Hey friends and supporters! Sorry for the lack of blogging lately, I am alive and well. So much has happened since I blogged last, but I’ll just give you what is going on now. Since Thursday, I have been helping with the Real Life: College (1 to 3 month trips for college-aged participants) training camp, by filling in as the leader for the Swaziland team. Their leaders are in the process of moving from India to Swaziland, so they couldn’t make it back here to be the team. It has been a sweet time and God has really been moving in the lives of the kids here. The Swazi team is just great, and their hearts for each other and the Lord is huge! They were originally signed up to go to India, but because of the recent bombing in India, they were asked if they were willing to go to Swaziland instead. The team, of only 5, decided that they would all go to Swaziland. They are sold out for the team and continue to go deep and be vulnerable with each other. God always floors me during these training camps! I just love watching broken people come together and minister to each other through their own brokenness. It will be hard to see the team leave tomorrow without me, but I will be waiting for them at the hotel when they fly back home in 3 months to help with their team debrief.
Immediately after they leave, I will be heading down to 
Guatemala with Ashley, Don & Connie Rock, and a couple other people to help with a 10 day setup trip for future teams going to Guatemala through AIM. We will also be helping local doctors and loving on children and the people of Guatemala while there. Being able to go is actually quite a story in itself. The Rocks, who have become very good friends of Ashley and me, told us about this trip to Guatemala in October and asked us to come along. The cost was at $1,300, so it was pretty apparent that we were not going to be able to raise that much more. In December, we were asked again and it felt right that maybe we should try to raise the amount and go. It was clear that God was going to have to do something amazing for us to go, so that is what I prayed. I pretty much told God that if I was supposed to go, he was going to have to supply the money. Over Christmas, I got a phone call telling me that $1000 was put into each of our accounts by an anonymous donor for my trip to Guatemala! God is good! Please pray for our team as we head to Guatemala.
Just a quick update of Brodie! He is about 24 weeks old and is a huge blessing to have around. He is still adorable and super smart. But he is still a puppy…so he has a lot of energy.
Thank you for your constant prayer and support! It allows me to keep doing what I love!
