San Diego Adventure!

As Breakaway was ending one night I got a call from a friend who had decided to go to San Diego to help her brother move back home for the summer and asked if I wanted to come along! Not sure if I would be able to miss work I asked and amazing as it was I was encouraged to go and explore Southern California while I had the chance! ( God you are to good to me!) Therefore I packed my bags, and off we headed first thing friday morning to San Diego. About 8 hours South of Sacramento, it was a fun car ride filled with great conversation, and many memories I will never forget!



Downtown San Diego!



At the Cove, Such a beautiful view!



These are seals!



Having some fun in the park!



Ilona, myself, and her two brothers posing for a picture after we hiked "Iron Mountain"



The view was definitely worth it...



We had dinner in "Little Italy" where we had the best lasanga and pizza...



Don't forget dessert... :)



Balboa Park...


Another beautiful spot in the park...


San Diego is such a fun town, filled with beautiful places to see, and fun things to do, however there is just something about Sacramento...I love it here! :)

Breakaway Recap!!

Wow I'm slacking on my updates, so much is going on, but I want to be sure to keep the pictures coming! Last week the church had Breakaway, which for those who don't know what it is, it is Baysides VBS program, on a WAY bigger scale than anything I have ever seen! There were over 1300 Volunteers, and thousands of kids, so the program had a total of three sessions. I was lucky enough to serve during Recreation during the day, and work with 1st grade at night!! The theme was "Breakaway to the Arctic Freeze" so we met in igloos, and the whole thing from beginning to end revolved around the arctic. One thing about being out here and being on staff as an intern is to be able to help out and serve during events like this. Although this was for the kids, I promise I was just as blessed as the kids. The kids in my group were so much fun and such a joy to share a week with them as I was able to teach them about Gods love and helping them apply that to their lives. By the end of the week, hudrends of kids surrendered there lives to Christ! What a party the angels must have had in heaven, I know we were celebrating! God is good! :)


Welcome to the arctic Freeze!
(Not sure why it's cut off!)


The Fish Factory in the Arctic!


Some of my sweet 1st graders!! :)




Oh to be a little kid again! :)




Jackson and I

How He loves us!

"He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work. He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate-bringing forth food from the earth." (Psalm 104:10-14)



Psalm 96:11-12 “Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy”




"Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours." (1 Chronicles 29:11)





This past weekend was a weekend I will always remember! I was blessed to be able to go camping at Yosemite Falls with some of the college staff from Bayside and from day one as well as throughout the rest of the week, I was in awe of Gods creation! Here are some pics to recap the weekend!

Our tent! ( Which was actually quite cozy!)


Some of the girls!


Hiding in the storage box from the bears... Luckily we didn't have any visitors, but I did see three black bears on the side of the road at different times! No worries dad, I was sure to keep my distance :)



LOVE these girls!



"I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth."
Genesis 9:13


I was above a rainbow...Pretty incredible!


Ilona! Crazy to think we've only known each other for a little over two weeks but I love her so much already!


One of MANY incredible waterfalls at Yosemite!



For those who have been to Yosemite before, I decided not to take on the "Half dome challenge" but I did hike to the top of Vernal! Such a breathtaking view...






Rach this one's for you!! :) haha



We also went to Glacier Point where I saw not one, but TWO shooting stars as we laid on top off the mountain and star gazed! I tried to take pictures but it was to dark, needless to say, I stood and continue to stand in awe of just how great our God is!!

John 3:30
"He must become greater, I must become less."
With love,
Han

The weekend in a nutshell

I have a lot of pictures to post so i won't write much. However I will say that after being here a little over a week, I LOVE IT HERE! Everyone here is so sweet and I am already finding that goodbye is not going to be easy! I tried to recap most of the weekend, but unfortunately can't share it all, it would take days, but to sum it all up, if I were to go home today, I would walk away more blessed from this internship more than I could have ever hoped or imagined. From working in the offices, to being a part of worship, setting up and tearing down, meeting and spending time with amazing men and women, coffee runs with friends, and spending time with my sweet host family I cannot say enough...I am BLESSED!


The weekend started off with a day trip to Folsom Lake...Such a beautiful day!


If you look really close, you can see the snow on top of the mountains from earlier this year!



The girls and I after a fun game of volleyball!






The fountains...One of many amazing outside shopping malls!



It's beautiful at night!!


Corbin, Me, Ilona, and Chase @ Nuyo's while enjoying some frozen yogurt! :)


Ok...So several people have asked if I like sushi since being here, and although I have tried it once before and hated it, they convinced me to try it again...So far so good...


Corbin was so sweet and let me try one of his "crazy fly" from one of the best sushi shops in town...and believe it or not...
I loved it!




Success!! ( Guess I should have mentioned, I had only tried sushi in a grocery store...haha...Thanks to the guys and Ilona...I now eat sushi! :)

Such a God thing!

So I just had something so cool happen so I had to share about it. I got to California almost a week ago (as of tomorrow!) and am interning at Bayside and got to go to two of the weekend services. They have a total of 5, and I wanted to check a couple of them out, mainly because no sermon/service is the same! (I am my fathers daughter) but it's true. THere is always "bonus material" if you stay for more than one. Today Pastor Ray spoke on 2 Peter, Chapter three. His main points were to : Keep your cool, Keep looking forward, Share your faith, and Expect Gods best. Such a great sermon, and i'll have to share more later. BUT, something so cool just happened!
I started an account with verse a day many months ago, and although it is not my quiet time of the day, I do enjoy getting them on my email and am often encouraged by the verses. The Lord has used them numerous times in my life, because although I know I'm not the only one subscribed to getting the many verses, I know my God is not a God of coincidence, and LOVE when he connects the dots.

I was hanging out with some friends tonight, and had a thought to check my email for my verse of the day. Can you guess what the verse was...2 Peter 3:9 (which Pastor Ray most definitely highlighted today)

"The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."

How cool is that! Not only is this such a powerful in itself, in holding true to the promise of God, that he is patient and longs for EVERYONE to come to repentance. One of the main points of the sermon was this...We (As christians) are all sitting in church and the pastor said Christ loves all of us, but he loves all of those who aren't here and not pursuing the Lord JUST as much. Let's get out there, lets share our faith and lets LOOK and move FORWARD!

To sum things up, God is so good! I am in awe right now, just to even think that I am out here and the verse i had today matched up with the sermon i heard this morning. I know the Lord brought me to cali this summer, but it's so sweet how the Lord can use the smallest things to remind us and say I'm here!
Be encouraged, He is here, and with us ALWAYS! I encourage you to look for the small things this week, what has the Lord placed or will place in your life this week to say, "I'm here!"

I'll close with this verse dad sent me!
"The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

More pics from Cali are coming soon! I just had to share!

In Him,
Han

Just The Beginning...

My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.

1 Corinthians 2:4-5



Such a beautiful glimpse of Gods creation! Absolutely breathtaking!



Love You Dad!




Mom and I after breakfast! Love you!

After waking up around 3 am Monday morning, Dad, Mom, and I headed towards the airport as my adventure towards California began! Here are some pics!



We beat the sun up...So early, but well worth it! :)





We went to this amazing place...Crepeville (We need one!)


Frozen Yogurt with Karina and Ilona! (They are amazing and such a joy to be around!)



Daphnes, an amazing Greek Restaurant ( this puts Zoes to shame! :) Never thought I would say that! )





As I'm looking at these pictures it looks like all I have done is eat, but I promise there are more pictures to come! I've only been here for a day but have met so many incredible people that I will be working with over the next 8 weeks. The family I am living with has been wonderful! They truly have the gift of hospitality, and after just a day I am already beginning to feel at home! This is going to be a wonderful summer, please continue to pray for me as I am out here, The Lord has already outdone himself, and it's only the beginning! To Him be the glory FOREVER!