So tomorrow, I get on a plane and start traveling to South Africa. The thing about this trip is it isn't a vacation, this isn't some sightseeing trip. The part that make it really exciting is who I am going with. I'm going with Amor. Since I've been to Mexico and San Carlos, this is super exiting.
I love building with Amor. I'm just building a house, I'm help build hope in area of the world that is need of hope. Amor does more than just build houses. After the group is gone and the house is done, Amor stays behind with a pastor board. The pastor board is from community and they keep an eye on the people, and keep meeting their needs for water, food, warmth, and even giving them the word of God.
I got excited about this trip that last time I was in Mexico. I worked with Luke, he works mostly in South Africa, he told me about the building and the camp. I got really excited. Then I received word about Women of Strength. James saved the money and by January, I was ready to go. I've read some stuff by Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. South Africa has rich history and is still on the mend from the awful apartheid. I can't wait to get there and make a difference.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
My Next 30 years
So I'm turning 30 soon. Facebook won't tell you this but July 10, 1982 I graced the world with my presence. So just a a quick recap of the last 30 years.
I was born in Minot, ND. We moved to Seirra Vista, AZ, and then Phoenix, AZ where, I spent most of my life. I went through school, and after high school went into college to earn a B.A. in elementary ed. I taught kindergarten, and then taught in Korea. I meet James, and we got married. I became and army wife and have embraced every bit of it. I've made some mistakes, made some bad choices, and then proceed to run away from God. Only to later to find myself running right to Him, so He could put me back together. I now find myself in Alaska for next two years.
So my next 30 years what are my plans.
To follow my husband wherever the army sends us.
To plug myself into the communties out there and get right into ministry whatever God has opened up for me.
To always keep the idea of serving Amor in my back pocket, because if we can send me to South Africa from Alaska, anything is possible.
To make my marriage better and greater each year I get to be in.
To finish writing my messages I started (hopefully this will be done in the early part of the next 30), and then start speaking and sharing these women.
To love more an judge less
To look at others the way I want God to look at me through grace and mercy.
To contiue in my submission to my God and my husband.
To read about everything I have an interest in, and gain a better understanding of the world around me.
To take more chance and not worry about the outcome
To remember God will always pick me up and clean me up better than ever
To smell more roses
To take more pictures
To blog more
To learn to paint
To be more creative
Finally, to become a mother (now the disclaimer on this one, if you pester me about it you won't get in any answer other than in my next 30 years. When James and I are ready, we will have children.)
I was born in Minot, ND. We moved to Seirra Vista, AZ, and then Phoenix, AZ where, I spent most of my life. I went through school, and after high school went into college to earn a B.A. in elementary ed. I taught kindergarten, and then taught in Korea. I meet James, and we got married. I became and army wife and have embraced every bit of it. I've made some mistakes, made some bad choices, and then proceed to run away from God. Only to later to find myself running right to Him, so He could put me back together. I now find myself in Alaska for next two years.
So my next 30 years what are my plans.
To follow my husband wherever the army sends us.
To plug myself into the communties out there and get right into ministry whatever God has opened up for me.
To always keep the idea of serving Amor in my back pocket, because if we can send me to South Africa from Alaska, anything is possible.
To make my marriage better and greater each year I get to be in.
To finish writing my messages I started (hopefully this will be done in the early part of the next 30), and then start speaking and sharing these women.
To love more an judge less
To look at others the way I want God to look at me through grace and mercy.
To contiue in my submission to my God and my husband.
To read about everything I have an interest in, and gain a better understanding of the world around me.
To take more chance and not worry about the outcome
To remember God will always pick me up and clean me up better than ever
To smell more roses
To take more pictures
To blog more
To learn to paint
To be more creative
Finally, to become a mother (now the disclaimer on this one, if you pester me about it you won't get in any answer other than in my next 30 years. When James and I are ready, we will have children.)
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