First Blog

Hello everyone! I decided to start a blog for this summer, and as of right now, it will only be for the summer. I am going to Orlando, FL this summer through the North American Mission Board. I'll be working with the Greater Orlando Baptist Association (GOBA) and spending a lot of my time at Give Kids the World (GKTW), a resort in Orlando that wish-granting organizations (such as the Make a Wish Foundation) use for terminally-ill children and their families to stay at if the child wishes to go to Disney World. For more information about GKTW, check out: www.gktw.org. It's a really awesome place, and I'm super excited to be serving the Lord there this summer. For those of you in my Facebook group, I'll send out the blog's link to all the members each time I update it, so that those of you who aren't so computer-savvy can get to it :)

In other news, I just got back from Colorado a few hours ago. My cousin, Janie got married on Saturday to her fiance, Josh. The wedding was absolutely beautiful for several reasons. One, God was at the forefront of the whole ceremony and it was truly a worship experience, not just a typical wedding ceremony. Two, Josh and Janie were so clearly in love, and it was beautiful to watch them commit their lives to each other and see how happy they were. Oh, and I caught the bouquet at the reception, so it's time for me to find my groom :) Haha, just kidding!

I guess I'll end with some things you can be praying for this summer:

1. Pray that God will prepare the hearts of the people I will come in contact with to be open and responsive to the things He has in store for them.
2. Pray that God will be able to use me to shine His light into some very dark situations that I'll be encountering at GKTW. I cannot imagine what it is like to have a child who is terminally ill, and I just want to give the families God's hope and promises.
3. Pray that God will prepare my heart for the things He has in store for me learn. Pray that He would show me new things about His character and teach me to rely on Him in new and daring ways.
4. Pray for travel for all the summer missionaries. My team arrives in Orlando on May 27.