2 days and 25 hours!!!

Good grief time is flying i still can't believe it is Thursday and i leave on Sunday at 11:20am. God has been so faithful in providing for me and showing me that he is with me every step of the way! It is so weird everything is in the works and very soon i will be in Egypt probably wondering how in the world i will be learning Arabic! Everything is coming together i have some things left to do and have been visiting like crazy. I have had lots of fun visiting with my family and grandparents and enjoying playing card games as much as possible. This picture is of us just before my auntie left for Arizona. I have so enjoyed my time with family and friends...it is so precious and important to take this time. I was reminded of this when i went out to visit the camp i normally work at in the summer. There was a camper there two weeks ago who just passed away yesterday from a car rollover. His sister was at camp this week. What reminder that we need to take the time with the people we love and not to let that time get away. This death just reminded everyone how real our ministry is out there and for those campers to know our wonderful lord and savior!


There is soo much running through my mind and i find myself lying awake at night just thinking! Each one of us in our group is preparing and some are already out in the field! God is soo good its exciting to see what will happen for each one of us this year. Jon and Kristen aren't in the picture but they are already in Poland and deep in language study! Shaunna just left on Monday for Quito! Will is in Quebec already. He is going be visited by Nathan and Kara who are travelling before they head off to Mexico. Andrew is headed to closed access Asia. Matt and i are both headed to Egypt for our internship and Matt, Andrew and i all leave the same day! Eric is headed to Mexico as well with Nathan and Kara. Heather is going to Pakistan! We had had a great year all of us getting to know each other and we will be able to encourage and pray for each other as we get settled in a new culture!;)



Again over and over God has been using people to encourage me through this and support me through prayer and giving! My prayer is that i will be sensitive to the holy spirit and his leading! I know i will miss my family and my dog!! I joke around with my parents that i will miss my dog more. However God has orchestrated it so that i am living only an hour flight away from family! My auntie works for world vision so she lives in Cypress, and my oldest brother works in Libya every other month so i am sure i will see him once or twice! God is good i won't see anyone back home for 10 months but i still have family that i will see! A great section a verses that i learned from staff training at camp one year is Hebrews 12:1-3. That is
encouraging as i go into really the unknown, but knowing that my eyes are on Jesus he will be my strength!