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!