This past summer I was set to go to a good college, get a good degree, and carry on my merry way. It honestly seemed like a miracle that I had even been accepted to college, let alone a great one that I was somehow affording. "This has to be God," that was the initial thought. Despite this, I never felt a peace about my enrollment there. And then, by a crazy twist of events (which I would be happy to tell you about, should you have any questions), I ended up in Northern Ireland. It is here that I heard the undeniable voice of God asking me to follow Him.
"But what about college God?"
Trust me.
"What about all of that hard work? The countless essays and sleepless nights?"
Trust me.
"What about my future? What will my family think? My friends?"
Trust me.
And so I did the only thing I could do in that situation, I trusted Him. I dropped out, packed my bags, and moved halfway around the world. I would be lying to you if I said it has all been sugar and spice and everything nice. It's been hard, a lot more challenging than I would have ever thought possible. Downright painful, at times, too. It is also, and I say this with no reservations, the absolute best thing I could have done with this year. I am entering into a new intimacy with the Lord, the kind of intimacy that shakes everything about you right down to your core. It is absolutely amazing.

Soon I'll be heading to India for three months to work with children and share the gospel. If you had asked me what country would have been at the bottom of my list to travel to, it would have been India ( but God has a sense of humor in that way, doesn't He?) He has not only called me there though. He has begun to give me a deep seeded love for the people of India (something about equipping the called rather than calling the equipped). It quite literally gets my heart racing to think about how our Father is going to use me there. If you are looking to support a hardcore evangelist who is going to roll in with a megaphone and bibles a'blazing, unfortunately that is not me. I am not on a mission to save India, Christ and Christ alone can do that. I am simply following God's call to love on people the best way I know how: sharing the love that has been given freely to me. 

So here I am: broke, far from home, and trusting with what little trust I have that God is going to provide. Please know that from the bottom of who I am, your donations are so so sincerely appreciated. Thank you for being a part of it and keep me in your prayers!

It's going to be a wild ride!