The Women that helped me- Mrs.Leia

Mrs.Leia came to Austin with her sweet and caring personality. She slowly started to gain our trust and we gained hers. I remember her always telling stories about her times as an assistant, first years of marriage, her conversion. She started to help us with her faith, and we had a friend in her. I loved staying the whole day in the church because she would teach me how to cook, iron...

Her example made me want to be like her. She always gave a word of faith, and would lift us up. She would laugh with us and make us smile when we felt down.

She disciplined us to become women of God. She believed

in each one of us, she knew we could do so much more.

She made me realize how much I needed God in my life, she prayed for me, she taught me, she wasn't just the pastor's wife... she was much more than that.

Did I mention that she got all of us to wear skirts one day??

Dear Mrs.Leia

Thank you for everything you've done for me. I love you so much! I know you will make the difference anywhere you go. I will always cherish you in my heart and know that I appreciate everything you taught me. Thank you for being patience and loving all the way. Thank you for helping me in the long journey of conversion. Thank you for your example. Thank you for your prayers, advice and laughs. May God bless you more and more!

With lots of love, Bianca

Be friends with the mirror..

"I'm so ugly!"...."I'm so fat!"... "Look at my hair"... "Gosh, I'm so disgusting"...."Nobody ever notice me"! It's the most common sentences I hear around girls. I actually used to say them myself.

The cold reality is that girls nowadays hate how they look. The mirror is their enemy and they can't stand themselves. Why does that happen?

Girls are influenced by what the media say its good to wear, perfect hair, ideal weight. So young ladies look at themselves and they think they are not enough.

Dear friend, God created you in perfection. Your skin, body, hair.. He did it with love :)

Beyond what the world says or what the media shows YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! Next time you look in the mirror, notice what you DO like about yourself. You'll start to love yourself inside out.

Because you ARE God's beautiful creation, right?

God Bless

Bianca

Holy Spirit

I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

( Mark 1:8)

Now I choose this verse from the Bible, because its something i see alot in the church. There is alot of people that want to receive the Holy Spirit but they apparently think that the pastor or the assistant can baptized them. I mean assistants, pastors, wives can help you with prayer, with fasting but YOU are the only one that can reach that. It depends on YOU !!!! You have to show God how much you want Him to fill your life. Words are not enough my friend, you really have to SHOW Him. Please understand that pastors can baptized you in water but the Only One that can baptized you with The Holy Spirit is God. Don't depend on the pastor's prayer when you are seeking Him on Wednesdays or Sundays. Also don't just pray at church, pray everywhere you go. Your thirst for God's presence must be like you are drowning in a pool and you cant breathe so you need air. You depend on that air to save you, thats how you should be. You depend on God to live.

Dear reader, if you want to have a true encounter with God, it depends on you and no one else

In faith always

Bianca

Time to forgive

Have you ever been hurt by someone that you swore you would never forgive them?? I know I have before I got converted. I been hurt before in the past, I remember I held so much anger against the people who had hurt me. I didn't want to forgive them or trust them because in my head I had the idea that they would hurt me again and I didn't want that. I held everything in my heart... The only thing i couldn't see is that I was the one who was getting even more hurt.

It was painful because the person who had hurt me was one of my good "friends". Every time I looked at her... I wanted to just destroy her with words...I know it sounds bad.. but its the true.

After getting converted I finally realize that I had no right to not forgive her. Think about it this way: If God that is so perfect forgave her; How can I ( sinner) judge her and refuse to forgive her ??? Who am I to do that ??? NOBODY !! It was hard to forgive ? yes it was, because I had to swallow my pride, humble myself and forgive her. But also I had to ask for forgiveness from God and from that person. I was wrong just like she was. i thought it was right to just ignore her and give her the cold shoulder.... but it didn't solve anything because I knew what had happen.

So my friend, until when are you going to refuse to forgive ? Until when are you going to live with this heavy load on your shoulders ? Come on !! Forgive and Be Free !!

Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.

God Bless

Bianca

My Story ( Final Part)

In a beautiful October morning…October 31,2009 to be exactly. I had my encounter with God. An indescribable experience…I found true love ( if you want to know more about this day read October 31). From that day on I had the strength inside of me to go anywhere. I wasn’t shy to speak of Jesus anymore because now I really knew Him. Inside of me there is a love for souls that I never knew I could have. I don’t see people as people anymore but as souls that I have to save. I grew stronger. I had a purpose…save souls anywhere I go. So I started to give my all in The YPG as a leader, The Kids Zone as a teacher and desire of serving God was burning even more. I wanted to be a assistant. But I didn’t want a title..no I just wanted to Serve God to the extreme. I knew I could do more and that’s what I wanted. The campaign of Israel came and I really wanted to be an assistant. I have my heart set on that. That’s was my Isaac…instead of sacrificing for my own life, I made my sacrifice for the ypg to grow even more. It was hard because I wanted so bad but I told God: “ My Lord may it be Your Will and not mine”. I sacrificed and I see results already. I knew God wouldn’t fail. I asked for the YPG and He gave me that and even more. On January 9, 2010 I get raise as an assistant. Now I can serve Him to the extreme. No matter when or where I be here serving Him with all my life. Who I am now ??? Well I am a happy person that loves God more than anything. He saved me from a world of lies and illusion. Along the way I learned something important “ Emotions take you nowhere but Faith takes you anywhere”. As soon I stopped living by what I felt and I started to use my faith; everything changed. Just like God changed my life, He can change yours. My friend is up to you to take a decision and use your faith. I hope you enjoy reading my story. May God Bless You.

In Faith,

Bianca Ferreira De Lima