I've got Seoul but I'm not a soldier

So I am back from Korea. It was so amazing to go see Gods work in other parts of the world. I really believe that is where he wants me. I felt so at home the whole time I was there. I can't wait to go back.
We taught an English/Bible camp while we were there. The kids to my surprise were really good at English.
There was so much going on and God blessed us many times on this trip. I thank everyone for their prayers and support.

God Bless
Christie Minner

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Mission Korea!

Well it has come down to it. I leave at 8:30 am from Little Rock to Dallas, then a layover in Dallas till 12:00 for Korea! We will arrive in Seoul Korea Friday July 16th at 4:00 pm their time. I'm really excited about what God has in store for us there. This is going to be short and I plan on keeping this updated while gone. Please pray for our group as we go and spread Gods word. Love you all!

God Bless,
Christie

Wow it's already summer!

So it is summer and I just realized that I haven't posted since Spring Break, wow where has the time gone. Anyways 49 days till I leave for Korea!! I'm excited if you can't tell. I know God has some amazing things in store for us when we get there.
My brother and best friend Rachel are getting married next weekend. It is kind of weird yet I wish it would hurry up and be done with.
I'm going to keep this short and sweet because I don't know what else to put in here.
Well God bless

P.S. this is a shot out to Leah Fulcher, I know I'm a little late (meaning I think it was Easter Sunday I told you I would write a new one) haha

SPRING BREAK!!!

So I leave for New Orleans Sunday morning at 8... I don't know how I feel about leaving that early yet... but I do know I don't even wake up that early for classes so it will be a challenge. I'm nervous about this trip because of my trip there this past summer. But I think that this is going to be a better. I'm trying to talk the group into going to the WWII 4-D museum.... That's right I said 4-D... If we get to go I will be pumped up. But we will probably end up going to the zoo which is lame...

Also I found out that my trip to Korea is going to cost more than what I thought. But I know it will all work out.

I bought Parks and Recreation (a tv show) season 1 at movie gallery here because it is going out of business for $3... I mean what a deal. I also got the office season 5 for the same price. It pretty much made my day and possibly week.

well that's all for now...
be careful on your spring break and try to do something that will glorify God.

God Bless

Happiness

So just an update on my life...

I'm going on a date tomorrow night. I'm nervous about this it has been quite sometime since the last time I went out on a date. Especially a first date. Wish me luck! We are going to Shorty Smalls in Little Rock tomorrow night. It is a friend of mines brother so it shouldn't be too bad.
Then after that I'm staying the night in Conway with Kayla which makes me really happy! I hope we can do crafts and watch movies all night! haha I love sleepovers!
Thursday in Conway they are having a mock shooting type of thing, I'm looking forward to it because it will be the first hands on thing I have done with my major so far.
I leave for New Orleans the 21st I'm excited about this.
One of my really good friends Haleigh is getting married the 27th which is going to be a very busy day for me. Had her bachelorette party this past weekend it was a blast.
well......

God Bless

just another monday

It has been a while and this post is going to seem like a lot of gripping but I fell like sometimes we just need to get things out there...

These past few weeks I have been thinking about who my real friends are and how on a college campus with so many people someone can feel alone. I really think it is God telling me that I need to focus more on him and not worry about everything. I know he is in control but still I have a problem with maybe leaving someone out and always feel pressure to make sure everyone is invited (because i was that kid in school who never got invited) I know how it feels and I don't want others to feel that way. It is good to feel like someone needs you and wants to talk to you. I think God feels like that a lot of the time with Christians today (including myself) and even though I might feel alone he is always there... I forget this a lot of the time for some reason, it is also hard not to compare yourself to others around you.

Well enough with that... I am excited to say that I might be getting an apartment next year, on campus, but hey it is still an apartment. Also it will be a two bedroom which means I will get my own bathroom!!! I have always and I mean always had to share a bathroom!

I'm going to Conway wed to eat lunch with a great friend of mine...

Also, I'm leaving for NOLA in a few weeks and I am uber excited about this trip... It is with people I don't know which give me the opportunity to show them Gods love. It is not a trip with any religious orginization so I find it kind of reliving.

The Korea trip is looking good also which makes me even happier...

well that is enough rambling for now...

God bless

Prayer

So today has been one of those days where I really think God is trying to get my attention. Its like he is saying "I'm still here and I'm not going anywhere." I haven't been where I need to be in my walk with God lately. This morning to start I locked my keys in my car, I had to try to break in to my own car in the rain. Did that for an hour then finally called the lock-smith. I went to church tonight for the first time in a really long time. Because of work. I really felt like God was talking to me tonight because I haven't been doing what I need to do. I haven't been reading like I should or anything. I have been doing what I want and not what I should be doing. I just ask for yall to pray for me. I'm trying to do what I know is right and get back to where my relationship was with God.

God Bless

Things Lately

It has been a while...

Since my last post we have had a lot of snow! I love snow! But it is really distracting from other things. I got behind on my homework because I wanted to go play in it.

Also I went home one weekend which was great not to be at work. Don't get me wrong I love my job I just get tired of working all the time and not getting a full weekend at home. When I got home I had my information on April, the girl I am sponsoring from compassion international. Also my passport came in! Which I'm totally excited about because that means it is all coming together for me to go this summer. I went to my old youth pastors church Sunday 1/24 for a meeting about Korea. Everyone there was so nice and welcoming. They have a lot of people interested in doing the things that interest me. It is very exciting to think that finally I see just what God wants me to do. I wish that Jays church wasn't in Little Rock because I would go more often. I felt like I really belong there but the drive is so long and I know my parents love it when I go to our home church.



But with the snow part. I love snow! haha A group of my friends and I went hiking and sledding as much as we could. We got out of school a lot but it really wasn't a good thing for me because I thought since we didn't have school then I should be doing homework. Bad idea even if you don't have school I have learned you do your homework. I got so behind on things. I am now caught up. Here is a picture I took outside my window one day.




But anyways God is great and he will help you through anything. I have learned who my true friends are and why they are my friends. Being stuck somewhere with people will help you learn anything about them.

God Bless

Beautiful Day!

So today has been a great day! Amanda (my roommate) and I talked about going hiking today and we were scared it was going to rain all day because that is what the weather guy said but of course you can't believe them because today was a beautiful day for hiking. We went to the waterfall here in Russellville. It was nice to get out and see what God has blessed us with. I also went and paid my deposit on the New Orleans trip for spring break so that is all set which excites me!

Also I got some great news! I found out that instead of doing a big paper for my online ethics class that I can do Community Service. I called the Conway Habitat for Humanity in Faulkner County. The lady I talked to was really nice and said she would love for me to come and help her out. I'm really excited about this because Habitat for Humanity is kind of what I want to do with my degree when I am done.

It is short but that is on my mind and I thought I would post it even though I'm sure no one reads this...

God Bless

Privileged

So the past few months have been amazing! God has showed me so much and how privileged I am to live where I live and to have the parents that I have.

I have changed my major from accounting to emergency management. With this degree I believe God wants me to go and help overseas. It has really been on my heart to do this since I went to New Orleans this past summer. My passion is to help others who need it. Hurricane Katrina happened in 2005 and there is still much needed help to clean up and build new houses. So this spring break I am dedicating my time to help, I will be gone from March 21-26.

I'm also planning a trip to Korea this summer for about 2 weeks to minister to the people there about God and what he has done for me. I am going with my old youth pastor who I love dearly. I hope to learn a lot about other cultures from this experience because I have never been out of the United States (not even Mexico).

With what my major is now I really wish I could be in Haiti. There are so many people working hard to clean up the ruble and find all of the missing people. My heart goes out to all the families over there or affected by this disaster. I have heard about the US students that were there when this happened and it makes me wonder what if that was me and my parents didn't know what was going on. It made me think twice about what I want to do but then God has reassured me so many times and I know that he will take care of me and my family.

I have also started sponsoring a child in the Philippines her name is April she is 3 years old. I felt really convicted to helping others because of what I have been blessed with and it is only $38 a month to feed and cloth her and possibly even help with her education. By cutting out eating out I won't even notice it is gone to be honest. There are so many kids out there who need to be sponsored so if you are interested then go to Compassion International, I know it is a legit site. My church back home actually had a guy named Jimmy come talk about how Compassion International helped him as a kid. You should check out the video on youtube.com and in the search bar put Compassion International Jimmy or something like that. It will seriously bring you to tears.

Well I hope this didn't bore whoever reads it. It is just some thoughts that have ran through my head and things going on with my life.

God Bless