Update!

wow... it has been 5 and a half months since I last updated! I'm sorry for such a long delay in blog posts.
many things have happened in the last 5 and a half months... ^_^

   God has blessed me, stretched me, strengthened me, broke me, healed me so much in these past months.
to give a update, on December 15th this year me and Josh are getting married!!!
It is all God's amazing, overwhelming grace. after much prayer, God really put it on me and Josh's hearts to get married. When I look at the friendship and relationship between me and Josh that God has blessed me with... it's all God's work, His grace, His love, His mercy. I don't deserve it, it's all God's grace.
Lord willing if I am able to, I am going to try to update my blog more with what God is doing in both mine and Josh's lives and what God has instore for us.
  Please keep us both in your prayers, that we would desperatly cling to God in His word and fall more in love with Christ daily! God bless!
     - Allie

Goodbyes

                                         

Goodbyes

After the semester ended, everyone started to leave. the first ones to leave were Bloodworth, Hae Young and Lance. the next people to leave were Alex, Aya and then me and Josh. It was sad saying goodbye to everyone, but at the same time I was so excited to see what God had instore for us all this summer! 

God blessed me so much on my way home! the flight was fast and I got to talk to Japanese lady who sat next to me on the plane. her husband was american and she was going to visit. I was able to tell her bout the Bible College and what we did there. God also blessed me because I thought i would miss my last flight, but when I just gave it all to God and knew He would take care of it, the plane ended up being delayed and I got there with plenty of time! God is good~

Please keep Japan in your prayers, they need Jesus! 

I'll try to keep updating. next week i'll be gone camping, but I  hope to be able to post pictures from it when I return. Have a blessed week and remember that God loves you so much! ^_^

1 day left...

The Semester is officially finished...

Finals are done, people are leaving and it's been a super blessed semester.
God stretched me, changed me and broke me so much this semester, but at the same time this semester was so blessed, so amazing and it was all by God's grace. 

One thing that God showed me so much this semester was that He ALWAYS provides! 

So often I say "I know God will provide" but then I go and worry about money, or things that I don't need to worry about about. But God continued to pour our His amazing grace on me and showed me that He will always provide, and I must cling to Him. it reminds me so much of my second semester when I took 'Growing in Grace' class and I kept struggling with it. and then God showed me, that we grow in God's grace by humility and faith. Humility: realizing I can't do it. Faith: knowing God can and relying completely on God for the strength. and it was the same this semester, God showed me that I need to be humble and realize that worrying will not help, but to have faith and trust in God completely for everything knowing that He will always provide.
"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus". Philippians 4:19

I leave tomorrow, and I am excited for what God has in store for me this summer and also for my last semester. It's been really sad saying goodbye to the students, but at the same time I know that God has awesome plans for their lives and i'm excited to hear what God does in their lives.

God showed me this semester... of how much I need Him and how much He loves me...

Please keep me and all the students in your prayers as we head back home or to another place God has called us to. God is our strength! And also please pray for Japan, they need Jesus. God loves them so much and they need Jesus.

Be Blessed!    - Allie

15 days...

Wow!!! Time is flying by!
There is only 12 days until semester ends and 15 dad until I head home fire the summer! I'm super excited for what God has for me this summer and also for my last semester! It's all in Gods hands!
These next two weeks are filled with so much! This Monday we have a worship conference to go to and a たこやき party! Friday and Saturday we have the Tokyo conference, and then church on Sunday. The following Tuesday the whole Ruiz family, and the Okinawa crew come up and were gonna have a party! Then Wednesday is graduation, Thursday banquet, and Friday is the last day of semester and finals! Then the weekend is filled of people leaving, packing and saying goodbye. And Monday I leave.

Less than 3 weeks to go...

Wow! Semester is almost done, I realized that the other day that the semester was almost done and finals week is coming, soo fast!
So much has been going on and it's going to get busier. This week is normal but next Monday, the 30th we are having a たこやき party, and then during golden week is the Tokyo conference were all the church in Japan come together. And then someone before graduation we have the banquet, and then everyone comes from Okinawa and graduation is on the 9th. And semester ends the 11th. I fly home on the 14th. God has blessed me so much this semester and stretched me so much this semester, it's been hard but a huge blessing.
I'll try to update more later... God Bless.

Remember... Jesus love you more than you could ever comprehend, it's Gods precious Love.

6 weeks left...

My mom messaged me today and told me that 6 weeks from today I'll e leaving to come home, and this surprised me chyoo much! I didn't realize how fast time has been going. It's been already 9 weeks since semester started. Times flies. It's been such a huge blessing everyday, it hard but like God really encouraged me in yesterdays W2 teaching which was in 1st Timothy 4. Like we will go through hard times, but God gives us the strength and we need to keep pressing on in Christ's strength and not our own. I wanna post a big update but we are really busy. We leave for Tohoku tomorrow and we won't back until Thursday. Please keep us in prayer and that God would give us boldness to preach the Gospel and share the love of Christ.

God bless,
-Allie

Halfway! ^_^ God is good!

Halfway!!! The semester is already halfway done!?!? I cant believe it, time flies when serving the Lord and these past 7 weeks have been a huge blessing! We leave for Tokyo this thursday! And the same day me, bloodworth and Zach head to korea for a 6 day missions trip. Please pray for all of us going to Tokyo and the missions trip, that we would focus on God and His amazing mercy, grace and love.
So it's been a long time since I have updated, I'm chyoo sorry.
It's been super busy, I'll try to post pictures from Korea and Tokyo soon.
Since I last posted, my sister had her 22bd birthday party at blue seal. It was also 愛 and Samantha's birthday! It was a super blessing and I was really happy to see Manda. Also Manda and Eder Diaz are going to have a baby!!! I'm chyoo excited for them, please keep in your prayers, that they and the baby would be healthy and safe! God is good!
Also God blessed me so much with getting to go to visit my sister and stay at the Diaz house!!! It was so much fun!
Also white day was last Wednesday, and all the guys made us all candies. It was so sweet, and Joel made us red velvet cupcakes. Thank you Lord for these blessings!
And so... We leave for Tokyo soon, I'll try to update as much as I can! Please keep Japan in your prayer, they need Jesus! Jesus loves them so much. God loves us do much. God is good!
\(＾∇＾)/ praise the Lord!

Time flies when serving the Lord.

I notices something lately, when you are serving the Lord and studying His word time seems to fly by. I cant believe that I've been back in Okinawa for over a month and it's also midterms already. Wow!
These first 5 weeks have been a super blessing. God has taught me so much and God continues to bless me chyoo much. I wanna tell more but I am sleepy and busy. Please stay tuned for updates to come. God loves you! ^_^

Love...

Gods love is overwhelming...
\(＾∇＾)/

Peace memorial park ~

Today for free Monday! (aka adventure day) we went to peace memorial park, which is a park made in dedication to having peace in Japan after the war. It was founded in 1995 I believe? And this is my third or fourth time going. It was such a huge blessing, it's a sad place but when I was talking to Naoko during dinner today, she said something really awesome about Gods awesome love. She said inside the museum for the peace park, we see man and sin that has corrupted this world, but when we go outside to the high up observation point, we look out at the beautiful land and ocean and rejoice and praise God for His beautiful creation. God is so truly amazing and God loves us chyoo much! God is good! He saved you and me. Praise the Lord!
Here are some pictures, sorry I didn't take alot. ごめね。here are a few though! I also added a few from the ride there and back. God blessed me so much, God is awesome! ^__^

Jesus loves you~

Faith...

Sorry for not updating much... these first two weeks have been really busy. God has blessed me so much with all my classes and minsitry. I have been blessed with getting to do children's ministry on sundays, and helping out at Kadena on tuesday's in Child care. I love these kids, and it's such a blessing to be able to share the love of Christ with them, even if it's just a hug or whipping a nose. ^__^

God has really been showing me His amazing faithfulness... even when I am not faithful...
Some of you know, but for about 4 months I have had a sickness called I.B.S, which basically means that my stomach does not digest food correctly. and so it makes eating very hard and causes tons of pain. but threw this God strengthened me with this verse, 2nd Corinthians 12:9-10,

"And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in repraoches, in neds, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when i am weak, then I am strong."

God has shown me that when I am weak, HE is strong. and a friend of mine also pointed out that 'infirmities' can also mean a physical weakness, which GOd showed me that even though I have this sickness and it makes me weak, in God's strength I am strong.

And when I traveled to Okinawa for my 3rd semester, I ran into some trouble getting here. when I am stressed my I.B.S acts up and gets really bad to where i cannot even move hardly, and so I was super stressed from tons of school work from my second semester of Bible college, and also tons of SPiritual warfare. so when the day came to fly to OKinawa, Ic ould hardly even move. but GOd by HIs amazing grace, when I could not even move, God provided everything so I could rest and fly the following day. and God gave me the strength to go the following day.

God has also showed me HIs amazing faithfulness in finishing up my classes. God has blessed me with having extra time to finish my last two papers from last semester. I could never do it... but by God's strength I was able to. and GOd just continues to show me to rely completely on HIm and not myself.

there are so many other things that GOd has been showing me, but the one thing that sticks out the most is HIs faithfulness. during my 2nd semester of CCBC, GOd put it on my heart to start practicing the guitar again. and HE really blessed me so much with this. when I came to okinawa I was like, "GOd why did you have me practice when I will never use it here, no one knows I can play". but GOd just kept telling me that it does not matter what other people say or think, I am worshiping GOd to glorify HIs name and HIS name alone. we are not to be people pleasers but to please GOd. and so many times I worry about what other people say, but GOd keeps showing me that all that matters is what GOd says. and God has blessed me with being able to just worship HIm and also to play the box again also. GOd is truly amazing! ^__^

I have so much to say, but I will sum it up to this: GOd is faithfull, even when we are not. GOd cannot deny HImself and HE loves us so much. I don't deserve anything and yet everyday GOd pulls me through and blesses me way beyond what I Could ever imagine. God alwyas provides. and I want to encourage everyone to seek God, and His kingdom. and everything else falls into place... GOd is good!

Okinawa... First week halfway done...

This first week of my third semester is already almost done. Wahh... Fast~
I've been back for one week now and it's been such a blessing. God has continued to show me His amazing faithfulness and how He will never leave me not forsake me. God is good!

My first Sunday back was a huge blessing, I got to teach the toddlers for children's ministry. It was fun! And I also got to help at kadena this Tuesday, which was such a blessing. It had been almost two years since I've helped there. The kids were all grown up.
On Monday for free day before the semester started, me, Joel, Anna, Yuko, hae young and brevick went to nago for the 桜 (さくら) and went a
まつり(matsuri) it was a blessing and we were also able to see Manda and Eder, and Tim and ayu. Huge blessing, God has blessed me so much. All glory and honor be to God.

This semester I am taking:
-I.B.S (inductive bible study)
-Apologetics
-Romans
-1st Corinthians
-Ruth and Esther
-Prison Epistles
It's such a huge blessing to be able to take these classes this semester and God continues to pull me through and bless me so much. We don't deserve anything and yet God loves us so much that He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ our savior to die for our sins.

I'll try to update more... Here are some pictures from my first week back.

~Okinawa~

I'm in Okinawa, praise the Lord! God kept me safe the whole flight!
Thank you everyone for your prayers, God blessed me so much! God is good!

I'll try to update as much as I can!
Jesus loves you~ ^__^

Dinner @ the grandparents!!!

God blessed me with being able to go to my grandparents for Dinner! Being able to take a break from my studies and have some fellowship! Chillin with the grandparents.

It was an awesome meal, delicious pork, mashed potatoes, peas, salad that was in a jello mold! And rolls, yum! God blessed me so much this week with being able to write over 7 commentary papers, Ephesians paper an I've almost finished three more papers. Only by Gods grace can I do anything, all glory and honor and praise be to God! I love You Lord! ^__^

Pray for Japan! Remember to keep both Japan, mainland and Okinawa in your prayers, they need Jesus!

Time flies...

I can't believe it, it's almost time to start my third semester... wow! God is so truly good! ^__^
this semester has been such a HUGE blessing, God has shown me how it's just me and HIm forever and my relationship with GOd has grown deeper and deeper as I fall more in love with JEsus everyday! ^__^

I can't believe it's already almost halfway through January?!?!?!
where does the time go? I will be leaving for my third semester on Jauary 23rd... so soon!
God has blessed me wth being able to just focus on HIm these past weeks and study His word right up until I leave. it's hard, but I know God will pull me through by His awesome strength!
Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." ^__^

I would say I will try my hardest to keep updates throughout the semester but I know I can;t, but by God's strength I know that I will be able to keep posting as many updates as God provides time for.

these next two weeks are super busy, but I hope to post at least a few more times before I leave! bet you don't know where God is having me go this next semester??? you will have to wait and see! God is so truly amazing ne! ^__^

God's overwhelming love!

God just continues to pour out His amazing love. So many times I get sidetracked by things, Lord help me to be focused completely on You Jesus! God I need You Lord! I love you Jesus!

Grace...

without God we can do nothing, but with God we can do all things! Philippians 4:13
Grace is for good works, but the good work is accomplished by the Grace of God.
It's all by the grace of God, we have been save by the Grace pf God through faith in Jesus Christ... how do we access this grace? by complete humble dependency upon God, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. seeking and clinging to God for everything! ^__^

God my life is Yours! I love you Jesus~

Happy New Year~

It's 2012... wow! this past year (2011) Flew By! last I remember is leaving for my first seester of Bible College in January of 2011... and now it's January... 2012! time really flies by...

God has really been showing me all the amazing things He has done for me this year.... So I wanted to make a post of just all the amazing things God has done!

Let's start with my first semester of Bible College, it was a hard road to get there... But God who is so merciful and gracious, brought me out to OKinawa. I was going through a reall hard time and had backslided and was not focused on God during that time, but the verse God put on my heart during and after that time was 2nd Timothy 2:13, "If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself". and that verse was so true, I was not being faithful, I was running away and letting satan torment me... but God who is so merciful and loving saved me by pulling me out of where I was and bringing me to Bible College... which was not a easy trip, I missed my flight from anxieties... but GOd provided both cheap tickets and the money for them so that I could go still and plus my mom could go along... GOd blessed her so much! and after I was there GOd used m sister to keep me there, and she was there constantly everyday making sure I was ok and (forcing) helping me to stay... and GOd blessed me so much with that. and I remember about a month in... God just totally spoke to my heart and was like, "why are you running from me?" and like I realized that when all this stuff happened instead of running to God I ran away from God, adn then satan started tormenting me... and my heart was broken, I realized I was running from God and yet HE was the one I needed to run to. and I gave it all to GOd, I was like "GOd forgive me I have sinned I need you completely" and I gave it all to God, and after that the blesings poured in. God showed me so much about HIs love, loving my brothers and sister in CHrist, learning to give it all to God, and diligence by HIs strength. God showed me so much through His word, And He stretched me sooo much that semester! ^__^
- he final thing that happened during my first semester was, God puting it on my heart to finish Bible COllege, the thought scared me but made my SPirit super excited! I am so excited to see what GOd has for me to learn! ^__^

After the semester ended, God had me come home for the semester for... drum roll.... by Sisters wedding to Eder!!! It was such a huge blessing, being able to watch my sister get married to Eder. and seeing God's amazing mercy, grace and love in how HE brought them together, there marriage is truly a witness to God. when I see them, I see the awesome work GOd has done in both of there lives and it encourages me that when I get married someday(Lord willing!) that I want to do it how GOd want sme to, all I want is JEsus! God is my everything!

then I had the summer, God really taught me diligence, both in HIs word and what I did daily. and GOd was working on my all semester on loving my brothers and sisters in Christ. it was something I never noticed and struggled with.

also during them summer God showed me how to be persistant in prayer with all joy and peace in beliving (Romans 15:13), my sister gave me this verse when I was praying about my second semester of Bible College adn was leaning back and forth from OKianwa and California. God showed me that I needed to step out in faith, so I did with OKianwa and GOd shut the door and showed me California! the thing with California was, God always put it on my heart from about mid-semester in Okinawa to get the teaching in California! and so I assumed the only way to get the teaching from California was to go there. but after going there adn a bunch of tuition money falling through, and then coming back in the end God gave me the choice: California o stay at home and do online CCBC with the teaching frmo California. and after alot of prayer, what was on my heart was to stay home. and like God put it on my heart that either way I would be blessed to studying HIs word and also that if I stayed home... HE would pull me through.

and so CCBC 2nd semester Classes begun! If I could sum up this semester in one sentence it would be "God's overwhelming love and blessings". God has shown me so much through this semster of classes... God has shown me how to love, how to rejoice in trials, diligence, persistance, fighting the good fight of faith, growing in His Grace, falling more in love with Christ daily, walking in the SPirit, dilience in prayer, seeking HIs will, dying to myself daily, killing my flesh, being overwhelmed by His love daily, resting in HIm, doing it in CHrist's strength and not my own, it's just me and JEsus forever...
God has truly blessed me so much, all glory and honor be to the Lord! I am almost done with this semester, almost there! God is our strength. it's been a hard semester, tons and tons of spiritual warfare... but one day God showed me... i asked that HE would make me more like CHrist and God showed me that through the trials He is making me more like CHrist. satan tries to trick me, make me doubt, make me fall, make me scared... but everytime God over fills me with HIs love, with HIs word, with HIs peace. giving me the strength to pres on. I cannot carry my cross, But God carries it for me...

one thing that God has done this semester, is how to love.... something that I didn't do... I am not a loving person, but it is no longer I who lvies by Christ who lives in me. I am not longer regarded as flesh, I am Spirit. the Spirit of Christ lives in me, and the love of Christ is in me which is why I am able to love one another as Christ loves me.

God really showed me these verses in the past few days:
- 2nd Corinthians 5:15-21,
"And He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even thought we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him this no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself trough Jesus Christ, and has give us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that od was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputting their trespasses to them, and has commited to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading throuh us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."

we are ambassadors for Christ, we are to imitate Christ, and be doers not hearers only. God continues to sow me HIs amazing mercy, grace and love and shows me that I need to daily cling to HIm. I am nothign with GOd, JEsus is my everything! and I love JEsus Chyoo much! ^__^

there is so much more that GOd has done this year in my life, but I don't have enough time to write it... still gotta finish! GOd is my strength! Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". CHrist my strength my first and only love!
al I can do is say... God is awesome, all glory and honor be to God! God I give my life to You as a living sacrifice!

Pray for Japan, they need Jesus, they don't have the peace of God... they Need Jesus!


- Ally