Update! Big Things are Happening

Well it certainly has been a while since my last post. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to write as much as I did in my free time during Christmas break. But now I'm back to the grind and it has been a very busy semester so far. I now have a part-time job working at Chick-fil-a in the food court on campus. I am also taking 15 credits of upper-level English classes and volunteering as a Prayer Leader on my hall. It is shaping up to be quite a stressful semester, but I know that God will grant me the rest and peace I need. I am definitely finding that I need to rely on him more and more.
On that note, some exciting opportunities have come my way. I am now officially on the mission team heading to Alaska this July. Also, I have been asked to be a leader on this trip, organizing the drama aspect of our outreach. I wasn't banking on that when I signed up for the trip, but I am more than willing to take it on. I am so blessed to have this opportunity and I am so psyched to see how God will use me on the trip. I was unsure when I first began thinking about this trip, but everyday God assures me that he will provide all that I need. I am currently in the process of raising funds for the trip. I am making and selling bracelets on campus to raise some of the money, but most of the money will ultimately come from donations. I will be sending out support letters by the first of next week. Between those, the money my family is lovingly and sacrificially giving me, the money I raise from the bracelets, and what I contribute from my own paycheck, I can see it all coming together in time. God is so good!
If you are reading this and are a believer, I ask that you would be praying for me as I raise the money and also for my team and I as we prepare ourselves for the trip. Also be praying for the hearts of the people we will be ministering to while we are in Alaska.
If, however, you are reading this and wondering what the heck this crazy girl from the east coast is doing flying all the way to AK for a week to do who knows what, having never been in a plane, or even far from VA before...etc. then my previous post about AK might clear that up some. If after that you are still wondering, I will hopefully have another post soon that will clear things up.
There is so much more that has happened in the past few months and I wish so deeply that I had the time to write about it, but alas, my busy life is calling. More posts soon, hopefully! <3

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me. Because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” Isaiah 61:1