KP Writes:

Well, it has taken me a month to get back to posting more pictures from the 'cousins' visit. They all had a wonderful time together. And I will tell the story from the camera, as a picture is worth a million words.We went out to eat at Jose Peppers during the worst storm of this season! The weather was frightful but the conversation and food was great.

Dressed to go to a Sweet 16 Birthday Party.
Front porch pose. Fair skin runs deep in this family! So does beauty!
The three young ones are growing up quickly!
Sweet sisters!
More pictures on the porch.

Getting closer to the driveway and ready to go to downtown KC for the birthday party at the Arts Incubator. They had a great time with food, a DJ with dancing, lights and lots of teenagers.
On the way downtown, we stopped at Union Station to look around and for a few photo ops.
The girls playing with the merchandise at the science store in Union Station. Once a kid, always a kid!
4 teenage girls getting ready in one room. Must I say more?
Departing pictures at the airport. You are gazing at 4 very tired young ladies who have gotten the most out of 4 sweet days together!

Thank you Williams'. The visit was a memory that will be held for a lifetime.

Love ya,
Kristian

AP: The Countdown Begins...........

AP writes:

Well, due to today being April 28th, we officially have 30 days until we leave for Taiwan/Japan! It is very exciting but also very scary because we have so much to do before then! I was actually able to go to some thrift stores today with Moma, Nana (Judy), and Mallory and find some shorts to wear on the trip. I had outgrown all of my shorts and was groaning at the thought of having to wear full length jeans in the rainy season! Since we only had a short time to be able to shop, we prayed that God would send us to the right stores and supply all the clothing I needed. God is so good! We were able to find great deals, shorts, and a skirt that I needed for the trip.

We now have a rehearsal schedule for the rest of our dance rehearsals. We will be practicing from 7:30-9:30pm on Fridays and 2:30 to 5pm on Saturdays until we leave. Pray for us to be able to complete all of the dances we had originally planned. Due to other performances taking the priority, we have not been able to accomplish all that we had hoped to by this time.

I also was able to go get my shots today. Yay????? =/ My arm hurts but I know its a whole lot better than actually getting the real disease! Dance is interesting though with an achy arm.......=)

I will update you more soon!!!! =) Be Blessed!!!!!!

Ps. Kirsti's graduation was amazing!!!!!!!!! She and Emily both did an amazing job and we are so proud of them! Abi's neck is also feeling so much better. Thank you for praying!!!!!!! =)

AP: Daniel Bashta............in KC!

AP writes:


Hi all!


I just wanted to tell you something that happened in church the other day. Ryan Kondo, one of the IHOP worship leaders, was leading worship at FCF (Forerunner Christian Fellowship-our church service). One of the songs he did was Daniel Bashta's song Roaring Like a Lion. We got so excited when we heard the song! It was such a blessing that our home church's worship leader's song was being played for our church in KC! We all were so excited! The Price family is super pumped for camp!


Not only were we excited, but the lyrics are really powerful as well. Here are the lyrics:


Let hope arise and make the darkness hide
My faith is dead, I need a resurrection somehow


Now I'm lost in Your freedom
This World I'll overcome


My God's not dead He's surely alive
He's living on the inside
Roaring like a lion


Let love explode and bring the dead to life
A love so bold to see a revolution somehow


Let heaven roar
And fire fall
Come shake the ground
With the sounds of revival




Here's a link if you want to listen to the song:


http://apps.facebook.com/reverbnation_fb/artist/danielbashta?_fb_fromhash=aa98312593d114a6438fa2b3fe66dad0


Have a great day!

AP: 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AP writes:

Just wanted to say that this is the 200th blog on my families blog page!!!! Cool-y-o!

I just wanted to let you all know that I am 100% percent funded!!!!!!!!! YAY GOD!!!!!! Thank you so much to all of you who have supported me financially and in prayer. It means so much to me!

A couple of prayer needs:

>Kirste's graduation is on Sunday! Yay! Pray that all of our bodies would function properly and have lots of strength.........as well as for Emily and Kirste to have grace! (they are the ones graduating) Kirste has been feeling ill as well so healing for her so she can perform her best on Sunday!

>Abi's neck. She pulled a muscle in her neck and is unable to completely move her neck which hinders her in rehearsing dances and she needs to be able to perform this weekend in the graduation.

>All of us students trying to finish up school before the trip. For most of us we leave the Friday of the last week of school.

>The Heiwa church in Japan we will be ministering to. Our brothers and sisters need our prayers in this time in their life.

>Clarity for Natalie and for the other travelers regarding how we are to minister in Hiroshima.

>Wisdom for Mr. and Mrs. Kawase as they continue to establish more specifics of our trip.

I just want to thank you again for being a part of this journey in my life! It is a blessing to know you are behind me! =)

More to come later...........

God Bless!

MP: Many Buckets in one

MP writes:

Hello,

How are you??? Well I am going to do several different entries to this blog entry.

On our trip to Oklahoma we stayed in tents as you know from previous blogs. I'm not sure if they told you but I led worship that Sunday morning on Easter... using a CD of course. But we had a great service and to be honest with you I felt the Lord there more than I had all week. Another favorite time of the trip was seeing the baby colt. I loved being able to go to the Little House on the Prairie Farm.

Then on that Tuesday Gabby and Victoria, my cousins, came out here and we had a fabulous time doing everything especially coming up with code names for each other. HAHA!!!! One of the days they were here Ashton and I took them to the Plaza to see what shops were there and then to the Cheese Cake Factory. We each got an appetizer and we all split a cheese cake wedge. Oh boy was it delicious!!!!!!!!!! The day before they came out here was their dad's birthday. (Uncle Tuffy) Also this Wednesday there was another birthday in my family. My cousin, Abram, turned 3 years old!!!!!!!!! Yeah, he is such a big boy. I love you!!!!

On Sunday a guy from my home church, Jules, is going to marry Bethany...which makes me think how we are Jesus' bride and how he is our bridegroom. I am just happy that my God wants me to be His and that He wants to be with me for eternity. I guess the point I am trying to say is CONGRATS Jules and Bethany!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We love Y'all. (sorry if I used IHOP lingo)

Love always,
Mallory

KP: Cousins Visit From GA

KP Writes:

Gabriel and Victoria, Ashton and Mallory's cousins, flew in on this past Tuesday to visit us for spring break. I will try to upload some of the highlights from their visit over the next few days. (Ashton may beat me to it!) But for now here are some pictures from their arrival.

Ashton and Mallory on the way to the airport. They were so excited!!

Peering through the glass waiting for G & V to get off the plane.

Happy hugs of love!


Four very happy cousins!



First to the house to drop off the luggage.

Then we went driving to see the big town of Grandview and the area around south Kansas City where the various IHOP properties are located. We started out seeing our first house in MO which is a literal minute from our dear friends the Skeeles. So, we had to stop by and introduce everybody.

We were met in the driveway by Keala and Kahi.

Mallory, Kaeo, Kalai, Keala, Kahi, Ashton, Victoria, and Gabriel. (My spelling may be off, but you get the phonetic picture)


Next we went to the Global Prayer Room.The girls are standing along the world map at the back wall which I immediately thought was so significant spiritually. This generation, these girls, are called to the nations. As parents we are to train them in the way they should go and then hold loosely. They are not ours. Their hearts are burning to "Preach to the all the nations-America and abroad, to love the unloved and the unlovely, to intercede for others, to pray for return of the Lord Jesus".


We next went to the FSM building where we have our church services and where the Bible school classes are held.
Yes, these four have Passion for Jesus! (and for each other!!)

More to come.
Love ya,
Kristian

KP: Are you Willing?

KP Writes:

"Are you willing?"

Now that is a loaded question. 'It depends' would be a customary and safe response for most people. But in Kingdom living, that is not good enough.

I am often awakened in the night and know that the Lord is calling me to intercession. Many times my flesh is crying out to go back to sleep. I don't want to think or pray, because if I do, then I will be unable to go back to sleep for the rest of the night. But I have a clear impression that the Lord is calling me to pray for a particular person or situation. The question becomes, "Am I willing?" Isaiah 6 should be our only response, "Here I am Lord, send me".

The context of this passage was that Isaiah was undone when he saw a vision of the Lord on His throne in all His holiness. His first response was one of dismay: "Woe is me, for I am ruined...for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts". Then came the question from the Lord: "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Despite his feelings of unworthiness and inadequacy, Isaiah found himself saying, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah offered himself willingly.

For us, the Lord's request for our willingness may not come in such a dramatic context as what Isaiah faced of bringing a difficult message to the people of Israel. But He asks us the same challenging question: "Are you willing?" Maybe the Lord is asking if we would be willing to give time to intercede for a person, our city, or for our nation. He may be asking us if we are willing to deliver a word or warning or encouragement to someone around us. Perhaps the Lord is asking us to take a step we have been afraid or reluctant to take. Whatever the assignment, the question God is asking is clear: "Are you willing?"

In the New Testament Paul answers the same question with an equivalent answer, "Lord, what do you want me to do?" Also in the book of Acts, Ananias, the prophet who prayed for Paul, answered the question of "Are you willing?" He experienced an understandable moment of hesitation as he was facing a fearful task, yet in spite of his apprehensions Ananias was willing to obey God's request.

Some thoughts as we consider, "Are you willing?":
>Are you willing? Will you consider the responsibility of offering yourself to God as an intercessor?

>Are you willing to become a servant?

>The Lord is saying, "I am assembling my army. Are you willing to be a freewill offering? Will you give me yourself without reservation, go wherever I send you, become whatever I make you?"

>Are you willing to follow Jesus? Will you deny yourself? Will you take up your cross? (Somebody said, "Your cross is the place where your will and God's will cross." Every one of us comes to that place, and that is where we make a decision. Whose will? God's will-or my will? We all have an area of our lives where we have to say, "Not my will, but Yours, be done.")

What are the situations today in which the Lord is asking, "Are you willing?" Often the question comes during very challenging circumstances. It may be a step of faith you are hesitant to take. It may be a response to fulfill an aspect of your calling that you feel is beyond your reach. It may be a simple act of obedience you have been avoiding.

Listen to the words the Lord says to you as He encourages you to respond: "I have said to you in My Word that if you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land. Do not fear, and do not hesitate any longer. Are you willing to trust Me in this matter, and will you step out in response to My Prompting? Are you willing to move ahead at My direction, even though your feel dread and fear when you think of it? Are you willing to step out of the boat to walk out to meet Me as I invite you to walk with Me on the water?"

I believe with all my heart the Lord will meet us as we respond to Him. The promise of the Lord in Isaiah 1:19 is as true today as when He issued the invitation through Isaiah, for us to come to Him and reason with Him. The Lord's promise is absolutely reliable-if we are willing and obedient, we will eat the good of the Land.

Willing-although often after moments of hesitation, with understandable apprehension,
Kristian