HEYYO EVERYBODY!!
My name is AMANDA…
I was born and raised in QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
(and the answer is NO, I am not a Quaker!)
Let's see, where to begin!?
God has blessed me with…two wonderful godly parents ROY & FAITH, ((pictured below))
two goofy "brahs" DAN (right) & BEN (left)
and a sweet sweet sister Cortney whose time here on Earth was short as God called her to home be with Him in March 2001 when she was 18 years old.
I attended Upper Bucks Christian High School K-12. My favorite subject in school was MATH so naturally, I decided to pursue a degree in it at COVENANT COLLEGE in Lookout Mountain, Georgia…
However, after a semester in Dr. Wilson's Calculus class, I knew the math major was not for me!! So, instead, I switched to BUSINESS with a concentration in Accounting. I know, I know VERY EXCITING! 🙂 🙂
Actually, for the most part I did enjoy my accouning classes but I wouldn't say I was passionate about it or anything…
…no, DEFINITELY not passionate about it!
Honestly, at the time I can't say I was passionate about ANYTHING really 🙁
So I GRADUATED from Covenant with a degree in Buisness May of 2010!!!!! WOOOHOOO
MY PLAN was to find an accounting job somewhere in Chattanooga, Tennessee and spend the rest of my life crunching numbers in an office. OKAY – slight exaggeration but you get the point it was a
B O R I N G & L I F E L E S S plan!
Here's what GOD had planned….
FIRST Move to MALAWI, AFRICA!?!?
SECOND Be the FINANCIAL CONTROLLER at African Bible Colleges Christian Academy!?!?!?
(my office)
(my netball girls on International day)
THIRD Coach Men's Volleyball at African Bible College?!?!?!?!
((for those of you who don't know me I LOVE VOLLEYBALL!!!))
The BOYS (left to right): Enock, Israel, Vitu, Andrew, Chikondi, Fidelis, Bright, ME, Clifford, Edmund (next to me), Goeffrey (behind Edmund), Abusa, John, & Chikoni (kneeling down)
Fourth Meet some really AMAZING people!!!!!
(my housemates minus one)
owen mike tyler
michelle carson
just to name a few…
While I was in Malawi, God really began to reveal my heart for what it was, OBSESSED with loving myself. I grew so ashamed of the character flaws he kept exposing through all of my relationships that I was FINALLY miserable enough to attempt a change. Well, if I had understood anything about the gospel then I would have already known change wasn't possible in my own efforts.
To make a LONG STORY short; it wasn't until I was back in the States that God really brought me to my knees. He opened my eyes to see that I am nothing without Him and that life had no meaning unless I was loving and serving Him!!!
As I really began to study God's Word, for the first time in my life, I was especially challenged by the verse:
Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness…
Up until this point I had been satisfied with living life for myself. I had never thought about God's kingdom and definitely had no interest in seeking after it (even while I was supposed to be a missionary!?). God was someone to cry out to when things didn't go my way and it had been working pretty well for me up until I moved to Malawi. It wasn't until this summer that I REALLY cried out to him and He graciously revealed His love for me and placed a desire in my heart to share that love with others.
SO when I heard about the World Race my heart was stirred to apply. I wasn't completely confident that this was the next step God had planned for me but the past couple of weeks He has continually been opening the doors for me to go so here I am following His lead…
P.S. There is much more to my story that I had to leave out….if you are curious I'd love to share it with you : )
