Honesty

 Honesty, not telling a lie, being truthful? No, it is actually speaking out the truth, letting it seen with no veil.
But what happens when we are unsure of the truth? When we are far from solid ground, such as when ones heart is being bonded to anthers, one may lie, telling ones self that they are not falling in love, to keep both parties ¨safe,¨brainwashing the wisdom of ones mind while the heart loves unchecked and unguided.  Shall we be honest with ourselves? I want to, I want my heart and mind to complement each other, so as not to be deceived by my heart, and in doing so, hurt others.

Now that I am being honest with myself about my love, hate, passion, and desire; can I be truthful with others?  I think so, but what I really want to be honest, vulnerably placing parts of my heart out for others to see, so as to reach the world, it is what God is teaching me.  Vulnerability shouts Love, and holding back shouts Fear and Untrust, and often tears castles of relationships down.

 There is a time to keep children innocent, a time to hide revelations of God in our hearts and a time to take things to God alone, and maybe a strong Friend.  I do believe in secrets, but more than not, things should be in the light, the beautiful, healing, comforting, strengthening, refining light of God and people  who God works through.
 Most feet have walked through a time when they have had a secret, somewhat dire to keep hidden from all, that later on would have hurt many less, especially themselves, if they had shared.
This may sound like an alien rase, but we have great heroes of honesty.  David laying his sins and passion honestly before God in his songs. A man after God´s own heart, not trying to deceive himself that he wasn´t struggling, but being honest with himself, God and the world.  A heroic transparency, truly making himself vulnerable to all, humbling himself.

 This last year I have taken my most frighting steps of honesty and vulnerability. This summer I walked legs shaking, across the street, to speak to a friend that I was struggling to get along with, but going to lay a tender part of my heart before her, asking forgiveness for letting my heart get in the way of our relationship. I shook because, she was then going to have to power to throw my heart at the wall, and give it to others who would miss use the information.  I shared with her because I have a value for relationship, and honesty was and very ofter is the key.
  Ask God for courage and strength.  Then take that dizzying step and tell someone the truth.  Let God catch you.  He is strong enough to make beauty out of ANY mess, and to move ANY heart.

Be Vulnerable... 

Share your heart..

Tell someone your stuff...

 

Be Brave! Make friends with your Giants.

YWAM Cheb, Czech

So many girls being driven to prostitution, thousands of daughters being trafficked, and millions of hurting, lost, men, engaging in the destructive industry of sexual exploitation.

Now that I know that this is going on, my life will never be the same 

I saw a vision earlier this year of God crying out for His daughters who were being trafficked and sexually exploited. He appeared as a young father whose daughters had just been abducted, He was yelling out in despair, falling to His knees, utterly torn for His daughters, tears steaming down His strong face, twisted with the agony of knowing His daughters were hurting, and that their spirits were being broken into thousands of pieces...

This revelation of God's heart is what brought me to YWAM Cheb, Czech. The staff here are dedicated to reaching these girls with the love of God and to helping them in anyway God leads them to.

I went on the streets with the female staff of Cheb and we gave gifts and love to the prostitutes standing there waiting for costumers, telling them of the love of God. This was my first time reaching out to girls who were currently engaging in the sex trade, but it will not be my last, Cheb staff have given me powerful sight into the hearts of these girls, the industry as a whole, helping me become better aware and better equipped to serve in this area.

My challenge to you is: Ask and research what is going on. Pray for the ministries that are bringing God's light into the darkness. Move, do something, find out how you can fight trafficking in your very own town, do fundraisers for ministries or come alongside YWAM Cheb, Czech in their ministry to the precious daughters of God.

Learning of Joy in Germany

"Lord, show me how you see the issue of human trafficking! Give me your heart!"   

This has been my prayer in the last week, but God responded differently than I thought he would.

As I walked in the wood that the Moravians walked through as they kept the prayer house going for one hundred years, God spoke to me of my identity lining up with missions, as well as how He wants me to approach the grief of intense abuse.

He is showing me that He does not want me to work like a frightened, driven work horse, but as a bride walking with the strong King.  My heart will feel deeply the cry of the Father for His abducted doughters and sons, but He is showing me that I am part of the plan to rescue them, part of the good news, the hope is at hand and I am to bring it with Compassion and Joy.

 While I have responsibility in the work, it is in God's hands, and is His responsabiliy. He wants to conquer human trafficking through me but He wants me to fight it as a joyful bride not as chess pawn.

 Bless The Lord for the greatness of His heart and rejoice in the strength of His hand.

Thank you truly for reading this, Katrina Stine 

First week in Germany!

After two days at Ywam Herrnhut, Abra Hartmann, Tim a Ywam staff member and I traveled to Hamburg, Germany, for a Spirit filled Anti-trafficking conference.

At the conference God spoke to me more about starting a safe house in Germany, a home where I can  take needy and trafficked girls in.  A place of Jesus' love and healing.  A place where He and I will love on them.                  God is also showing me, that I need to care about everything involving trafficking, to understanding causes, and long term strategies for the abolition of trafficking. The conference was God's amazing provision for this, I learned so much, and made great contacts, contacts that I may intern under before I start a safe house, or contacts that will be key in saving girls and getting them home.

My prayer request is that every step would be clear, and that heaven would come to earth.  Thank you, and bless you, Katrina Joy!

Praise the Lord!

I wanted to let everyone know that God has provided for my trip!

Through family, friends and my little church in Dinuba, God has provided for the mission He is sending me on to Europe.

 Coming back from my mission this summer, I had no funds for this next trip.  Now after planing this trip and doing the little and big things has He has asked me to do these last few months, He has finished providing finances three days before I leave for Germany.  Thanks Jesus, Your the best!

I will post again while in Europe if any unforeseeable needs come up, or if God asks me to do something that will need more funds.
 Thank you all for supporting me, and praying me to this point. 

My prayer requests are that God would bring trafficking to His light. and that the lies that hold back the people He has called to fight for the trapped, would be broken.

Ministry Research and Development Trip Update

Alright, it's coming up soon and I have been doing my research, Email's and prayer.

God willing I am staying at the German base YWAM Herrnhut, from November 4nd to December 2nd and from there I will travel to ministries in Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, and Switzerland. On the 17th of December I am going to Norway and will fly home early January.

  $3,100 is what I have prayerfully budgeted for my trip. I still need $2,200 and lots of prayer to cover the rest of my trip, so please pray about how you can support me. 




  On the 17th of August I helped out at a women's home in Santa Rosa, cleaning and painting their new facility. (Picture on left.) I made exciting new contacts while there that will help me learn about starting a safe house in Europe.

  Karen  Wood, a professional Counselor and her colleagues have agreed to have me in their meetings and classes, so as to learn about counseling.  This new group of professionals believe in my vision to rescue trafficked girls from abuse, and help them heal from all their hurt.  I sat in on a meeting for the first time on September 24th and plan on being involved as much as I can, to glean more knowledge about inner healing.

Upcoming Europe trip

  To mother the future leaders of Africa, while pointing the world to the Father; this is the vision God has given to me.  When I was in South Africa three years ago for two months God started to give me His heart for Africa, and in this year's two month trip to South Sudan and Uganda God grew my passion, knowledge, and contacts for my work in Africa.  

 

  To rescue and disciple abused girls in Europe; this is my present mission, and it does point to my long term goal of loving Africa, because I need to learn, grow, and take the steps God is asking me to take.

 The first step God has shown for me to take in this mission to save trafficked girls is to go to YWAM Herrnhut Germany in November. I believe this trip will be a scouting mission for me to learn about Europe, see what is being done there already and get connected with people who have wisdom about trafficking issues.
 My long term goal for fighting trafficking is to have my own safe house (a house for healing of every kind) in Europe, for girls rescued out of sex trafficking.
The Herrnhut base has a focus on saving trafficked girls and I believe the future staff of my safe house will be knit together there. I know God has things for me to learn at the Herrnhut base, people to glean from and also people He wants me to encourage.
 I am looking for safe houses I can view, make important connections with, and learn from in other parts of Europe as well. I am wanting to find a safe house that I could staff with until I am ready to start my own. Two houses of good report that I am hoping to visit are in Hungary and Ukraine.

 I will end this trip in Norway, spending Christmas with a Discipleship Training School classmate who will travel to some of the Norwegian YWAM bases with me.

 Would you please consider supporting me, trusting that I am fully committed to following the Holy Spirit on this quest to free His daughters. 

 

Months planned	.	.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.
Goal:	Germany	.	2nd	.	.
Goal:	Hungry	.	.	5th	.
Goal:	Norway	.	.	15th	.
Goal:	Home	.	.	.	2nd
Goal:		Staff at a base		no set date
Goal:		Trip to South Sudan		no set date

Afrcian Adventure

  I graduated at 16 years old in August 2012 taking off the next month to go on a grand adventure with the Lover of my Soul, a journey that brought me to the sea of love the Savior had for me.
  I have gone on a scouting trip to far away lands and caught a glance of hope for the world, I heard murmur of destiny waiting for every person; I heard the the song of God's Goodness and Power in the miraculously healed; and I heard a Battle Cry of Hope in a Loving Compassionate God who is with us, Immanuel, because He Himself has put it in my heart.

I am back at Gleanings with my family now, but what would you say to stepping back into the chapter I just finished?

 The Chapter starts out with me going to the Lord's Land, YWAM Mendocino, to do a Discipleship Training School, with a three month lecture, and a two month outreach.

 In the first week of lecture God said, "First let's fall in love and then let's change the world."
God and I took a leap into our friendship. God wanted me to know that I was dear to Him, He wanted my heart and He wanted me to love Him and really know him.  God showed me that my heart was mine to give, a true binding gift. It was like Arwen giving Aragorn her Evenstar necklace, "It is Mine to give to whom I choose, like my heart." While I gave God my heart every day, He showed me how precious He wore it, like an intricate medallion always close to His heart.

We went over thirteen topics in fourteen weeks such as, Father heart of God, Identity and Destiny. God spoke through the teaching in glorious ways, bringing the warm light of truth into some of the dark fearful parts of my life.
The many times I went walking in the woods to talk to God are without a doubt times that I will never forget. These talks in the magnificent woods were about my questions, my fears, God's passions and binding my heart with His; all truly bringing identity and courage, but most of all joyfully falling in love with my Companion.

  

   We took to the air Dec. 31st to follow God's heart and share the great news of Christ with the world.  Uganda was where God had asked us to start, South Sudan was next.

 

 The first week was given to the people of Kampala the Capital.  I was tired from jet lag and had to make it a point to think of all the things I was thankful for and ask God what to do, knowing that I never wanted to regret not walking through this trip with God.

 I was exited that it was God's pleasure to have me share my testimony in two of His churches. It was so well received and people were impassioned to go after their young people and help them through their youth.

My favorite memory from Kampala was going door to door (shack to shack) with two others and praying for a little baby with malaria and sharing Christ with her Mom, who cried when she heard about the hope available for their future.  

 

YWAM Arua! Welcomed by amazing staff, we worked alongside the long termers for three weeks. 

This is a picture of me in Arua's market buying food for the poor in the hospital that we went and served twice, praying for many and seeing the power of God's peace, hope and love reign, though we saw no healings yet.

  

 The Arua YWAM planned for us to go to a little village called Koya on the Congo border, so off we went to see what they meant by a "little village." They had promised shelter but left us in some doubt of comfort. 

    

   The first day and much of the ones following we interceded for the village which turned out to have a poplulation of about two-hundred adults.  We walked the land asking God what strong holds He wanted to break, asking for His grace and mercy for the land and making ourselves available for Him to guide.    

 This is us walking as we pray. I am in Green.

Koya was were we first saw healing happen, I would hazard a guess that it was due to all the spiritual warfare and devotion of our time that we started with. We saw blind eyes healed, backs, knees, cuts, oh! the list of God's goodness goes on and on.
 We prayed for pretty much every one in the village and went to almost every home.
 Holding an all day long bible study which turned into Q and A for one team and repentance back to God for the other; we saw God speak to the people through us and meet the questions they had.

 After two more weeks in Arua Uganda, we drove to South Sudan, the 193rd country in the World, mountains filled with unreached people groups secluded by tribal warfare, but a country God is seeking after and calling me to help Him reconcile back to Himself.

The second day I was in South Sudan I knew I had found my country, the African Country God had been calling me to.  Years before I had thought that it was Ethiopia, but I think God had me focus in on Ethiopia because it was right next door to the country that did not exist yet.

 We went to four different places in South Sudan doing quite a range of things. Something that was dear to my heart though was sharing God's loving Character, breaking the lies the devil had spread among the youth of a God who ties you down instead of a God who lifts you up.
 We shared testimony of God's goodness in our lives as well as the fantastic Companion He is.  I know  the people heard what we said because they asked questions, sometimes quite challenging questions, ones that we leaned on the Holy Spirit to answer.     

 We made a three day trip to the Capital Juba, where we had the privalage of sitting in on a meeting with about 11 Sudanese and Ugandan Ywamers and Loren Cunningham Founder of Youth With A Mission...!

 We spent two days at a girls rescue home that some of our team had been to before; they had already made great friendships with the girls there.  This is a posed picture that I let a little girl take. They loved having their picture taken and taking pictures. It was an amazing group of 40 healing girls.

*Making bricks in Minyori, S.S.*

 I know I have laid important foundation bricks for the future of these countries, as well as in my own heart.  I have passion to keep going and sharing the great news of Christ were God has been calling me.  

*The Bridge of Healing to the Nations,* at YWAM Arua, expressing their calling to be a bridge of healing to the Nations. The Bridge leads to houses called: India, Scotland, Sudan, etc.

 

  Walking across the bridge felt like stepping into the calling God had given me to spend my life walking over that bridge carrying what God wanted to give His people. It is a journey with Christ that shall never end, for it is the heart of God I am going after, and He is teaching me how to Fly after the dreams we have.