Short

Wow, it's Monday... I'll be leaving for Haiti on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Wow... it's so close and I'm still not packed and so I'll probably be packing on Wednesday. Today we all had a great worship time at the base and God was present and it was great. And we practiced our dances... that's about it....I have to go now if I want a ride so this is really short.

Not Much

This morning I went to a church with Holly, Ashley, and Ruth. We did a children's church sort of thing about missions. It was really fun and we each shared a bit. We had them praying for other countries and we shared the wordless book with them. After that we went to the mall and I got some new black shoes (we need them for outreach). And then I worked on my paper for a long time and I only have like 6 more pages to write (I think... I'm not exactly sure what I have). And the rest of today is pretty boring and I haven't been doing much. You can keep praying for our trip to Haiti... alot of us have been experiencing spiritual attacks, mostly with sleep and nightmares (we've been praying over the houses). Other than that today has been pretty uneventful. We are leaving for Haiti on Wednesday... that's like three days from now.

Fun times

This morning I woke up at around 6:50 a.m. to go to a community yard sale about an hour away. Tara and I were looking for a couch for the new youth group room at the church. We actually didn't find any couch but we found some neat chairs and a trunk that could be turned into a seat and a really fun lamp. And then we found this house with shishkabobs and chicken and rice and stuff (Thai food) a Thai woman made all of it. We stayed at their house for a little bit, looking at the stuff and eating but mostly talking. It was really fun just talking to some random people who are doing a yard sale. The rest of today I haven't really done anything. We prayed for our trip to Haiti and got some verses to share. I believe that God is going to show His power when we are there and that many miracles will happen. I still need a little bit of money for the trip but God is really providing and people have been really good and helping me be able to do God's work. So you can all pray for me and for the trip.

Today... well, today I'm really exhausted. This morning I did some more weed wacking and then I shoveled rocks from the side of the base and put them into a driveway where they look better. So basically I've been out in the sun all day and my arms are tanned and I think I got a little sunburned on my face. Let's see, what else have I done today? Hmmm, Oh, I got some money in!!! I'm really excited, but I still need like $450 more. That's okay though because I know that God will provide, but I still have to talk to some people. And I still don't have a camera... I'll probably start with a picture a day after I get back from the trip to Haiti. Well, I guess that's it for now. I can't really think right now, I'll probably think of something really great I could write after I already post this. Oh well, I'll just write it tomorrow.

I'm getting some muscle working outside (and a tan)

Today I used a weed-wacker for the first time! It's actually really fun (until you have used it all day and it starts getting really heavy). That's basically all I did today... the Winter DTS left today at around 3:00pm and for lunch we ate outside on some blankets (the whole base). The last week or so has been so beautiful here in Belle Vernon, PA. It's amazing how the sun is so beautiful and the grass and general air smells so good. Officially, Spring is my favorite time of year (what's that word that has all the....Oh, seasons) Spring is my favorite season! I still need alot of money for my trip to Haiti... I'm leaving on the 30th which is like...less than a week away. Please pray that I get all the money in. If you see this and you can give something... you can send a check by mail or send money online. Just go to www.ywampittsburgh.org and click on give money (or whatever it says) and my name will be there. Other than that I'm doing great and I'm loving life...and I got to talk to alot of great friends who I haven't talked to in a long time!!!! Wooohooo! (I actually don't say that in real life).

So, I found my phone... it was in Lucinda's car. Actually, I wasn't the one who found it, Debbie did, she practicly sat on it. I'm leaving to Haiti on April 30th, which is excactly a week now. I still need to raise about $750 for the trip, if anyone wants to help you can go to www.ywampittsburgh.org. Yesterday was a great day! As I said we went on an outreach and did prayer stations. I talked with lots of people and I made a new friend. Her name is Kate and she works at a lemonade stand. I'm going to see if I can meet her again and get to know her better. I havn't been doing much today. I painted an abortion sign for the drama "Doors" (you could probably see the drama on youtube or if you look at my facebook, I think there's a movie of it there. Basically the sign says abortion and the main girl goes behind it, but it has to be in the right language so I made one in Creel for Haiti). Other than that nothing much happened. I have to finish a thesis paper that needs to be 16-18 pages long, it's about how to reach an unreached people group (mine's North Korea). Yea, well, you can pray for me...I need it. Oh, on a sunnier note... there are even more dandylions outside in almost every inch of grass, in all of Belle Vernon!!

I have never seen so many dandylions... they came on saturday and are still all over the place. All the little yellow dots are danylions.

Yesterday's interesting happenings

Yesterday I had to make chicken noises before I answerd any question to me. And then at lunch I had to do the chicken dance. We played the skittle game (each color means you have to answere a question, it's sort of like truth or dare) and I got purple twice, which is the dare. Other than that yesterday was pretty normal... except that it was a beautiful day and a beautiful night. The moon was amazing! The girls in my room (Ashley, Lucinda, and I) went to Wal-mart at like 10:00 at night. Then we had a sort of party/movie (basicaly we just watched a movie and ate cookie dough). And on top of everything I lost my cell phone... I called Wal-mart but they didn't have it and it's not anywhere in the house or at the base. You could pray that I find it because it has everyone's number on it and I really want to talk to some of the people, but now I don't have their numbers. Maybe I should write them all down as a backup next time. So that was yesterday because I didn't write it then, Today nothing has happend yet because it's only 9:27 a.m., but we are going on an outreach. We're doing prayer stations in Oakland. Well, that's it for now.

Yesterday I walked with Ashley to Walmart. We don't have a car and we wanted to go for a walk somewhere. I'm not sure how many miles it was, but we figured about 10 there and 10 back. It took us an hour and a half to get there and then we bought some toilet paper and had to carry it back. I got a limp because my hip started hurting (I'm not sure why). Today I had the morning with God and I was reading the story of David starting when it first mentions him to the point where he had the chance to kill Saul and he didn't. It is amazing how great a friend Jonathan was and how much he helped David. God is an even greater friend. I'm really trusting God right now because I still need to raise support for my trip to Haiti. We leave on April 30th. I'm very excited to be going. In the past year in Haiti the price for rice rose 90% and lots of people are angry and starving because they don't even have enough money for rice (the cheapest food). I would like you to pray for this country and that when we go we will be able to make a difference.

My very first blog! I'm really excited and now everyone can see how I'm doing every day. I'll try to keep up with updates and when I get my camera I'll be adding lots of pictures, which should be fun. Right now I'm on staff with YWAM (Youth With A Mission). I just finished DTS (Decipleship Training School) and now I'm on "Phase Two" which is training to be staff. Oh, if you don't know me... I was born in Quito, Ecaudor because my parents were missionaries there. And I grew up as a MK (Missionary Kid) and I've only been in the US for two years now. I've been moving around alot, and now I'll be "in" Belle Vernon, PA for at least two years (probably more). My first misison trip is to Haiti for two weeks and then after that I will be going to Singapore. I think I covered most of the basics... if you really want to know what I'm doing you could probably visit the YWAM Pittsburgh site (www.ywampittsburgh.org) which tells about the trips and stuff.