Hi Everyone

There is a Stirring in our Hearts

There are so many things that can stir our hearts and in a place where so many cultures and therefore current events are blaring at us it is hard to focus on just one thing. I have never been one to focus on only one thing, and hardly can sit long enough to focus period. But when I sat down this past Sunday to listen to Benji Nolot talk about Human Trafficking it brought this stirring up in my heart again, like I was hearing this information for the first time again. This topic that is so hush hush in the main stream media and population, yet is like a kettle on the burner about to start screaming loudly... PAY ATTENTION TO ME. In every country on every Continent and even here on our own soil there are young girls and boys, men and woman who are kidnapped, traded, sold, and lost in the world of sexual slavery. They are not being traded in open markets on the sea ports of our country, they are being cargo ed in crates and dog kennels in back alley ways. They are not ship in the hundreds chained to one another in filthy ships that reek of feces and death. They are lured by seemingly innocent propositions over the Internet, stolen from their own driveways or coerced by friends and find themselves trapped without hope. These "human commodities" as their pimps think of them are gang raped, beaten, tortured, starved and coerced by all means to perform hideous acts night after night for the financial gain of mobs and Mafia types around the globe. I have hear stories of girls locked in dog kennels so small that their bodies go numb. Shoved in bottom dresser drawers, locked in closets for days and worse. Why God is this allowed? With one thought you could blow them all up and take out this evil for good. Why are these people getting away with this? I am not angry with God, but men having free will sucks sometimes for others.

There are so many thoughts and the feeling of so little that can be done. But I have hope that there is a light at the end of this tunnel. His name is Jesus and He is shedding light on this dark trade and beginning to wake His bride up to pray for the ending of another realm of slavery. There will never be total eradication of this trade till Jesus splits the sky. It is like a terrible plague that seems to be latent and hidden in the ground. But Jesus is the shepherd who left the 99 and went after the 1 lost sheep. He cares and will save as many as He can. There are people around the world who are actively getting involved by rescuing these victims and creating safe houses for them to recover in. There are others who are researching, writing, and filming documentaries to give the church something to see that will arouse their passion to pray and act on behalf of the oppressed. Steven and I are so very stirred to our core on this issue that it has changed the direction that our family is headed.

We came to KC 6 yrs ago not really knowing what we would be doing. We both have been full-time and part-time staff at the house of prayer and feel that God is continuing to lay foundations in our lives that will be who we are forever. But this last several months God has especially stirred Steven in the course that he will take for his life's work. Steven is currently working on his BA in Criminal Justice through Liberty University. With this degree he wants to investigate and break up human trafficking rings on a federal level. His first semester paper is on human trafficking and his first philosophy paper is on abortion. We are still running for God in the house of prayer, but he is able to take those burdens in his heart and the prayer to a whole new level. Just imagine a federal officer who is filled with Holy Spirit searching for human trafficking rings, and operating in a spirit of wisdom and revelation. Come Lord Come! We want to sow resources into this, time, energy, and help those who are already on this mission. Below I am posting a link to this last Sunday's message notes that I think will stir your heart. Also a picture of a book that is riveting and is available at the IHOP book store. (ihop.org)

Above all pray!!

Pray that God will shine light on this topic in the body of Christ.

Pray for revelation and divine encounter for federal agents trying to stop these rings of sex trafficking.

Pray for the victims to be restored and healed.

Pray for the pimps and captors to encounter Jesus and be saved.

Pray for doors left open, keys laying on tables and escape for many woman and children.

Pray for conviction on the hearts of men who would engage in these immoral dealings

Pray for delivers to be raised up all over the earth to rescue these ones lost without hope.

Pray for God to lay this burden on your heart to pray and to act.

Check out www.exoduscry.com to learn more and to get prayer focuses for your prayer groups.

Pass this on to as many people as you know.

http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/ -----good website on human trafficking

http://ihop.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=1000053924 ---Sunday's Notes

http://ihop.org/Group/Group.aspx?ID=1000036690 ---link to find this book

There are many things that can stir our hearts, but think on this statement that pierced my heart on Sunday.

When the good Samaritan stopped to help the beaten traveler in Luke 10, the religious leaders had already passed him by and left him for dead. The good Samaritan wasn't a hero, he just saw things differently. The religious leaders had the mind set of " what would it cost me to stop and help this man"... the good Samaritan had the mind set of " what will it cost him (the traveler...the trafficked young girl...) if I don't help.

What will it cost these ones trapped if we don't pray....give.....inform....act?

Get involved somehow. Even 30 second prayers while you are on your way to work count. Be the good Samaritan. What will it cost you if you don't?

Blessings

Shiloh Update

I just thought that I would throw out a couple of pictures of Shiloh for those of you who haven't seen her lately. She is crawling around so well lately. She is very fast and sometimes her legs carrier her faster than her arms can keep up and she will do a face plant. She pulls up on everything and occasionally will let go with her hands and stand unaccompanied for a few seconds. She loves being outdoors and being in he bath tub, Her personality is so sweet and fun with an easy going disposition. She like to go swimming as long as the water isn't to cold. She is still in her "I only want mommy" phase, but once I am out of sight does well with most everyone. Today I took her in our bike wagon for the first and she loved it. She is getting so big too fast. What happened to my little 6 lb baby? She loves her daddy and juice pop sickles. She had been drinking from a straw since she was 8 mo. and has a sippy with a straw that she loves. She feeds herself small veggies like carrots and peas, and just got her taste for banana's back. That is all that I can think of now. She is a joy to be around and most everyone that watches her begs us to watch her again which makes me so happy. There are lots of babies that are cute, but I want my children o be a blessing to everyone that they meet. I hope that we are on the right track.

Blessings!

I Am Getting Closer to the Goal

My yard sale was a great success. Friday morning around 5am the weather was stormy but it calmed down by 8 am so I decided to go for it. Friday morning I made $100 and felt pretty good. Saturday morning was the same as Friday with storms and very windy but after the clouds rolled away I was out with my sales woman cap on. Business was slow at first but by 2pm I had gotten rid of most stuff and made another $60. Not bad for a stormy weekend yard sale!
Steven came home from his ministry trip to Arkansas with a gift from a dear friend for my trip as well. All totalled and coupled with a generous gift from some great friends I have raised $650. I am still short about $350, but I am confident that God will provide. Airfare is going to be about $60 dollars more than we thought but I am praying that we find a stellar deal next week.

I met with the other nurses on Saturday afternoon to hash out the outline for our teaching sessions and I am stoked about what God has given us. We all agreed that we want to start out with the message of our identity in God and give the gospel right up front. That way we will all be on the same page. Then we'll start teaching about proper care and loving on the children through the eyes of how God sees them. We will wrap the sessions up with teaching on the importance of loving touch. This will span topics like the detriments of isolation and too much crib time, to abuse, and the need of every human to be held and nurtured. We are hoping that Holy Spirit will make a way to minister to these woman about the issues of abuse in their own life and stop the cycle of abuse. I know that nothing is going to happen overnight and that these things take time, but we have to be faithful with what God gives us to do and trust that he will bring the increase and harvest. We will be demonstrating things hands on and helping the owner of the orphanage with writing policy and guidelines. There will be workers from 5 other orphanages there as well so the potential impact is huge.
My heart is really stirred in this because if we touch the nannies hearts and they are changed, it effects the children directly. God has a destiny for each orphan and these woman will play a major role in how that destiny plays out. The greatest resource we have are children. My desire for this trip is to witness to these women the love of Christ, reveal truth about the destiny of each person (but especially the children), to give solid teaching that will impact the physical well being of the children, and to lay a foundation for change that will be felt not only physically, but also in their souls. I will be giving more details as we get closer to the date of the trip.

Please pray for revelation and open hearts to receive truth. The Haitian people are a proud and sometimes obstinate people. I love them, yet I know what we are facing going in as Americans telling them to do things another way. We are preparing to go in as servants even to the point of washing their feet to let them know that we are there to serve them and to give them keys to fullness. Pray that Holy Spirit will flood their hearts with light and that truth will pierce them like an arrow.

Thank you for praying.

If you would like to give towards this trip, or towards feeding the poor on the streets of Haiti:
email me at kristicooper@ihop.org and I will send you my address. I don't think that I should post it here. There is a way for tax-deduction as well.

Blessings!

Come to my yard sale!!

I am having a yard sale to raise money for my Haiti trip! I have some furniture, lots of girl baby clothes, some toddler clothes, and kitchen stuff. I will be holding the sale today and tomorrow (Fri. & Sat.) weather permitting from 8am- 2pm. Come by and browse or just to say Hi.

Blessings!

Shiloh Pics

Here is a picture that I took the other day when I harvested my first veggi, aka cucumber from our garden in the backyard. It was delicious as you can see. Isn't my little pickle so beautiful! :-)

Haiti Update

I am so stoked about what God is going to do this August when I along with my friend James take our team to Haiti. God is really in this and He is pouring out revelation and His heart to my team. We had our first meeting last Sunday and it was precious to hear what God has been saying to each member and what we are all bringing to the table is amazing. Here is a little line up/ prayer roll call for you to get to know my team.

Leaders
James
Myself

Nurses:
Myself
Whitney > We will be training on basic care of infants and children to first aid and even life saving basics.
Jennifer

Worship Leader
Joy

Photographer
Chelsea

Intercessor
Tim
James

Everyone is a key and at all times everyone will be interacting and teaching whether it be medical, spiritual, practical, or just loving on these kids. All the teaching will be centered around God's destiny for each child and the staffs responsibility to pray for these children. We will try to impart the concept of laying down our lives for the next generation to know Jesus. God is really laying a foundation in my heart for the turning of the tide type movement starting with orphans. He is serious about reaching the next generation, because they will have to stand under more pressures than any other generation and not deny Jesus. First off they need to know Jesus and that when you believe and pray that things change.

Please pray for finances, health, revelation, and for the pastors and leaders in Haiti to be anointed with the Malachi 4 heart of God.
Blessings

Where Will Shiloh Be

Some of you are wondering where my little Shiloh will be while I am away. I have the answer to that much debated question..... auntie Debbie and uncle Steve's house of course. Steve and Debbie Banderman are well worth a post or two in my opinion and so I thought that for those of you who are not familiar with them I would introduce Shiloh's pseudo aunt and uncle. When Steven and I were adopting Shiloh we had to stay in Kansas for two weeks waiting for all the paperwork to go through. We were looking for somewhere to stay close to KC and our friend Tracie Loux highly recommended the Banderman's. Though strangers to us at the time we were grateful to have a home close to home. The moment that we entered their house they did not stop treating us like family and even gave up their master bedroom so that we would have our own bathroom. They adopted us and loved on us like our family would have. Speaking of, the Banderman's also allowed our family to come and stay with us at their house for a weekend to get to meet Shiloh. They were absolutely amazing!!!!! After we were able to go home the Banderman's continued to offer their friendship and babysitting services and we adapted the names auntie Debbie and uncle Steve for them as Shiloh's honorary family. The Banderman's have two teenage sons that are just as amazing (they take after their parents love, kindness and general coolness) and they love Shiloh like a little sister. It is truly amazing that God has placed them in our lives. They have their foster certificate and in a way fostered us and helped us have a beginning. We love them and cherish them for life! There is so much more to say about this lovely, godly family that I feel that words are not enough. They are servants and have committed to the spirit of adopting in everyway. THey are people of the word, and people of compassion. Many have a great testimony about these ones and I know that many more will have as well. Check out their blog and learn more about them. I know that you will love them to.http://pursuedbylove.wordpress.com/

So there is a little run down on who Shiloh will have to keep her company, as well as her beloved daddy Steven. Shiloh and Steven have a very special bond and they have a blast together. If you think of it say a little prayer for Shiloh as mommy will be away for 5 days, that her heart will feel secure and that all will go well with her.

Blessing