Where the Red Missionary Grows.
Another update! Count yourselves lucky. I know I sure do. A lot has happened since my week in France. Hopefully more will continue to happen but we will have to wait and see about that. Regardless, here we go!
This time I will work in reverse, akin to Memento. I recently rearranged my room! I have for quite some time appreciated the minimalistic style. However, I have never acted upon it or decided to decorate in this style. I finally started to adapt to this style. In my room I got rid of many things I did not use or need. The TV and Xbox360 are now in our lounge. I took apart a nightstand and put it in storage, moved a lot of clothes and miscellaneous items under my bed, and just made my room more bare. I still need to add some minimalist art and possibly repaint the room, but I am starting to feel like it is my room now. Sure I move out in 4ish months, but that is no excuse to make it home and my own!
I also have made a new friend! His name is Jack and he is in Spain. Typically I wouldn't talk about new friendships and such because not only is it a common occurrence, my mother will attest to this, but friendships aren't necessarily something that you see change you while it is happening. I can however say that Jack has been extremely influential in my life and has helped me learn and grow a lot. I have only known him for a month, but I really want to thank him again. Publicly. Because his passion for missions and healings is incredible. It fills me with joy to see and hear about everything happening in Spain.
I tell you this story, not just to say "Hey! Look at this cool cat over in Europe. He is doing some pretty rad things." We had to be very intentional. We skype and talk on facebook constantly, and because of that are very aware of what God is doing in each other's lives. I exhort you all to do the same. Maybe not to the level Jack and I do, but talk to your friends and contacts more. Ask them what God is doing and what crazy testimonies they have. Pray for each other on skype. It can build relationships not only between two people, but between two locations. And if the different churches/YWAM bases/ministries can became entwined and we can truly stand strong together.
Another part of my life that I never really stepped into is my creativity alongside my leadership. Sure I am creative and intuitive, but I never really acted on it. One of the things that God has been doing in/through me recently is reviving my creativity. I wrote a spoken word for the first time. I even performed it! I will hopefully be recording it and uploading it or something to share with all of you. As of right now, just posting the lyrics wouldn't be as powerful and that's not how it is meant to be shared! I want to start being more artistically creative as well. No idea where to start there. Help Bob Ross help! Part of the reason for my minimalistic style change is stepping into my creativity. Using it to make my room "mine" and give it a flavour of my personality. I also am trying to be more creative in my blogging and writing. This is a big work in progress!
Apparently I am going to be a leader. Daunting. Exciting. Terrifying. Exhilarating. I have had a few different mentors of mine say they see leadership for me in the future. I don't know how to feel about that. Good thing it's the future! I am not ready now. I can see it, but not sure what to do. I am starting to take smaller roles of leadership and love them. I cooked dinner for the base Friday and am cooking again tomorrow! Thanks for the recipes Mom, they were a big hit! I also helped run the community meeting on Tuesday night. Just welcoming people, inviting the band up, and thanking everyone after the service. I think I might continue doing it on a more regular basis. So I am starting to step more into this leadership role with more responsibilities and it is weird. I enjoy it. I think it will really help prepare me for staffing the April 2014 DTS. Who knows what the future has for me in leadership roles. I can only be patient for that time.
Finally, I am in need of your help. When I left in July, I was under the impression, possibly naively, that I would be financially sound for my time here. I want to thank everyone for all the support they have given me. Whether finances, prayer, encouragement, care packages, or what have you. All of it is near and dear to my heart and I am so grateful for your sacrifices so I can fulfill my calling. However, after reassessing where I am at, I have come to the realisation that I cannot sustain my work unless I raise my support. I have made a budget to make sure I do not go further in debt and so that I can start paying off the base fees I owe. I have started making sacrifices to make sure I am paying my dues before my wants. Yet, if I want to stay here and do God's work, as I feel called, I cannot do it alone. To be blunt. I need financial help. I am aware that it is the holidays and money is tight for many of you. But be aware that even a small amount is significant. 5 dollars a month for the next year would be a tremendous gift for me. A 10 dollar one time gift would be fantastic! I ask you to pray about it. Talk to me about it. I cannot do this on my own. I need people to partner with me and do missions with me! There is a tab in my blog about how to donate as well.
Thank you so much for reading! As always, don't hesitate to email (colinlindstedt@gmail.com) me or facebook me any questions or comments about this, how I am, or anything! God bless and have a truly, wonderful Christmas. God bless.
This time I will work in reverse, akin to Memento. I recently rearranged my room! I have for quite some time appreciated the minimalistic style. However, I have never acted upon it or decided to decorate in this style. I finally started to adapt to this style. In my room I got rid of many things I did not use or need. The TV and Xbox360 are now in our lounge. I took apart a nightstand and put it in storage, moved a lot of clothes and miscellaneous items under my bed, and just made my room more bare. I still need to add some minimalist art and possibly repaint the room, but I am starting to feel like it is my room now. Sure I move out in 4ish months, but that is no excuse to make it home and my own!
I also have made a new friend! His name is Jack and he is in Spain. Typically I wouldn't talk about new friendships and such because not only is it a common occurrence, my mother will attest to this, but friendships aren't necessarily something that you see change you while it is happening. I can however say that Jack has been extremely influential in my life and has helped me learn and grow a lot. I have only known him for a month, but I really want to thank him again. Publicly. Because his passion for missions and healings is incredible. It fills me with joy to see and hear about everything happening in Spain.
I tell you this story, not just to say "Hey! Look at this cool cat over in Europe. He is doing some pretty rad things." We had to be very intentional. We skype and talk on facebook constantly, and because of that are very aware of what God is doing in each other's lives. I exhort you all to do the same. Maybe not to the level Jack and I do, but talk to your friends and contacts more. Ask them what God is doing and what crazy testimonies they have. Pray for each other on skype. It can build relationships not only between two people, but between two locations. And if the different churches/YWAM bases/ministries can became entwined and we can truly stand strong together.
Another part of my life that I never really stepped into is my creativity alongside my leadership. Sure I am creative and intuitive, but I never really acted on it. One of the things that God has been doing in/through me recently is reviving my creativity. I wrote a spoken word for the first time. I even performed it! I will hopefully be recording it and uploading it or something to share with all of you. As of right now, just posting the lyrics wouldn't be as powerful and that's not how it is meant to be shared! I want to start being more artistically creative as well. No idea where to start there. Help Bob Ross help! Part of the reason for my minimalistic style change is stepping into my creativity. Using it to make my room "mine" and give it a flavour of my personality. I also am trying to be more creative in my blogging and writing. This is a big work in progress!
Apparently I am going to be a leader. Daunting. Exciting. Terrifying. Exhilarating. I have had a few different mentors of mine say they see leadership for me in the future. I don't know how to feel about that. Good thing it's the future! I am not ready now. I can see it, but not sure what to do. I am starting to take smaller roles of leadership and love them. I cooked dinner for the base Friday and am cooking again tomorrow! Thanks for the recipes Mom, they were a big hit! I also helped run the community meeting on Tuesday night. Just welcoming people, inviting the band up, and thanking everyone after the service. I think I might continue doing it on a more regular basis. So I am starting to step more into this leadership role with more responsibilities and it is weird. I enjoy it. I think it will really help prepare me for staffing the April 2014 DTS. Who knows what the future has for me in leadership roles. I can only be patient for that time.
Finally, I am in need of your help. When I left in July, I was under the impression, possibly naively, that I would be financially sound for my time here. I want to thank everyone for all the support they have given me. Whether finances, prayer, encouragement, care packages, or what have you. All of it is near and dear to my heart and I am so grateful for your sacrifices so I can fulfill my calling. However, after reassessing where I am at, I have come to the realisation that I cannot sustain my work unless I raise my support. I have made a budget to make sure I do not go further in debt and so that I can start paying off the base fees I owe. I have started making sacrifices to make sure I am paying my dues before my wants. Yet, if I want to stay here and do God's work, as I feel called, I cannot do it alone. To be blunt. I need financial help. I am aware that it is the holidays and money is tight for many of you. But be aware that even a small amount is significant. 5 dollars a month for the next year would be a tremendous gift for me. A 10 dollar one time gift would be fantastic! I ask you to pray about it. Talk to me about it. I cannot do this on my own. I need people to partner with me and do missions with me! There is a tab in my blog about how to donate as well.
Thank you so much for reading! As always, don't hesitate to email (colinlindstedt@gmail.com) me or facebook me any questions or comments about this, how I am, or anything! God bless and have a truly, wonderful Christmas. God bless.
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