Posted in General Posts by Danielle Kelvas on 4/16/2012
I got approval from Sweet CeCe's everyone! Hoping to see you all there if you can make it!
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Posted in General Posts by Danielle Kelvas on 3/8/2012
My donut fundrasier at Lipscomb last week blew me away.
Guys....
I rasied $460.
In barely 2 hours.
If there was ever a doubt in my mind that I wouldn't raise the money,
all of that is completely gone.
Because God totally showed up that day.
In such a huge way!
My closest friends donated what they could,
some of my professors donated,
and I made a few new friends that day as well.
I also got my tent in the mail!
It's so beautiful, I love it!
I assembled in it my dining room, and may leave it there for a few days. I get so excited looking at it :)
As of right now, I have a total of $4,000 in my fundraising account. Thank you so much everyone for giving as generously as you have!
Love you all,
-Danielle
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Posted in General Posts by Danielle Kelvas on 2/27/2012
Things are coming along well! So far, I've rasied $1,800, which is exciting.
Lipscomb gave me the go ahead to sell Krispy Kreme on campus, which will generate quite a bit of money, Lord willing.
I've already sold 60 dozen!
There's no better way to fund this trip by starting off with a little sugar :)
I will post again in a bit when I have more exciting news~
Love you all
-Danielle
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Posted in General Posts by Danielle Kelvas on 2/6/2012
A friend challenged me recently...
to submit.
And I couldn't do it.
I sing praise songs during worship.
and pray ad nauseum for God's will.
But I have never just prayed to
submit.
that's it, the end.
Lord, I submit.
on my knees.
No other prayer requests,
just, I submit.
I held the bread and juice in my hand.
ready to take the Lord's supper,
and I stopped.
I literally prayed in my head
Thank you Lord for everything you've done for me.
I.....
Crap, I'm trying.
I want to do better.
No, that's not good enough.
I can't say it.
Oh my gosh, I realize I can't say it.
What?
I don't know.
I wish you would.
I know, I want to. Wow. I can't believe I can't say it.
I always thought I submitted,
but lived oblivious to the fact
that I had never actually prayed for
pure subservience.
Not even two days later,
a best friend sent me
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord
with all of your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways
submit to Him,
and He will make your paths straight."
Have you ever lowered yourself
to your knees,
and simply prayed for submission?
Not God's will,
not for better things,
just humility.
That's my challenge for now.
To completely submit
and lose my life to find it. [Matt 10:39]
On a lighter note....I'm going back to Clinica Ezell in Guatemala in May with Ethos.
I'm so excited, I can hardly wait!
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Posted in General Posts by Danielle Kelvas on 1/26/2012
As I'm getting ready for this trip.... everything that [I'm not] and haven't done surfaces.
I haven't taken my MCAT yet, because I'm too [scared] to just take it.
I'm not accepted into Medical school....yet.
I feel like I don't read my bible [enough].
Or pray enough.
Or feel overly [spiritual] like some people around me.
My GPA isn't high enough for me.
My [worth] as a person comes from how well I [perform] academically.
I've been hurt a lot in relationships, and don't want to take those feelings with me on this trip.
I could give more
pray more
listen and
encourage more.
But a friend told me recently....God made Paul out of Saul in a matter of days. In fact, God told Ananias, the doubter, that "this man is my chosen instrument." [Acts 9:15]
Who am I to [fear] that I am not enough?
And who am I to balk at the gifts given me?
I've been given a miraculous opportunity to love and be loved in the dark crevices of the world.
To be thrown out of my comfort zone.
To be made humble
low
receptive
new.
[I can] be a missionary for a year.
I can pass my MCAT with flying colors.
I can become a surgeon.
I can love my team selflessly, and put their needs above my own.
I can reach people who speak unfamiliar languages.
And today begins the day where I lose my life to find it. [Matt 10:39]
And I know that to God, I am enough.
And so are you.
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Posted in General Posts by Danielle Kelvas on 12/28/2011
Dear Family and Friends,
I hope this finds all of you doing well! As most of you know, I will graduate in May from Lipscomb with a degree in Applied Biochemistry. I aspire to attend medical school afterward to become a surgeon, Lord willing. For the past two years, during my Spring break, I have traveled to Guatemala on medical mission trips. Many Guatemalans came for cataract lens replacements both weeks; while the procedure fascinated me, taking their patches off the next day made the entire trip worthwhile. Each one of them would grab my hands and cry with joy because they could see for the first time in years. Even though I understood little Spanish, their emanating love intoxicated me, and I knew that this is exactly where I belonged.
Serving the people of Guatemala has been the most rewarding experience of my life. They taught me that treating the disease or ailment heals not only the malady, but a patient’s emotional and mental needs as well. I uncovered their patches to illuminate the world again, and they lifted the vale clouding mine to reveal my purpose in life: helping the underprivileged who cannot help themselves. Throughout the duration of my medical career, this lesson will remain with me, and I hope to learn many more as I treat individuals in my community and in third world countries.
Before starting the long trek that is medical school however, God has called me to travel the world as a missionary for a year. With a group of 50 young people, we will travel to 11 countries in 11 months from July 2012 - May 2013 with a Christian ministry called the World Race. (You can learn more at www.theworldrace.org) My team and I will partner with local churches and ministries to preach the gospel, work with children in orphanages, plant churches, and minister to women involved in human trafficking, all while showing them the love and redemption that comes from knowing Christ. God has plans to humble me, take me out of my comfort zone, and prepare me for my ultimate test: joining doctors without borders someday, Lord willing. While in Ireland, Ukraine, Russia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, India, Nepal, Cambodia, Asia, and Malaysia, I will blog weekly here at http://daniellekelvas.theworldrace.org, post photos on facebook, skype, and email regularly. If you send me your contact information and friend me on facebook, I will make a point to keep in touch while I'm away! I will miss all of you dearly and do my best to send postcards.
The total cost comes to $15,500, and this is where I need your help. This financial support can be given as a one time gift or as a monthly donation. If 26 people pledge $50 a month for 12 months, then I will have 100% of the funds necessary for my trip. If God leads you, any donation would be greatly appreciated. You can donate online by clicking on the "support me" link in the upper left side of this page.
If nothing else, I do ask that you commit me to prayer; God is going to break, shape, and remake me during this trip, which will require faith to trust Him when I miss home, patience to handle every circumstance, and courage to minister to those who speak completely different languages. I hope you had a lovely holiday season and look forward to talking again soon.
In Him,
Danielle Kelvas
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Posted in General Posts by Danielle Kelvas on 12/21/2011
Hey everyone! I'm putting together my fliers and support letter, when I have more to talk about, I'll get this thing rolling.
-D
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