Do you ever have brain freezes over a single word?  A word that makes you ponder amazingly deep and profound ideas?  It’s the power of a word.  The momentum, the possibility of a verb, a noun, an adjective.

My recent juncture found me deep in thought over a single noun:  ”Ambassador.”

Ambassador.  The dictionary grips my heart and translates this moment best with part three and four, of it’s definition:

3. An authorized messenger or representative.
4. An unofficial representative, “an ambassador of goodwill.“

Many adjectives come to mind when I heard this word in my heart. “Brand” Ambassador - as mentioned on my favorite reality show, Celebrity Apprentice by the hunky chef Curtis Stone.

We even have “National Ambassadors” given to the heads of nations.

When my parents were growing up, their youth were called C.A’s for “Christ’s Ambassadors”. If they were here reading this article, they would be lifting their hands in the air with hippy movement, singing a song that sounds like “Kumbaya’s” cousin.

When I was growing up, my Strawberry Shortcake sleeping bag accompanied me each summer to “Camp Ambassador.” We didn’t have a special song, but we did sing and have a competition for ‘Camp Queen.’ And I humbly wore the “runner up” title to my friend, Haley “future Miss America contestant” Spates…who at age make-me-sick-seven could sing perfectly like Sandi Patti. Ahhh, not bitter, nope not one bit. (haha! Haley is a dear friend, even still today, which makes our memories even sweeter!) Our election speeches were given on the back of a big old camp bus, called “The Glory Land Express.” Mine went something like this, “Hi my name is Jennifer, I’m from cabin number seven, if you vote for me, you’ll go to Heaven.” The little preacher even in 5th grade – guess you can see why “Sandi” won the crown that summer!

So this idea. Ambassador. Pounding in my heart. I responded as usual. Scribbled the word out on a 3×5 index card and jabbed it to a bulletin board for some pondering. My thoughts immediately went to charity, evangelism, missions and discipleship, which I sub-jotted below the giant word with my fine tip sharpie. A month later I realize why this blog has been in “draft mode” since April 17th. God has been preparing me for something greater than my own human mind could surmise as a meaning for that simple index card. He has opened the door wide for me to become what I can only imagine to be the greatest type of ambassador possible, a “Prayer Ambassador.”

Three weeks ago today, on May 11th, a journey began for me that has truly “renewed a right spirit in me.”   The Lord simply asked me to launch a “call to prayer” and start a facebook group for a friend in my church who was having severe post childbirth complications, which developed into a blood disorder. She is still in the hospital. Her baby girl, who’s name is ‘Journey’ is out of the hospital doing wonderful! My friend however is still in need of a miracle. I was not sure who would join me in the prayer initiative, if any. Honestly, it felt like a crazy irrational, emotional idea but I pushed through that great wall of doubt and on Tuesday night at 7pm, the invitation opened and I sat hoping for “one or at least, God, please let there be two” who would join me! I literally started sweating and hoping for people to join me in this “if my people” type of cause. I’m super excited to say three weeks today, we have over two thousand who have joined our “little prayer group.” Look what God can do! Nothing less than a perfect miracle, and His amazing Glory working though us!

All God asks is for obedient hearts, and in return there are blessings beyond measure! We think we have to be the ones to bring the “measure” – but we are so wrong. We could NEVER accomplish His Measure! Not even if we tried. I have been overwhelmed by how much God can do with so little. What is the “little” that God is asking of you? The little whisper, the little thought? The one that seems so insignificant, that would surely be idiotic or crazy or worse…unimportant? Trust today my friend, that God is looking for those things…not our twelve hours of labor and sacrifice, he wants the small and insignificant things, so he can prove to us His Might, His Worth, and His Glory — through us.

So apparently, it’s Doppelgänger week on facebook…Ok, I’ll have fun with this one, since I skipped out on the last “change your profile pic” week, and the recent post your bra-color day. This one is all about your famous twin! Who do people say you look like? Just change your profile picture to someone famous (actor, musician, athlete) you have been told you look like for the week, post a message to your profile and message your friends with it!

I have been told I look like Drew Barrymore…more times than I can count. My favorite image of her is in her Cinderella flick, ‘Ever After,’ it’s the scene that always makes me gasp for breathe, when she appears at the royal ball transformed from a frumpy farm girl into the beautiful princess. Oh to have a hair and makeup guy as your best friend! (like Jess Simpson’s Ken Paves!)

She is not my favorite ‘real life‘ person, but as a child of the 80′s, she will always have a special place in my heart. I remember watching Drew on screen, during my first ever movie theater experience in 1985 as she played little “Gertie” in the re-release of E.T. Oh that was a memorable night! My family had been camping in the mountains and we decided to go see a movie to get away from all the Indian summer mosquitoes! I’m pretty sure my brothers fell asleep, but at six years old, I remember being mesmerized by a little blond haired girl and her alien friend lighting up that giant screen. Looking at the stars on the way home that night out of the back of our new Dodge Caravan, kept me awe struck.

My Facebook profile is changed this week, in honor of all my 80′s memories, and all the people who stop me on the street to tell me I look like Drew Barrymore – even though, I really don’t see it!