Hey guys!
A few things I wanted to share with you all. First! If you happened to stumble upon this with out getting an email you need to suscribe to my blog at my home page! I know sometimes I am bossy….. haha but no really wouldn’t you like to be first to know when something cool happens in Africa!? If a hippo attacked me you would be bummed if you had to wait till a facebook status update to find out…..
Some awesome things have been happening with support raising and getting the world out about this trip / threads of hope and human trafficking. My lovely friend (more like a big sis) Kim Enderle did a WONDERFUL job writing up an article in her local family magazine Peekabook NWA. Here is the link for those of you who are not local. http://www.peekaboonwa.com/articles/personal-stories/one-backpack-one-goal-11-countries-one-mission. She also got me in touch with some people over at Chick Fil A in Bentonville and they are letting me do a Spirit Night next Wednesday (my birthday) to help raise support, If you are in the area PLEASE STOP BY! I will be selling bracelets and all you have to do is eat some YUMMOH chicken and drop your reciept in a box and BAM you have helped me help God. It will be from 5-8pm. So please come celebrate and say farewell wth me!!!! If you are not in the area please pray that this night will bring Glory to God and I can share with others how He is working.
I have already recived a few emails about people wanting to buy bracelets, which there is a cool story to that as well! I got one email from a sweet lady who wanted to purchase 20 black white and red ones for her daughters dance team and their mothers. I was thinking in my head there is no way I have that many of thsoe colors (they are the razorback colors and I know I have already sold a lot) so I dump out all the ones I have and start picking through. Well I found 13….. so then I called my dad who I had a bunch sent to for him to sell and guess how many he had? Yeah, 7! It may be a silly thing but t was God showing up for me and taking care of me.
Speaking of things I feel like I am on my last nerve with “things” and that everything I touch I BREAK! Part of me is mad about my nice things going to waste but I have a feeling God is reminding me that I am about to be broken myself pretty soon, which scares me, and leads me to the next part of this blog.
I DON’T WANT TO GO.
I thought about not saying anything, but really that would be lying. Don’t get me wrong I am excited about the idea of it, and I have all my stuff (almost all of it) ready to go, but lately every night when i am falling asleep (or in the car as I have been on many road trips in the past months) I just want to break down and cry. Sometimes I do cry, becasue part of me really does not want to go. Before you get all worried, I am obviously going to, its what God wants for me, and I jsut keep remembering that I did not want to go to Arkansas either, but so far that has been one of the most life changing things ever. But i HATE good byes and I have already had to say a few, trying to take things one day at a time, but prayers would be great that my passion and excitment for doing Gods will would be greater than my emotions and leaving things behind would be grealty appercieted. ( I can’t find the spell check button… sorry)
I know this post is wicked scattered, that is also how my brain has been feeling lately. I love you all, make an effort to call me so I can see you before I leave! xoxox
