The Philippines!

Kumusta ka! (according to google that's how you say 'hello' in Filipino, but don't quote me on that haha) So in April of 2013 (the 2nd till the 16 to be exact) we'll be travelling to the Philippines to work with a network of churches to train, equip, and activate other believers there!! We will be doing a small mini-supernatural school and take students onto the streets and slums and release the supernatural into the world's most destitute. We'll also be travelling to several islands to bring revival culture to the thousands of hungry on fire youth and young adults! By January 31, 2013 i'll have to have raised $1,300 ($2,200 in total by April)...and thats where YOU come in!! If you're interested in giving money and sowing into the ministry that will be done in the Philippines let me know! I'd LOVE to hear from you! Also, your prayers would greatly be appreciated as well! Thank you so much!! God bless! 

If you have any questions or are interested in how to give, let me know! 

my email: alana.tosh@gmail.com

Post Grad

Hola! So i have this random urge to just reminisce on a memorable event that happened approximately 5.6839 months ago, or 173 days ago... GRADUATION! So, i've decided that it's time to post a few pictures of that memorable day! (Since i don't think i have yet!) so, without any further adieu, LCPS 2012 Grad.

faith is spelled: R-I-S-K

"For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead too." (James 2:26) This verse has pretty much been the theme of these past few weeks. Faith: "The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1) For me, faith is stepping out; getting to that point where you could turn back in fear and not step out, or you step over the line that holds you in your comfort zone and feel the freedom that comes with it! I got to face this situation head on this past week. Every Friday there is an opportunity to do street evangelism, Friday Night Strikes. So this Friday, me and Jeff decided we'd go! We met everyone up at the church at 9, made ourselves into 2 teams, then headed downtown to tell people about the amazing love of Jesus! This was only my second time doing FNS, so i was a little nervous but mostly excited! When we go out and meet somebody here's an example of how it would go: "Hi, how are you doing tonight? We're going around giving people spiritual readings, would you like one?" Ok, so i'll pause here. Many people are uneasy with the word "spiritual reading", i totally understand, it took me a while to be ok with it. But now i understand that this makes it a really easy open door to tell non-Christians about Jesus! (Cause they're usually super interested in a spiritual reading) So lets say they said "Sure! What kind of spiritual reading?" we would say "We're learning to hear the voice of God, so we'll just ask Him for an encouraging word for you, or anything else He would like us to say! Feel free to tell us if it's correct or if its way off!" By now, they're either really interested or they choose to say no thanks. (either way, i would count this as a success because i stepped out and approached someone!) If they said it was alright then everyone on the team would pray and ask Jesus what He wants to say to this person. You could get it as a word, a picture in your mind, a phrase, a line of a song, anything! Something i've been learning is that you need to keep the first thing that pops into your head, because even if it seems totally insignificant to you, it could mean a lot to the person! For example, on Friday we approached 2 girls coming out of Earls; they were a little uneasy, but still intrigued none the less. So we all asked God for something and i got a little picture of a boomerang, first thought. So i asked one of the girls "Do you like to travel?" she said yes, she does. Then i asked "Do you want to go to Australia anytime soon?" (just putting together the pieces regarding the boomerang) And her and her friend started freaking out and were like "How did you KNOW?!" Apparently, during their dinner, they had been planning a trip to Australia! Coincidence? Perhaps. God?? Definitely. After that they kept saying "Give me another one!" It was such a Jesus moment! We got to bless them and reveal the treasure inside that He wanted to point out to them! Plus, in the end we got to pray for healing for one of the girl's friends baby who had a tumour! In conclusion, stepping out might seem super intimidating and frightening, but once you choose to step out God is gonna reward you!!

Until next time! 
Al. 


"Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick."(Luke 9:1-2) 

birthdays, retreat, adventures- oh my!

Hello, once again! This month has been quite the crazy one! In the beginning of the month we had the True North Conference up here hosted by my church, New Life! The conference went through both mine and Jeff's birthdays! It was really sweet cause my mom got to be up here to wish me a happy 18th and go to the conference as well! Thanks to some awesome friends, my birthday party turned out awesome! A bunch of us went down to Kelly O' Brian's and had a nice late supper then we just walked around down town and had a hilarious, good time! After getting a parking ticket, climbing a mountain in the dark, and deer watching, it concluded to be a great day when i came home and (thanks to my dear sister) my room was all nice and birthday spiffy for me! For Jeff's birthday, in the evening, Jeff, myself, and our friend Dan went and did a late evening swim/zip-line into the lake then we all went back to Jeff's and watched a movie! It was an amazing couple of days! ALSO, On October 17th, my school went on a retreat! It was so great! We drove down to Gardom Lake Bible Camp (which is about an hour and a half from here) and got to spend Wednesday till Friday out enjoying each others company, God's beautiful outdoor creation, and a sauna! It was such a good time! The 17th was also mine and Jeff's "2 years" dating anniversary! Best 2 years of my life <3. Life is good! Lately however, not too much exciting has been going on! Other than lots of rain and lots of homework, nothings really been happening! The other day, though, me and Jeff took quite a little journey up a mountain to see some snow!! It was a beautiful adventure! Every time i get out into nature i just get overwhelmed by God's goodness and love! He is so good! OH! On Thursday's after school we're going to start having outreach and instead of doing supernatural street evangelism stuff (like i had previously thought) i'm going to be going with a little group of girls to a Christian high school to start a mentorship program! I'm really excited! Sadly i'll be missing it this Thursday though, because tomorrow i'm leaving to go to... LA CRETE!!! Suuuuper excited!! Jeff's sister is getting married on Saturday!! So tomorrow after school we start the long trek down to the great white north! Its going to be so neat to see some people again! It'll be like a mini taste of what my Christmas is going to be looking like!! So Good. Hopefully once i get back from this chilly trip i'll write about it all! Goodnight!

Time to drag out my parka, 
Al. 

The Past Month...

Growing Season

HAPPY OCTOBER 1ST! I really can't believe that it's already October! It feels like so much has been happening, but at the same time it feels like nothings going on. Crazy how that works out! The weather has slowly been getting more 'fall-like', but its certainly been taking a while! I love summer, but for some reason fall keeps calling my name! However, me and Jeff, in the beginning when the weather was crazy hot, would go to the beach like EVERYDAY! It was so much fun! The Krahn's (whose home i'm staying at) are so awesome! I've loved every second of getting to know these awesome people! I feel 100% like part of the family! What with going to Shea's volleyball games, and going grocery shopping and window shopping with Kristine! School has been going great so far! We only have school Tuesday-Friday from 8:30-1. I really enjoy it! Most days we learn so much that it feels like my head is going to explode from all the wisdom we're gathering!! I think, so far, my favourite class is Prophecy. It intrigues me a lot! Plus, its something i need lots of practice with, but i'm very excited for once i'm good!! Last Friday, we went out for Friday Night Strikes (which is downtown outreach), it was really intense! It was my second time ever doing outreach! It was really a neat experience! (Friday night, in downtown Kelowna. It's pretty self-explanatory.) I think for Thanksgiving me, Jeff, and possibly Tiff will be going down to Kamloops and stay with my parents Sunday to Monday! It's so bizarre to think that its October already. OH!! October 11th is MY BIRTHDAY!!! (I'm a tad bit excited!) The big "18" this year! Life goes by oh so fast. Whats really unbelievable is that Jeffry is turning 19!! Gosh, that seems so surreal to me!! Anyways, now i'm just rambling! Time for this gal to get ready for school tomorrow! 

Until i type again,
Al. 

Super, Natural British Columbia

Greetings! Once again, i apologize for being so far behind in this blogging business, but i'm afraid life has kept me quite preoccupied! 'What's new?' you may ask? Well let me tell you! SO, as you know i was in Kamloops with my mom for a week! It was great! It gave me and mom some time to hang out and just chill before school came around! It's pretty weird being here without her, thats been a pretty huge change for me! Also, Jeff bravely made the 16 hour trek up as well! So it was a really fun time just exploring Kamloops, and getting to know BC! But with fall approaching, it was time to head out! Approximately 5 days 7 hours and 4 minutes ago i came to my new home!! In Kelowna BC. The strange thing is, this place (which is amazing) just doesnt really feel like home yet! I think that because we were moving around so much and didn't really had a "solid home" for a while... nothing is really feeling like home at the moment! I'm sure that with time this will change, but it gets a girl pretty lonely and lost for the time being! However... even though it may not feel quite like "home" i've felt SO unreal welcome here! The family i'm living with has been incredible! It was such a God thing that i ended up here! In other news, TODAY WAS MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOOOOL!! It was great! I had been pretty crazy nervous the night before, but once we got to the school and met some people it seemed so much less scary. I'm just so... curious to see what God is gonna do in both mine and Jeff's lives! But not to worry, my handy dandy blog will be much informed! Today, after we went through all of the rules and guild lines Wesley Campbell came and preached for us! It was really good! He was talking about the birth of John the Baptist from Luke 1:5-25, 67-80 and about going into the desert to get strong in the spirit. Something like that anyways, i enjoyed it! 

Oh September crisp air, how i've missed you!
Al.