Homeless Deserve A Second Chance Too! :D

I know that I moved to a different city almost 4 months ago and both my mom and I no idea why on Earth would God want us to move to this city. I never dreamed or thought of moving here in my lifetime.

My mom and I really have been stepping out in faith and trusting in what God wants us here; for a reason. Both my mom and I have ran into other Christians a.k.a Jesus Believers that believe the same thing we do. These people that we have met have also stepped out in faith in God and trusting God has them here for a reason and these other people would of never came out here and lived here in this city too.

All these people that my mom and I keep meeting have the same vision, ideas, dreams, and goals that we have.

I tell my mom I am confused to why God wants us here. Sometimes I like think a group of us people are going to get together and turn this city upside down for the better. God is up to something weather my guessing is right or not.

I know God is up to something and it's starting to come together. I literally have dreams, visions, ideas, and goals for this city. I am stoked to see what happens. 

It’s becoming clearer of what God wants us to do for this city. These vision, dreams, ideas, and goals are becoming more vividly clearer everyday. I am ready to go after this whole hearty with or without a group people helping me.

The people I have been meeting in this city and getting to know are just awesome. Some of the stories these people have told me just breaks my heart but yet in return inspires and motivates me even more to help this city. I know these people are in my life for a reason. Weather they are to stay or leave my life I can say that I been super motivated and inspired to give back to this one particular city I am in.

I mean this city has over 600+ homeless people, prostitutes that get dumped here, drug addicts, and much more. Cops don't care. I have talked to these particular people like saying hi or smile at them. They may not do anything in return but that’s okay. I just pray that God radically changes there life and this city I am in. I also know that everyone has a story to why they are where they are in their life weather it was good or bad. Everyone deserves a second change at life. I can only imagine some of the stories these people have. I see it everyday in this city. It’s very sad. This city needs change very badly and urgently.

I also want to take the time to talk to them and ask them their story and tell them about God. I will be the hands and feet of Jesus. I will be the example for this city.

Yesterday I talked to a very nice homeless woman. She's was at least in her 40's.

She began to tell me how she going to go catfish fishing in this rain and all. I am like good-luck. She also asked me if it was good to eat catfish and I told her I have no idea. She also asked me if I wanted to smoke a joint “which is weed” I told her no politely and told her smoking isn't for me she then proceeded to ask my mom the same thing and she said no. What threw me off is she was wearing a heavy rain coat as if she worked for the city but I doubt it cause she was pushing a shopping cart around. I came inside and my mom told me this was the same lady that yelling at some homeless men going crazy. I am different from most people. I instantly thought what has this women been through and what is going on in her life that has made her homeless. When I look in people's eyes I know when they are in pain or when something is going on in their life and I don't hesitate to talk to them. I pray to God telling him to radically change this woman’s life weather I am their to change her life or someone else does it.

I want to start a new thing where I go find 1-4 homeless people a week or if they in a group that’s okay. I want to hear there story. I want to sit with them and talk to them about God if I am able too. I want to make sandwiches and get water and go out there and eat a meal with them and just be there with them. You know when a homeless person saids "God Bless You" you know they know God. 

You can tell me I am crazy and it's dangerous but you know it starts with one caring and compassionate person to make a difference in someones life. I don't even know if my mom will approves of the this idea but you know what it doesn't matter if she approves or not because when God tells me to go and do something about these homeless I am going to do it weather my mom approves or not.

I think this city is way worse than Sacramento and Stockton. This city needs help asap.

I have my projects, ideas, dreams, goals, visions all in the works right now. I'm not having these ideas, goals, dreams, vision just to have them; I having them for a reason and its all becoming clear now… :D

I also love listening to others stories about what happened to them and how they came to know God; homeless people or not. It truly motivates and inspires me to go after my goals; I have goals for this city even more than ever.

I was working on this christian non-profit organization and God literally pulled me away from it for now and now I am working on other projects. I am excited. God is really changing my goals and desires that he wants me to accomplish. It's okay though. God has it under control and knows he knows what he's doing. I'm trusting him in this time.

P.S. Prayers would be awesome through this time. This is part of the reason why I have been busy and haven't wrote a blog in a while.

God is awesome and works in very strange ways….

Until next time,

Rachel

Jesus Coming Back Soon Funny Conversation Between My Mom and I!

Warning: This may or may not make you laugh...

A Very Random Funny Conversation Between My Mom and I; Jesus Coming Down To This Earth Related!!!

My mom said to me "I wonder what it will be like when Jesus comes down and if will have to drive places?" I said "It doesn't matter to me because I rather fly places; flying sounds fun." I rather fly as long as I don't have to take a test and have a license to fly then I rather fly than drive." "I dislike taking tests". We both started laughing. My mom said "she was laughing b/c of the way I said  I wanted to fly". My mom went to saying something about having spiritual bodies when Jesus comes down and we will be like angles. Okay; but I still told her I rather fly to places and instantly say where I am going to go and just be there. Then my mom is like how would we eat and carry things like groceries and I am like who knows. My mom is like if we have spiritual bodies then we won't have to eat. I said "how will we survive then?; get high off Jesus's spirit. I don't know. I said they better have Starbucks cause I don't if I will be able to survive without Starbucks. The reason I said something about Starbucks is I have been craving it and going to Starbucks a lot lately.

Just a random conversation between my mom and I while in the car driving somewhere.

Just speculating on what going to happen when Jesus comes back down on this Earth again!

What are you thoughts about this?  :)

Enjoy your night,

Rachel

Helping The Homeless!

I haven't blog in forever. A lot is going on in my personal life. I will get through whatever is going on in my personal life. It's crazy but I got this.

Maybe about a month ago I went down to a homeless shelter while looking around for places for my dad to live. I was expecting something way different than what I was actually expecting it to be when walking in this homeless shelter.

I talked to a nice guy about getting involved at this homeless shelter and I told him about how I am starting up a Christian Non-Profit Organization for the homeless. He's like "You Gotta Start Somewhere" that was so inspiring to me. I told him "I wanted to do something more than what all these other people are doing with their organizations. It's kind of hard to explain what exactly I wanted to do with my Christian Non-Profit Organization. I also didn't tell him a lot about my organization b/c I don't want anyone to steal my ideas that I am going to use for my Christian Non-Profit Organization.

I looked around the homeless shelter place and every homeless person I came in contact with was so nice and said hi and or waved hi and smiled to me. It warms my heart.

This guy invited me that same night I talked to him to go back to the homeless shelter to feed the homeless. I didn't end up going back. I just couldn't go back. Nothing against anyone. I just wasn't ready to go back.

I knew if I would of gone back I would be wrecked to pieces for a good thing. (As in I would come home and cry and be inspired more to give back to the homeless and it happened to me once about 7 months but just a different situation with a different homeless person in a different city.) I am a caring yet tender hearted person at the same time. I am just not ready to handle that just yet. In the past month have been thinking about going back to this homeless shelter and just giving it a try and see what happens. I mean Hello!; my Christian Non-Profit Organization is for the homeless among other things too.

I know I have been saying I was going to get my Christian Non-Profit Organization up in and happening a month ago but with everything going on in my personal life I just had to stay away from it for while b/c I just couldn't deal with it. I was trying to figure out what to do with my life. Since every time I try to move forward I have obstacles and road blocks to jump over or go through. I am doing much better and I am ready to launch the Christian Non-Profit Organization and see where it goes. :D

Going After My Dreams,
Rachel

My Burning Passion....

This blog has been taken a while to write as I gather all my thoughts and dreams. This city I am in; homeless are everywhere. It breaks my heart to the point of having a burning passion to do something about these homeless people. 

For instance this homeless person last night last I asked if he was okay or needed help. Yes he was so drunk. I wouldn't judge or treat someone any different from someone being sober. 

But what broke my heart is that my bro and I were getting gas and we went passed this homeless person and he was bent over and was about to fall flat on his face. My first instant reaction was that this homeless person was dead. 

I told my bro when we get back home I am going to walk over there and make sure this homeless guy is okay. Sure enough my mom and bro went with me. My mom ask he was okay and if he needed help.

My mom talked to this two guys one that just said hes like that all time and the other guy who is friends with him said that hes over here everyday. That kind of stuff really gets under my skin and I want to shake/knock them out to make them realize what is going on.  I don't and I let it go. It still makes me mad. I tell God to "USE ME" for these homeless people.

With all this stuff God has been teaching me and show me real things in front of my face. 

My thoughts are:

A.) Jesus needs to come back down on Earth ASAP and make this world a better place.

B.) People need to WAKE UP to REALITY about whats going on.

C.) A REVOLUTION needs to happen in this city.

D.) I need to take STAND and do something about it.

*If you picked "D" you are right. :)

I could go on and on about this but I will stop now. I am in this city for a reason. In a million years I would never choose to be in this city let alone live here. 

The first week I was here I was literally scared out of my mind. Everything bad and evil was happening. I am like I do not know if I want to be in this town anymore. 

There's break ins.

4 cops car with sirens on chasing someone or what not.

The cops are always busting someone.

There's firetrucks and ambulances going off every 10secs it feels like.

There's a lot of  homeless people.

These people who talk to themselves and are in another world b/c they are a drug addict.

There's people would come on private property and do what they want to.

There's tons of action.

The list goes on and on.

This city is similar to Stockton or downtown Sacramento.

When I go back to Rocklin I am so grateful and appreciative to be living in Rocklin.

I was jokingly telling my mom we need to have a reality TV show while we are here with everything going on and happening. I mean every little thing I hear at night I literally get up and look threw the windows. During the day I am good but at night not so much. It takes a while to get adjusted to this city.

Back to the reason why I wrote this blog in the first place is that I was like okay God what in the world am I doing here for? What is my purpose being here? God is like start a Christian Non-Profit Organization to help the homeless and the rest will come to you. In the process of doing that now. 

God is teaching me not to worry about all the worldly things and to keep my eyes on him and what he wants me to do. I literally find something new everyday and figure out how to make it better. For now I am keeping my eyes on God and doing what he tells me to do. My eyes wonder to the worldly things a lot but I tell myself God is in control and knows what hes doing. I need to focus on God and what I need to do and less about the worldly things.

Some people, family, and friends are going to say to me "YOU CAN'T DO IT" and I am simply going to SAY "WATCH ME FIND A WAY". I got told you CAN'T do anything my whole life. Saying "YOU CAN'T" to me just "MOTIVATES" me even more to reach that dream(s). It doesn't hurt to try and see where something goes.

My breaking heart for the homeless,

Rachel<3

P.S. I have a burning passion to give back to this world and make a difference in others lives. I dream dreams everyday to make the world a difference and get the community involved to make a difference. It's time to put my dreams into action and make them become reality. I have a heart to change this world one person at a time. It takes someone like me to be courageous and stand up and make a difference in this world. It's time to step out of my comfort zone and be faithful to God. I'm ready to go on the roller-coaster of my life to accomplish these dreams I have.  I am going to do something about it and get AWESOME results out of it. 

Opportunities are here.....

You have no idea how excited I am to actually blog what is going on right now when I can. I could scream with excitement and happiness.
I don't really want to say; b/c every time I say something it falls through and it's gone. As soon as everything goes through I will be back on this blog to tell you all what's going on in my crazy busy life.
My family has an opportunity to could lead to something big is what I am hoping for.
God is totally giving us another chance at things.
We of course thought about weather we should take this opportunity or not. I'm gladly going to tell you that we took this opportunity as a family and I am stoked with so much excitement to see were this all goes.
I have so many ideas and thoughts going through my head its really burning inside of me to see what I can actually do about this.
This is only the beginning to an awesome ending. It's kinda like a new start at things.
I will tell you all when the timing is right. :)
Until next time,
Rachel<3
P.S. My life has been crazy busy but I am going to find time to catch up and start blogging again soon. :)
God is AWESOME in HIS TIMING!!!! :)

I'm proud to say....

I am proud to say I got baptized on Sunday June 12,2011 at 2:30pm. I been wanting to get baptized since I got saved in February 26,2006. That's 5 years ago. :)

I had to go to a baptism class like 2 weeks before the baptism actually happened. I actually got a lot of good information that I didn't know about getting baptized.

Then the guy asked all the people that was wanting to get baptized, why they wanted to get baptized. I didn't really have a chance to think about it. I said "I wanted to have a closer relationship with Jesus Christ." He liked my answer. :)

Now that I got a chance to really think about why I wanted to get baptized. I really wanted to get baptized because I not only wanted to have a closer relationship with Jesus Christ but I also be more committed to Jesus and doing his laws and trying really hard not to sin all the time.

Now that I have been baptized it was so amazing that I can tell people about it and connivence them to get baptized and have a real relationship with Jesus Christ.

My mom of course came to watch me get baptized and so did my best friend Juline. Juline is a real best friend. I couldn't thank her enough for being a best friend. She likes me for who I am and she really cares about me and she has been their for me through really bad times, sad times, and good times, and happy times. She has encouraged me to give back to others like she has done for me. Thank you Juline. I really love being your best friend. We have been friends for a year and half and counting. :)

Me, Juline, & My Mom get to were the baptism is being held. I get checked in and then I stand in line. My mom is like I want you to be the 5th or 6th person to get baptized and I was like okay.

I was really nervous at this point. I want to watch some people get baptized and then do it myself. I am like should I stay in line where I am at or just go more to the back of the line. I stayed where I was.

Before I knew it, it was my time to get baptized. I was like the 7th or 8th person to get baptized. Yay, Me! :)

Here's the video of me getting baptized. I am so proud of myself for getting baptized! :)

They asked me three questions. The three questions were:

Question 1: Do you believe Jesus is the Son of the living God?

My Answer: Yes.

Question 2: Did you accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior.

My Answer: Yes, 5 years ago on February 24, 2006.

Question 3: Do you plan to follow him the rest of your life?

My Answer: Yes. I already am.

Then they baptized me. :)

FYI: When I came back up out of the water. I had makeup on and it was getting in my eyes burning so that I why I sorta freaked out and was moving my hands like that and making those faces.

Knowing when they baptized me, putting me under the water to get rid of my old life and when they bring me back out of the water to begin my new life, it was awesome.

I'm so excited right now and have been since I got baptized. I couldn't sleep the night I got baptized. I was thinking back on my old life and thinking what God is going do in my new life. 

Wow, I can't wait to see what God has in store for me. Can my life get any better? My new life is awesome. Since the baptism I do feel a lot closer and more connected to God than before I was baptized.

My perspective has also changed. I am wanting to be just like God or close to God as I can get everyday.

Here are some pictures:

All Smiles When Getting Baptized On June 12, 2011 at 2:30pm.

Getting ready to get rid of my old life to this world to begin my new life in Christ.

My old life is over with. Time to begin my new life in Christ. 

 Woohoo! I did it. Time to start my new life in Christ. I am super stoked to see what God has in store for me. 

Right after I got baptized. Woohoo. I love my new life in Christ after getting baptized.

Here's the guy that baptized me. :)

P.S. I am so glad I got baptized. I can't wait to see what God has in store for me and be more committed to God. 

Best day of my life,

Rachel

My Letter To God!

God,


God, use me to show people your love.
God, send me places to change people's lives for you.
God, give me opportunities to do things for you.
God, let me see things through your eyes.
God, challenge me.
God, speak to me.
God, bless me more.
God, teach me. 
God, show me your way and your will you have for me.
God, keep showing me how awesome you are.
God, help me to know you better.
God, help me stay positive. 
God, help me understand the way you understand things.

God, help me be on fire for you all the time.

God, help me have patience.

God, help me know you are near through the good times and bad times.

God, help me step out in my faith more.

God, help me to be more committed to you.

God, help me overcome my fears.

God, help me go beyond my comfort zone.

God, impact my life everyday weather it's little things or big things.
God, make my dreams become reality. 
God, stir things in my heart.
God, change my life.
God, I want to do your will even better than I am now.
God, have life changing events happen for me.
God, I am expecting high expectations in my life.
"Through God All Things Are Possible"!


Your Daughter,
Rachel