I grew up in a Christian home. I went to church my whole life. When I was five years old I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior. When I was twelve years old I rededicated my life back to Jesus. I knew that I was a sinner and that I needed Jesus. Tenth grade was rough. I learned how to trust on God and to keep trusting on Him. In the last two years I have learned how amazing God is. I have learned that God will never leave me. Two years ago on December 1st when I came home from college I found out that my dad had packed his bags and moved 9 hours away. When my mom told me I did not believe it at first until I saw the note sure enough he left. Even though my dad picked up and left I knew that God will never pick up and leave. I stayed in touch with dad. I was afraid of what to say or send to my dad I never knew when he would attack back. He sent nasty texts from time to time. I am thankful for God always being there. God gave me the courage to email my dad a Bible verse. I sent my dad a verse for 123 days. For the last week God gave me enough courage to send my dad a bible verse by a text message. God knew that it would be his last week to live. Nine months after he walked out he past away from a blood infection. I am thankful for God always being there for me and leading me where I need to go. I am thankful for God leading me to work at Lake Ann Camp in summer of 2015 and 2016. In 2015 I worked in the Red Canoe the camp store. In 2016 I worked as a lifeguard. I am thankful for God leading me to work at SpringHill Camp. In 2017 I was a lifeguard and in 2018 I was a photographer. I am thankful for God always being there for me and leading me where I need to go.
I am thankful for God always being in control. I would not be where I am in life without Him. Back in August I was considering looking into a discipleship school. In October I started looking into discipleship schools and mission trips. I stumbled upon Adventures Missions semester mission trips. I decided to put it off to the side and maybe look into it later on. A couple weeks later I found myself going back to the semester mission trip. I decided to apply. It was telling me that I was too old. I was confused and not understanding why I could not apply. The World Race Semester is for ages 18 to 22. I am 22 years old. I will be 23 in July. I started applying and looking elsewhere for other mission trips and seeing what was out there. I enjoy watching God closing and opening doors. I got the urge to reach out to Adventures Missions to see if I could still apply for the World Race Semester. A week later they got back to me and said that I could apply, because I was within the age limit. A week after I filled out my application I had my phone interview. At the end of the interview I asked how long it would take to hear back to see if I was in or not. They said I would hear back within 5 to 7 days. Less than 2 hours I got a phone call saying that I was accepted to go on a mission trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. I am excited to see what God has has planned.
I am currently a third a way from being half way to reach $2,200. My goal is to reach half way by November 23rd.
