As of April 6th, 2017 I’m 19! While this may not usually be marked as an “important” birthday this has been a year full of adventure, learning, and even struggle. There has been many ups and downs but throughout it all I have seen how faithful and good God is. This time last year I was still in high school and so nervous of what was to come. I had no idea what college was going to be like and how I was going to coupe with being alone. Also this time last year the World Race wasn’t even a glimpse in my eye(but clearly was in Gods). Since then so much has happened from working at Lost Canyon over the summer and meeting some of the greatest people of my life, my brother(also my best friend) and his family moving back to Prescott from Montana, starting and soon finishing my first year of college, and just creating so many memories. That being said some of the things this year have been hard…there has been things that rocked my world. Ive been lied to, deceived, and utterly crushed by people i thought i could relay on. At the time I was so sad and confused, I didn’t know how this could be a part of Gods plan, how this was bettering me or anyone close to me. All i saw was the pain, but through the power of prayer and community i’ve seen the plan and the path the Lord has made for me. While it may not always be easy to follow His path over the path of humanity it is clear that He always does what is the best not only for the Kingdom but also for me. As i sit here today only 150(ish) days away from launch I cannot wait to see how God will continue to use me to Glorify His more than worthy name. 66 days is the first payment deadline and i’ve never had such a mixture of being excited for the future and being so nervous/scared about the unknown, yet someone in the middle of all these feels i’m having i know that out God is that of fulfillment and I trust him throughout this all. So as always thank you for your time and may God continue to Bless everyone of you.