God is AWESOME!! 01/29/2012
 
Today has been an awesome day!  My sisters and I went to church in Lubin which was great.  I had the opportunity to share my testimony today which I thoroughly enjoyed.  One thing that was pretty neat, was that a couple boys from the basketball camp on Friday came today.  It was great to talk with them and nice to see them come to church.

When the Lord allows us to see Him at work, it is pretty awesome!  I am so thankful that the Lord has allowed me to connect with a church here in Poland.  It is so awesome to see people on fire for the Lord and see them being willing to be used by Him.  What a humbling experience to be a part of!

The message today was about "The Calling of Jesus".  Jesus calls each of us! My calling may look different than your calling, but ultimately our goal is to bring honor and glory to the Lord through His calling on our lives.  What has the Lord called you to do?

A verse I want to share with you all is:

Romans 12:12-13"Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality."

These verses really stuck out to me! I heard them in today's message.  We are instructed to be patient and to pray!  How easy is it at times to be patient? I can say, it isn't always easy, but I am thankful for this reminder.  Also we are instructed to practice helping others.

3 P's:
1.  Patience
2.  Prayer
3.  Practice

The three areas above are things we can deliberately choose to focus on.  Am I being patient? Am I praying consistently?  Am I practicing loving others and helping those in need? The Lord exemplifies all three of these.

Well, I hope everyone has a great week ahead!  We have a Euroleague game on Wednesday.  It is back to the practice floor tomorrow :)

I also need to get the link from my sister to the pictures tomorrow.  Her and Molly have been going to bed pretty early over here because of the time change.

Have a great week ahead!

Megan
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Game day = WIN!! 01/28/2012
 
Today has been a great day! We got the win 87-47 today.  It wasn't much of a game from the beginning.  Moriah has been taking some pictures, so tomorrow I will post a link to her pictures that she has taken.  Above is a picture that she took :).  You can check the link occasionally to see more pictures.

A verse I wanted to share with you all:
‎"Don't be afraid," he said, "for you are very precious to God. Peace! Be encouraged! Be strong!" As he spoke these words to me, I suddenly felt stronger and said to him, "Please speak to me, my lord, for you have strengthened me." 
Daniel 10:19


Have a great night!

It is church tomorrow and hanging out with my sisters since we have OFF :)!!

Megan
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Camp day! 01/27/2012
 

Today was a great day!  I stayed up last night talking to Molly for awhile because she couldn't sleep.  This morning we had shoot around and then video to watch for tomorrow's game.  Then this afternoon, my sisters and I helped out with a camp in Lubin which is a town nearby.  The camp was so much fun! My sisters were troopers and did a phenomenal job assisting.  

To God be the glory for everything that was accomplished today! Thank you Lord for the opportunity :).

Above is a picture from the kids that were in the camp!


Tonight I had practice and then just hung out with my sisters.  Tomorrow is game time here in Polkowice at 5:45 p.m. which is 11:45 a.m. EST.  

Lets go CCC!!!

Megan

Verse of the Day:

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

--Genesis 1:27

Thank you Lord for your perfect plan!

My Utmost For His Highest:

A warning which needs to be repeated is that “the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches,” and the lust for other things, will choke out the life of God in us (Matthew 13:22).

So true!!

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Picture
together again :)
Hey All,

My sisters got here safe and sound!!! YAY :)

So, we waited to take a pic together right before we are going to bed, so we all look kind of tired, but keep in mind it is midnight here.  I am so thankful that they got in safe and sound!!  I will be letting you know of our adventures, etc. in the days ahead :)

Here is a link to some pictures that I took while in France.  We were nestled in the Pyranees Mountains which was incredible :).

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100264986961358.2453301.55710205&&l=c3fa7b948d

Thanks for your prayers!

Will write more tomorrow :)

Megan
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Sorry I have not been able to blog the past few days.  We did not have good internet in our hotel.  We won our game last night in overtime 99-96.  It was a great Euroleague win for us.  

Today we are headed back to Poland.  My sisters will be there when I arrive.  They made it safe to Munich, Germany are are currently in flight to Wroclaw, Poland where they will then take a taxi to Polkowice.  

I will write more when I get back tonight to Polkowice.  We are currently in France waiting to flying to Munich Germany.  They had 15 minutes of free internet, so I thought I would get on and type a quick blog.  We will have about a 3 hour layover in Munich and then fly into Wroclaw.  I will get home around 8:30 p.m. tonight into Polkowice.

Thank you for your prayers for safe travels :)

Excited to see 

My Utmost For His Highest:

"Many of us refuse to grow where God plants us. Therefore, we don’t take root anywhere. Jesus said if we would obey the life of God within us, He would look after all other things. Did Jesus Christ lie to us? Are we experiencing the “much more” He promised? If we are not, it is because we are not obeying the life God has given us and have cluttered our minds with confusing thoughts and worries. How much time have we wasted asking God senseless questions while we should be absolutely free to concentrate on our service to Him?"

Megan
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Hey All,

I hope everyone has had a great start to a new week.  I have had a great day today.  I had morning practice, relaxed this afternoon, and then had evening practice.  After practice I went to the store to get some food for when my sisters come.  I am SO excited to have them come over and visit.  I know we are going to have an awesome time.

Tomorrow we head to France.  We will be traveling all day, so we will not practice.  On Wednesday we will be playing against Tarbes in a Euroleague, and then on Thursday we will be headed back to Poland.  When I come back on Thursday, my sisters will already be waiting for me in my apartment.  They head over here on Wednesday.  I would appreciate your prayers for safety for them as well as my team and myself as we travel.

God bless you all!

I will try to write tomorrow if I can to update you on traveling, etc.

Megan

Verse of the Day:

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

--1 Peter 1:23

Imperishable – that is what we become when we become followers of the Lord.  Do you know where you will be going when you leave this earth?

My Utmost For His Highest:

“The most important rule for us is to concentrate on keeping our lives open to God.”

It is so easy in todays fast pace culture to try to hide in a box so to speak or to stay in a bubble.  The reality of it is, the Lord calls us to do the exact opposite.  I have found this to be true in my own life.  The past three years of my life have been phenomenal! God has allowed me to see things, meet new people, and experience things I never ever thought I would.  When we OPEN ourselves to be fully used by the Lord, He is then able to OPEN up Himself fully to us.  There is truly to limit to what the Lord can do.

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SUNDAY = REST 01/22/2012
 
Hey Hey,

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Sunday!  I sure did :).  I went to church in Lubin and then after church I went over to a family's house for lunch and hung out with them in the afternoon.  We  played "farkle" and "phase 10".  It was a lot of FUN!  So awesome how the Lord allows us to cross paths with different people.

This evening I have just been relaxing.  I stopped by the grocery on the way home.  We head out for France on Tuesday and come back Thursday, so this week is going to fly by.  My sisters come in on Thursday, which I am super excited about!!

I hope you all have a wonderful day, and a great start to a new week ahead :).

Megan

Verse of the Day:

Once you were alienated from God ... but now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.

--Colossians 1:22

Thank you Lord for your redemption!! Because of YOU, we have the opportunity to be forgiven of our sins.

My Utmost For His Highest:

"Our difficulties, our trials, and our worries about tomorrow all vanish when we look to God. Wake yourself up and look to God. Build your hope on Him. No matter how many things seem to be pressing in on you, be determined to push them aside and look to Him." 

What are you worried about? Put your trust in the one who is willing to carry all of our worries :).

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Tough loss! 01/21/2012
 
Hey All,

Just wanted to write a quick update and let you know that we lost a tough one today.  It was one of those games, where it was within our grasp, but for whatever reason, we let it slip from us.  We ended up losing the game 88-86.  

The positive in it all, is that we got home safely from the game.  Seven of us flew to it, and after the game the weather flared up, so it was nice to be able to land safe and sound in Lubin.  I snapped a picture of what it looked like outside when I was inside the plane.

Tomorrow we have off.  I will be headed to Lubin to go to church.  I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your weekend!!!!

Megan


Verse of the Day:

See, the LORD your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.--Deuteronomy 1:21
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Hey All,

I hope you all have had a great day.  I know I have.  I had morning practice this morning which went well.  This afternoon I was able to listen into Liberty Universities Convocation.  It was phenomenal I must say.  The speaker did an excellent job.

If you ever want to listen in to the Liberty University Channel here is the link:
http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=20873

This evening we had night practice as well.  It is game time tomorrow.  I am actually not even sure where we are playing, but I just know we are taking the private jets ha.  So I will hop on the plane and go wherever it takes me.  I still don't know my way around Poland yet.  We play Artego tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. which is 10:30 a.m. EST.

After practice tonight, I walked around the city a little bit which was nice.  Always awesome to experience God's creation :).  It was a great evening to enjoy the beauty of the weather and the stars.

It is bed for me in a little bit.  GAME day tomorrow!!

Go CCC!

Megan
Verse of the Day:

For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities -- his eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.  Romans 1:20

WOW!! We are “without excuse” in regards to knowing the Lord.  Do you know Him?  He has His arms open and waiting.  He wants to be my dad and He wants to be your dad.  God is willing to be an eternal father to us all, but we must ask Him into our heart first.

My Utmost For His Highest:

“Keep your whole life continually open to Jesus Christ. Don’t pretend to be open with Him. Are you drawing your life from any source other than God Himself? If you are depending on something else as your source of freshness and strength, you will not realize when His power is gone."

This is so good!! Jesus needs to be our ultimate source.  Who is your source? 

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God is good :) 01/19/2012
 
Here is a link about advancing to the next round of Euroleague as a result of our win yesterday: http://basket.cccsport.pl/news,516,The-historic-advance-has-become-a-fact.html

God is good :)

I hope everyone has had a great day today!  What an awesome victory last night it was for our team.  I have enjoyed my day off today.  I slept in, did some laundry, cleaned my apartment, and did some baking.  

We have 2 practices tomorrow and then we have a game Saturday.  Always hopping around here :).

My sisters will be here this time next week!! :) ONE WEEK.

God bless,
Megan

Verse of the Day:

I pray ... also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know ... his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead...

--Ephesians 1:17-20

When we have the power of the Lord, we become invincible to Satan.  The ultimate victory for a believer in Christ is to hear the words “Well done good and faithful servant.  Enter into the Kingdom of the Lord.”  My desire is to live my life down on this earth as a reflection of the One I am serving.  Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe.  Who are you living for?  Are you living in the power of the Lord or in your own power?

My Utmost For His Highest:

Whenever God gives a vision to a Christian, it is as if He puts him in “the shadow of His hand” (Isaiah 49:2). The saint’s duty is to be still and listen.

What vision has the Lord given you?  We need to make sure we take time to stop and listen for what the Lord would have us to do.  He promises he will not forsake us.

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