FREE FALLING

Hey Everyone, Thanks for praying for this weekend. It was definatly the best Youth Quake EVER!!! We had about 55 students come with us to YQ this year and God deifnatly showed up and moved in their lives and also in the lives of us "Super Leaders". The theme was free falling and it was such a sweet picture for me as thats how my life always feels like. I feel like GOd always calls me to take leaps of faith where I feel like I'm free falling but the best part about this kind of free fall is that I'm free falling into the hands of God...and it'll be the best jump of my life.

Sunday night GOd clearly spoke to me and confirmed with me what he's been saying all semester long "Leanne you need to trust me by taking this step of faith in staying moose jaw this summer and living as an incarnate representation of me to the youth of Joe's Place!" This is scary for me to trust God with my summer cause I miss you all in Ontario so much but I know God has amazing plans for me and the youth here in Moose Jaw and I'll be missing out of the amazing plans God has for me if I dont surrender all my desires.

Last night we had a pizza celebration party and gave the students opportunities to share what God did in their lives this weekend. It was so encouraging to hear from their own mouths how God has changed their lives. the continual theme of the weekend was "I was really reluctant about this weekend and I didnt really want to go, but Im now so glad God brought me to Youth Quake because it was the best weekend of my life cause it changed my life!" We had some of our hardest youth share how they've been searching their entire lives trying to fill the void that they feel in their hearts and this weekned they finally realized what is that is missing...and that is the love of God. God is so good. One of our youth and I over weekend were joking around and debating if the word I made up, "awesomer" (which i defined to mean "to be more awesome then awesome".) was a legitimate word and a correct definiton. I hadn't convinced him all weekend as he was determined all weekend to get people to disagree with me. Yesterday when he shared what God had done in his life he was like "in the words of Leanne this weekend was definatly awesomer!". He surrendered his life to God this weekend and is now part of His family!I am so excited to see what God is going to do in his life.

One girl who was in my Quest group last week shared also last night. I was so shocked to see her stand up and walk towards the mic as she is probably one of the girls who has the hardest hard towards Christianity. Last week in Quest she told our group while we were discussing Jesus be the only way to heaven something along the lines as "I think its fine if you want to believe this stuff but i personally think you are all naive and stupid to believe this crap". Yesterday she shared how she didnt want to go to YQ at all but once she got there she was reminded that it is with the people at Joe's Place that she feels the most loved and accepted and belonging. She was sharing how she can tell that her friends who are Christians and have faith in God have this joy and happiness in their lives...and maybe "you guys do have something or know something that I don't". WOW! She hasnt made a commitment yet to God but He is definatly softening her heart and working in her life.

I could write a book with all the things God this weekend in the lives of our youth and in my life. But I wont bore you all. Thank you for praying. On Thursday I asked God to teach me how to pray for our youth and he showed me how to pray and then I watched him throughout the weekend break the chains of bondage in their lives, softened their hearts and unveiled their eyes to His love, grace and mercy. He is sooo good and He loves his children!

I love you guys and please keep praying for me as I continue to minister to these youth and I continue to surrender my will to Gods. I know this summer is going to be different and hard but its going to be sooo good too! I cant wait!

love you all

Leanne