SoCal Tour 2009: Day 5

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009

Sorry I haven’t been blogging the past couple of days. Well, Tuesday, we originally planned to go play at Balboa Park, but I needed an entertainment permit to do so. So, we ended up meeting with our friend, Camille, and went to Ocean Beach. That was fun. We just worshipped and got to talk to people and just chill. Had a small lunch at this one place called Newbreak. ‘Twas delightful. We then went to set up at the Epicenter in Mira Mesa. It was such a great time worshipping with the people at NexGeneration Church. I love meeting new people. We then had a late dinner with some of the NexGen peeps at Carl’s Jr. which ended up having a blackout! whoa! So we were escorted out of the place only to semi-witness a person breaking a window at the building next to us. Quite an interesting night. Camille and her family opened up their house for Jor and I to stay. =)

The following day (Wednesday) we had frozen yogurt and chilled at the park. this day was filled with “childlike’ stuff. I had a very kiddy yogurt cup that made me feel like a kid. At the park, a little boy was feeding some ducks and just had this great joy that made me want to have that joy that only comes from children. Then, later on, Camille and I went to a playground and played on swingsets and such and I just felt like a kid again. We went to Ocean Beach Farmer’s Market and found a spot to set up and play and sing. ‘Twas fun. But we ended up giving our spot to another musician. It was then time for Jor and I to say goodbye to Camille. So Jor and I ended up going to Vista to help out at this family transition center called Solutions for Change. And again, this day was filled with “childlike” stuff. I ended up spending time with children there and talking/playing with them. My heart gets so jumpy and melty when I’m with kids. I feel like God has helped to stir up a passion for children in my heart. I became even more excited about the Learning Center in the Philippines. Jor and I ended the day watching “Saving Private Ryan.”

Now today, it’s pretty much a chill day. There are no plans except to prepare for our next two shows. I’m really excited about the two shows, one in Anaheim, the other in Pasadena. Well, I’m sorry again for no video blogs. I still have not figures out Jordyn’s computer and why it’s not uploading any of the videos. But I’m stoked to upload them eventually. i’ll post it eventually. Ok, til next time.

SoCal Tour 2009: Day 2

Monday, March 9, 2009

I got out of bed (actually, the couch) at noon. I know, killed daylight. But I ended up feeling really sick for the first few hours of my day. Jordyn and I decided to go to Starbucks before we headed to the Oceanside pier. We met a guy named David while at Starbucks. An interesting conversation arose from that encounter. It was good. He asked me what I would do with people who hated me, who wanted to kill me. God opened the door for me to answer with love, and I simply replied, “I would love them no matter what.” His expression was of shock, but I believe it was something he needed to hear. Jordyn and I spent about 3 hours on the Oceanside pier. I loved talking with anyone and everyone who stopped to listen. It was such a nice and relaxing time to be right by the ocean and ust worshipping. I felt a whole lot better, and my sick feeling ended up gone! But unfortunately, the police came and kicked us out. I did not know that we were not allowed to just randomly show up and play on the pier. Oops. But it was all good. Next time I have to check if I’m allowed to play when it comes to places like that. I just finished eating dinner with Jordyn, my older brother, and my sister-in-law. Yum. Today was splendid. Tomorrow is another day.

note: I still have yet to upload my video blogs. Sorry.

SoCal Tour 2009: Day 1

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Just got done with the first day of the tour. Jordyn and I did a song at my home church in Oceanside this morning. Eating lunch at Chili’s was scrumptious. It was nice to spend some time with Jordyn’s friends, Stefeno and Herb, before they left. Jordyn and I then went to Santa Ana to play songs of worship. That was fun! The youth group at Santa Ana First Church of the Nazarene were an amazing group of people. I really enjoyed just being around them. They’re a real bunch of joy. Had dinner at KFC, yum. And now we are closing the night watching The Parent Trap on the Disney Channel. It was a long day – lots of driving. But overall, it was chill. Oh! I’m doing a little Vlog of my tour. I’m supposed to post up a video of today’s doings, but I’m trying to figure out how to do upload the video onto this laptop (I’m using Jordyn’s laptop, mine broke.) So yes, videos shall be posted up eventually. We’ll see. Have a good night.

Update.

I’m desperate for God. So desperate. Sometimes it’s hard to know what to do and how to do it. He’s refining me right now, and it hurts, it’s confusing, it’s frustrating – but it’s worth it, and that’s why I say it’s beautiful. It’s so beautiful.

I’m getting ready for my little SoCal Tour next week. It’s midterm week here at school, but I’m on chill mode with school right now, so that’s legitimate. But I’m excited for next week.

okay. I don’t have much to say about me right now. I’m planning on having a “SoCal Tour 2009 Blog” all next week. So if you want to keep up in that, sweet. I’ll probably have prayer requests posted up for each day, so prayer would be awesome! Thanks!

Update

I’m not really good with keeping my blogs updated. But here is the latest update. I released my CD about a week ago. That was cool. If anyone is interested in getting one, let me know via email isannrose@hotmail.com

I’ve been having this huge desperation to hear God’s voice. I’m challenged to be patient and trusting that no matter what, God is there, even when it does not feel like it. I’ve been wanting freedom from old habits that still are a part of me, and that goes along with feeling lonely and wanting God to be ever-present. It’s frustrating, no lie. But it’s beautiful too. It’s beautiful to be in this place where all I can rely on is something much greater than I. It’s beautiful to be in a state of loneliness and brokenness and confusion, because I have this hope that when tat day of freedom comes and I can feel my Father holding me, it will all be worth the wait and the crying and the brokenness, because He will simply whisper a beautiful song into my ear. hmmm…. that makes me happy.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 2009 will be legitimate and I can not wait to see what God has in store. Well, I’m leaving for Michigan in less than 24 hours, but I’m actually landing in Chicago, IL. I’m excited! I hope there will be lots of snow. I’ll be releasing my album in Michigan this Saturday (January 3, 2009). Please pray for safe travel and all. That would be awesome.

Update.

Isann Rose debut album UPDATE:

It is coming along and is near the end. Aiming for December 2008/January 2009 for its release. It’s quite exciting.

Isann Rose music UPDATE:

Going to Michigan this January 2009 to do a performance. Still in the planning process. Hopefully, the album will be distributed there! That’d be chill. Also in the process of planning a SoCal Tour (March 7-March 15, 2008). This will serve to raise funds for the Human Factor Learning Center I’m beginning in the Philippines this Summer 2009. Along with the concert will be the opportunity to evangelize to my audience about how good our God is. And of course, there will be the distribution of my album. Pray for that please, that will be awesome. Then Summer 2009, planning on a road trip tour across California, Arizona, Oregon, and Nevada with other artists to share God’s love through music, testimony, and Word. Another prayer request guys. thanks.

School update:

It’s going well. Lovin’ it, a lot. I’m thankful for the girls in my hall. I have awesome sisters-in-Christ that are so supportive and encouraging and loving! I’m struggling, but overcoming day by day with the strength of God and the prayers of these warriors at my side. Heh.. i’m smiling right now just thinking about it. Oh, and I might be staying another year in school, which would be awesome because I would get more experience in the non-profit organizational business aspect and actually receive two minors along with my degree and concentration. Still seeking God’s will in that.

Ministry update:

God is really calling me to use the things I think are my weaknesses. I think it’s funny. But God, here I am. So I’m following the path of being a missionary and preaching alongside my music. It seems overwhelming, but really it is not. God is good and is showing me how He’s putting all these little aspects of me together. Before, I felt like I was juggling so much with all the things I do. But now, after finally seeking God, He is wrapping it all together under the heart of outreach. I’m excited to see what He plans in that ’cause I still don’t know. All I know is that God said He has something amazing for me, I just have to give everything I have to Him. The more and more I surrender, the more and more I find out how cool God is and it’s still a mystery, but I know it’ll be good.

 

….. I know a lot of us are in controversy about the presidential election. My heart aches to see division among our nation, but even more so, our Church. As a Church, let us not put our hopes in Obama or McCain. Our hopes are on God, and in God, He calls us to pray and intercede through that. It is my prayer that we, as a Church, can knock down the walls of this political division and hold hands in spiritual unity. God is bigger than politics. Pray for Obama. Pray for McCain. Pray for our leaders. Pray. Be faithful that God is in control, no matter who our leaders now or in the future will be.

Update.

God is good, all the time. I don’t even know where to begin in that, and I feel like so many things have happened since my last blog. God is good, haha. My album is coming along. I’ve finished recording, so now I have to master the tracks. I’m working with a graphic designer to design the album as well. The project is fun, but I’m excited to see how much GOD has been doing with my CD even when it’s not finished! haha.

School is amazing. I love the dorm life. I love the girls I’m living with. I have the bestest friends who are my sisters-in-Christ. God is good, haha. That’s never going to get old. Academically, I’ve been enjoying my classes. Although persecuted for being a Christian in my community college, I’m blessed. It feels nice to be persecuted because I hold the name of Jesus. I love Him so much and I wouldn’t want to put His name down for any reason. =) I’ve been offerered internships as well as a Wedding Planner or Event Planner. Now isn’t the time though to take them, but it’s exciting to know of the offers.

Music…. God is good. I recently had a concert at school. That was splendid. God is doing wonderful things. It’s been my prayer and passion that He can send me out and use me in any way. So, I, as well as other bands such as Go Project, The Pursuit, and Jason David, will be going on tour this summer! We’ll be hitting places in California, Arizona, Oregon, and others. It’ll be sweet. So keep praying for that guys! That would be amazing!

I’ve also been struggling with battles. Satan is stupid is trying to attack in ways that he thinks he can win. But just to constantly know that God already called victory is more than enough to take that stance. Satan can’t touch the children of God!! haha!! God is good… for real.

K. I like blogging and all, but now I’m tired. haha. see ya!

Treasure Hunting =)

Last Monday night (September 1, 2008), God placed this in my heart:

“Isann, I want you to go to the Oceanside pier this coming Saturday in the late afternoon. There’s someone that needs prayer. I want you to pray for this person.”

Alright God! I knew I was going to go on Saturday, but I didn’t know who or why or what. This became a good heaviness in my heart that I literally could not sleep. I ended up texting Jason telling him that God wants me to do something. The following day I called Jason up and told him what God placed in my heart. Funny thing, Jason felt his heart towards the Oceanside pier as well. So, we decided that we would go together. Still, we had no idea who God wanted me to pray for. Jason and I decided to ask God throughout the week to guide us and lead us. Saturday came and I was able to talk with Jason again. Jason told me that God told him that this person was a male and that he would look familiar to Jason. I, on the other hand, received a shape. heh. random, i know. This shape was like a cylinder. I kind of saw it as a cup. So off we went to the Oceanside pier. When we parked, I was urged to pray some more, that God can narrow the characteristic of this mystery person. As we prayed, God put two colors in my head. The first color, bright green yellow. The second color, light blue. Yes…. more randomness. So here Jason and I were, with these 5 “clues” as I would like to say.

We entered the pier, and as we entered, someone caught both of our eyes… actually there were 2 of them. They were exiting just as we were entering. So check this out:

Both were men. One was on crutches. I looked at his leg and there was the cylinder shape, his cast. Guess what color it was? Bright green yellow! His friend walking beside him was wearing a light blue shirt. Jason and I looked at each other and I knew we had to pray for the guy in crutches, healing upon his leg. So we approached them and asked what happened. It happens to be that they are from North Carolina and just visiting. He allowed us to pray over him and his leg, then they quickly left. After a few steps away, Jason immediately exclaimed “That guy reminds me of Tony (a friend of ours)!” Heh… that man was familiar to him.

God is amazing. And whatever God did after that prayer, well let’s just say it is His will, and I guess I’ll never know. But praise Him because He really does have ways of speaking to His children.

Opening that door that Jesus knocks on

Every day I wake up wanting to step into the presence of Jesus. I was awaken around 3:00am, weirdly, as if I heard a knock on the door. I literally jumped out of the top bunk, running out onto the hall, wondering if there was an actual knock on the door, possibly someone waiting outside. 3:00am…. who would do such a thing? I crawled back up to my bunk, sort of dumbfounded. Trying furiously to go back to sleep, snuggled in my blanket, it hit me…. hard. I’m not exactly sure what it was, but my heart was like a door and someone was knocking so hard to enter and spend time with me. Heh… Jesus woke me up that early. I gently crawled out of my bunk, walked out into the hallway of my dormitory, and layed flat, facedown, wanting to just give my time to Jesus. It’s amusing to think that Jesus knocks so hard, because that shows how much He really wants us, how much He wants our time. I feel guilty because I feel like I should be the one knocking on the door asking for Jesus to let me in, but He doesn’t even have His door closed! It’s wide open and we can just enter right in! It’s interesting to think about. How amazing is He to have His door wide open for us and still knocks intensely on the door of our hearts. Such a love ain’t it?