Yesterday afternoon I got together with my roommate and two of our staffers to bake pumpkin pie, the American way! We didn't have all of the things we needed so we made up our own recipe! We had such an amazing time talking together and laughing! Here is the recipe, so grab a loved one and start baking:) 

Yields: 2 pies

4 cups mashed pumpkin

1 cup milk 

4 eggs

1 1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp Vanilla 

1/2 tsp Ginger 

1 tsp cinnamon 

Preheat oven to 425°, combine all ingredients, pour in a nonstick pie pan, bake for 15 minutes than without opening the oven turn it down to 350° and bake for 45 minutes! 

Let cool for 30 minutes

Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and enjoy!:) 

Never The Same: Celebrating 50 Years Since Peace Child

This past week we had some really powerful teaching on hearing God's voice, intercession, & prayer. I was so encouraged by the teaching because it was about things I never really experienced before.

Hearing God's voice isn't something you should do just when you need answers, or are going through a difficult time, His voice is something we should hear on a daily basis. We should be able to recognize His voice & be able to say Hey, I hear you God! I am listening. Before this week, I will be completely honest, I never waited to hear from God and I felt like I wasn't able to hear from him. I thought that hearing God speak, was a gift. But it's not. Don't be offended, it is a very special thing to each individual, but God speaks to all of His children. All 7 billion of them. How mind blowing is this guys? That God is capable of having a personal relationship, with every single human being on the face of this earth. He wants us to pour our hearts out to Him, but He also wants to tell us His heart as well. One analogy that really made sense to me was that it would be like if I called my best friend & talked for hours & hours just pouring out my heart, & then when I was finished talking I just hung up before she could get a word in. Communication is a two way street in relationships, & that goes for our relationship with our Creator. So I challenge you, talk to God, but more importantly, listen.