Sunday, May 10, 2009

It's ALL God's children...

singing Glory, Glory, Hallelujah, He reigns.


It continues to blow my mind that every time I ask someone "Where are you from" that they have these long amazing stories of all they've seen and places that they've lived that I had no idea existed until I moved here. I will miss having a church made up of people literally from all over the world. My eyes have truly been opened.

It’s the song of the redeemed
Rising from the African plain
It’s the song of the forgiven
Drowning out the Amazon rain
The song of Asian believers
Filled with God’s holy fire
It’s every tribe, every tongue, every nation
A love song born of a grateful choir

It’s all God’s children singing
Glory, glory, hallelujah
He reigns, He reigns
It’s all God’s children singing
Glory, glory, hallelujah
He reigns, He reigns

Let it rise above the four winds
Caught up in the heavenly sound
Let praises echo from the towers of cathedrals
To the faithful gathered underground
Of all the songs sung from the dawn of creation
Some were meant to persist
Of all the bells rung from a thousand steeples
None rings truer than this

Thursday, May 7, 2009

I look to my left and there is Adrienne, from Iowa and then to my right is Suz, from Australia. I, myself am from Maryland. The three of us have completely different stories. But, nonetheless, here we are, three white girls in China, holding orphans and laughing as the one I am trying to feed spits out the food I just tried to give her. We've been friends since the first times we met each other. Three single, white, college level girls all need to stick together, and that's exactly what we've done.
Adrienne is the first of us to leave. She left this morning to go home and start life as a college freshman. She is the first to go back to "real life." I am next.


Sunday, May 3, 2009

I've been here a mere 4 months and already, my heart aches about the day I leave...and I don't want to answer the question of "when I'm leaving" anymore.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Wait, I'm wrong
Should have done better than this
Please, I'll be strong
I'm finding it hard to resist
So show me what I'm looking for

Save me, I'm lost
Oh lord, I've been waiting for you
Ill pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for, oh lord

Don't let go
I've wanted this far too long
Mistakes become regrets
I've learned to love abuse
Please show me what I'm looking for

Save me, I'm lost
Oh lord, I've been waiting for you
I'll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for, oh Lord

Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for

Save me, I'm lost
Oh Lord, Ive been waiting for you
I'll pay any cost
Just save me from being confused
Wait, I'm wrong
I cant do better than this
I'll pay any cost
Save me from being confused

Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for
Show me what I'm looking for