1) Albania: In Albania I worked at a kids camp! This little girl is named Rachel. She was in my group of campers the first week and such a sweet and kind kid.In Albania the entire squad was together and it was so great to build friendships with the people I was going to be serving with for the next year.
2) Bulgaria: Bulgaria was a very beautiful country! One of the weeks in Bulgaria my team attended and worked at a worship conference on the top of a mountain. The views were phenomenal and we got to experience the Lord in new ways. We also cleaned squatty potys for the over 1,000 people who attended:0. We also helped minister with and disciple the youth of a church we partnered with. This is my sweet friend Vesi. She has such a great heart and we were able to become great friends after only a few short days.
3) Romania: The two main themes for my month in Romania were family and miracles. This is a picture of part of my family. Sarah, Ashley,Annabell, Jacklyn and Dan are missing because this is before they came home from their visit to America. Living with this family was amazing! I love every single one of these children so much. Romania is where my team learned how to be a family.
The miracles that happened this month were numerous and vital in why I am alive today. If you want to hear more about them check out some of my other blogs.
4) INDIA: Just kidding. I did not go to India with everyone else. God was too busy healing me in America for me to go to India. This month I spent healing and praying for the rest of my squad. They experiances some extreme living conditions and even a cyclone. I wanted to be back with them really badly but there was a reason God had me home and praying for them from a distance.
5) Nepal: I was healed quickly and got to come back after only one month. I met my squad in Nepal and my team got to work in a safe house for women and children who came out of trafficking. This is Christie. She confided in me and it was so great to tell her more about how much Jesus loves and cares for her.
6) Thailand: Thailand was a super cool country. My team spent our days cutting fabric and doing yard work. We spent our nights going out in groups to do bar ministry. We would play games like Connect Four with the women working in the bars and have conversations with them. While one team was doing that the other team would stay back and intercede in prayer while they were out.Our goal was to help get the women out of the bars and show them the love of Jesus.
7) Cambodia: In Cambodia I had a new team! We were assigned to “Unsung Heroes” which meant we traveled around the country looking for contacts for future World Race teams. We got to meet up with some really amazing people and ministries. We also made some friends along the way. In this picture is my team with our friend Kristen. She is a former world racer and just a beautiful women of God. She provided us with so much encouragement and love throughout the month.
8) Cambodia part two: God was not done with my team in Cambodia. This month we got to teach English in a village 3 times a day. We had some of the sweetest students and it was so much fun for me finally getting to use my degree. I remembered the reasons I chose teaching and the reasons I chose teaching English. We taught at both a public school, and a free private school(started by our contact). These are some of our private school kids:). We also lived in community with a group of boys that we built friendships with and encouraged in their Faith.
9) The Philippines: This is my favorite country! I do not have any cute pictures of the children posted yet but they are so beautiful. Here my team and I are doing EVERYTHING. We are living,teaching and working at a Christian school. We arranged and created a library and a clinic in the school. The library was wall to wall with old books and we cleaned the room out and created what is seen in this picture. We plan to open it to the students on Friday and they are so excited! We are Super busy here! Along with the school we run multiple church programs and devotions. We have also visited an orphanage and traveled around the city quite a bit. There is never a dull moment.
10) Swaziland?????
11) South Africa???????????????
I NEED $1,884 BY THIS FRIDAY OR I WILL BE SENT HOME. Then I need $2,000 more in order to be fully funded. Every month keeps getting better. Every month I learn more and draw closer to God. Every month I meet people that become part of my life and a part of my heart. I hear all kinds of stories about Africa. I hear about how you cannot help but fall in love. The stories are great, but I desire to experience it myself. I want to see the smiling faces of those children when they look up at me. I want to hear the stories of those women about their pasts and the knowledge they have gained throughout their lives. I want to experience more miracles, and radiate with the love of Christ to those people. I don’t want these desires to stay only dreams. I don’t want to have to live through looking at the pictures of my squad-mates like I did with India.
I want to be there..laughing…praying….worshiping…singing…playing…preaching….loving. I want to get my hands dirty. I want to continue to fall in love with this whole wide world that God is holding.
