Day 4-Manta Ray tickets!

For literally the entire summer, I have been dying to swim with Manta Rays, something I have heard is one of the most thrilling and amazing experiences of a lifetime. And Kona is the perfect place to do it. The only thing that has kept me back was my uneasiness about swimming out and attempting it myself, and my reluctance to pay the large expense for going out to do it on one of the boats (between $75-$100 per person). Of course, I asked God to make it somehow possible for me to do it. And guess what? He answered.

Seriously, it was like He just handed me the tickets to do the Manta Ray snorkel trip just because He wanted me to be happy, He wanted to see me smile and be excited. And I am! After a strange series of "coincidences," (which included a random phone call, a food bank can drive, and the generosity of the owner of Jack's Diving Locker) I somehow ended up with 3 free tickets to do the Manta Ray snorkel dive (worth $100 each). It's pretty awesome to have God on your side. So now, next Monday, Sarah, my sister, and I will be out swimming with beautiful creatures that can be up to 25 ft. in size. Life is good. God is wonderful. Praise Him.

Quote of the day # 2

"If we don't change the direction we are headed we will end up where we are going."

Serve

"It is within my power to either serve God or not to serve him. serving him, i add to my own good and the good of the whole world. not serving him, i forfeit my own good and deprive the world of that good, which was in my power to create."


-Leo Tolstoy

Word from God

At the Thursday Night Meeting God told a friend to pray this over me: That "the righteousness of God's Word would sweep through me." I am not fully certain what it means, but I am sure going to try and find out.

Remember this:

Remember that above all else, God loves you and wants to save you. If you do not look at everything else in light of this, you are confused.

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Lord, help me to remember these truths: You love me, and You want to save me. Sometimes even the simplest and most basic truths are the hardest to come to grips with.

I am a sinner.

"You are a sinner, a great, desperate sinner; now come, as the sinner that you are, to God who loves you. He wants you as you are; He does not want anything from you, a sacrifice, a work; He wants you alone. 'My son, give me thine heart' (Prov. 23:26). God has come to you to save the sinner. Be glad! This message is liberation through truth. You can hide nothing from God. The mask you wear before men will do you no good before Him. He wants to see you as you are, He wants to be gracious to you. You do not have to go on lying to yourself and your brothers, as if you were without sin; you can dare to be a sinner. Thank God for that."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Quote of the day.

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Dr. Howard Thurman

My scholarship got renewed. :)

I have been praying (and, I'm not going to lie, worrying) for the past couple of weeks that one of my scholarships would be renewed for this upcoming year. This particular one is only for $3,000, but believe it or not that makes a large difference. Today I got the letter in the mail. My application for its renewal was approved. Thank you, Lord. Why do I bother worrying? You are a God who provides.

Love you so.

-Kimberley

Please let this be true.

"Polaroid Press Release: Supported by a strategic relationship with Summit Global Group, a longtime Polaroid partner, and The Impossible Project, the manufacturer of classic film for Polaroid film cameras, Polaroid will offer a completely redesigned, modern version of the Polaroid OneStep camera, the PIC 1000. The PIC 1000 will be available in a range of fun colors and use classic Polaroid Color 600 Instant Film to produce the brand’s classic white border instant pictures. The Polaroid Color 600 Instant Film will work with both classic and new Polaroid cameras and will be offered in packs of 10 pictures. The new classic PIC 1000 camera and instant color film will be available at national retailers in 2010."