The countdown begins... 17 days!

So I am officially half way there! I have half of my funds raised!!!! This is really exciting but I am just being faithful that He will provide the rest. God has taught me so much through preparing for this trip and I'm seeing him in ways that I have never seen Him before!!!!

The theme for the trip is IMPACT! I think this is a great because of the issues that Tarma faces. They are heavily influenced by the media and there is a large teen pregnancy rate. They are very focused on traditions within in the Catholic faith.

I am so excited to start working with kids again! It is something that since leaving camp I have really missed!

Prayer Requests:

1. School....its kicking my butt! I am taking off a week of school to go to Tarma and so I have to get most of that done before I leave including 3 papers.... and a mid term!Yay!!!! So definitely for that!

2. Again Health, my stomach has been acting super weird. My mom is convinced that it is nerves about going on the trip and honestly, I hope thats all it is!

3.Finances.... He will provide! I am sure of it but Satan tries to attack us so often!

Thank you for your prayers and support and I look forward to telling you news from and when I return from Peru!!!!!!

Philippians 2:1-4: “1If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Today, Yes Today!!!!

So last night I decided to come home for so time to just rest and be with my family and I got a huge blessing of a $300 check from someone very special and close to my heart for Peru!!! He is so faithful and I love seeing how much God just keeps blessing my life! I am so blessed by everyone in my life and so grateful!

I think that the last month has really shown my how to depend on God. I think that sometimes I doubt His provisions and think that it is my hands...... but its really in His!

"You will be safe in His arms

'Cause the hands that hold the world are holding your heart
This is the promise He made
He will be with You always
When everything is falling apart
You will be safe in His arms"

- Phil Wickham

It is beginning

So as almost all of y'all of you guys know I have the AWESOME opportunity to go to Tarma, Peru March 13-20. This is an amazing blessing since I have felt the calling to go into the mission field about a year and a half ago. So it has been waiting and praying for God's calling on where I am supposed to go. This summer I worked at TBarM sports camp (probably the best summer of my life!) and they regularly take trips to Peru, so after a long debate and really just having to give it over to God I decided to go! Well actually I was sitting at my desk at work and the Lord just told me that it is where I need to be and that I was supposed to go on this trip. So I finally have my passport and slowly i am getting the money together, but this is something that I know that Lord is taking care of. He has been so faithful and I am excited to see what he does in the next couple weeks.
Post Script: Things to pray for if you don't mind!
1) Finances, I know that God is taking care of it but I get the random spurts of worry and just that I can keep it in God's hands.
2)That I can keep up with school. I am taking a week off and my professors have been totally cool with it, I just need to get everything done before I leave!
3) Preparing my heart for what I will see and just sharing the gospel with the people there.
4) Health! This semester has been stressful and I don't have the greatest stomach( I have friends that have gone over and the food is soooo not good on your stomach!)