Patience & Complete Surrender.

I am going to try to explain the following experiences as best as I possibly can. 

During our Good Friday worship sesh on Lookout Mountain, I was praying about something that has been weighing heavily on my heart & the Lord immediately whispered into my heart to be patient & surrender it completely over to Him. At that instant I was filled with peace & the strength to do so. Amazing right? The Lord is so good & I am fully convinced He LOVES to speak with us if we are willing to listen (we even talked about it in small group on Monday night). I have been learning so much about how God desires to speak to me & it's funny because the next morning after small group (Tuesday morning) as I was waking up, I heard & felt the Lord speak to me & tell me to do something; something that would cause me to sacrifice a dream of mine & make me seem like a CRAZY person to those around me. This action He spoke to my heart has a little to do with the patience & complete surrender the Lord was telling me about during worship (that's why I included that story at the beginning).

I'm sure you're wondering where I'm going with this, but I promise, I'll get you there, ha ha! I decided to fast over this decision & pray for confirmation. Seriously, I was praying ALL day & I even asked close friends to be praying too. Well that night I was getting ready to sleep when the Lord kept me up to pray & to read my devotional for the next day. I accidentally flipped to April 29, but it more than likely was no accident because its title was, "Gracious Uncertainty." The quote to the right of this post under "Wise Words" comes from this devotional, but another quote that impacted me was:

• "The spiritual life is the life of a child. We are not uncertain of God, just uncertain of what He is going to do next. . .But when we have the right relationship with God, life is full of spontaneous, joyful uncertainty & expectancy." -Oswald Chambers (My Utmost for His Highest)

Should I really be surprised by this request from God? Nope! I have learned that in the past, but I guess it's true when they say you never stop learning. Well after realizing I flipped to the April 29 devotional, I decided to also read the April 27 devotional. It talked about not asking God for things & instead just drawing near to Him & knowing who He is:

• "Ask God for what you want & do not be concerned about asking for the wrong thing, because as you draw ever closer to Him, you will cease asking for things altogether." -Oswald Chamber (My Utmost for His Highest)

In my opinion, these two different devotionals had a lot to do with what I was struggling with; they went hand in hand. It really touched my heart & the Holy Spirit really opened my eyes; He asked me to stop constantly asking Him for confirmation & instead embrace the uncertain future ahead of me & KNOW THAT HE IS GOD & know that He will confirm His requests. It may not be in my timing, but in His good & perfect timing. Until then, I shall continue to be patient, I shall continue to surrender, & I shall continue to draw near to Him & His heart. The Lord is really humbling me & teaching me new things about Him; I am so grateful for His hand in my life & pray He continues to refine me & mold me through moments like these. Praise God that He loves us enough to draw us closer to Him through teaching us His ways. I'm going to leave you with a verse that was in my devotional this morning:

"'. . .for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.'" 

-Matthew 6:8

Me, Charis, Melanie, Sarah, & Sam; we were roommates our freshman year of college. The Lord has blessed me with such beautiful girls in my life & I love them dearly. (Taken on Good Friday)

Photos!

Costa Rica is coming up quickly & the deadline for all of my funds is coming even faster! May 11 is when I need to turn in my remaining $1,400 (ton of money eh?). I was hoping I could sell some photos & use the money toward Costa Rica. If you would like to look &/or (hopefully) purchase one, you can click the following link & look at my photos: Abigail's Photography. If you so desire to purchase a photo, you can e-mail me with your address, donation, & the title of the photo you want (& if there is none, describe it to me; I'll know immediately which photo it is) at abigaillafleur_s@live.com. Any financial donation/blessing will be deeply, deeply appreciated! Thank you again for all of your prayers; I thoroughly believe prayer is much more powerful than money. I can never truly express how grateful I am for you! :) God bless!

Acts 2:23-24

I just wanted to say Happy Easter to all of you who read this! I am so filled with joy because my King through sacrificing His own life, rising from the dead (all of this for us), now has victory over death! Let the captives shake off their chains & run with the spirit of freedom! My Easter weekend was beyond blessed; the night of Good Friday, my friends from Denver & I went up to Lookout Mountain & joined in worship, prayer, & scripture reading in remembrance & celebration of our Lord's selfless sacrifice.

Although I didn't go home to be with my entire family for today (Easter Sunday), I traveled to Steamboat with my cousin Jon to celebrate our Saviour's resurrection! I was blessed with new friends, new adventures, & the opportunity to see the love of Christ flowing from the people of Steamboat! Short & sweet for today, but I pray that your days are filled with the life & love of Christ. Remember, Jesus didn't rise from the dead to save us solely one day out of the year; we should wake up every single day in praise that Jesus died & rose again & forever lives! Share that joy with others, tell them & SHOW them (in love) what they were worth & how much Jesus loved them during these 3 days thousands of years ago! Love you all.

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"'This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose & foreknowledge; & you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. But God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him.'" -Acts 2:23-24

Ethiopia Bound!

As the title of this blog describes, I am officially Ethiopia bound; all glory to God!! Today I received the e-mail of acceptance for the trip in December! :) I haven't shared the following story yet because I wanted to wait to hear back about my application, so here it goes eh:

To reserve my spot for Ethiopia I have to turn in a deposit of $300; that's a lot of money for a person who barely makes enough to pay rent. I laid out my wool (so to speak) by telling the Lord if He provided the money, He intends for me to go, if the trip fills up before I come up with the money, then I'm simply not supposed to go. Well, last week on my way to my guy friends' house after work I received a phone call from my dad & he told me that he had an envelope with my name on it. It was a letter from two people who have made a huge impact on my life since my dad adopted me; earlier that week I had written to them about what has been going on in my life currently & to share with them how God was transforming not only myself, but also His & mine adventure. My dad read me the letter & I was so filled with joy of their kind & inspiring words! Then my dad asked, "Well, don't you want to know what came with it?" I didn't really want to because their words were enough, but they blessed me with $200 to go toward saving my spot for Ethiopia! I know you may be thinkin' it's not the whole $300, but I actually have the last $100 sitting in my small treasure box. The year I graduated from high school, my Grandma Rosie passed away & 7 months before her, my Pops passed away; my aunt was in charge of their finances & after I graduated she told me to take the $100 as a gift from my grandparents. I have held onto that $100 & haven't planned on spending it because it means a lot to me, but God laid on my heart that it was time & that Ethiopia was something my grandparents would want me to spend it on. So guys. . .I AM ETHIOPIA BOUND! Thank you so much for your prayers & your impact on my life. I can never express how truly grateful to the Lord I am for you.


I wanted to end by giving praise to God for Costa Rica too! I am just full of beautiful God stories from last week, but for this post I just wanted to share some updates on missions stuff. Last week I was provided with $100 from a cousin of mine (I wrote about it in a previous post), but two days later I received a beautiful letter from my auntie. She wrote,

"Abigail - Short & sweet, but hope your dreams come true - keep taking those 'steps' as God plays your life's music. . ."

She wrote a little more, but this was my favorite part! It touched my heart & she hit the nail on the head with the perfect description. . .God is playing my life's music. How beautiful is that? I love my auntie, I love my entire family! ha ha I have about $1,400 left for Costa Rica. . .I know God is going to provide & I have faith in Him; it's definitely difficult because I have so little time to raise that amount, but PLEASE PLEASE be praying :). He is always faithful! Look at how He has provided thus far. . .I went a week without any progress & within 3 days I had close to $200 to put toward Costa Rica! Another thing God has been providing is extra hours at work! It's exhausting, but worth it because I know that is God's way of providing & blessing me. Praise Jesus!

On top of all that, this past weekend was incredible; full of worship, fellowship with my soul sisters/ladies of God (who He calls my best friends), laughter, prayer. . .a.k.a. BLESSINGS! I'll share more about it in the next post! The following verse was sent to me in a random letter I received that included a financial blessing; impacted my life & I will never forget it. . .so to you who did that (if you read this), thank you from the pit of my heart. You have no idea how much your inspiring words & verses & your generous blessing impacted my life. . .I can never ever thank you enough. Hopefully God will express my gratefulness for you :)

"& God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." -2 Corinthians 9:8

Answered Prayers.

One of my small group leaders, Danielle (love her & admire her with every fiber of my being), gave me the idea to write out my prayer requests & write the date God answered it over it. Well today after I finished teaching piano, the Lord opened my eyes to ALL of the prayers He has been answering left & right! Praise God!

A prayer I have written out was for God to place a Godly attitude in my life for my jobs. Even though I love my jobs & I believe He has blessed me beyond belief with awesome jobs, I would still be at that job & wish I didn't have to work at all or get super tired or. . .well, ya get the point. I was allowing my selfishness to blur how I viewed my jobs, I was not giving ALL of myself to it. A lot recently I have been enjoying my jobs & having so much fun with it! Seriously, I work at an after-school program at a fitness center & I teach piano. . .I hang out with kids 5 days a week & as tiring as it can be & as difficult as it can be, it's awesome! Some jobs the same thing happens every day & every week, but at my job you never know what a kid is going to say or do or learn! Plus I get to plan fun activities like learning music theory with chalk! Or a scavenger hunt! As I walked to my car, I realized that God was teaching me to not only have a Godly attitude towards work, but also to love & enjoy my job; it blesses me, but even more importantly, it blesses those children.

The following was not on my prayer list, however, it was like an added bonus! Ha ha, after work I came home to my living room filled with ANOTHER set of beautiful women of God! My roommates' small group was being held in our living room & they blessed me with the opportunity to join them. We talked about a few major topics & even though this was my first time meeting some of these girls, I found myself being able to share my heart with them & some of my history that I don't usually share with many people. They did the same. . .I learned from them, laughed with them, & prayed with them. It was beautiful & I thank God for every moment of it. I wish small group was every single night! ha.

On top of that, the Lord is providing! I speak in ways that are much more important than finances. . .He is providing me with communion amongst friends, answered prayers, blessings, a true community, transformation, understanding,  & an adventure that I could have never imagined.

it is like the very words of my Father.

Beautiful Days. I

I am posting this, technically, on April 12, but in this post I am speaking about April 11, aight? haha

I am so filled with joy right now; today was & is so beautiful & God was evident through my entire day. This morning (granted I woke up late) I went for a bike ride all over town with my friend Mikey, then this afternoon I came home from my bike ride & organized recital music for my piano students, taught a piano lesson outside by having fun with chalk, listened to one of my best friend's practice her testimony ( I cried), led my small group, & was blessed with going to a movie with a friend & her mother.

God has been blessing Colorado with some wonderful weather lately & I am so thrilled that the Lord blessed me with the freedom to ride my bike in the sun, all over town with a good friend. I had a blessed time just talking & enjoying the weather. After my piano lesson, I came home to prepare having my small group over to my house (well my awesome roommate, Rachel, blessed me by putting the living room together for me while I organized my thoughts). 

I just want to take the time to tell you how RAD my small group is: they are THE most beautiful girls & when I look at them & spend time with them, I see the love of Christ radiating off of them. They have gorgeous souls & I wish you could meet every single one of them; they are my best friends. . .& I don't use that term lightly with them because they are the epitome of my soul sisters. Monday nights are my favorite because I get to spend this night with them & learn from them. 

Tonight at small group, one of my best friends, Betty (she is in the photos of the previous post), practiced her testimony because she will be giving it in front of everybody at our campus ministry meeting on Thursday night. I could not be more thrilled for her because her testimony is POWERFUL. Seriously, the minute I heard it, I knew God was going to use that to reach girls ALL over this world. She is so beautiful because of her testimony (& for many other reasons) & it has impacted my life tremendously to hear it & to watch God transform her; that's why I cried when she practiced it tonight. Every girl in my small group has a bomb testimony, ha ha! I was blessed with the opportunity to not only host my small group tonight, but also to lead it (my small group leader, who, by the way, is an amazing woman of God who I admire beyond measure, asked me to last week). I was incredibly nervous, but once I started, God filled me with His courage & I enjoyed it so much. I spoke about being devoted to the Lord; I chose this topic because it is something the Lord has been teaching me the past few months. I pray it touched the girls' in my small group hearts, as it has mine. :)

After small group, I got on facebook (lame, I know ha ha), but it was perfect timing because my good friend Elnaz (I met her in French class earlier this semester & she is from Iran) popped up on chat & asked me to go to a movie with her & her mom (who is here in Colorado visiting)! They blessed me by treating me to the movie "Hop." It was cute & I enjoyed spending time with Elnaz & her mother; they are both beautiful inside & out. God has blessed me with such generous & loving people in my life. As well as encouraging people; all day, people have been encouraging me. . .to my face, over facebook chat, & by being a living example. Wow, Jesus is wooing me & it brings me such joy!

I am grateful to the Lord for this day; He blessed me beyond belief & gave me the eyes to see it that way. Not only did the Lord bless me with awesome weather & gorgeous people in my life, but also the Lord surprised me with a financial blessing in the mail today! My cousin from out of state sent me an Easter card with a generous offering toward my Costa Rica trip, praise God! Deep gratitude & love go out to my cousin, as well as my Father for providing. Another thing to give glory to God for. . .my roommate from my freshman year of college has needed a lot of prayer lately & God has answered all of our prayers! Of course, the prayer is still needed (we should pray unceasingly anyhow), but God deserves all the praise & honor for the answering of this prayer! He is always, always, always faithful to His promises. 

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(this song is a great example of being devoted; it is sang for a lady, however, I like to sing it for my Jesus)

"Guard my life, for I am devoted to You. You are my God. . ." 

-Psalm 86:2

"allow Me to woo you."

I really wanted to start off this post by sharing what Jesus said to my heart just this previous week. On Tuesday night I finished two of the seven books I'm reading; one of which was Wild At Heart by John Eldredge. Yes, the book was written for men, but I thought it would be wise to go ahead & read the book to receive a little understanding of how God made a man & what He intended a man to be. The book was incredibly helpful; it broadened my knowledge on the heart of a man & gave me insight on how to interact with men, as well as how to raise a son. There was one chapter in particular where the author talks about allowing Jesus to love you. I loved the chapter, but I didn't really think much about it because I have always believed in allowing Him to love us. It wasn't until I woke up the next morning that I realized that Jesus was trying to speak to me through that chapter.

"God is intimately personal with us & He speaks in ways that are peculiar to our own quirky hearts. . ." (Wild At Heart)

When He speaks to me in these moments, it feels so loving, gentle, merciful &. . .perfect. I know it's Him, beyond a shadow of a doubt; how it feels & what it sounds like is something so magnificent, yet indescribable. Not even the words I used to describe it can give you a hint of what it truly is like. He speaks to me in an intimate way, in a unique way that can only speak to my quirky heart. :) The way He speaks to me itself is quirky, but I love it because I feel like it's solely for me! Anyhow, continuing with my story, the morning after reading the book, I was in the process of waking up when Jesus told me, "Allow Me to woo you." Just writing this previous sentence fills my tummy with butterflies & overwhelms me with joy & love for my Saviour. So for right now I am not only figuring out what it means to allow Him to woo me, but also figuring out how to apply it & actually allow Him to woo me. It excites me & I am ready for this part of my adventure. . .it has definitely taken me deeper into the abyss of His love & it has made me feel so loved. I feel like I don't need anybody else! Haha :) I just simply love my Jesus.

Now for an update on my awesome, yet difficult pursuit of missions: I have been informed that I need $300 to reserve a spot on the Ethiopia trip & of course, I don't have the money for that, sadly. I am clinging to the hope & belief that God is going to provide, especially if He intends for me to go. Now for Costa Rica, I sent off some more support letters, so be praying over those please! Other than that, sadly no progress, but who knows, maybe this is a test from God. . .I feel like He enjoys testing our nerves by pulling through at the last minute. He wouldn't be such a cool Father if He didn't; yes, it's nerve-wrecking, but exciting! :) 

Mikey gazing at the lightning

My best friend Betty & I :)

So I am going to leave you with a little look at my Saturday night; it was so much fun! Sadly, my good friend Mikey is leaving for Alaska in a few days so we decided to spend this night together & God wooed all of our hearts with His might & beauty in a lightning storm! We walked to a park & played on the playground like we were 6 years old again! The funny thing about it was the slide seemed a lot bigger & seemed to take a lot longer to get to the bottom & the see-saw didn't hurt your butt as bad when you were younger, haha. After getting our inner-child out, we walked up a small hill & just sat in awe of our King. The lightning was incredible & stunning; it felt like God did that just for us. :) Thank You Father, we serve an almighty King. Enough said.

Marty, Mikey, Betty, Chris, & I

What a blessed night!

Mikey, Nick, Betty, & I

"Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders You have done. The things You planned for us no one can recount to You; were I to speak & tell of them, they would be too many to declare." -Psalm 40:5

One Day Without Shoes?

One of my favorite days of the year; it is a great reminder for us (who have a superfluous pairs of shoes & yes, I am talking to myself as well as to you) of those who have nothing. As impacting as one day can be, my friends & I decided to go a week because we firmly believe (especially for ourselves) that it should be much longer. I believe going a week will answer the question, "What does it really, truly feel like?" Even though I don't believe I can ever fathom what it would be like to not own a pair of shoes, I still believe it will be a humbling experience. Seriously, already this morning I subconsciously was going to put on my shoes. It's like it became a habit, I did it without ever thinking of others or giving thanks to God for shoes. I desire for God to teach me this week that every time I put on my shoes, I do it in remembrance of & pray for those who can't. I hope & pray you take part in this day.

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Bonjour Avril.

"Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leave you speechless, remain that way. Say nothing, and listen as heaven whispers, "Do you like it? I did it just for you."

-Max Lucado

This morning, a couple of my friends joined me in watching the sunrise to welcome in the lovely month of April. It was absolutely astounding & breath-taking. I cannot believe that God loves us sooooooo much that He desires to set our hearts ablaze with love for Him through creating a work of art in the sky. Seriously. . .just like in the quote, He does these things just to bring a smile to our hearts & souls, to make us feel His passionate love for us. We MUST MUST MUST (I can't stress it enough) step back, close our eyes, take a deep breath, open our eyes. . .& feel, really feel the ardent love He has for us. When we take the time to notice it & feel it, He feels loved by us. So coming from a girl's perspective, every girl loves a thoughtful person (particularly a person of the male species) & when we hear the sincere words, "I did it just for you," we practically pass out! I can't speak for a man, but I'm pretty sure guys love when thoughtful things are done just for them. This is what God does for each individual here on earth; He has created unique beauty for each of us to delight in. So DO IT; find that unique beauty He made just for you & delight in it & tell Him how much you love Him for it. 

The friends I mentioned earlier are as follows: my friend Marty (a big lovable teddy bear -or as he would say, "a warrior that destroys!"- with one of the best sense of humors I've ever experienced) & my friend Andy (an incredibly nice guy that a couple of my friends & I met in the rock gym). We had so much fun getting to know each other better, laughing, & discussing the mystery & magnificence of our Lord. That right there was beautiful fellowship & I can never truly express my complete gratitude through this ol' blog-thing, but my heart swells with joy over the fact the Lord has blessed human beings with the capability to fellowship & the freedom to watch the sunrise & the freedom to delight in a discussion of giving glory to God for His magnificence. The more & more fellowship I partake in, the more & more God opens my eyes to the beauty of fellowship & He is constantly teaching me to embrace every single moment of it & to love those that are also a part of it.

Today was sort of an unproductive day, haha, I hate to admit it, but it was! I only got a few more support letters finished & no progress on the YWAM application from last night; it was good though because God blessed me with a day of relaxation, Blue Bell ice cream with my roommate Rachel, dinner with friends, & a super good song my friend Clare posted on facebook (she posted it for our friend Jake, but that's okay, they don't mind my creeping haha). (:

check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIB0T8rUJxI

super cute song, fantastic artist with a sweet accent/voice...just simply feel-good, beautiful music

You will be happy to hear that tomorrow I am sending off my support letters (I'll let those of you who are reading this know what the Lord does through those).Well I am going to sneak a bite of that Blue Bell ice cream (ha), lay in bed to talk with my Creator, & fall asleep.

(while viewing, play opening song to the Lion King)

"Generations come & generations go, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises & the sun sets, & hurries back to where it rises. The wind blows to the south & turns to the north; round & round it goes, ever returning on its course. All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again. All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." -Ecclesiastes 1:4-9

I will Obey with All My Heart.

Today was such a productive day for me; I finished laundry, sent off some photos, wrote personalized support letters, received my YWAM application, chatted with two lovely friends (Melanie & Sarah), took photographs of the beautiful Rachel & Cortney, saw a HUGE fire across the street from me (as well as bonded with neighbors & please be praying for those whose house was in the fire), but most importantly, today I spent some time with my Lord.

I wholeheartedly believe one's time spent with the Lord is never finished; you are constantly spending time with God during the day...whether it be in your conversations with others or in your daily routine of life (having fun, going to class, going to work, whatevs). I have learned the Lord uses those times as great opportunities to spend time with Him, but when it's just you & Him, how much more beautiful & intimate it can be. Today I thoroughly enjoyed what God whispered into my heart.

"This is love for God: to obey His commands." -1 John 5:3


". . .I will keep Your law & obey it with all my heart. Direct me in the path of Your commands, for there I find delight." -Psalm 119:34-35


To LOVE my God, is to OBEY His commands/decrees, but there is so much more to just simply obeying, it is obeying with ALL of my heart & to find DELIGHT in His decrees. According to Dictionary.com, the word "delight" is defined: a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture. To me, it is to taste of His commands & find joy in them, to embrace & love them with everything I have to the point of wanting nothing else more than to obey them. In obeying (truly obeying), the feeling (y'know, the giddy feeling, the feeling everybody wants to feel) of love is felt by our Father. Now get this:

"This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God & carrying out His commands." -1 John 5:2


Not only does embracing God's commands & obeying them shine our love for our Father, but also shines our love for our fellow children of God. What are the two most important commandments Jesus declared?

"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart. . .& the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.'" -Matthew 22:37&39 


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Overall, what God taught me today was that in loving His decrees & delighting in obedience, I am, in turn, expressing my deep love for Him, as well as for my brothers & sisters (which is obeying the greatest commandments). It's like a never-ending cycle of love & obedience, haha! God is good isn't He?




Today was a blessed day, but I can't wait for tomorrow; watching the sunrise to welcome in the month of April (gonna be a rad month) & I am so excited to share tomorrow on this blog-thing-a-ma-jigger. Please continue to pray for provision for Costa Rica; I got a ton of support letters done today, so we'll see how God works through those. Also, I am beginning my YWAM application, the Outback to Safari DTS, & the prices are a little overwhelming, so please be praying that God will shut the door if this is not the path I am to head down & if it is, that He would provide. Still waiting to hear back about Ethiopia; I'll let the blog know, in turn letting you know! :)

If you desire to see some photos from the shoot with Rachel & Cortney, you can click on the link to the right of these posts under "Photography," simply click on the "I desire to view Abigail's photography" link. (: I'll leave you with a small preview:

"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'" -Isaiah 30:21

Humble Me Lord.

So this is my first time blogging. . .ever. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing, but I figured I would give it a whirl! I decided to name it "I will follow Him to the wild corners of the world" because I desire this blog to describe my adventures through missions & I am hoping you will come along with me, to the wild corners of the world.


This year has been a roller coaster ride (one of the most overused phrases, but how else can I describe it?) & it's only been 3 complete months! In January, I withdrew from school to pursue full-time missions as a missions photographer, so I'm hoping to make others a part of my adventure in pursuing God's will for my life through this blog. It will also be pretty awesome to look back & see how God has grown me & transformed me. 


So I'll give you a quick briefing on my life so far: I withdrew from school, started working two jobs (barely making it), & pursuing missions trips. Currently I am working on raising support for a missions trip to Costa Rica in May, a trip to Ethiopia in December (which I submitted my application today), & a YWAM photography school! I could not be more excited to see how God uses these trips to humble me & to deepen my understanding on what it is to be a servant filled with the love of Christ. I know God is going to do amazing things for this world & I am so privileged to be a part of it.


Speaking of being humbled. . .as I mentioned I work 2 jobs, yet I am barely able to support myself, today rent was due & of course I did not have the money. I have been praying all week & have been relying on faith, believing God would provide the money, well He did, just not in a way I had hoped. I am rather independent & I hate asking for or accepting help, but today the Lord decided to humble me; I didn't have the money for rent so I had to ask for help. The funny thing is, I wrote on my prayer request page & prayed that God would humble me months ago. An answered prayer! As difficult as it was to ask for help, it was incredibly humbling & I rejoice in the fact that the Lord decided to humble me in such a way.


Well I am hoping this will help keep everybody updated on my future plans! I will be posting photos, updates on anything going on in my life (including the things God is teaching me), & anything/everything about my future missions trips (which shall be soon!!). 

-Jeremiah 29:11-14