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Name: Preethi
Country: United States
State: California
Metro: Orange County
Birthday: 12/31/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: God, people, music (singing, piano, dancing...), having fun, family and friends
Expertise: Music
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
11/11/2004
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| This has probably been one of the craziest quarters ever!! I prolly say
that about every quarter....but hey, what can I say...my life is
intense. So I got done with my last final for this quarter this morning
so its officially the end of winter quarter. God has really been
working in me this quarter. I feel like I have been beaten down....but
also so much wiser and mature in terms of what God has been teaching me
and what I have learned.
I seriously have been feeling quite overwhelmed with everything that is
on my plate and all the different things that are going on in my life.
Its one thing to deal with school which is already hectic enough....but
throw in relationships with people(which has been a challenge but good
at the same time), leading for IV, dealing with things for after
graduation(possible internship....job???), coming to terms with the
fact that I am almost done with my undergraduate career(that in itself
has been a roller coaster), thinking about how to end well, family,
caring for people, feeling like there is not enough time to deal with
all the issues and things that come up....yea...thats been my quarter
in a nutshell.
But all in all, I know God is good. He really wants me to see that and
fully believe it. Cuz as long as I am holding on to other things or
wanting to fill my needs for happiness with wordly things, I will never
be truly satisfied or whole. Only God can help me and only He can give
me what I need (cuz He knows more than I do about whats good for me)
Even though this quarter has been really hard and I am still stressing
about things, I can't deny that God has been there with me through
everything. Through all the hardships and challenges, He is only making
me stronger in my walk with Him (no pain, no gain?)
I need more of God in my life. I want to have joy and peace just
knowing that God is with me...I want to have joy even when I am going
through crap.
During spring break, I will be going to spring break camp...It'll be a
time to be in the Word studying Mark or being in a prayer
seminar....either way it will be good, I know God will meet us there. I
am going to help co-lead the Mark I study with Mary...I am nervous and
tired but I am looking forward to doing Mark I again...and being
changed by it and also seeing people who are there for the first
time....it will be so cool to see how God tranforms them. I really want
to be renewed and replenished by God..I want to be more in fellowship
with Him....and I also want to have a really good time with my
community and friends. This will be my last spring break camp...so I
really want it to be awesome and filled with great memories and growth
in God.
Well, there's my update...a little late, I know....but there you go.
Just a glimpse of what my world is like and has been like for the past
few months.
Take care and God Bless you all.
Preethi
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| Wow! Its been a while. So a lot has been going on....but in everything God is soooo sovereign!! He is super cool and I have been falling more and more in love with Jesus. I love that God is in control and that He has the best plan for my life. But anyways...there is some new and exciting info that I have...ask me if you want to know....
Man, God has really been working in my brokenness, I can see how much He wants to heal me. And I want Him to, cuz I can't do it on my own.
I realized that I want more of Jesus. Like I just really want more and more and more of Him. Cuz He is SUPER COOL!!!!
I LOVE YOU LORD
AND I LIFT MY VOICE
TO WORSHIP YOU, OH MY SOUL, REJOICE
TAKE JOY MY KING
IN WHAT YOU HEAR
MAY IT BE A SWEET, SWEET SOUND IN YOUR EAR!!!!
Oh, and the more time I spend with God, I have been getting more of His peace and like this indescribable joy...that I can't get enough of!
PRAISE GOD!!
God bless you all.
~Preethi | | |
| HELLO AGAIN TO ALL MY PEEPS!
I am back home. I actually got back from LAUP about 2 weeks ago. BUt I haven't contacted or talked to anyone really since yesterday!. I don't know...I just needed to be at home with my family and not deal with anything else. I guess I just wasn't ready to talk to anyone and I am not really sure why.
Anyways....LAUP....wow! This was one of the most amazing experiences of my entire life. It was really intense and hard but it was so good at the same time. God taught me so much I can't even fully describe it all. This summer was a time that God really revealed Himself to me. I got to experience His love and power in ways that I never have before. God blessed me so much through the people that He put in my life this summer. Just learning and experiencing what it means to love the poor and the oppressed really grew me in my faith. There is just so much that happened in these 6 weeks....realizing my brokeness, knowing God's power and love, seeking justice....the list goes on. But in the end...God is good and so worth following.
If anyone would like to know more about my summer, please ask and I would love to tell you.
I would also love to know how you guys have been. How has your summer been going? Please let me know.
Take care and God Bless
~Preethi | | |
| I am starting LAUP (Los Angeles Urban Project) tomorrow/today! I hope and pray that God will use me to love and serve others and that I will grow more in Him. I want to see Him work in amazing ways. This is a 6 week intensive project in which I will be working on a team that will be living among and working with the poor in the city of downtown Santa Ana. We will also be learning about God's love for the city and the poor, racial reconciliation, justice issues, spiritual warfare, etc. I will be back in August. If any of you are willing, please pray for me and my team (For safety, growth in God, team unity, openness to do God's will, and for an overall good experience that is God-centered) Thanks!!
Take care and God bless you!
~Preethi | | |
| Ok, so I saw the movie 'Crash' tonight with people on my LAUP team. Its set in LA and its about racism and corruption. I have never been this struck by a movie in a long time or maybe even ever before. Its just really hard to take it all in because it is so real. That is reality and crap happens all the time. The movie is really awesome....after we watched it, there was just this really heavy feeling. We all went to Mary's place cuz the best thing to do was pray. There was a feeling of hopelessness and thinking 'where is God in these situations'. Its really not about the movie but about what is portrayed in it and giving it up to God. After praying, there was more of a sense of hope. It is really cool to not focus on just how great the movie was but to see what it means and how it applies to our lives.
I just pray that Lord, You are in control and You would be in all these situations. Racism is ugly....I pray that people's hearts would be softened toward each other and that we all could love each other for who God made us to be.
~Preethi | | |
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