wonderful time here! I want to show you some of my favorite pictures that I took during my time here! And don't worry I'll explain them!<br />
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Yes guys a double rainbow. Believe it or not theses aren't rare here! But beautiful still! New Zealand reminds me of what the end of a rainbow would look be like! Super green and beautiful!<br />
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Reading under a tree! A nice typical Sunday afternoon! Photo props to Hayley!<br />
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The Mount! This is the beautiful beach that I had a chance to spend every Sunday at! Lets just say it never gets old!<br />
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So these are just some of the amazing pictures that I have! I hope they have blessed you! I have officially graduated! Ahhh scary! But at the end of this week I'll be back in Cali! I know I'm going to miss it. I suggest that if anyone wants to come visit New Zealand they defiantly should!! I specifically came to New Zealand to grow deeper in my relationship with Christ. Being here I have been blessed to learn how faithful my God is and how much He loves me. New Zealand provided the perfect place for me to sit still and wait on God! I'm now of course, excited to go home! Although I figure I will have to stop saying "sweet as." Hahaha yes I know that this sounds like a bad word but here in NZ everyone says it to emphasize a point. It is defiantly not a bad word here but it will defiantly be taken that way back in Cali! Lol I guess I'll just have to let you guys know how it goes!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-19431222659477042842013-05-07T23:56:00.000-07:002013-05-07T23:56:50.473-07:00It Never Hurts to Pretend to Be Five!<a href="http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/Christina1571/media/4c788e9a-a381-4e38-9100-8bb85a666c28_zps213bec14.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo 4c788e9a-a381-4e38-9100-8bb85a666c28_zps213bec14.jpg" border="0" src="http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y488/Christina1571/4c788e9a-a381-4e38-9100-8bb85a666c28_zps213bec14.jpg" /></a><br />
Yes I'm going to write about Hayley, Heidi, and I jumping on our school's trampolines! I haven't jumped on a trampoline since I was seven! So needless to say this is quite an exciting outing!!! As you can tell Hayley used to be in dance so she can do some crazy things on the trampoline! Jumping on the trampoline was really fun and reminded me that sometimes I need to just let go of every care and worry and just embrace having fun! Not going to lie, I felt like I was five again!<br />
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Pretending to be five again!!! Oh Yes! There can never be enough laughs!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-62656243340958716092013-05-06T23:02:00.003-07:002013-05-06T23:02:42.982-07:00Rainy DaysIt's been raining like crazy here in New Zealand! In Cali we get some rain but nothing like this rain. It rains all the time! And they say its a dry season!!!! With lots of rain comes time to read, drink lots of coffee, and play lots of games. The end of our semester is coming up and I'll be graduating (yay), that's a scary thought! I love all the people here and I am really sad to be leaving. Although I know that God has plans for me when I get home! So with needless to say I have enjoyed the rain lately because it gives us all lots of time to hang.<br />
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Of course game spoons never gets old! (Lets just say we are a little bit too competitive!!)
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So far I have seen some beautiful places and things in New Zealand. Along with studying (like crazy) we get to do amazing things! For one of my classes we had to go into the town and street witness, which of course I am terrible at! (Hayley and I street witnessing top picture.)<br />
You should also know about Selina she is a great friend! I met her a little over a year ago! Oh and did I mention she has an amazing voice!<br />
And finally on outreach to Russel we had some spare time to walk along the beach. This of course started our frantic journey of saving all the star fish from the seagulls!<br />
Needless to say my life lately has been full of fantastic friends, random adventures, and lots of studying!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028998217749186471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897628247314777371.post-65409213088338835852013-05-05T02:53:00.000-07:002013-05-05T16:17:16.553-07:00Here and There... and Everywhere in BetweenHi! My name is Christina and this is my first blog! I decided to start a blog because I realized I'm literally the only person who... doesn't blog. (I figured I should fix that!) Thanks to my amazing friend Hayley I now hope to bless all of you with a part of my life.<br />
I am from lovely California but I am currently studying the Bible in New Zealand! So here are my adventures the beautiful country of New Zealand.<br />
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