Wooo hoo! Mission Trip!

12/28/2010

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A picture from Skype. Love talking to family!
The days are getting longer!!!!! There is still a little bit of light in the sky at half past three! This is one conversation we at the base have quite often as we look forward to longer days. :)

The past two weeks have been spent hanging out with the few people that are left at the base, celebrating Christmas, sleeping in, and packing for Greenland! I have also been getting over a cold so if you would pray that I will feel one hundred percent soon.
 
I am in the calm before the storm, so to speak, for my schedule will be pretty much non-stop for the next couple months. First stop will be Grimerud, a YWAM base in the south near Oslo, where a workers gathering will be held and we will be celebrating New Years Eve. I am excited for I am able to reacquaint myself with friends I made in the beginning of the year at Restenas,Sweden. Such fun!

I will be at Grimerud for a week then the Greenland team and I will be flying out of Olso to Denmark, staying the night in Denmark, then flying out early to Greenland.
 
In Greenland the team and I will be starting relationships with the natives and from there making some youth clubs and house churches. That will be one thing to pray for since nothing is really set in stone. Pray that the people hearts will be open to hear the Gospel and make friends with some outsiders. Oh yes, pray as well for the team since we will be living in some more uncomfortable places for awhile. Wooo-hooo...mission trip!

All for Christ,

Shalisha
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An Update from Norway

11/13/2010

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Hei, du alle! - Hi everyone-
     I send you greetings from Norway! So much has happened and I have learned so very much about the people and how God creates different cultures and loves them just as much as my culture. It has definitely been an eye opening journey so far and I am only about half way through!

 
     Here is a little taste of Norwegian culture:  At breakfast and lunch their main food is bread! One of the teachers from the states stated "They eat so much bread that it could choke a horse!" In the evening they have a warm meal. It is also tradition on Saturday afternoon to have rice pudding. The Norwegians call it rice porridge.

     During the teaching weeks the students have a coffee break what the Swedish people call "Fika" where we either eat cake or fruit. Oh yes, Cake! Cake is a very important dish in Norway. After every Sunday service or meeting of any kind they have cake and coffee. For the coffee lovers you might want to stick to the States because coffee is very expensive here.

 
     Norway is a very beautiful and majestic country. I live very close to the Norwegian Sea. In fact if I stand at the front door of the base I could throw a stone and come within a couple hundred feet from the shore.  Each morning I wake up and am greeted with a spectacular view that makes me thank God that I am alive and how amazing He is to bring me to this place.

     The people who live at the base consume a massive amount of fish as well. On the last outdoor trip that the base took, the groups had to catch their own fish and prepare it for the evening meal. Living in Kentucky I have not been used to eating fish straight from the Ocean or a lake. So I watched the pros. Indeed fish is a very big part of their culture.


     Lately my fellow students and I have been rotating from weeks at the base and teaching to going out door trips around the area. At the base we have been learning of the importance of God's Word, and a focus on “Who is Jesus”. These teachings have been very enlightening and fun to participate in.

 

     Other than teaching, the groups have been participating in putting on youth clubs and preparing for main outreach and our mini outreach in the next couple weeks. I have been especially enjoying my youth club called 7-Eleven. About thirty students come and are able to hear the Gospel as well as hanging around people who love the Lord! It is an amazing opportunity and there are some pictures on my Facebook if you would like to see some of the students.


     I am also in the midst of preparing my own mission trip that will last a week. The students will be totally in charge of planning and making contacts. I will be going to Nesna which is a community based around a secondary school-sort of like our high schools. My team is planning the whole event which will last for five days. There will be no staff accompanying myself and two other students. I am grateful for this opportunity; for I am learning how to plan my very own mission trip! I will be able to use this experience in the future!

 

      What is coming next on the schedule?  Christmas break! I will be staying at the base over Christmas break for two weeks.  After break, I will be traveling by train to the south of Norway for a YWAM gathering to kick off the main Outreach. Outreach will take me to the far reaches of Greenland. I will be staying there for up to two and a half months. This is from January to the middle of March.

     Now I have something to ask.  This is the hardest thing that I have to learn as a missionary is to trust God for my finances.  I must learn to ask and let you know of my needs.  This is one of the greatest parts of growing my faith.   December 1st is the deadline for my last bill.  I need about $2,000. I know God will provide for me. I am just letting you know as my family. I am so thankful to all of you, my family, for your loving support and letters while I am here. I am growing more in Love with my fellow students and the people of Norway. God definitely is working and molding our hearts to become one in His Son because of His awesome love. I know this is only happening through your Prayers. I cannot do this without you. I love you all.

     If you are interested in financially helping me, please send your gift made out to “Shalisha Brace” to my parents address:

Nate and Mary Beth Brace

10946 Ky Hwy 476

Hazard, KY 41701

     My mom will put this in my personal account in Kentucky and then wire the money to me in Norway.  I can use my debit card for any small expenses that I need next year. 

Thank you all,

For Jesus!

Shalisha

 h Brace

10946 Ky Hwy 476

Hazard, KY 41701

My mom will put this in my personal account in Kentucky and then wire the money to me in Norway.  I can use my debit card for any small expenses that I need next year. 

Thank you all,

For Jesus!

Shalisha

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Letters and notes, catching up

09/28/2010

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Mary Beth BraceSeptember 17 at 7:34am I do hope we can talk this weekend. I will be at camp until about 3 then will be home for awhile. I wonder how to get skype on my cell phone. Is that possible? I will check it out. I am praying for you a lot. Lots of people ask about you.

I worked at the horses a lot yesterday and cleaned the field. The old entrance pasture is ready but the Watts have some electrical problems right now.

I pray for safety for you.

Take care of yourself.

Love you !

Shalisha BraceSeptember 17 at 9:57am mom mom mom mom. blug...fewf. I am taking a brake from working around the base. Today we had practical work instead of teaching. My job today was to pick berries - Currents to be exact. After about three hours we took a lunch break.

After lunch everyone was getting ready to head out to their local outreaches. My group is not leaving till about 5.30 So I had extra jobs....including cleaning out three vans (vacuming and washing windows), mopping the hall way and the stairs at each end of the house, I also had to finish packing for this weekend, and I just put in a load of laundry. blug... fewf... im tired. It has been a busy day but I'm glad for the work. All the extra stuff as well. I was thinking this is why I am here to serve with a joyful heart unto my Creator.
 
lets see it is probably about 12 over there right now and I can guess you are eating some delicous camp food. yum.
I miss out-door ed. Is mellyisa working this year? Please tell everyone I said hello and miss them dearly.
 
I finished my book! I think I will start on The Name of the Rose by Roberto Eco. It looks quite interesting. Right now I think I will take a nap.
 
Thank you for all the prayers. I do pray that everything is going well. I thank God for you and Dad and the rest of the family. I miss you all dearly. I will try to take care of my self. :) Have a great and fun day!
LOVE¨

Mary Beth BraceSeptember 17 at 11:43pm It sounds like you are a bit homesick...and I know you know the best thing to do is what we do with the campers. Fight it, serve God, and be busy with helping others. Well, I am homesick for you too. Just so you know. Can't help it, but we both have to do our work and trust God for the rest. :)

Angel is here with Melyssa. They are spending the night tonight. We went to black Gold and walked through it. We had a bloomin onion and a funnel cake. We all ate it.

I don't miss doing horses at the festival. I keep saying yea I don't have to walk in circles and listen to lots of noises in the night. We went home and watched a movie. I was working on a scarf as I watched.

The girls are going to watch ladyhawk. I think I will go to bed and pray and go to sleep. Everytime I get on the internet,  I check skype to see if your on.  

I am glad you have some books to read. I was wondering if you have been using your debit card. Take care of that thing. Do not lose it.
I love you. I'm going to bed now. It's late....11:41 here.

Mom

Shalisha Brace  September 19 at 4:56pm Hey Mom and Dad!! I love you both! thanks for getting the skype working!

Sooo this is my schedule for next week. I'm am leaving tomorrow for Sweden around eight in the morning. The school and I will be sleeping in tents this week and hanging out at the base...where ever the place is.

The next week we will be coming back to norway and taking another outdoor advnture trip. This time it is island jumping! I am excited.

Thank you for all the prayers. I ask that you would pray for safety for myself and the team as we travel and do all our crazy out-door adventure stuff and just traveling. All is going well.  Miss you guys. 

I will talk to you again in about a week.

lovelove love!!

Shalisha Brace September 26 at 5:46pm Back from Sweden for YWAMs 50th. I met so many people made so many friends and saw how God has worked in so many lives.

The land was beautiful and a little bit warmer than Nordtun...sooo nice! The train ride there and back was about 48 hours. On the way we stopped in Oslo, which is the capital of Norway, and walked throughout the city. To my surprise the King was in the palace! We would have loved to stop and chat but we were on a tight schedule.  Too bad. Maybe another day.:)
 
Luaren and Darlene Cunningham came to Restanas (name of the base)- and spoke at the conference about how God is stretching Ywam's borders to the ends of the earth.  The base reminded me a lot of MI. There were cows in the middle of the base. which gave the base the sweet smell of manure. Oh yes, memories from the farm. Hehehe.

I wish that you all could be with me as I go through this adventure God has brought me. I miss all of you desperatly but I know God has a perfect plan for all of you. May your day be bright with Hope from the Father. Psalm 27-read it!! Cha!
Tahnk you for all the prayers! LOVE!
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