Tegan's Adventures In Duluth

11/04/2019

Hey Everyone! I have a month left! If you have any questions please let me know!

Check out Tegan Nelmark - Heroic Leadership Institute by Loves Calling International, Inc.!

14/03/2019

Hey Everyone! Mexico is going so good! Thank you for all the prayers!

28/01/2019

UPDATE: I can't believe I only have a few more months of Heroic Leadership Insitute left! God is teaching many things about myself that I had never known. And sometimes I feel like its crazy that I told myself this for so many years. For years I would tell myself that it wasn't okay to feel emotions and that they would make you look weak in front of your peers. So recently I have been learning that it is okay to have emotions because Jesus had them.

26/12/2018

We got to see Bentleyville before we went home for Christmas!

17/11/2018

UPDATE: It's been 3 MONTHS since I moved to Duluth, Mn and it has been crazy and I don't regret moving too do the program, Heroic Leadership Institue. God has shown up and has been showing me who I am in him. Some of the things I have been learning that God is showing me that I need to practice is learning how to be still in him during the crazy that is going on around me and just receive his love. I am a person that likes to not receive and likes to give and give to others. Since the holidays are near and it just keeps getting busier. Just sit with Jesus and be with him, ask him what's up.
~ Psalms 24:5 "They will receive the Lord's blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior"

** Down below are a couple pics over the last couple weeks!!**

02/11/2018

Join us at 5:30pm on Friday, November 16 outside the Veteran Services Center (405 east Superior Street) as we hand out gallons and gallons of free hot chocolate to our friends and neighbors at the Christmas City of the North Parade. This is a great way for the whole family to show the Twin Ports the radical love of Jesus through a practical and delicious gift.

23/10/2018

How do you feel about serving?

Do you find joy in serving people?

Or do you feel bitterness and hardness when someone asks you to help out?

This weekend I got to serve about 230 Vineyard kids and leaders for the Northern Regional Conference called Limitless. Let me tell you, doing this was hard, emotional and super fun. With Limitless being really close to Park Rapids, I got to attend the conference as a youth. While it transformed parts of my life, this year as a Leader I got to watch Jesus move in amazing ways. So being a Leader this year was really cool because I got to see the different side of this conference that a lot of youth don’t get to experience.

When helping out for Limitless, I found it physically and emotionally draining. At times I found myself asking God “Why I am I doing this?” or “Do I have to do this?” I struggled all weekend because I kept pushing God out of what I was doing. I was focused on the “why” and not “the people” I was serving. I was trying to get the job done without God. I shut people out, I was focused on getting the job done on time or the right way, and forgetting whom I was serving.

Here are a couple keys points I learned from the weekend.

IT WASN’T ABOUT ME
God calls us all to serve with a servant's heart
When serving, we are serving the Kingdom of God and people
I had to keep serving even if I didn’t feel up too it

With me writing about serving, if you feel like God is calling you into serving in an area of the church like, coffee bar, youth, small groups, worship team, etc. Pray into that, because God is pushing you into a new season of life that could be cool if you say yes.. Check into that, because when you say yes to Jesus and His church, He will honor you, when you honor Him!

Peace out,
Tegan

03/10/2018

Friends, Friends, Friends... This update post is more about how I am feeling about HLI and just transitioning in Duluth.
I'm not homesick yet. Yet. I know it will happen, but I do miss the beautiful faces that I did get to see every day.

But my host family has been a huge blessing, they are super great people. They have made me feel so welcomed in their wonderful home. They have made me feel safe in an area that I don't know well. ( I finally can make it home without the GPS.)

The church staff here is already making us girls feel really welcomed and loved. It feels like a big family, for which I am super grateful. They have pushed and keep pushing me out of my comfort zone in so many good ways. I have grown so much! I can't believe it been already one month.

I'm really glad I pushed and listen to what God has been telling me. HLI has been a blessing and I love learning about Jesus and learning more about who I am.

Thank You to everyone that has been supporting me. If you guys have any questions about anything. Please reach out. I would LOVE to answer them!

01/10/2018

Hello Friends! This has been a CRAZY week of school! But it has been so good! This week in the classroom we learned about the Kingdom of God. And let me tell you, I am so excited for Jesus to return. It is going to be a party. Imagine every pain, imperfection, and sickness just gone. Our bodies would be perfect, and our earth wouldn't have bad. It is just so amazing to think about the return of Jesus.

01/10/2018

22/09/2018

Got to do some more exploring last night!

21/09/2018

On Thursday, we got to do our first outreach! We got to go along side the Vineyard Muffin Ladies and go give muffins to parents & there children in the morning! It was such a cool way to see God moving!

21/09/2018

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19/09/2018

Hey Friends! I really hope everyone is having a good week! My week has been super busy and exciting! (See pictures below) This was our first week of classroom time. What I took away from this week is "If you long for me, like how I've longed for you. You will be satisfied." That is just so powerful to me, because Jesus is always be going to be thinking about us. He longed for us, he wanted us in his arms to give us his love. With Jesus's love, we don't need anything else to satisfied us. Love his truth when it hits straight to the heart.

Another update about how you guys have been showing me love through giving. So far 900 dollars has been donated. Im so grateful for you and how the Lord has been providing. I still have quite a bit to raise. 5000 dollars, to be exact. If you could partner with me in prayer for safety, peace about leaving home and for the Lord to continue to provide financial support. I would appreciate your prayers.

10/09/2018

My first week of HLI is officially over, and I am beyond excited for what is too come this year! Meeting all the girls that I get to connect and become close to this year are amazing! With them, camping was so much fun!
Camping was so amazing, we all got too see Gods beautiful creation over the week. Duluth's waterfalls are breathtaking.

03/09/2018

Update: First off, thank you to my family for helping me move to Duluth! I appreciate the help so much!
Duluth has been so fun and amazing! I can't wait to see how God moves me while I am here! The first day I got to explore Duluth with my family, we got to go see the aquarium and walk around Duluth. For the next couple days I will be off camping with my follow HLI classmates. To say the least camping will be interesting all on its own!

30/08/2018

For those of you who don't know & are wondering why I have made this page.
Early in April I had gone to a Vineyard Conference in Kansas City. And there I had made my mind on going to Heroic Leadership Institute. This nine month program marries education, participation, and spiritual formation. For the next 9 months I will be living in Duluth, MN with a host family. While I am there I will still be attending Mstate online. Please pray and keep me in your thoughts while I am on this incredible journey. If you feel led to partner with me, in this crazy, incrediable opputunity that Jesus has me on, your support would be much appreciated.

30/08/2018

Ways to Give:

Make checks payable to: Duluth Vineyard Church
*Please send a note stating the donation is for me
Envelopes addressed to:

Heroic Leadership Institute
Attn: Tegan Nelmark
1533 W. Arrowhead Rd.
Duluth, MN 55811

Or give online here: http://duluthvineyard.org/get-connected/online-giving
Select ‘Heroic Leadership Institute’ as your designation
Then email [email protected] to them him know that you made a payment to Tegan Nelmark.
So that we can assure it is going to Tegan Nelmark tuition account.