"Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
(Matthew 17vs20)I often hesitate to ask for practical help from my wider community because the little voice in the back of my head tells me you're most likely already bombarded with people asking for your time, attention and money! But when I truly look at it, I do have some really beautiful souls in my midst and even just knowing that you are there fuels my confidence to continue sharing what I'm doing, where I'm going and how you can support my journey!
~ To sum the past few years up for you ~
God planted a word in my heart in 2020 that confirmed to me that my dancing career wasn't finished. Even when the global pandemic put an end to every possibility to continue dancing professionally that I could see. Written within this word though, was a proclaimation that it would be different, it would look different.... that becoming the dancer He intended me to be would look a lot more like Worship than it did rehearsals... He meant dancing as my language of language ~ dancing as an experession of who He made me to be ~ dancing to proclaim the Kingdom of God.
But for years, I continued searching. Still uncertain of what this meant and still unsure of where I was meant to be. Still waiting to finish my time in the UK, I continued to seek what this dream meant and why I could never seem to find a place that resembled that near me..... I walked a long, lonely and unresolved road. This road led into last year where I stumbled upon finidng a company and a group of dancers that spoke of all that God had planted in my heart. A place that confirmed the relaity of the dream God spoke of. And I finally allowed myself to believe that this was the right road, that I wasn't simply wanting to run away from the terrors of the mainstream ballet industry like many had thought! But that I was running towards something so much brighter ~ a place that loves Jesus and loves dance and lvoes to share about Jesus through dance!
~ Where do I find myself now? ~
After the joy of realising that dancing professionally and doing mission work entertwined was a beautifully thriving reality, that's where I'm heading!
For the next couple of months, I'm moving to Jackson Mississippi to be a trainee with Ballet Magnificat! This means that I'll be on a student visa studying with them to learn what it truly means to share Jesus through dance and mission. I'll be back in the studio taking classes as well as growing together with others in a faith-filled, God-first Christian community.
I'm still overcome with joy that faint sketch I saw in 2020 is becoming a beautiful, colourful picture.... the next step had been laid and I'll walk along it unil my God lays the next one.
~ Still here, Still dancing, Still walking with Jesus ~
For so so so long, I was the "only one" ~ in high school, at ballet school and in the professional world ~ the "only one" who would boldly hold her ground for faith even when that meant being alone... I had little hope of finding what I am experiencing now... walking with a community of friends and dancers unashamedly pursuing the Lord with the gifts He's entrusted them with, through the beauty of the arts.
I don't know where I will be this time next year, I don't know where the Lord will lead me next... but I'm walking into this next step with absolute peace, knowing it's the right next step! The right next step to be doing life with people I can learn from and grow with.
~ More details about my time in the States ~
Ballet Magnificat is located in Jackson, Mississippi. I will be living with 4 other trainees from the program in a beautiful house just outside of Jackson. My faith will be tested by the hour as I spend this entire next year on a student visa ~ unable to work!
I know my Lord is the Jehovah Jireh and trust that He will lead me to green pastures and bring people around me... but that takes a LOT of faith! I also do not have a car in the states and will rely on the peopel around me to get places!
Most trainees work on their time off, but because I can't work, I will be spending a lot of time on my blog where I house all my artistic endevours, write about my life of faith and update you with my journey. Out of the Overflow has been my safe place to share and communicate for a while now and I can't wait to invite more of you into that place. By Following on social media ~ Instagram, Facebook and Youtube as well as the blog (make sure to leave your email details!) you can recieve updates as well as always know how you can best support my journey.
So now I'm officially inviting you to come along as I truly take a leap of faith!
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