45days..

wow. i haven't written in a long time. it has been quite the adventure preparing for this trip. BUT, thank the Lord that He has provided in ALL ways. i have had all of my money for a couple months now and am extremely grateful to all who have taken the time to be apart of the work in africa. so thank you. to those who have given financially:those who have given of thier time: those who have given their ears to listen: those who have said even a minute of prayer: those who have wept with me:those who have shared laughter. i owe it to you that i am able to take the next step in my life and begin work in the field. i wish i could take all of you with me. Nonetheless, your hearts will be present and your prayers felt.

i am so blessed. so i am now down to 45 days till i take off. my flight schedule: LAX to London: London to Portugal: Portugal to Bamako, Mali. what a trip! i am in the process of getting last minute things prepared, such as: malaria meds; school bills; packing list :) im so pumped. can't wait to meet the rest of the team! i know that they are all beautiful women of God who have faithfully answered the call.

so this is a quick note. promise i will update more frequently now that school has ended.
love you all and once again- my most appreciation to every one.

beautiful journey.

To anyone whom this may concern, this is a start to a beautiful journey. A journey that the Lord has planted and deeply rooted in my heart long before i was even aware of the calling in my life. The glorious calling: something that i am completely unworthy of, but so graciously and undoubtedly thankful for. 

this journey means the world to me, literally. i will be traveling the world reaching the hearts of lost people. Using the gifts and talents that i am aware of and even those i have not discovered,

 i will sacrificially give of myself for the sake of an eternal hope for the empty-hearted. 

so please, take this journey with me and watch the miracles that occur in each individual life that is reached with the love of Jesus Christ.   

it was the year 2009 and i was in desperate need to be apart of some ministry for the summer of 2010. i contacted my advisor and was pleased to discover that he had a few different options for me. One was traveling across the sea to Mali, Africa and work specifically with Muslims. Sad to say, at first i was somewhat turned off, i had never felt a specific call to reach Muslims, but hey i didn't really feel a call to any one specific people group, so i expressed my interest and we got rolling! The first few months of planning went great and it looked as if i would be heading to Mali May 2010. However, as time went on and months past, communication seemed to become more skewed; plans for me to go to Africa that next summer were not looking too great. In the end, the trip never happened. Nonetheless, i knew that i had a required internship that had to happen for the summer of 2011 (between my junior and senior year). i started immediately on getting things in place and making this trip happen. i was going to make for sure it did not fall through the second time around. Today i am confident in saying, i will be traveling to Bamako, Mali, Africa and will live and breath the culture for almost 7 months. i will bathe my life in prayer and studying of the word to build me up in faith so i may obtain a boldness that will stretch across all cultural barriers. i will be the hands, the feet, the actions, the voice, the love of Jesus Christ....