Hello everyone!
I’m never quite sure where to start when it comes to this sort of introduction…. I’d really rather you just let me cook you dinner and share some conversation. I think for now I just won’t rule that out as a possibility and try to go from there.
I grew up in Phoenix, where I live now. The heat doesn’t bother me, not at this point. Apparently 30 years is long enough to get used to it. I work here as a registered nurse in the critical care setting and I love my job. It isn’t always easy, but I’m always learning.
My parents taught me and my sister about God when we were children. I never questioned the reality of His existence. The struggle has instead been shedding my deeply held view of God’s tyrannical nature. I have been blessed with a wonderful and supportive community through. With their help and by the grace of God, my picture of Him is becoming more clear. I am learning to trust Him and I am constantly impressed with how much He can do for me and through me when I stop fighting Him for control over my life.
So here I am, letting go again. I’m about to take a huge leap into the unknown. I am relinquishing control over my very near future in a big way by letting go of all I hold familiar. I am leaving my home, my country, my possessions, my community and my plans in order to walk through this next door. I will be traveling to 11 different countries over 11 months as my group is partnered with different ministries in every country we visit.
If you’re reading this, I hope you continue to do so because I need you. I need your prayers and I need your support. If I’ve learned anything in the last few years it’s that we all need community. If we’ve already known one another for years or if this relationship is still new, you matter to me. I look forward to what comes next and the opportunities I will have to share it with you.
