Adventures WorldRace SethBarnes Sponsorship Giving

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I am a Christian. If you were led to this page, you probably already figured that out, but I just need to throw that out there right from the start. I am nothing; He is everything. And there is no way I could tell you anything about me, without mentioning Him first!
 
Let’s keep this simple: I’m from Victoria, TX and just graduated from Texas A&M University (whoop!). I honestly don’t really feel like I began to walk with the Lord until college and it’s just been an explosion of love ever since. Over the past year God has taught me more than the past 21 years of my life. It’s so ironic that the more He teaches me the less I understand. But then again, I don’t expect to ever fully comprehend a being so loving, so compassionate, so just, so faithful, so merciful, so perfect. I think that’s what I love most about Him: that He’s beyond comprehension of my sinful little human mind. I went on my first mission trip last summer and, as you probably predicted, it turned my world upside down and inside out. I can’t fathom doing anything else with my life and absolutely LOVE where He’s leading me…but how could I not love a plan laid out for me in true love?!
 
I communicate better in list-form so here’s a little about me:
  • i like lists 🙂
  • i have a mom, a dad, and an older brother. i also have 2 “honorary” siblings, kk and matt 🙂
  • i just received my degree in university studies of business with minors in art & architectural history and religious studies
  • i am so not a sorority girl. but i was in a christian sorority, Sigma Phi Lambda. and it was one of the biggest blessings in my life (God is hilarious sometimes)
  • i was baptized in the Catholic Church when i was a month old
  • i LOVE art. like alot. i can’t explain it alot of times but i’m just mesmerized by it
  • i’ve been told sarcasm is my spiritual gift. i’ve also been told it’s my love language
  • before missions captured my heart, i wanted to go to culinary school. i love baking and decorating cakes and aspired to open a bakery one day
  • i can’t do science. seriously. i think God forgot to turn on that portion of my brain!
  • i grew up in the country, climbing hay bales and running around barefoot, but i’ve never been camping or hunting. (this trip is going to hold some seriously new stuff for me!)
  • i have a teddybear named Valentine. he is in our family picture and i still sleep with him everytime I go home.
  • i’ve had 2 surgeries on my right knee, both of which were actually blessings in disguise and taught me ALOT about humility and leaning on other people.
  • music is irreplaceable and such a integral part of my life. it conveys certain emotions, especially about our Lord and our God that can’t be communicated with just words
    • current favorite songs: How He Loves, Kim Walker; He Won’t Relent, Misty Edwards; Revelation Song, Kari Jobe; The More I Seek You, Kari Jobe; There Will Be a Day, Jeremy Camp; What Do I Know of Holy, Addison Road; I Have Found, Kim Walker; I Will Go, Starfield; God of Justice, Tim Hughes; Hallelujah, Bethany Dillon; and anything by Tenth Avenue North, United Pursuit Band, and Shane and Shane. Oh and Jimmy Needham. and Rachel Cook. and Brooke Fraser.
  • my favorite verse right now is Zephaniah 3:17
  • i’m superduper indecisive…
  • …so a few other favorite verses right now are Psalm 90:14, Hebrews 12:1, 1 Peter 1:3-9, and 2 Corinthians 10:5 
  • i LOVE giving. that is the only reason i would ever want to have alot of money…to give it to other people and be a vessel for the Lord to bless them
  • i have 27 kids. unfortunately they are all still in Zambia. (and available for sponsorship!)
  • i really like airports, which will definitely be a plus going into the next year!
  • my grandma is without a doubt the person i want most to make proud in the entire world
  • the most important thing my father ever taught me was how to properly eat an animal cracker (you bite the head off first!)
  • reading is not just a hobby anymore. it’s a passion. i mean i read 12 books over Christmas break…i think i might have a problem…
  • i bungee jumped off the highest bridge in the world. i popped blood vessels in my face from screaming so hard 🙂
  • i honestly can’t see myself doing anything but missions for the rest of my life
  • and i LOVE that i get to spend the next year serving and loving my brothers and sisters to bring glory to His name!