Preparation

So this week has been a long one...I arrived in El Paso on Monday night! It was awesome to be able to be here with everyone who is going on YIM this summer. There are 61 people in total going to 17 different countries for 8 weeks. After everyone arrived on Tuesday, we took a 2 1/2 hour drive to New Mexico at a camp where we have done various exercises with our teams to get us ready for the rest of the summer. 

Today is our last day at the camp and we are preparing for our final challenge...which will be a World Feast tonight! This shows us how MOST of the world truly lives and how everyone is able to function and live! It will be a tough night but one that should open the eyes of several individuals here. 

Our team heads out at 3:30 am on Sunday morning...we do not know our whole travel plans but we will be going through Houston, Atlanta, Nairobi, Kenya, and then into Rwanda. It is supposed to take us a couple of days to get to our final destination. So we are looking at arriving in Rwanda late on tuesday night or wednesday morning. We have an over night stay in Kenya. 

This summer we are going to be traveling a bit through different countries around Rwanda. So please pray for safety because a lot of these countries are unstable and in need of some good loving. Hopefully we can show them God! :)

Please pray for everyone on YIM this summer, already plans are changing for a lot of teams and it is a little difficult to anticipate what all God has for us this summer. It is also scary and a little nerve racking for some of us! 

I will try to write tomorrow but there is no promises as to when the next time I can write will be! SO more than likely the next time I update this will be when we are in Africa after a fews days of travel. 

I am off....

so tonight is my last night home in Pennsylvania until July 29th. it seemed like my time at home was going so slow and now it is time for me to leave again. it has been tough preparing for this big adventure of my but it is now here and I am ready to face the music and the wonderful things GOD has in store for me. 

This summer I did not want to go to Africa, which is funny because I have always dreamed of going there. However, God had Africa in store for me...so I am trusting him to know what he is going to do over there. Honestly, I hardly ever get really scared or nervous but I am terrified to go to Africa this year. My whole life I have had planned out and this is the first MAJOR thing that God has truly changed (or chosen) for me to do. He must have something big this summer for me and I am just preparing myself to accept whatever he throws at me. It should be awesome though!

Please pray for me to keep strong and to know exactly what God wants me to do! I want to be his hands and his feet this summer! God is always faithful to those who are faithful to him! 

Not much else to write. Just keep checking this website to see if we have been able to use internet. We should have internet about once a week! No promises on that though. :)

Alright, my flight is early in the morning and it is late! I should probably get some sleep! Next time I update this...I WILL BE IN RWANDA! 

good day.

today was a really good day and i count my blessings for how AWESOME my GOD truly is....

he surprises me with the little things and it just makes me smile. 

First post EVER!

So this is my first post ever! Whole new world of possibilities are now open to me...

I am setting up this blog, so when I travel to Rwanda this summer people can know what all is going on! It will be so much fun....here are so random facts about my trip...

Rwanda...

10 week trip

4 teammates

long plane ride

Youth In Missions

first time in Africa

I might see GORILLAS! 

doing my internship in RWANDA for communications 

I leave May 26th to go to El Paso, Texas for a few days for a training camp before we head out! Then it is off to Africa until the end of July! So excited! Will be posting a couple of other things before I leave! Don't know how often I will be posting when I am over there but I will try my best!