Two Weeks and Counting...

In two weeks I'll spending my first night in Honduras!

I don't know how many of you have heard, but Honduras experienced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake just 2 days ago. It hit off the coast of Honduras and was felt throughout the country as well as Guatemala and Belize. Besides killing at least 6 people, a good number of houses, schools, churches, and bridges were either damaged or destroyed.

As the time is getting closer, I would appreciate your prayers for our trip, especially:

-For the country as a whole as they recover from the earthquake
-For the town of San Augustin: we just found out this is where our team will be. Pray for God to prepare the hearts of the people we'll be working with.
-For travel issues: safety, luggage, healt
-For our team:
~that we'll each demonstrate the same humility Christ did (Philippians 2:1-11)
~for the medical team as they serve local families at the clinic
~that God will communicate his gospel with love and clarity through the evangelism team
~that Matt Davies and I will bless the kids we're working with and help them understand God's love.

Thanks for reading along and I'd appreciate your prayers!

The Scoop

One of the reasons I started a blog is because I wanted to keep everyone up to date on what I'm doing this summer. Most of you probably don't know this yet (I didn't either until two weeks ago :) but I'm going on a missions trip to Honduras in June. Grace Point, my church in Cleveland, is doing a medical missions trip to serve a village in Honduras. A couple of weeks ago they had someone drop out and needed someone to go to lead activities and lessons with the kids. Within a day of hearing about the need, I was signed up! In many ways I feel unprepared since it is so last-minute, but I'm so excited for the opportunity!

So here's a little run-down of my summer schedule:
>Now through June 3: I'm at home, substitute teaching, taking online classes, and enjoying summer.
>June 3-6: Trip to Indianapolis to be in my roommate Ashley's wedding.
>June 12-20: Honduras mission trip
>June 29-August 4: Mexico City, for a month-long TESOL certification course
>August 10-16: Victoria and Caroline (friends in California) are coming to NC to visit.
>August 16: Head back to Lee!

Wow, as I write all that down I realize what a busy summer it is! But I'm thankful for every part of it, from time here at home with my family to getting to travel! It's my last summer as a college student so I have to enjoy the freedom and flexibility. I hope you'll be able to check in every once in a while as I'll try to post updates and pictures. And a happy summer to everyone!

Getting Started

Thanks for taking the time to check out my brand-new blog!
I am definitely in a season of "looking forward"--to summer travels, to my last year of college, and (gulp) to the Real World. But as always, I want to remember that there is a whole other World to be looking forward to, and my hope is that in the midst of this crazy and exciting time, I will "fix my eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen" (2 Cor. 4:18).