God Is Bigger Conference scheduled for August!!

Well, again, God has answered a prayer and opened a door!! We have a God Is Bigger Conference on the calendar! Yes, it was exciting to announce to everyone when God Is Bigger Ministries was finally officially launching last month, but I have to say that this may be, in some ways, even more exciting! It would be near impossible to explain to you all how unbelievable this is, so I will refrain from trying, but it is an answer to prayers that started over 5 years ago. We have an amazing God who works on perfect timing. The conference will be held at FBC Baytown, TX, which is just south of Houston. The dates are August 11th - 13th. ALL STUDENTS ARE INVITED!!! This is not a FBC Baytown event, they are just being kind enough to allow us to hold the conference there. So if you are a student, come on!!!! I cannot give any details yet, but I can say that for a 3 day event, it is going to be dirt cheap. So money will not be an excuse, especially if you live close! So start making plans, and keep checking for details and registration. I can tell you that official registration will start in March, so you have about a month. Later!!!

chris allen

God Is Bigger Ministries: It's Official

Yes, once again, it has been forever since I have posted anything on here. If you follow the blog at all you probably see that it has been since our trip to Namibia since the last post. It has been a crazy few months. I'll admit, it hasn't been too crazy to sit down and blog every once in a while, I just haven't done it. But here we are!! Starting the year off right with a blog post to give a little update on what is going on with the ministry! If you are here reading this, you probably see that the name of this blog is God Is Bigger. You may also know that we have a song called God Is Bigger. You may also know that for about 5 years now, this phrase "God Is Bigger" along with Proverbs 3:5-6, have absolutely rocked my world, and still are. I have felt called for years now to start a ministry that will go alongside the ministry of the Chris Allen Band, and I have known for years that it would be called God Is Bigger Ministries! Let's just say for now, so I don't write a book here, that this is THE theme phrase/truth for my life and ministry. Well, with details to come later, I will say that it is official!! God Is Bigger Ministries is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization! Finally! Several visions and dreams for this ministry have come and gone in the past 5 years, none of which ended up being God's will or timing, but in the middle of the craziness of 2010, God gave me a vision for the future and showed me that 2011 be the year that the ministry gets launched! Praise God!!! There are a lot of things that are terrifying me at this point, a lot of things that I don't know how to do or where to start, and a lot of logistical mountains that seem insurmountable that God is going to have to get us over before we can even really start the ministry, but these are all reasons that the theme verse for the ministry is Proverbs 3:5-6. I will end this post by quoting it and saying that I really believe in my heart that the words of this text are the answer to everything, every time. I am not saying that it is easy, in fact I am saying that it is a fight. It is THE fight of the Christian life, and this ministry is going to be all about fleshing out this idea and calling students to pursue to know Christ in such a way that this becomes a reality for them and they start to live it out. It is the same thing I have to wake up and fight for everyday, and that is to Trust God above all else. No matter the feeling, circumstance or situation, we are called to glorify God by trusting Him. The issue is not whether or not God is worthy of our trust, He is!! The issue is us pursuing to know Him for who He really is. The more we know Him, the more we will trust Him. Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight Your paths." Worship God! Trust God! Rest in God!

Camp Pictures!

last weekend we had camp for YWAP (youth with a purpose). it is the youth program at the church we are helping at. below are some pictures that i took throughout the weekend.

everyday here has been nothing but blue skies and sunny!

this is where the guys played for ywap camp and also every friday night.

pastor bryan and the camp leaders for the weekend.

saturday they had rec during the day. we had a great time watching all the kids!

bryan's wife dana and the national sybille! :) dana is our amazing cook for the time that we are here... and seriously she is amazing! i think we have all gained weight on this trip!

then sunday morning we had a prayer and worship service. parents of the children were invited to come and afterwards the church provided a huge lunch for everyone there!

First Video Clips of Namibia!

Pictures!

The whole group ready to board our flight to Atlanta!

Chris and I (with Coley in the back!)

Chris and Christina

Ian

Our flight was delayed flying into Atlanta but luckily we made it just in time for our flight to Frankfurt! Above is everyone getting ready to board... we were all SO excited for our stop in Germany! I took lots of pictures while in Germany so I think I am going to wait to post those. Either until we have a day off or until we get back to the states.

Michael and Ian completely exhausted after our day in Frankfurt.

This is our leaders house that Chris and I are staying at. This is where we have all our main meals. Chris and Christina are staying with a host family right next door and the 3 guys are staying with another family!

So weird that they drive on the left side of the road... it was so hard for all of us to get use too. Hopefully we won't be doing any driving while we are over here!

The room that Chris and I are staying in. It's a flat (a house at the back of the main house) with our own bathroom. None of the houses here have heat in the houses and since it is winter here it gets pretty cold at night. Luckily we have an electric mattress heater that keeps us warm through the night!

I love the keys they use here... so I had to take a picture! :)

This is our view from the main house... absolutely gorgeous!