....and God heals....(NYWC Style!)

okay...so i am a tad slow and off this week on my posting....for good reason though. i am currently in pittsburgh at the nywc........freaking brilliant time!
anyway i am here as a volunteer helping the ys staff. i have been doing this for the last 5 years and LOVE the time i have volunteering- nothing like finding a way to give back to people- fellow youth workers who walk in the same shoes i do...on very holy ground....in differnt places all over the world.
i can't help but think back to last year--- i was in such a difficult place...i was more then broken i was shatterd. i felt like i walked around in the "icu" the whole time- still enjoyed my time last year...but was a completely differnt experince. so anyway...
this year i am actually getting to interpret. that has been such an amazing highlight for me. i actually graduated from college with a degree in interpreting- i then was called to full time ministry and had to really give up a lot of my invoulvment with the Deaf community. i have prayed so often about how God could take my 2 biggest passions and connect them. this week has given me the start of that great picture.....God truly is amazing....blessings flow and continue to do so. as the week has gone on...i feel my skills coming back- and with them...my deep burning passion for the Deaf community. ...so yeah...one of my favorite things to interpret is worship- and i set up a schedule with the other interpreters and i got to interpret for the david crowder *band.....my favorite worship leaders....anyway i had asked crowder a few weeks ago if he would for sure do 'you are my joy' from their new cd as the picture that song creates is amazing. anyway...so second worship time crowder busts out 'you are my joy' and WOW can i tell you what an experince that was? WILD.....
so here i am interpreting that song...and when you interpret you are to do the best of your ablity to match not just the words...but the emotion behind them. so here i am...just in awe at His feet signing this song...so one of the Deaf guys here that i have had the PURE joy of hanging with and getting to know looks at me and says:
"it is like God has healed me- i 'hear' the joy...i can see the joy....i can feel the joy...i 'hear' the joy so loudly- God has spoken and is speaking and His joy is shining-wow..this is amazing"...well okay so i was so close to tears not funny- such a sweet and beautiful moment with our Savior and a new friend. - see when he says he was 'healed' he didn't mean he was hearing like as if his ears were opened...but he was hearing with all of who he is to all of who God is..... AMAZING....so after i went back to thank crowder for doing the song...and asked if it would be alright for the guys to come meet him- and in his typical way- crowder was more then gracious- they had a few min to chat ....snaped a photo....shared hugs...and we were out of there.....i love that crowder is so real- just a normal guy....who is called to lead us to the very throne of Jesus....it was a truly awe inspiring experince. WOW.....i won't forget this anytime soon.
this week has relit the passion in my soul for Deaf teens- i am hoping to find some ways to get involved with doing more. i have so missed interpreting.- it is not my calling full time...but it is truly a passion....so it has been a week of joy.
my arms do feel like they are going to fall off and my brain is full to over flowing....infact yesterday my brain truly "hurt" you have to think and process so much when you interpret. but it has been pure and simple joy........tomorrow is it and i am sad that it will be over...but i am ready for some real sleep. convention time is always crazy and sleep seems to fall by the side... oh well it is more then worth it.
okay tomorrow is another full morning- then clean up and such...so i need to find the journey to my bed and the zzzz's.
praise God for He is good!

keep walking slowly- don't miss out on even the little things.....
thank you Jesus....thank you for the cross....thank you for the calling....thank you for the gift you gave and give today. you are holy...and i seek to be wholly yours!