New Year, New Adventures

Woah, what a semester. For the past few months I've been running around with a To Do list 15 items long and secretly I love it. By nature I am a busy body. I thrive with a million things to do and only so much time to do them in. Busyness makes up a part of who I am. But with the semester done, my lists are shrinking and my free time is expanding. A much as this drives me crazy, I also find it refreshing to simply rest. This includes resting in The Lord. As I reflect on this past year, I am overwhelmed with joy and gratitude. God has taken me through a year full of adventure and learning and while I could talk about a handful of experiences, today I will only mention one.

The one thing that God has placed on my heart all year long would be the sweet children of Guatemala. As many of you know, I visited an orphanage called Fundaninos in March and then again in August. Since my return to the States, not a day goes by that I do not think of them. My heart longs to hold those kids in my arms once more. Fortunately that “once more” is not far off.

As cheesy as this may be, I would like to introduce my upcoming adventure with the lyrics of Michel Jackson’s “Man In the Mirror.”

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror

I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways

And No Message Could Have

Been Any Clearer

If You Wanna Make The World

A Better Place

Take a Look At Yourself,

And Then Make a Change

With a new year comes new goals and this year I will make a change in more ways than one. Primarily, I will exchange my comfortable house, food, and language for time serving the Lord in a foreign country. This summer my best friend and I are planning to return to Guatemala for a 2 month stay and excitement does not even begin to describe how I feel about this trip. We have been meeting with the mission’s coordinator at our church to work out the logistics of our impending journey. At the moment we are devising a budget with the rough estimate being around $2,500 for each of us. Obviously, for two college kids this number is quite large, but we both feel God's call to love on orphans and therefore we know He will provide our way. Fundraising in the next few months will be critical and that is where I ask for your help. Along the side of this blog there is a link where you can donate if you are able and willing. Also, will you please spread the word? Tell all your friends and maybe someone else will be inspired to answer God's call to mission as well. The Lord designed us to be in community with one another and so to my community, I ask for your support on this journey to spread the Word of God and to love His people.