Satan Knocking

The very end got cut off...

But Satan has been working hard on and in me... I am asking everyone to help lift this up in prayer... :)

Fund Raiser for support... :)

2K by tomorrow!

Okay, so aparently the world cup is going to be in Africa in June and the flights are filling so fast that they have raised the prices and we have to buy them tomorrow. So my $1000 deposit that was due on February 28th, has now been upped to $2000 by February 21st.

I have been extremely stressed about this since I found out. I can only chalk it up to the enemy trying to keep me from going to somewhere I really need to be. I have been on an emotional roller coaster since I found out and was trying to debate going vs. not. After ignoring my doubt, I have found that I will be able to do this. I have the means at the moment for it to work, but will need to continue my support raising.

With that, I went to a fund raiser tonight for the high schoolers at our church for their own mission trip. There were 2 awesome pictures that someone took while they were on an Africa trip that we won. I am super excited to have these to look at until my trip. They are a reminder to where God is calling me to go and keeping it in my mind that others have gone and come back with beautiful memories...

Thank you all for reading and staying up on my posts... It means so much to me...

$4000 = $10 from 400 people... :) Think about it...

Laura's Talk about her trip last year!

I was looking up videos on Youtube from missions to Africa. I found this one, This is Laura Anderson, she is the leader in my group and she went alone last year to represent our church... I am so glad I found this, she is a great inspriration and changed my life and heart with her care for people in Africa... People who know her understand me when I say she has something no one else has. She is a beautiful, God loving person, she is real and I am SO excited to get to go to Africa with her...

Flight Went up! AHHH!

What I am going to do in Africa

Well, I tried today to make a video blog and EVERYTHING was getting in the way. I need to update so I figured this is the best way.

So I am going to Kisumu, Here is a map of where that is in the country of Kenya.
So I have learned the 4 things I am going to be doing in Kisumu;

Care and Compassion:
This is going to be caring for people who are literally on their death bed due to AIDS. We will be side by side with them letting them know there is someone in this world who cares for them. There is a good chance that I will see some of my new friends pass in front of me and it is inevitable that I will be hearing of their death soon after I get back.

Vulnerable Children:
We will be going into orphanages and Children's Prisons to love on Kids, I am super excited about this as I have always had a heart for kids in Africa... I can't wait to hug them and get to know them.

Choose to Wait:
This is something I am VERY excited about, I am the youngest in my group and have a lot of experience talking with young girls about waiting to have sex til marriage. We will be going into schools and meeting with girls ages 5-22 give or take and explaining to them the value of their sexual purity and the gift God gave them intended for a husband. In Kisumu 67% of people are infected with AIDS so it is literally a possibility of death if these girls are taken advantage of or give away their virginity to a random man.

4th Program:
It is new and I don't know too much what it entails, but it is a program to help keep kids with their biological families when they lose their parents.

Getting there is going to be an adventure in itself... I will post some video blogs on the money raised and all that soon...

I am diving into scripture, and this is what I would like... send me some of your fav scriptures to add into my memorization that you think would help... I am vowing to memorize 300+ verses before we go! So get to sending...

If you have not gotten a letter, be patient, I am praying over who I should send them to and they are going out slowly... I am learning that my letters are not only for my support but to open doors of communication with people about things God needs me to talk to people about...

LOVE YOU ALL! Thanks so much for all the support!

I am not sure if you can comment on here if you don't have a blogspot... but you should make one... and if not, just comment on my facebook. :)

Sending My Mission Letters

I have been praying for about a week about who to send my mission letters to. I have a very hard time asking for money or help in any way really. I have been presented with some people who just will not get out of my head and I have decided on the people I am feeling led to send my letters to. I am going to continue to pray about this but if you feel that you should get a letter but do not, please let me know.

Love you all!