After almost a 2 year sabatical, I [Laurey] am finally feeling clearance about revisting, revamping and reviving ministries that God allowed me to create back in Oklahoma City.
The 2 ministries I am referring to are the "Miss L Music Ministry" & "Fearfully~Wonderfully".
For those of you who may not know, these ministries are imbedded into my heart. The Lord revealed them to me within about 6 months of each other in 2007.
In 2008, as soon as a I graduated with my Masters in Youth & Young Adult Ministry, God lead me to audition for a Christian Girl Group. I made the cut and through prayer and fasting, left my corporate job as a video producer, as well as 2 established ministry positions with Northwest Baptist Church and Youth for Christ in Oklahoma City to pursue this new venture in music. I left 25 years of memories, including family and friends for this new season of life. Through peace, I packed my bags and moved to Dallas, Texas where our group was commissioned to live.
I was blessed enough to live with my aunt and uncle and I even got a job as a nanny. Not only was I working in music ministry, but I was employed .... 2 HUGE blessings! Our group, which was still unnamed was under 220 Management out of Lakeland, Florida. 220 manages Group 1 Crew of Orlando...the hottest Christian Hip Hop/Pop group right now. They are so talented and such awesome servants of God! Manwell ["Manny"] was acting as our producer. So, here we were....5 girls in the studio, getting to know one another, training with a Dallas Cowboy trainer, writing songs and being exposed to the possibilities of worldwide exposure. It was overwhelming to think where God was going to take us!
We weren't able to get much work done in the studio because of unavailability of resources and producers, so our manager called one day and requested that we all move to Orlando. While this was always a possibility, we never thought it would happen so soon. [Side note: this was great for me because at this time, Brian & I were in our courtship and had agreed that we couldn't move into anything more serious until God gave us the "green light" by moving me to Orlando. Needless to say...this was my green light!]
I packed up my bags and put in my 2 week notice at work. I was ready to move for ministry and begin the process of engagement with Brian. Four days before I was about to move, I got the call. The other girls were not going to move. They were not going to sign the contract. We disbanded.
With all doors in Oklahoma City closed and Dallas now just a city, not an opportunity, I felt that Orlando was the ONLY door that was open. "But, Lord where will I work? Where will I live? What will I do?" My questions were only answered with peace. No tangibles thoughts or wisdom...just the peace of the Holy Spirit.
So, I moved. I packed up everything I owned in my little 2005 Chevy Cobalt [Coby, for those of you who know her] and I made the 26 hour trek half-way across the nation to Orlando, Florida. I got here and immediately found an amazing brother & sister pair who needed a roomate. Not only were they Christians, but they lived only 5 miles from Brian's house! For those of you who live in central Florida, you know that this is a miracle!
After 7 weeks of endless job searching, unemployment and humility in Christ, I got my first break as a case manager at a homeless youth shelter called Covenant House. It was awesome! Although I caught a horrible case of bronchitis [with no insurance, of course!] I really fell in love with the homeless and at-risk youth population of Orlando.
Only 4 weeks after I began working, I got another job. I was blessed to be an Abstinence Educator and travel around central Florida speaking to over 2,500 teenagers about saving themselves for marriage. ThinkSmart has been a blessing to my life and I am so grateful that God moved me here for such a time as this.
Now, that you know how I got here I want to share with you where I am going. "Miss L Music" & "Fearfully~Wonderfully" are not dead. In fact, they are quite alive! Please join with me in prayer over the next few months because I will be reformatting these ministries and there will be some re-direction.
I am currently in the process of re-doing all the websites, but for now, please feel free to check out the Myspace sites listed below.
www.myspace.com/misslmusicwww.myspace.com/fearfullywonderfully_madeThank you for you prayers and for everyone's encouragement while I have transitioned from an Oklahoma girl to a Floridian. God has held me every step of the way and it has been very hard at times, but I know that in the end, HE will get the glory through all the ups & downs. It is His name that I want to make known!
God bless!
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might..." ~Ecclesiastes 9:10
