Hello Family and Friends. I just wanted to give you all a little update on the team. I talked to both of the leaders via phone this last weekend, and the team is doing great. The get to have plenty of bonding time as a team, which has been a huge blessing for them. Many nights there is a fire pit they get to surround and talk around. They are in the middle of sharing testimonies with each other, and they are hoping to have had everyone share before they move on to their next country. The leaders were telling me a little bit about how this team has brought something unique to where they are...

I said my final goodbyes and anxiously made my way towards my gate. Not long after, I was able to board the plane that would be taking me to Atlanta, Georgia. As the plane was getting closer to landing, I couldn’t contain my excitement- I was going to be meeting up with my team soon! I honestly couldn’t stop smiling (someone seated nearby on the plane had noticed how happy I was and had to ask me why)! When I met up with my team, I knew this is exactly where I belonged.   When I heard that training in Georgia (before being sent off to Africa) would only last 4 days, I...

       I wasn't really sure what to expect about training camp. Many people asked "Why training camp?, What's that?" I had no idea. But training camp has been amazing. In the 4 short days I've already seen so much change in myself. God is working in me to not only get me ready for going out on the field but for the rest of my life.     We are now at the last day of camp! We leave in the morning and I couldn't be more excited. All of my worry has gone away about this trip. Things I already knew about God were reminded to me and new...

Tomorrow morning we leave for the airport and are on the plane headed to Africa.  I can not wait!  Coming into this trip I didnt really know what to expect.  All I knew is that we were a team of all girls which was pretty amazing and boy was I right.  These ladies in my group are so precious! It has only been a few days and already we are like sisters. This training camp has been such a great experience and has really prepared me for the mission field.  I am so excited to take the things I learned here and use them as I minister to the people in Africa.  These...

Looking back on this journey, one of the most memorable moments of the trip was the three days of travel before arriving at Sungawomba, Tanzania. Although I thought I would never make it, traveling for sixty two hours on a charter bus, I found that the trek through Tanzania was a lot like my journey here in Africa. Sure, mile after mile of dirt roads and pot holes was rough and exhausting, but it turned out to be the most beautiful ride of my life. Driving through Tanzania I saw things that most people can only dream of. Of course there were wild giraffes, zebras, antelope, baboons and...

First off, I apologize for my lack of blogging; I am no avid writer. I prefer conversations; Its hard for me to put into a few short words the whole of my experiences and thoughts and emotions, but I shall try.    We are at the end of the road here in Africa, but in reality we are just coming to an intersection where we choose a direction to take.  I cannot express the ways the Lord has changed me and grown me, mainly because  I am not even sure yet myself, but it would be wrong to assume I am the same person who walked into training camp at the beginning of this...