Our Identity is in Christ

Day 12: Woke up and prepped my devotional for tonight's team meeting and then met with Gen, Abi, and Ryan as campus team leaders to just hear how our first full week of ministry went and it was really, really encouraging and awesome!!! Afterward, we met and headed to church again at New Hope Tokyo. From there, Gen and I met with their New Hope United leaders, which is basically their college ministry to try and help them with outreach ideas. Then we rushed back so I could eat a quick dinner and finish my devotional for tonight and then we headed to the Mitaka student center for our team meeting. Tonight's team meeting went well, I would say. Got to worship, do some clearing the air, and then gave my devotional on our identity in Christ. It is such a big thing and my hope and prayer is that each student on this team would take a good look at their own brokenness and see that Jesus came to restore us and heal us! That they would be able to see who they are doesn't depend on the things we do, the way we live our lives, or how we or other people see us.... but that who we are is solely based on who we are in Christ. We are sons and daughters, ambassadors, beloved children, heirs to the throne, we are His!!! "Our significance depends upon understanding who I am in Christ." (Effective Biblical Counseling, Crabb) Then Gen and I just spent some time at the student center hanging out with some of the STINTers (Michelle, Ariel, and Kat)!

Shout out to my sis Tiffany Ibale today who ran in the Miss Hawaii pageant. Sorry I couldn't be there but I heard you did incredible! I am sooooo proud of the journey you have taken to get there and am excited to see where this will take you next!!! Can't wait to talk to you!!!! Love you much!!! ♥