Hitting the Road...

Hey everyone! Welcome to my blog. I am new to this, so I don't know exactly what I am doing yet. So, please bear with me. Most of you know what I am preparing to do, but just in case some of you don't know, I'll give you a breif Cliff's Notes run down of the plan...

God has been working through me for a long time to lead me towards serving in Kenya. I can look back over the years, now, and it's awesome to see how He has slowly prepared me to serve in Africa. From being in middle school and saying to myself, "Man, I really hope God doesn't take me to Africa," to now, God has really changed my perspective and showed that He has a great sense of humor haha. It has been a slow process that has included my involvement in my home church Grace Fellowship, summer jobs, friends, and classes that have eventually led me to this point. But, to keep it short, I finally made up my mind to go to Africa for mission work after graduating. But, I wasn't sure where, for how long, and if I would go alone.

Now, I am leaving August 2nd for Kenya with two close friends (Katie and AT). During senoir year, we all felt led to go and serve in Africa. We have decided to go through and amazing organization called SIM (Serving in Mission). SIM's awesome heart to serve and spread God's love is what really attracted us to their work. We will be serving for nine months and sharing God's love with orphans in the cities of North Kinangop and Thika, outside of Nairobi.

I can't begin to explain my excitement at the opportunity to share God's love with the Kenyan people. And while I am excited, I am also nervous and anxious at the start. But, I know this will be an amazing experience, and God will use it to change me. I just hope that I will have half the impact on the kids as I am sure they will have on me. And, I am eager to see how all three of us will grow during these months.

Ok, so that wasn't exactly a "breif" version haha...so my apologies, but I hope you stuck it out.

I can't thank you all enough for all of your support, encouragement, and prayers! I am pumped to share my experiences with you! I hope you all will check my blog and keep in touch while I am gone, and join me on this journey...