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PRAYER FOR A VEHICLE

I HAVE A HUGE PRAYER REQUEST. So, the enemy decided he would like to pull out an old trick and destroy our van. We were half way up a mountain yesterday when our van decided it would go no further. The transmission blew, but we are learning to have JOY and praise the Lord even more in our situation.

We are stuck in Denver at the most beautiful artistic guest house. We got hooked up through this site called Ryfo that houses Christian music artists and we are their first exception to add to the site as missionaries. So, we get to stay in these sweet homes all around the USA.

Guess what else I'm going to be speaking at my college (Dordt) April 7 WAHOO!!

Also, I was so excited I got to have lunch with a college friend this week.

So please pray for funds and a new vehicle b/c it cost 1,500 to 3,500 to fix our current van.

Oh, and you know the artist David Crowder? well we had lunch with his brother today and met Gungors drummer last week.

so many awesome crazy stories.

Love you guys!

God is good all the time!

Tasha

Continually Blessed

In the last week we have traveled from Dallas San Antonio Texas to Oklahoma. Today will be our longest drive all the way to Colorado Springs.
While we were in Texas we visited the Alamo and Noels Aunt who provided us a lovely place to sleep. In Texas we connected with the Organization "Trade in Hope” We also got an interview with a lady that was sold by her parents as a prostitute when she was 15 to government officials. She talked with us about the healing process and the forgiveness process. She said it's only through Gods grace that he redeemed her. There is a documentary coming out about her life soon!

God has been continually blessing us with speaking engagements and places to rest our heads. Yesterday, I was extremely grateful I was able to sleep all day since I had a fever in the FLU. I took a Nyquil and I was out all day. I only woke up to transport myself to the bed and I woke up for dinner. LOL Today I feel much better thanks to everyone praying for me. Now I just need to get rid of my cough.

Lessons of the week.
-God is with me wherever I go and I never have to feel alone at any point on this trip.
-the enemy is at war with our group and we must pray to stand firm against the enemy and keep the unity of our team
-Love others even when you don't feel loved back

Fun Facts of the week
-For valentine’s day:
Julia and I went to Cracker Barrel
Then Jesus sent me a beautiful Pink Sunset
Then we went to an amazing Coffee house that had an awesome concert
Then a puppy gave me sweet kisses to end the night

-Noel thinks he has found my husband in each city until he finds out they are not single or to young. lol

-I ate the more Mexican food in 1 week than I have eaten in a lifetime

-I found out that not everyone likes to hug me back. Though, Julia my teammate who fits this mold gave me a gift this morning. She gave me 4 free passes to hug her for the trip. LOL

I'm going to attach some photos of the last week.

Blessing
Tasha :)

TRAFFICKING IN TEXAS

http://vimeo.com/19718607

copy this link and check it out. it's a small clip from my tour

I'm in Texas now. God is doing big things.

Noel went undercover as a band manager into these store fronts that were disguised as "massage parlors" Actually he went into one place in a strip mall called "7th Heaven" When he walked in the doors 3 girls lined up in front of him. He said they looked drugged. bruised. dirty. and he said they were all staring at their feet. He was shocked and called the human trafficking hotline as soon as he saw this. This building was not hiding but right out in the open 3 miles from where we were sleeping in a good area of town. After I saw this was happening 1st hand my heart stirred with a righteous anger. I could not believe this was happening and nothing was being done about it. Their were parlors like this on every street corner. Why aren't authorties taken more action I thought. It turns out some of the cops are using this business themsevles quotes a church in the area. Also, the cops say they have no where to put the girls and when they do take the girls in for questioning they ask them for their massage licence instead of asking them for their passports. Most of the time the cops will charge the girls $300 and then the pimps will come and pay for the fine and then take the girls right back into prostitution. The hard part is some of the girls don't know they are in bondage. They think they came to america and now these men say they are in debt to them. So, they tell the girls the only way to pay of the debt is to be a prostitute for them. It makes me sick what is happening. Housten Texas is one of the biggest areas for this and we need to take a stand and make this injustice stop now. We also need to pray bigtime for this spiritual warefar that is happening!

three miles away from where I am sleeping

there are brothels in Houston three miles away from where I am sleeping tonight filled with women that are there against their will...slavery exists in America. I'm so angry right now that the cops are not doing anything about this. I never thought America's government would be so corrupt. These girls right now are at undercover "massage and nail places" When the cops come they fine the girls for not having business licence for that store. The pimps pay for the girls fine and then the girls are forced right back into prostitution. We drove up to a store front tonight where it was happening and I just got so Angry i wanted to go and bust down the door myself. Everyone needs to start writing letters to people in power that can stop this! And I need you to pray that the highest man in power "God" would help us put and end this this corruption. we are going undercover tomorrow to film these places.

Tasha

God is Near

I found you learn so much about yourself when you go on a mission trip. I also learned then when you do great things for God the enemy likes to attack. This week has personally for me has been about quieting myself before God to redirect my heart to his calling for me on this trip.

Two of my beloved sister spoke the same verse over me Ephesians 1:17-23 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe......

I pray every day that the Lord would give me wisdom and revelation to hear Him clearly! I need prayer when times are tough that the Lord would reveal to me the hope to where He has called me and is calling me. God is hope! God is glorious and His plan is perfect.

Well the last couple weeks we have ventured to Alabama, mississippi, and now we are in TEXAS. God blessed us once again with some resting time at this beautiful cabin in Alabama. Where we went fishing and biking. I'll includes some pictures from that.
We have been speaking at churches and colleges. I was blown away how God was working at Mississippi college. He never ceases to amaze me. So many students came up to us wanting to get involved saying this is what the Lord has laid on their hearts to do the rest of their life. I even heard a story where a girls friend was kidnapped and forced into sex slavery. When she was rescued after 2 years her parents (who were high society people) recjected her as their own daughter b/c they didn't believe that there is forced sex prostituion. This sickened my heart.

God is moving. satan is attacking. but God is more powerful. and mighty is my God in whom I place my trust!

blessing!

Tasha