7 more days!

Yesterday, we went to Spain as a day trip and it was amazing! I explored by myself and hiked a very tall mountain to get to a statue of Jesus, which was so much fun. 

In one week, we go to Paris to have lectures and meet the other French DTS groups from Lyon and Paris which will be super exciting. After that we're headed to London for 7 weeks and then we return to Paris for 4 weeks.

Still needing money for Outreach so if you see read this, definitely be praying for that! If you would like to help out by making a donation, then just Click this link :)

Annnnnnd, pictures from Spain this weekend!

Right off the beach in Spain, pretty buildings everywhere

A statue of Jesus, this is when I decided I had to go up there

Dancing along with the marching band

Street performers

A clock, still can't figure it out

Precious kids, had to snap a photo!

Lots of boats!

One of the doors to the building where the giant Jesus statue was

A massive statue of a Divine Man who died for me

What a beautiful church, it's just a little over the top!

Team Photo, almost..we'll get one with every-Juan in Paris

P.S.---blog URL will be CHANGING in one week to "keepupwithkortnee.blogspot.com"

No testimony without the Test..

19 more days until all money is due for the Lecture Phase & Outreach
21 more days until we're on the train to Paris, then flying to London for 7 weeks of Outreach
Followed by another 4 weeks in Paris and then flying back to Biarritz and staying here until June 22

It's so close!!! And it's awesome and amazing!!

We have seen 300 euros come in just this week! So we now have 6,597 euros to raise! Please be praying for us! Also if you would like to contribute there is a donate button at the side through Paypal OR you may send money through Paypal to accounts@ywambiarritz.com and you may type my name, Kortnee Barnes, into the message OR you can type, 'Outreach Funds' into the message.

Really amazing and cool addition to my testimony is that at Oklahoma State Univ. I was on a full ride and here God is really making me depend on and trust in Him and that is honestly just the most amazing and incredible thing ever.

Thanks for your love.

GOD IS GOOD!!

I'm in love.

I think that maybe things are taken away from us so that we can realize their true worth. That we can grow and focus our true desires in God, to be a true woman of God's word, and to give love that exceeds and knows no bounds...why? Because that is the love that He showed me. Before you can love someone, you must love the One. God is the only true love there is, the only unfailing love, the only pure love there is.

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we would be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him." 1 John 3:1

Falling into joy, I'm falling into revelation
I praise the God of a self righteous generation
I'm running to the dark to shine Your light
There's life in the day, but there's death in the night

How great the love the Father has lavished on us
It didn't know You so it doesn't know us
I was called a child of God
Before I knew that's what I was
-Thank you for choosing me Jesus.

I'm in love, I'm in awe, I'm abandoned to Your will.
I give it all to you, everything that I am.
And I love telling people how much Jesus loves them.
So as you read this, know that Jesus loves you and so do I.

Here's some specific prayer requests,
last week on Wednesday during Evangelism we met this girl who was just here visiting. You can pray for her, she knows and believes some of the truths about Jesus, but not all of it. She is an amazing girl and Kelsey and I had an amazing time getting to know her and explore our city with her. <3

Also, I still need to raise $4,000 for my outreach in 4 weeks. Definitely be praying over that, I need some serious prayer warriors! And if you would like to make a donation the button is on the left :)

May the God of the Universe bless you. If you need prayer, please feel free to e-mail me or comment here :)

Love,
Kortnee

an e-mail sent to my cousin

Let me know if you have any questions about what I'm doing on what God is teaching me! I am more than excited to talk about His grace here. Yesterday, for example, we did evangelism at the beach. A group of us are musicians so we sang, but we didn't sing to the crowd per se, we sang worship music to Jesus...I mean we literally worshipped God on the promenade and the Holy Spirit fell on His people! We were giving it all and then a few in the group felt God asking us to speak to certain people. There was a man about 29 and a woman about 45, they were sitting all of 5 feet apart, but 2 different groups went to talk to each of them. The guy said that when we started singing he felt something that he could not explain. Juan got to tell him about Jesus and His power. Simultaneously the girls were talking with this woman and they told her about the school here and what God was doing and they asked if they could pray for her, she began to cry and said yes, they asked why she was crying and she said that her son had died 5 months ago and that the love of God was everywhere, she didn't want us to stop bringing praise to a most High God. Then last night one of the staffers felt God saying we needed to have a night of worship, dance, prayer, whatever but we needed to dedicate some time outside the classroom to Him. So we were praying and singing and God was moving and one of the students told a story of walking Dan's dog, Dan leads the DTS (Discipleship Training School), and the puppy ran up to this homeless man and began to lick him. Anyone else she bites when she sees them, but she licked him! So they began to talk to him, he was a homeless man from Europe who has lived in France for 15 years, and they were the first people to talk to him in two weeks. They got to share the gospel. And on Thursday afternoon, I'm meeting a girl that we played, "How He Loves Us" for, and I'm going to share God's love for her. How beautiful a creation she is to Him.

So when I say that God is working, I mean He is taking back His city! 

'He chose to give us'

I read James this morning and here are some key pieces I picked out:
'He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.'
'Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.'
'Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be given to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment! '
'You see that his faith and his deeds were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.'
'...no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With our tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.'
'Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will do this or that.'


Also, the DTS is going really well and I'm having a lot of fun :)
The lectures are incredible, the teachings are solid, and I'm seeing what needs to be fixed in my heart.
God is definitely transforming my soul. Making me a woman of His word, a woman after His heart.
Just to try and grasp His love makes my head spin although the picture of His love is becoming a little clearer.

Definitely hitting frustrations with the financial situation. Still owe $5,086 for the program and just meeting so much opposition, but this week more people in my family are speaking to me. I'm just praying for God to open the hearts of His people. Those who are able to support in prayer and financially of course.

I'm going to try and update more often, but until then here are some photos :)

Saying goodbye to a member of the Outreach Team! We love you!

 

Having fun before class!

Baking with our favorite French students!

This is the cafe area where the students can buy tea and coffee during their lunch break.

Cam! :)

I was not as good at baking as everyone else!

Playing around singing Adele on the guitar!

Singing some worship songs :D

Arn!

team photo!

Thomas

Pray for these high school students to have their ears opened to the gospel and the power of Jesus Christ. As a believer we know how incredibly life transforming His love is.