Hi everyone! I feel like it has been so long since I last updated you guys with everything that has been going on with the ministry!
Philippines Missions
If you don’t know, by God’s grace.. the Lord opened up a door for me to be able to go to the Philippines for basketball missions! This was such an amazing experience where we were able to have an all girls basketball camp which was our first ever ‘Kingdom Elite Invitational Camp’ on June 28th, 2025. I shared a bit on the YouTube video testimony, but insanely enough the Lord had given me a dream in December of last year in which I saw myself in the Philippines with a former college teammate, however we were playing soccer. I didn’t quite understand what soccer represented in the dream.. but I figured i would write it down and continue to pray about it..
Then, in the month of May, the same teammate had messaged me asking if I felt led to go into the Philippines. She had said that she felt the Lord calling her to do a all girls camp, as girls in the Philippines rarely got the same opportunities as the men out there, and it would be a great way to plant seeds and spread the gospel! I immediately remembered the dream, and continued to pray into it. Shortly after, the Lord confirmed that I was to go!
A few days later, my teammate had sent me a post by Origins Basketball, a basketball missions group whose heart was to bring basketball back to its roots! Little did I know that basketball was created by James Naismith as a means to go into all the nations and make disciples! After more research I remembered that the first game of basketball was actually played using soccer balls. That is what my dream was! The Lord had downloaded clear instruction on what He wanted me to do. I immediately felt Holy Spirit as i looked more into this group and found out that they were also going to be in the Philippines the same time that I would be going! I applied and got accepted! Praise God!
The first ever Kingdom Elite Invitational Camp was a complete success, in which we were able to plant and water seeds for the Lord’s glory! So many kingdom connections were made and the Lord was lifted high.
Then I went on the road with Origins Basketball for 10 days from July 2nd-July 12th, and it was absolutely amazing. From witnessing coaches baptized after coaches clinics, to ministering at a tribal church on a mountain, the Lord greatly ministered not only through the team but to the team. We were able to encounter 980+ people in the short span of 10 days. He definitely renewed my joy for the game of basketball, and I myself went through deliverance and healing while being out there. It’s crazy how the Lord knows just what to do and when to do it. I didn’t even know I had so much hurt in my heart because of the game, yet He did.. because He knows and sees all.
I think sometimes we forget that the Lord is Sovereign. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith… and this trip really opened my eyes to that truth. He knows exactly what He is doing and His timing is impeccable. To think that I gave up the game, thinking that He wanted me done with it, only for Him to bring it back into my life at a time to minister the gospel! To know that not only did the Lord use the game to encounter me, but He is now allowing me to be back around the game to minister to others.
I want to encourage us all to not hide the gifts that the Lord has given us in this life. There are times, where the Lord will ask for it back. He does this to see if the gift has become an idol, and if we prefer Him over whatever He has tangibly given us. But trust me, when you give it to the Lord, understand that He has much greater planned. It reminds me of Isaac and Abraham. The Lord will sometimes give you something, and then ask you to put it on the altar? Why? Because He cares for you. Because He knows the only way the gift will be efficient for His kingdom is when it is on the altar.