What's love?

Hello all my lovely friends! 

I am back to blog again! Wow, two days in a row. That is a record. :) 

Today, I felt really lead to post this! What do you think of when that word LOVE comes up in a conversation? Is it your spouse, fitness, working out, your job, your friends, family or food? That is just a few... Some people love money, cars, clothes, shoes or animals to name a few. 

Thank about this questions long in hard, what do you love and who do you truly love?

... Now, while you write a list of people you love, I want to share a heart felt story with you!  

I had an encounter with a gentleman while waiting in the doctors office with my mom. His exact words "I don't know if I should be sharing this with you" Tell you the honest truth, I get that a lot from people. They say I really don't know why I am sharing my heart with you or wow I never told anyone this before. My heart overflows when I hear that because I truly feel that it's something they have been waiting to share. Maybe it's trust or a sense of being in a vulnerable state of mind or could it be love? He went on to tell me that his wife had passed away at age 67 (3 years ago) from cancer. He told me that she was beautiful, smart and the BEST was how God brought them together. I was so intregued by his story and  could not wait to hear what he had to say next! You know when your watching a movie and it's a suspenseful part and your like waiting anxiously to see what's going to happen. That was totally me today. ;) He told me how much he loved and cared for her. Oh how I could see the hurt in his eyes. Then I said will you ever remarry? He said NOPE. I started to wonder after talking with him, will I find someone that loves me like that? When will my Boaz come?   Then it hit ME!!! Hello.....  Hello...... Hello.....  Now back to the word LOVE,  did you write a list of things you love? What came to mind? 

I was totally convicted today, the Lord said I LOVE you! Love me back, be obedient to me and the man of your dreams will come in my time. 

Let those words sink in. What does love mean to you? I say all the time, "I love animals,
 I love food, I love working out, I love life . . . When in reality JESUS is calling "I am the only one that can fill your heart! Let it be OVER FLOWING with love for me. Amen! Yes, things and people can make us happy and feel loved BUT they will never fully satisfy our souls. God is love! 

* I was reviewing a sermon I made up back in March of this year. This was from the ladies Transform fitness group. Look below are my notes... 

Obedience comes from the heart 

All my heart is for Mallery Schaffer Ministries because it’s Gods will for my life! Fitness came first and he said you will have nothing without faith. My heart rate sky rockets every time someone comes up to me and says “your going to preach or I can see you on the pulpit” I just want to cry tears of joy & that didn’t come over night. I still have a long way to go!   It was by me giving God my heart and exercising my faith therefore it is getting stronger each day. 

Now, I want to re-correct that and say ALL MY HEART LOVES JESUS, Mallery Schaffer Ministries is a tool to minister to women and help them to transform Gods temple. 

1 John 4:7-8  Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.  Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

YWAM Pittsburgh

Hello my lovely followers!

I just had to post about my wonderful experience with YWAM (Youth With A Mission)  If you don't know who they are please check out the website Link to YWAM website!

I went to visit the Pittsburgh base about 5/6 months ago and ever since I've been thinking about going back to get more details.. I heard so many amazing things about DTS and how the program has really changed peoples lives.

God really tugged on my heart a few weeks ago and said go reach out, get more involved, why are you not mingling with this great ministry. My first reaction was who do I contact? I don't want them to think I am weird. Very briefly I once met some of the people.  In life is this not so true, fear creeps in and we get nervous about what people might think? We let that cripple our action to reach out. My thoughts were what if they don't write back, what if God calls me to full time ministry, am I called to volunteer my gifts and talents (fitness) with YWAM.. With lots of prayer God said to me, why are you planning what I already have done for you? Don't question me, listen to me. I was like wow Lord this is really true, why am I questioning what you confirmed?

So, I acted on Gods leading and wouldn't you know sweet Melissa agreed to have lunch with me
(she is one of the many I met about 5months back) and I told her about my interest in YWAM. We talked for hours and I was truly blown away by her faith. She moved here from Cali. OK CALIFORNIA! Tell me that doesn't take some courage, yes not to mention the nice weather. Her exact words "This is where God has called me and I love Pittsburgh." I said to her " I admire what you have done for the Lord, went from a doing hair in CALI to full time ministry." SHE IS A LIFE CHANGER  It took lots faith to make that leap! She is still on staff at YWAM years later. What a great testimony. I am so blessed that God brought her into my life, I know he has great plans for her life and future!

Don't want to make this blog really long and I tend to go on and on forever. I probably would if I didn't have to get up at 6 a.m tomorrow. LOL. Now onto what inspired me to posted this blog.. Tonight as I was sitting across from another wonderful Godly woman, I came to realize the Lord answered my prayers. I asked him to bring more women into my life that LOVE the Lord with EVERYTHING! Yes I can say that this girl loved JESUS! We also could have talked for hours. Her testimony of how God told her to go to YWAM at 18years old (YES I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THIS) and she listened to his leading. He told her take that leap of faith at a young age and she was like I will follow you. She just celebrated her 10 year anniversary with YWAM. AMAZING! I just admire these two women, the Lord shines in and through them both! They are beautiful inside as well as out. They are changing lives all over the world! Praise God!

"Proverbs 27:17As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend." 

I am so thankful I listened to the Lord and stepped out to contact YWAM, I will be volunteering, learning and growing my faith! I am giving the Lord the rest to figure out.

I know I haven't been blogging much lately and I keep saying, yea I'll start posting.. Tomorrow comes and goes and time goes by! I have to be honest my new excuses is getting old, that is I have to switch to word press. I'm going to work on doing that this weekend and I am so determined to be a good blog poster.

Off to bed. LOVE YOU ALL! :) 

Carianne's Inspiring Video!

Carianne is a walking testimony of the word TRANSFORMATION. 

She has made some remarkable changes since she has started back in July of 2011. 

This video is from March of 2012. 

Carianne ROCKS!

She is an inspiration to many. Believe in yourself. 

Mallery's BACK!

Yes. That's right Mallery is back. Mallery is back. Thank you Jesus! Define Mallery? I asked this questions a few years ago and most people said she's full of energy, faith, love, compassion and so awesome to be around! It's contagious. What made me this way? I've been asking the Lord if this is actually true? I'm going to be honest with you all my ego and self confidence had been shot with a bullet straight to the heart. 

I started to pray just like this I want more, I want more, I want more of you Lord. Yes, I pour out my heart to you. I only desire your will for my life. I trust in your plan for my life Lord. I then would lay in bed wondering did I really trust fully or 75%,  was I really believing with all my heart?  What was his will for my life.. ?  

If you have been checking my Facebook I want to thank you and apologize at the same time, I now know many many follow and pray for me. I haven't been posting much on my blog, Facebook or twitter...  I sat here today thinking what should I write in my blog? What could I say to INSPIRE? How could I tell all people how much they mean to me?  How could I explain what I was feeling over the past few months? 

I'm going through a season in my life where I totally need to surrender all questions to the Lord and trust in his will.  The only way to face my raw emotions is to continue to literally humble myself and ask God, friends and family for their advice and support. I believe in any trail God is strengthening our faith in him so we can be HIS best! My heart has a new compassion and sympathy for people that have suffered from depression.  Thank you Jesus for opening my eyes and heart to acknowledge this.

Over the past years, have you faced disappointments and cried out why Lord. Why? 

We are human and we will face times like this and we will ask the Lord with doubt why? 

You are not alone.. God is with you and listening to your every prayer. He knows why. He can heal your heart. He will shine through you again. You will come out stronger, believe me... It's coming! Whatever your going through he knows and he is carrying you and your burden! Cast the devil out of your life. Prayer is your shield of armor. Ask and you shall receive. Luke 11:9 "Jesus speaking and I say unto you, ask it shall be given to you, seek, and he shall find, knock it shall open unto you." Amen. Ask, Ask, Ask.! 

The conclusion to this post is that Mallery's energy is back and as I write this I am doing my assessment on http://southhills.biblechapel.org/spiritual-gifts-inventory/ to learn what my spiritual gifts are! I want to use them as much as possible!!! Glory to God we all have God given gifts. We all have a purpose in this world. I am talking to you, YES YOU God has made you special and he's put amazing gifts in you! My next step after taking the assessment is to start putting all my God given gifts to use in every way I can. To get out there and shine for Jesus, RUN for Jesus physically and spiritually, love for Jesus, HELP SERVE for Jesus, PRAY to Jesus! Open your hearts to receive Jesus now. Your life will never be the same! Romans 10:9-10 "If you confess with your moth that Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised him from dead, you shall be saved."   

 

I want to send out a special thanks to all of you for helping me grow in my faith! Today I joined the prayer partner team, which means I will be serving the Lord and seeing miracles happen. He answered my prayer. I ask "Lord I want more of you." He opened up the right opportunity to serve, where I can use my gifts for his glorify. Amen!! 

I love you all! Memories make what we WERE and DREAMS make what we will BECOME. With God we can go after our dream and make it come true. With him it is possible. Never ever give up faith in him. I pray today and from this day forward, Lord all I want is your will for me life. Thank you. Amen! 

I took the picture below when I was on my flight flying (12 hours) to see the closest place to heaven Israel. The reason I add this to my post is because this was a dream for 2 years 2009-2011. I visualized it and prayed for it every time I opened my prayer journal... Believe and you will receive. KEEP THE FAITH IN YOUR LORD JESUS CHRIST! He loves you unconditionally and wants the BEST for you. Thanks for being my prayer warriors. I believe and trust he will prosper and bless Mallery Schaffer Ministries so we can see lives changed through this ministry! Love you Lord! Thank you for giving me another day to serve you. 

Have a blessed week. More post to come.... 

Costa Rica Mission Trip

Hello All, 


It's been way to many days since I've posted on here. ;) Right now I am sitting on my sofa so tired but yet so excited. 




I just finished packing and praying for our mission trip to Costa Rica. I just know in my heart this is going to be an amazing trip. 




I met so many wonderful people in the past few days (Wednesdays meeting) and this afternoon at our packing meeting. Below is a message from my dear sister in Christ Darleen  ;)




Read your testimony Mallery. soooo glad you heard the lord and was obedient to his call on your life! One of my favorite sciptures is Jer. 29:11 for I know the plans you have for me. plans to prosper me and not to harm me. plans for a hope and a future -- but then it goes on to say-- Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, you have called on him and he has heard you. So many lives will be touched through you by the grace of God. Soooo pumped to be going on this trip with you : )


We are praying her and I room together, we already have our workout planned. Getting up at 5:30 am to get it in. No gym but that's ok we will make do and get a fat burner in everyday. You can exercise anywhere with any amount of space. I was so thrilled how excited she was to start working out and eating healthier. It made me smile so bright! :) I found a match, knew I would. I don't think a young 18 year old girl would be to happy hearing me breathing all heavy bright and early in the a.m. 


After we met this afternoon at church I was on my way home with my hands held so high praising you. Lord you filled my heart with this overwhelming feeling, I looked up in the sky and said THANK YOU JESUS, THANK YOU JESUS! 


I pray this you use us all and I know that you have great plans for us while we are on this trip. I pray that you help us to reach the unreachable and speak through us. 


Here are just a few things GOD & the group are doing in Costa Rica: 


Sharing our testimony and preaching at Zoe church 
Visiting Children's hospital (we made photo albums to show them our families) use as a tool ;) 
Morning Devotions 
Hospital visits 
Christian school 
Spiritual Scavenger Hunt (excited :) 
Youth Church and outreach 
Juvenile Delinquent Center 
Ministry outreach 
Construction on church (painting and much more) 


FRIDAY WE ARE ZIP-LINING!   Yahoo.  Fun, Fun, Fun! 


Lord,  the team is on a mission to Costa Rica to save lives! God's power is mighty and I know that many will be lead to Christ.   Guide us, protect us, lead us! Amen. 


Friends & family please be our prayer warriors! Thank you. We love you. 


See you all in 1 week. :) 

Pray for Reece & Rubino Family

Saturday 7/7/12 2012 Reece's Round Up 5K 

I woke up early this morning and said to myself, Lord I know that today is going to be an amazing day. I am running for you Lord but, today I would also like to run for a special little boy named Reece. 

I got online and pulled up the Reece's Round up 5K website http://www.reecesroundup.com/  The song on the site really touched my heart and these words really stuck in my head "even if you fall sometimes you will have the strength to rise." 

Reece was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, the doctor said he will not live past the age of 2 and will never sit up, walk, run or hold a baseball.  

He's living proof at the age of 5 that all things are possible with God.  

Jeff and Lesa Rubino (Reece's mother& father) said what family wouldn't do the same. They all as a family pull together to help Reece. 

Lesa's exact words "it's faith and with God all things are possible." They also said "we are going to do everything we can to give him a great life." Amen. 

Reece has 4 machines that keep him alive and a daily gentle beating on his chest to clear his airways 

After reading about Reece I was so ready to go out and give this my all. I was thrilled to meet Reece and tell him "I am running for you my man" The trophy I receive goes to you! 

The picture below is Reece and I before the run 

I gave him a kiss on his forehead and said a little prayer to myself Lord keep me strong. 

Lesa (Reece mother) informed me the picture above is actually the first time he has ever written. 

It's a picture of him on the left telling the two people to workout harder to win on the biggest loser. 

His dream is to be a personal trainer on the TV show the biggest loser.  

He goes to school online and someone teaches him in person as well. 

Doctors and school teachers told them he would never write in his life. How amazing! 

I told him I was a personal trainer and he smiled ;) What joy! 

They called my name Mallery Schaffer 1st place in age group. I didn't even have the desire to jump up and down like I normally do. To be honest I wanted to start crying my eyes out but I kept them back and went up to him and said I ran this race for you. Our strength is in the Lord and know that I am praying for you every single day! I said to him "I love you so much" He looked into my eyes and I could feel his little heart beating out of his chest. I said "don't ever give up"  

My trophy went to Reece! 

No reward could replace these special memories.  The true gift today was meeting the Rubino family. It made my entire day and I will thank God for this always! 

Reece prays every night to Jesus. I ask that you join him and ask the Lord to heal his body and that he will have the strength to stand up and walk! 

Pictures of Reece and his family 

What a great committed family. I look forward to this race next year.

New friends that I met at the race. I spot out the ones with pups. ;) 

Lord, as I close this blog. I want to thank you again for this wonderful family, my BFF and all the people that were at this race supporting the Rubino's. We believe in you Jesus!

 Keep the prayers going everyone. 

Love you all!!!! 

Laundromat

When you think of the laundromat what picture do you see in your mind?

Well, I think of the germs... so for me I would always think of everyone's dirty clothes being washed before mine. It would just gross me out and I would say "never will I use the matt to wash my clothes"  Actually, when I was looking for my first apartment, my request was washer and dryer please.

AND.. When I was younger obviously I did my laundry at my moms house. Well, to be honest mom did my laundry till I was about 20 (embarrassed to even admit that) :) so with that said I am still learning to this day how to do my laundry correctly (whites/darks/hang dry)  

Let's talk now,  I am 26...   I have a washer and dryer in my building but it takes about 2 hours to dry 1 small loud and I end up doing laundry for seriously 5 hours. Especially because I let my laundry pile up for weeks and weeks! (be honest you do it too) I've joked with my clients and said I have 16 loads of laundry and they just laugh because I put it off entirely to long. 

Today, I had the morning off and my plan was to wake up nice and ealry to do all my laundry (more than 16 loads) + my comforter and sheets! I got up ate breakfast and sat right on the sofa, felt comfortable and I was thinking hmm... Maybe I will do it tomorrow. I could wake up extra early? No, No, No I said to myself get it done, you have really put it off far to long!! 

Just picture this in your mind, Mallery pulling up to the Laundromat jamming to k-love. I was lifting my hands praising, so happy, had a big smile on my face. :) I get out of the car walk into the matt and put all the laundry on the counter, head back out to lock my car. I was ready for action to get it done! 

I came back in and as I did I noticed this older man smiling right at me, I said to him "How you doing" He said "I am great how about you?"  I said very well, thank you for asking.  I took a look at the 2 big washers and seen they were taken, no biggie I thought I will use 4 of the smaller washers. I turned and started talking to the nice gentleman he said to me"I seen God in you as soon as you pulled in the parking lot."  He went on to say I really enjoy listening to K-love every morning. That sparked the conversation and we had a 20 min conversation about our amazing Lord and savior! 

He opened up his heart and told me he was in the past crack addict and was strung out. I was really into what he had to tell me, his testimony was outstanding. He went on to say that the Lord has really changed his life and that he will never go back to his old ways. I was so inspired and asked him to tell me the story when he decided to give his life to Christ. He said he was 43 and very lost, his girlfriend at the time was really involved in the church. He would go with her but, it wasn't heart felt,  he explained it like just going through the emotions. He said it was one day he woke up and the Lord really spoke to him and said this is what I want you to do. Go to this program and I will heal you from this addiction forever. He said from that day forward he has been clean from everything. I then asked him "how long have you been free from your addictions?" 

His response was "I am no longer a recovering addicted, my past has been washed away"  It has been 10 years all thanks to Jesus!!!! I could have screamed I was so happy to hear this. I said since that day you have been clean from all drugs, he said yep even alcohol! I was so proud and really inspired by his story. God had us cross paths for a reason. I lost my uncle, my aunt and my father from drugs. It was so uplifting to hear someone say I am healed by the love of Jesus. He told me what church he went to and the pastors name, I will be attending the Wednesday night classes as soon as I get back from my mission trip! 

When I think of this inspiring, uplifting story a scripture keeps coming to mind 2 Corinthians 5:17 "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" Amen! 

Please keep Lamar in your prayers. Pray he will be used mightily to glorify the Lord with his strong testimony of faith. 

I have to tell you the honest truth. I enjoy the Laundromat! :)  Everything is in his plan. 

Ask the Lord to make you new, ask him to take away your addictions and free you forever. God can heal you just like he did Lamar. 

I love you all so much!!!  Thanks for your prayers and support!