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!

Hello from the wonderful Hartville Ohio :)

We arrived last night from Harrisburg PA, a nice 5 hour drive through the country side. Glory.

So we are here for 5 days, and I am so excited to see what God does. We all were super encouraged listening to stories of what God is doing here, esp. at Ruined. He is for sure moving in spirit and truth, bringing forth his sovereign power and presence!

We leave on Monday morning, so just a short stop in H-ville :)

If you all wouldn't mind keeping us in your prayers that would be great!

~ Unity

~ Guidance from Holy Spirit

~ Authentic community

~ Divine appointments

~ Health for our team :)

Thanks guys for keeping up with my posts! You are awesome!

~Lauren

~Boston~New Jersey~Philadelphia~Harrisburg~Ohio~Washington D.C.~Tennessee~Israel~

Hello from Harrisburg PA!

We arrived in Harrisburg Monday night. After a few hours of travel from Philadelphia, we safely made it! It is so refeshing to be here with our Fire and Fragrance plant that just started in the beginning of September. We are working with people that were in Kona on staff at the base when I was doing my DTS last January. We will be serving them and partnering with them for 8 days. I am excited to see what all God is doing here in hearts, through this school. Our next stop will be Hartville Ohio, my hometown! We will be there for 4 days doing local ministry in churches and youth groups. I am looking forward to coming home for a short bit. I can't wait to see everyone and be with my family.

I would like to ask you to please keep my team and I in your prayers as we are traveling. Here are some specifics:

~Safety (there are 10 of us traveling in a 15 passenger van)

~ Health - we have had some bad colds going through our team

~ Divine appointments with people on the road

~ Financial porvision

~Team unity- to really serve one another and love well

Thank you so much for your prayers and support! You play such a significant role in making this trip possible!

~Blessings!

Lauren Triola

~Bliss~

Bliss...

The word that comes to mind when I think of fall~

On the road and off again this time we traveled from wonderful Philadelpiha Pennsylvania to Harrisburg Pennsylvania. We are going to be partnering with the Fire and Fragrance plant that has opened up this fall here. It is so nice to be here, around Fire and Fragrance family. Before Philadelphia we were in New Jersey, such a glorious time. Such a family bond that is really deep inside the church there, so it was really great to be with them again.Family. So as we have been traveling and on and off the road, my body has been under the weather some. I am fighting a cold at the moment, other than that my heart is doing amazing!

God has me on this beautiful journey of being un-wound. I feel as if I were a cloth heart with a wide array of colors, and my seal has been cracked and I am being un weaved. It is painful but so beautiful. My hear is being revealed, bare and naked before the world and all I can do is to rest in my creator's hands.

I am looking forward to our next location: Hartville Ohio! To see my family and hometown with my new friends and family from Hawaii is going to be a nice treat! hehe

Well there keep your eyes peeled for more updates...they are coming!

Boston,

you are beauty.

We have been here in Boston almost a week and a half now. So crazy how time flies, espeically when you are with those you love and are having fun!

Today we went to Harvard University, and had a time of prayer. After the time of prayer myself, Brook, Laura, and Julie stayed back on the campus. Brook really wanted to get inside of one of the girl's dorm rooms and pray for her and anoint the room.- Oh Brook :)

We didn't end up getting inside of a dorm room, but we ended up outside of one. And the name tag on the outside of the door said she is from Israel :) woot!

We prayed over her door and left her with a verse.

Then we made our way back onto Harvard lawn. We stopped to have a picture taken, and found two men to our right empty handed. So we asked them if we they would mind taking a picture for us. They took it, then we noticed their accent was not from around here. Found out they are from Russia! The one is a teacher here at Harvard. He teaches Yiddish which is a Jewish language.

Then we made our way back to our house. We stopped off to get some coffee and take some pictures :)

We are preparing to leave on Wednesday morning! woot! New Jersey here we come!