unshakable

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our "God is a consuming fire." Hebrews 12:28-29
I'm not sure i can get my head around this unshakable kingdom stuff...but i'm trying. I am figuring out that this should radically affect my life. I am living in and building on a kingdom that cannot be moved. therefore, i will not be moved. i will not be shaken. i will not look to the right or to the left, but i will keep my eyes on the Author and Perfector of my faith so that i can complete this amazing task ahead of me. Jesus is so worthy. He is worthy of my life, my love, my all. and i He knows i would give it...

this week we've been on the topic of labor and delivery. there is so much to be learnt, most days i find it impossible to remember everything i've taken in...all the stages of labor, how to take care of mom and baby in a million different situations, because birth can be so unpredictable. i mean i had NO IDEA that after you deliver the baby, you have to deliver the placenta!!! but seriously, it is AMAZING learning how the baby starts from a single cell and slowly but surely glows into a beautiful miracle of a baby. life is a miracle, and i'm so honored that God has brought me to a place to experience it.
This past weekend the Birth Attendant School found out where we would be spending our 8 months of outreach. We will leave the busy city of perth and travel to chang mai, thailand for the month of september. there we will finish up our last month of lecture phase in preparation for outreach. from thailand we will travel east to hyderabad, india for 3 months to begin working in hospitals assisting with deliveries. from india we will travel farther east to sudan, africa for another 3 months. our final 2 months of outreach will be spent in jakarta, indonesia. sooooo....to say the least, i am thrilled! i never would have dreamed up this journey for myself, but i serve a creative and amazing God. i wanted to see new places and new cultures and hear new languages...so the desires of my heart were more than answered. so now i pray that God would equip me, refine me, prepare me and use me to do my part to see His unshakable kingdom come.
love love lots of love
jill

well, here i am in australia...

I delight greatly in the Lord;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For He has clothed me
with garments of salvation
and arrayed me
in a robe of righteousness,



as a bridegroom adorns his
head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself
with her jewels.
For as the soil makes
the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make
righteousness and praise
spring up before all nations.
Isaiah 61:10-11

So, here I am a world away from home. there is more than 14 hours time difference between me and most of you. you're all enjoying the summer sun, while we're finishing up winter here. it's wierd. it feels like i've been here so long, but it's been less than 2 weeks. i arrived saturday, june 30 (a day late because i vacationed in the LA airport for an extra day due to delays and missed flights) to find most of the Birth Attendant School students already moved in. There are 11 of us girls in all, number 11 just arrived 2 days ago. Our team consists of new zealanders, germans, and americans from all different walks of life. we are a beautiful team if i might say so myself, and i'm anxious to see how God uses us. We have begun to dig into the textbooks studying the human anatomy at the moment. we are also learning to check vital signs (blood pressure, respirations, temperature, pulse.) it is a flood of information, not counting the spiritual side of it all. God has been challenging me...i sit here wondering how to put that into words. the challenge is quite large...seeming impossible, but day by day slowly attainable. "With all i am i will live to see Your Kingdom come..." during worship a few days ago, these words hit the core of my being. is it true of me? am i willing to spend my life for the Kingdom? anyways, i'm being challenged more each day to be kingdom minded...it's not always easy when the kingdom of Jill is calling for my attention....
on a lighter note we visited an incredible park here in Perth as a group. i took a million pictures of trees...the trees and plants are so different here, it's beautiful! trees teach me...they all have a lesson, a story, a character.





i love you all
blessings
jill