it's allllllll in

Praise God!  I just received a check in the mail which covers the last financial need for my trip.  Luke 1:45 says "Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord."  I am so thankful to be able to say God has faithfully fulfilled the word He gave me personally, and confirmed through a friend, way back in September; the Lord said He called me to go to Africa and He would provide, so I don't need to worry about the money.  As always, He was right :)

Thank you so much to all of you who helped pray in the money needed for this trip, and for those of you who gave, some at great sacrifice, to support me.  I am humbled by your faith in what God will do through my life.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  I pray God blesses you for your generous hearts and that He gets all the glory for this financial miracle.  Yippee!!!

the countdown has begun

Hello, and welcome to the beginning of what will (hopefully) be an entertaining and informative communication process!  As many of you know, I will be moving to Cape Town, South Africa in just nine short days and creating a blog seemed like a great way to stay in touch.

For those who haven't heard me excitedly babble about my grand adventure, I am heading to Cape Town to join All Nations for their six month spiritual leadership equipping program, CPx (Church Planting Experience).  During CPx I will be living with 46 other students from all over the world, studying God's word and His vision for His church in a classroom setting.  We will also do outreach to share the Good News about Jesus in the local townships and other parts of Africa.  God clearly called me to this program when I worked with All Nations this summer during a two week mission trip through Believer's World Outreach.  I am so excited about this awesome opportunity to share with others what Jesus has done in my life, and am also looking forward to the personal growth that I will inevitably experience!

CPx is obviously an end in and of itself, however, I am curiously praying about what God has planned for me after the six months are over.  There are a number of exciting opportunities on my radar, both in South Africa and here in the US.  God has been faithful to lay a clear path before me up to this point, and I have no doubt that when the time comes to make decisions He will make the path clear yet again.

Thank you so much to all of you who have supported me in prayer and financially as I have prepared to take this step in faith.  I ask that you would continue to pray for me as I make the final preparations to leave on February 5, and I'll let you know how everything goes via this fantastically exciting blog!  Until next time, be blessed.