The Hellands in Holland

I See New Life Some see only death and misery Some see a valley of dead bones Some see a grave stone in their way Some see darkness as here to stay Some question what life has for them. Some wonder if they can find their way Some wander restlessly through life Some feel they are running out of time But let me tell you what I see, Let me tell you what I feel. Chorus New Life, New Hope, New Light, Inside Arise, Out of the Grave, Spread your wings, and Fly Arise and hear His voice today Look up and see he's defeated the grave. Come out and see new possibilities He died to set all captives free. I see new hope, new life, new sight I see an army of love and light I see the brokenhearted healed I see Christ's love and power revealed I see our hands becoming His I see our tears pouring out new life I see great freedom, love and sight I see our fears overcome by light by Matthew Helland 14/9/2015

God's Guidance in my Life: Examples and Lessons learned He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:3b Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Case Study #1 Welcome to Git-n-Go          "Hello, welcome to Git-n-Go." Hundreds of times a day I would repeat this to the customers who would come into the gas station I worked at for two summers as a teenager. I remember that during the second summer I had a burning desire inside of my heart longing to become a Bible teacher at a kid's summer camp. While I dreamt of teaching children, I would proceed to restock the pop, cigarettes, and beer and once again greet the incoming customer with, "Hello, welcome to Git-n-Go."          Nine months later, I met the director of a kids' summer camp located fifteen minutes from my house who hired me to become the Bible teacher. That summer over three hundred children prayed to accept