National Missionary Convention

This past weekend I attended my second missionary convention in Peoria Illinois. It was pretty much amazing, it always gives me a sense of "yes, this is it." It continually made my calling that much louder. God is doing some pretty sweet things through some pretty awesome people and I can't wait to work side by side with them. It made me realize my short-comings, what I need to improve, and how awesome God is.

It's all the more clear to me as days pass how much God wants us to join him, and I am so excited that me and God want the same thing. It's gonna be a great day when the gates open for us and we are blind no more to His mysteries. I mean really, we will SEE God, we will SEE Jesus, how insane is that? Each one of us gets to take part in that, my mission is that of what Jesus commands of us and to see all my brothers and sisters in heaven.

Missions is such a commitment and it is trying and so stressful, however it is SO rewarding. I am so excited that I will start soon, doing things cross culturally for Christ. I am a mess, I am financially unstable, a wanderer, in debt, stressed about school, and the list goes on. Although so much is happening to me and there are some harsh realities that I am facing I know that God is there, and he is doing his part, but I must do mine. I am excited to go to the ends of the earth and do God's work.

Peace and Prayers

Just Two

So I need two more references for my application for my internship overseas this summer, then it's time to start raising support. While it seems that I am just sitting here stagnant for the time being I am making a newsletter and things like that to start sharing a bit of my life with people and telling them whats going on.

So much is going to happen in the next six months that I know that God is going to guide me through. I just hope that I can keep up with the pace of raising support, schoolwork, possibly a job, and a social life. It's gonna be crazy but I know that if I rely on God he will deliver me through it.

The National Missionary Convention is this weekend and I'm so excited to be closer to the missionaries and learn a lot. I am excited about the workshops, I am stoked about the speakers, and the fellowship with my classmates and people I don't know. It's going to be an amazing experience. Thanks for your prayers.

Peace.

Summer

So this summer I am trying to go on a missions trip. I am trying to go with an organization called Team Expansion, and I'm pretty stoked about what God has in store. However I don't know where I'll be going but I know it will be where God wants me to be for the summer.

I know that I need to raise 2,000 dollars before March and then turn in the remaining 2,400 by May. I cannot start support raising until about December 1st and it kind of makes me nervous. I know God is in control but this fleshy self tends to freak out from time to time. I feel God wants to show me something this summer and I'm totally open to it, whatever it is. I have never been on an overseas missions trip before so this will be my first one, never been on a plane, never bought a passport, it's all new.

I know where my passion is and I know God is calling me, but I still need prayers, many many prayers. May God's will be done

Peace.