Jesus was Homeless

These last few days have been a beautiful ride. God has challenged & blessed me beyond belief. Deeply thankful for all the passionate hearts around me who inspire my own heart daily.

On my way up to Clarksville, I prayed, asking God to reveal His deepest desires to me, asking for opened eyes and an open heart...

I have so many friends who truly chase after God's very own heart, trailblazers who are so on fire, so filled with the love of God, they are brusting at he seams just to pour it out on someone else. 

Some of these very people live in Clarksville and attend APSU, they have hearts to reach out to the ones Jesus touched, in the depths of their hearts, they have a place for the homeless and the poor, and so for the past few months they have been relentlessly brainstorming on ways they can help these forgotten souls. 

They came up with an event, "Homeless Awareness Week", and decided they would sleep in the center of their campus to bring awareness to the homeless of Clarksville as well as raise money for a sweet man named Scott. Scott is homeless and legally blind. They needed $1200 dollars for his eye surgery, some would say its impossible, they are such a small group, and only college students...

"Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing."- John Andrew Holmes 

I wished I could have slept outside all three nights with them, but I had the blessing of staying the last night, and WOW...

We walked down a few blocks to where we were going to eat dinner with a few of the homeless of Clarksville, it was a small bus called the "Manna Cafe", there we met the owners, a husband and wife who were called by God to bring hope to the hopeless in the form of a meal and fellowship. 

"We don't call this our "homeless meal", we call this our Thursday night cafe", Kenny said. I was so inspired by his words, he began to say that they always provide food in surplus, never limiting the amount of food served, he always has faith that if God has called them to do something, he will also provide the means to do it. 

We went through the line, got food and sat down, at first it was obvious that we stayed inside the small confines of our comfort zones, we all surrounded this one man in particular, "Clyde", I will never forgot what Clyde taught me in the short about of time I spent with him.

Darla inspires me daily, she is never fearful of leaving her comfort zone, she bounced from table to table, engaging these sweet hearts, the greatest thing she did, was just listening to them, and I mean actually listened, she has such a loving heart of Jesus, its amazing to witness first hand, its always so beautiful to see the best friend who got me through high school, now getting  people through their tough times.

We shared amazing fellowship with these people I will never forget, they spoke of their drug addiction, their apathetic family, their trials and tribulations, but also their triumphs.

They had such a wonderful sense of humor, they took one look at Darla's sleeping bad wrapped in a bright white trash bag, and told her that read "sucker", they then began giving her "homeless tips", they than began a game of "show and tell" and each showed us the neccesities one must carry in their backpacks on the streets. They shared a mutual belief, that being homeless and living on the streets had made them closer to God then they had ever been. 

After the meal, we walked a couple blocks back to the student center, where we were joined by Clyde. We had a time of fellowship that breathed life into my soul, no one in that room will ever know how much of an impact it had on my heart and how much it witnessed to my spirt.

Everyone told Clyde what a blessing he had been to us, and Clyde replied saying that we had blessed him more than we could imagine. 

As Clyde led a powerful and anointed prayer, my heart thanked God for this magnificent blessing.

Clyde then preached a sermon, and we worshiped God together. 

Clyde leads a bible study with the people in his community every week, he has such a passion and fire for God that is so uplifting. I pray I will see him again soon. 

Also, they raised all $1200, and Scott will be getting his eye surgery! Glory to God who makes all things possible!


"For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it gave witness of me, because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case which I did not know. I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth."- Job 29:11-17

Not "IF" but "WHEN".

While having a discussion with my mom about the opportunities that God has laid before me recently, I began a sentence with, "If I go to Africa....."
My mother immediately corrected me saying, "not IF, but WHEN. You are going, maybe not on this trip, but you are going."


Something many of us subconsciencly fall into......doubt.

We doubt God’s power, we doubt His promises, we doubt His faithfulness. 

We are quick to forget, when God is for us the facts don't stand a chance and what seems rational will be tested. 2nd Corinthians 5:7 says, "We are to walk by faith, not by sight." When we doubt, we are challenging God Himself. 

I believe too often, we just dip our toes in the water, to be safe. It's like we are saying "ok God, I'm here, use me, but hey, you only get a little bit of me, just in case you don't get here exactly how and when I want you to". 
Instead of taking a leap of faith into the great unknown, we hold back our complete selves so we are not disappointed. 

Luke 16:10 says, “He who is faithful in very little is faithful also in much”.

When we are faithful in the small things, God blesses us in the even bigger things. When He knows He can trust us in, what seems to us to be the most minuscule, insignificant things, He can fully trust us to carry the blessings and challenges that lie ahead. 


God put Africa on my heart years ago, burdening my heart for the hurting, making a promise, that He will use me to generate change, to give hope to the lost and heal the broken.


He always comes through. He always makes a way.


He opened the door for me with an amazing non-profit called Exile International, who exist to instill hope, healing and God's love to Africa's war-affected children and former children soldiers. Upon our first meeting they asked me to go to Africa to volunteer and film their work......My dreams have come true. 


At times, life feels meaningless, we feel our life has no direction or purpose, our struggles and suffering seem pointless, we feel unused by God...but I can tell you, He uses every aspect of ourselves to create something wonderful. 

I invite you today to give God your whole self, your hope and dreams, your past and future, your worship, your words, your bad days, your good days, your struggles, your passion, your love, your heart.
I am living proof at what God can do when we walk by faith and not by sight.


Give Him, you....thats all He asks :)

His Promises Are Faithful.

"God would not give you the dream or the desire in your heart if He did not also give you the talent and abilities to make that dream come true."

This quote has been my anthem lately. As I've stepped out in faith and walked through incredible doors God has presented before me. The last few weeks have been nothing short of miraculous.

It's truly amazing what blessings He brings when you remain faithful in Him.

As I began to think more about that quote, I thought, "Well what about those in the world who have such passion to do something and can't seem to make that dream a reality. Those with the interest to sing, act, paint, write, etc....they try and they try and they try, yet nothing ever comes of it.  

I believe it is because when you are not chasing after something pure, innocent, of God, FOR God, ultimately, you will fail.
I also think rejection is Gods way of saying "wrong door".

For instance, those trying out for American Idol or any other "talent" reality show, what are they after? 

Glorifying the kingdom of God? No. Their hearts are after things of this world, such as fame, money, self glory. Not all, but most are chasing a life of selfishness and worldliness.

And that is why they fail at things they want so desperately.
When we are pursuing things of righteousness instead of pleasures of this world, God will surpass what we believe is even possible. 

We cannot fail, because when God gives you such a passion, He makes a promise in your heart, and God comes though on His promises.

Where humans have the ability to fall short on a promise.

God cannot. He cannot lie. 

And though we cannot see it yet, He is at work.

Though we feel we are insufficient and inadequate in the natural, He is moving in the spirit.

At times it may even seem like we lack the things we need to fulfill our calling and our dreams, but through each and every insignificant encounter and random moment, God is piecing together a puzzle, He is creating in you the necessary tools and strength you will need to do His wonders.
"If we let Him, God will shake us until we are unshakeable"

God teaches me something new about faith everyday, He is constantly speaking to my heart, gently whispering to my spirit, revealing things to me, and giving me strength. 

This blog is meant to exalt Him as well as lift up my fellow brothers and sisters. 

I hope your spirit was lifted and worry cast out.
Beautiful plans await us, marvelous things are setting the scene for what is and is yet to come!