Thoughts from Aimee

Hey guys,
Part of the code of character for the Desperation Internship is to stay steady. This means that no matter what we seek God, that no matter what we live the life of those who are desperately pursuing God. And if there is one thing that I have learned in the past three months as a Desperation Intern it is to allow God to sustain me.

When there is such a lack of sleep and such a high level of responsibility, Starbucks simply won’t keep you going. There are times when you are exhausted, stressed out and irritated and in those times God has to be your strength. The only thing that will keep you going is to continually seek Him out and to never allow yourself to become apathetic. Only pursuing God on a daily basis will sustain you through the more tumultuous times in your life.

I’m not saying that your life will be easy but leaning on God and allowing Him to give you rest will make the hard times a little more bearable. I can’t express to you how important it is to find your strength in the Lord. When your strength comes from the Lord you can accomplish so much more. Even when you are in a Jesus-bubble like DI, life is not easy and it is so important to learn to remain consistent in your pursuit of the Lord. It’s all about looking to Him for strength and endurance. God will see you through the good times as well as the bad times, so lean on Him.

Thoughts from Kelly

We’re three months into this journey and I never could have imagined my life as it is now. I’ve been on four retreats and a week long tour of the Midwest... not to mention the countless hours of prayer and intercession. I’ve never spent so much time alone with God, and my life has never been so rewarding.

I’ve learned it’s not about a place, it’s not about what you think you’re walking through, but it’s about pressing through. It’s about taking your eyes off yourself and focusing on that which is bigger than you, bigger than this world your battling against. So keep battling, keep pressing…

Thoughts from Curtis

Hey Everyone

I moved to Colorado this September and fell in love with it. I Started this internship(DI)
And love it like Crazy. The coolest part for me is the prayer meetings. Its so amazing to be able to have a few hours to just sit down and speak to God and Him speak to you. These past few months I have developed a deeper hunger for prayer and reading his word. And I’m so excited for what he is going to do in this next few months in DI..

Thought from Tiffany

Hey guys!
Well we just got back from Thanksgiving break! Many of us are trying to slim down 5 poundsJ .. Food was amazing not to mention the amazing hours of sleep we had!! We also got back just a few weeks ago from tour in the Midwest, it was great! I really loved meeting and encouraging all the students and youth pastors in the different states. It was a lot of fun and I really liked getting to know all the furnace students during tour too. (considering we were on bus together for 9 hours a day! ) ..

Thought from Aly

Hello friends! The DI’s have just returned from an amazing tour across the Midwest! God did powerful things in the lives of students and in my heart. Over the course of the 5 nights of prayer, God taught me to step out in boldness and not be afraid to lead. The first night I was praying with a group of students who were distracted and not willing to participate. I felt God telling me to pray as an example then ask them to pray for specific things then just wait. There were 4 or 5 minutes of awkward silence because none of them were praying. I really wanted to pray to fill the silence, but God was telling me to be silent. We finished the group time with none of them having prayed and I was pretty discouraged. As I was leaving the auditorium, one of the girls stopped me and thanked me for leading strong and being an example because otherwise it would have been terribly awkward and boring. So even though I didn’t feel like I accomplished anything God used my obedience to work in the life of at least the one girl. Obedience is important so keep obeying and the Lord will bless you!

First Post

Hey, what's up you guys!

This is the first (of hopefully many) blogs from all of the Desperation Interns. What this blog will contain are what the DI's are reading thru during their God times, stuff they've been wresteling with during the week, random "deep" thoughts, or even just a funny video.

Feel free to email us and we'll try to get back to you as soon as we can.

desperation.intern@gmail.com


So since this is the first post, I'll just let you know what's going on in DI world right now. It's Thursday, and we're all about ready to set up for The Gathering. Yesterday, most of today, tomorrw and the next up until Tuesday evening, we're all planning, preparing, and gathering essentials to go on tour with the Desperation Band into the Midwest. We'll be gone for 8 days and I'm sure it'll be a blast.

We'll be sure to let you know how it goes when we get back.

God Bless!!!

--Alleli