14 Days and counting!

I now have 14 days till I leave for SE Asia. I have received all of my funding, $4,225, and sent in the last check. Thank you to my amazing church who gave $2,735 all together. It has been amazing to see how God has worked to get me the funds. I have gotten money from people I have never met that someone I know told them about me and they sent me money. My Aunt gave me $500 for Christmas to go towards my trip, the second time she has done this (last year for Africa). And when I first started raising the funds my church told me that whatever (no matter how much) I lacked they would pay for it. The security that gives is amazing, they even suggested giving it all at one point, I had to talk them out of it (believe it or not). I have had one very faithful lady give me $40 a week for 2 or 3 months, as of today she has given $440.

As the great hymn goes "Trust and Obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to Trust and Obey." He is faithful and will provide, when I started out I thought that the trip would only cost about $3,500, but as my domestic ticket has cost far more than I first anticipated it has become more. But God has taken up the slack and provided way more than I could have ever asked.

Romans 10:14-15

40 Days

Well, I will be leaving for SE Asia in 40 days. I have the rest of my money due on the 4th of December and right now I have $2,245, I need about $1,600 more. Our group is now down to 12 people and I do believe my fellow High Schooler is no longer going which makes me the only one in HS, again, but that is ok I am used to it by now. It is going to be a very interesting trip, we will be encountering a very different culture in a very different place.

Romans 10:14-15

What is going on!

So my preparations for my trip to SE Asia is going well. I have recieved $1,285 to date and my next dead line for funds is on November 7th and I have $1,500 due that day. We have a team of 15 people college students, high-school students (proud to say I am not the only one this time), and two adults going. We will leave on December 26th and return on Janurary 4th (I will arrive home on the 5th due to flight delays). We will travel from LA to Tiwan, then to Singapore where we will spend the night. The next morning we will leave and take a ferry to the island and a small plane to fly us inland. Then we will hike, or take a taxi, or donkeys (not quite sure of the last mode of transportation) to the city we will be ministering out of. We get to live out of backpacks for the 10 days we will be away, hmm, light packing! We will be visiting univerities, villages, and English school classes to teach the Gospel. This is (as Darren so rightly dubbed it) the Amazing Race of mission trips. Please be in prayer for our team as we prepare and gather funding and support for our trip. Then pray for our continued safty while in country and traveling.

Romans 10:14-15

Next Stop!

After returning home from New Mexico, I have had a whirlwind of things to do. I have traveled to Kentucky and back, gotten a job, orientation at college, and am now going to college. But most importantly I have committed to going to Southeast Asia. I'll leave here on the 26th of December and will arrive in country the 27th or close to it. We will be doing cross-cultural work in schools and homes. Sadly we still need people for the team. We have 5 signed up and need a team of 21. We are in dire need of males considering the ratio is 4:1 (the only male being the leader). I also need funds. I have $0 of my $3,525, I have sent out letters but that probably won't raise it all. I hope and pray and know that God will provide the funds and everything else that I need for this trip.

Romans 10:14-15

Result of the last week

The last week, as odd as it was with both genders of campers, went very well. My one to one actually changed to Mercedes rather than Shawny at the last moment. But she was an amazingly sweet young woman. She is a Christian and has been going to church for the last year since she was here before. Thankfully her mom takes her, so she does have a supportive parent. but we got along very well and I hope that I have helped to encourage her in her walk with Christ.

Saturday we all went home *tear* and after a very long day and flight delays I made it home around 2AM. Then I went to church Sunday morning. I love my church and I am so thankful God has given them to me. They are such a support and blessing. So this is the last blog on this mission trip. I will be going to Southeast Asia the day after Christmas so begin praying for that one and that I get all the funding I need.

Romans 10:14-15

Last Week of Camp

This week is very unusual. They have actually never done this before. We are basically having two camps going on at the same time. There will be a girls reunion camp and a boys reunion camp. But they will pretty much not interact with each other at all. The girl staff will be with the girls, there are 8 girl staff and 8 girl campers, and the guy staff will be with the boys, there are 6 guy staff and 5 boy campers. So it will be pretty much a 1 on 1 relationship all week. And since it is reunion campers there is in fact a girl here that is 17. Yeah, she is older than me. Any way here are the campers.

Boy Campers:
Jaimie
Elijah
Tristan
Jonathan
Hunter

Girl Campers:
Emilie
Felicia
Shawny (my 1 on1)
Mercedes
Sheena
Ramona
Yvette
Rachael

Pray for this last week of camp. It is only to Thursday this week but that night we are having the board of trustees at the ranch to visit and hear how the camp went. Friday we will be backing and getting ready to leave and then Saturday we will all be flying home. Therefore, pray for safe travel this weekend also. Thank you all so much and I will probably  not blog again till Friday or after I get home.
Romans 10:14-15

Results of First Year Girls Week 9

I fell in love with my three girls this week. They were all three 10 years old and we clicked very well. Two of them came to know Jesus as their Savior on Wednesday night also. It was amazing being able to lead those girls to Christ and to see the change in attitude the very next day. And the third girl had already accepted Christ so by the time they went home all three of them knew Christ. It was amazing. I rode back with them to Albuquerque on Friday and all the way home i kept hearing about how much they wanted to stay at the ranch. many of them thought in the beginning that camp would be boring or just really bad but by the first day they were having a blast! Most importantly though is they all went home with knowledge of Christ. Even if they weren't saved this week, they can now continue to come to EWYR and the seed has been planted.
Romans10:14-15