I have never seen life full of color like I do right now.
About five days ago I turned 25. Not huge for some but for me this birthday was
a big one. As I look back at my life, My 25 years, I find myself astonished by
how it is so different. So different from how I imagined it, how I planned it,
how I had determined it to be. Now don’t misunderstand me that is not a
negative statement but one of maturity and the realization of how different
life truly can be. Five years ago if you asked my perspective on life I would
of given you an answer, not one of experience but one of ideas. I didn’t fully
understand the pressing of the world around me, the struggles, the responsibility,
the joys, the adventure, the unknown of life that I now see. I just didn’t, it
wasn’t wrong, I was just young and learning. I find that I haven’t left that
place by turning 25.
Just one the edge of this new year ahead of me I feel a
calming of old waves and on the horizon I see unknown in front of me. I see that
I cannot predict the a storm, bad weather or calm seas, the sun coming out
today but what I do see is hope. Hope to lead me, to guide me and to anchor.
Hope that says with everything I am with you. Really I am opening my eyes to
see the father standing next to me saying I am with you every step of the way.
And that is why you never have to be afraid of what you can’t predict today. So
at 25 I am ready more then ever to let life come and to sail even in the
unknown because I have an anchor in my soul and His Name is Jesus.
So where do you find me today? Well I am currently living in
Sophia North Carolina, where I am apart of a community led by Jonathan and
Melissa Helser. Where I have been an intern for these last 5 month. I did the
18 Inch Journey last summer while I was still apart of YWAM and in August of
last year I decided that I would leave YWAM and come and work in a town right
next to Sophia called Asheboro so that I could work and be close with my
amazing and wonderful boyfriend Joel Case. He is also has apart of the Helsers
community and has been with them for the last six years. After doing their
school and being with the community in the fall I would be invited
to apart of the Second Phase school they would be doing in February as an
intern. I felt a lot of joy on and I wanted to grow and learn more from all who
are in this community and it has been so worth it. So in January I would leave
my job and I would come and be apart of the Second Phase school. This school is
amazing and I have got to see 12 lives be radically changed before my eyes. I
have learned so much about God and leadership and serving and ministry. It has
forever changed my life. Now in just a few days we will be starting our 18 inch
journey (which is the school I did last summer) which has 32 beautiful students
coming to it. They have no idea what is about to happened and my heart is full
of anticipation and excitement for what is about to come. Truly God the father
is about to show up and changes peoples lives and I am couldn’t be more
excited. I can’t believe I get to be apart of it all.
This is where you find me today in Sophia North Carolina. I
love it here. The woods bring me back home to Alaska and I feel like I have
come alive in such a beautiful way being here. I love the woods and I don’t
think I realized how much I loved them till I moved away from them. I guess you
could say that when you a girl from Alaska the woods are in your blood.
I am so glad I was able to write everyone and tell them
where I am at. I also wanted to ask you all to join me in two ways as I help
with the 18 Inch Journey. One is through your prayers. I always need them and
love. The second is through giving. I have all my housing and food paid for but
I am in need of about 1000. This money would cover the cost of an airplane
ticket to Alaska [for a beloved friends wedding I am in along with seeing my
family (who I desperately long to see),} with some living expenses and some
bills. If you feel led to you can give through my paypal. It is not tax
deductible but it is for an amazing purpose. I have been richly blessed by so
many people through the past five years of ministry that I have done and I am
beyond grateful for it. I also know that God is a good father who loves to
provide in mysterious ways. As I was walking up to my room tonight I realized
the enemies greatest lie that he wants us to believe is that everything is
impossible. That statement goes against who God is. SO I am believing that this
is possible. If you have any questions you can email me at katelandhilty@gmail.com. (this is
also the email for my paypal.) Thank you so much for catching up with me again
if you have any questions or like to know more I am doing email. I would love
to tell you!
**TO GIVE PLEASE GO TO PAYPAL AND ENTER MY EMAIL ADDRESS. katelandhilty@gmail.com**
Lots of love
Kateland Louise Hilty.
