Well friends,

I am in Israel.

I don't quite have words for all that is happening inside my heart, I really have been searching for them.

The culture is different but I feel more at home than expected.

The food is wonderful!

The people are not the friendliess, but loving them anyway is so worth it!

Sometimes I really want to go back to America,

Other times I never want to!

Hebrew is very hard to understand and try to speak.

I am having so much fun with my team :)

God is good, and sovereign and faithful to his promises.

I am humbled.....

The Jewish people are so dedicated to their beliefs

The people are so BEAUTIFUL... I can't even fully explain.

I miss home and my friends from time to time and think of them often

God is God...thankfully :)

~Lauren in Israel

Israel,

After 32 hours of traveling we have made it safely! It has been a long fun journey with our team, all the way from Nashville Tennessee to Tel Aviv Israel. We had a 12 hour layover in Frankfurt Germany, which where we spent the majority of our time catching up on rest. I thought I was hidden in the back and woke up surrounded by ten Korean men, lol but they shortly left and I continued to sleep.

On the flight from Frankfurt to Tel Aviv, Taylor and I got to sit next to each other. She is from San Diego California and is such an amazing woman of God, Ah I love her so much! I was so blessed that I got to sit next to each other. It was the most peaceful air plane ride I have been on. The presence of the Lord was to tangible on this last flight, was so strong! As we crossed the Mediterranean, tears filled my eyes, realizing I was just minutes away from stepping foot on the land where Jesus walked and will one day return again. ah.

Well, we are currently in the Tel Aviv airport and are about to head to our bed and breakfast to check in and then eat breakfast! I hope to keep you updated more frequently, I will try my nest but can't make any promises.

If you could keep me and my team in your prayers that would be wonderful!

I am still in need of $2700, if you wouldn't mind partnering in prayer with me on that as well. If you would like to sow into this trip please click the donate button to the right please.

God Bless you all! May God continue to shine his face upon you!

~ Lauren, Israel

I want to run up the mountain following the way of love....

-Audra Lynn

Day three of D.C. :)

It is so good to be back here at the justice house of prayer, with Jason Hershey and the Bound4Life crew. Yesterday was election day, and as a team we took 1 and 1/2 hour slots of sieging. It was a life changing expirence to be out there on election day, praying and interceding for God to have his way. First, it was such a unique opporunity and total privilge! During the late morning, I was out there with my friend Laura. and it got pretty intesne with all of the protestors, around, like 100's of people and then there we were praying for the ending of abortion.

Today I was really stirred by the Lord to pray for healing more often when I am jut living day to day. I just want to go out and pray for anyone I see that is in need! I was reading and a chapter on the power of the testimony ( Strengthen yourself in the Lord by Bill Johnson) How testimonies build faith and faith builds strength. How prophecy is a testimony of who God is and how it points to him, well the same goes along with healing's.

A few of us went to the mall today and I went to pray for an older man who was using two crutches to walk and has foot casts on both feet. As I approached him, he ignored me and pretended not to hear me as I was walking by his side. So I walked away and prayed for him with Laura. If anything I walked away more encouraged than discouraged.

I am expectant to see God heal broken bones and broken hearts. Let's do this Jesus!