Prayer.

I'll keep it short and simple. Our team needs some prayer. Some of us felt completely overwhelmed today as we walked around town. Others of us have felt physically sick. And personally, I feel numb to everything. I do not feel overwhelmed, India isn't phasing me, and I haven't cried. Is it possible that God prepared me better than I thought He did? Maybe that's why I feel numb. God has placed His courage in my heart and with God's strength pushing me forward, nothing is too big to overcome. Usually when I see countries in need, my heart breaks. Why isn't my heart breaking? Maybe it is and I don't know it yet. 

Lets review prayer needs:

1. Strength

2. Health

3. Clartiy

Insanity.

The first plane right, not so bad. It was short and simple and NOT heartbreaking. The second plane was definitely more heartbreaking. After saying my final goodbyes on the phones to my family and friends, I found my way to checking in. You know that when you walk up to the lady who asks for your passport and you can't find it, you should start to panic. Luckily, my leader is amazing and she wasn't so flustered as me and found it at the top of my bag. I am seriously so thankful. I boarded the plane safe and sound, except I wasn't sound at all. I was still rushing through goodbyes with my best friends. I couldn't call so everything was texting, which didn't help the goodbye process at all. As the plane started to move, I said goodbye to both of them, and with out anything back, the plane took off and I was gone. I held back my tears and prayed that God would give me peace about leaving.
  Our God is an awesome God, because little did I know God would provide internet connection in Doha and Hyderabad. I said my goodbyes and still have chances to chat here and there. Most of all though, I am thankful for the girls I am with. They are my home away from home and am incredibly blessed to have them on this trip. God handpicked us all and we fit perfect. I am learning to trust God more and more everyday with all of my worries. I was worried I would be homesick, I'm not. God delivered home through these girls to me. I thought I wouldn't be in touch with my best friends till next week, but here I am with internet.
  Upon arriving to India, I realized this country is just as insane as I am. Imagine Mexico drivers.. now intensify that by ten. Talk about being scared for your life. I love how insane it is here. God has definitely put me in the right place at the right time. As you pray, keep me and the girls in mind so that we may have peace and courage in our hearts as we try to change India.

yay, i am in India and i look like a troll. :]

Love, Joy, and Rocky Road

My heart has been overflowing with love and joy today. I also ate icecream, YUM.

      I love my team so much. God has blessed me with a greatest group of girls. We instantly bonded from day one. I went into this trip thinking "Crap, I am with 7 other girls.. I super dislike groups of girls. Drama drama drama!" Now that I am here, they are one of the biggest blessings God has ever given me. These girls are amazing. They absolutely love God and even though they are all messed up and all hurting, they stay strong and push through. They inspire me.
     I am also overflowing with joy. I have been stumped over something(personal, sorry!) for the past month or two and finally God said yes, okay. Once again, God showed me clarity. I have had a smile on my face all day and I am overwhelmed with joy. So praise God.
     My ice cream was yummy. I ate chocolate with reeses pieces in it. Yes, I swirled it all up into mush. Speaking of food, I want Taco Bell.
 Goodnight!

P.S- we are not allowed to get mail. sad i know. sorry everyone! love yall.

Here Safe.

The past two days have been so crazy. We arrived yesterday at the Atlanta Airport and sat around for 4 hours waiting for other team members. When everyone got there we split into our mission teams( SE Asia, Kenya, Uganda, Nicaragua, and India) and got sent on a scavenger hunt to our housing for the night. We boarded the tram and hit downtown Atlanta. We found our way with (no help from our leaders) to a homeless shelter called Safeway(keep in mind we had no idea that that's where we would be staying for a night.) We were all surprised but very thankful to see a bed. No, the night wasn't over. We went out onto the streets of Atlanta and ministered to homeless people. It was so cold but incredible. I met a lot of people but my favorite was a guy named Copper..aka Coppermann(with two n's). He was so funny. We got to share with him about how God is the ONLY truth. After that we got to sleep.. well, not me.. I woke up around 2 in the morning with a spider in my bed.. Sleep went out the window. 

On day two we traveled to who knows where on a school bus. We ended up at a camp (similar to Hartland, maybe a little smaller). We will be here till Wednesday and then we take off. Tonight I experienced worship in a very different way. It was some LOUD worship, but not because of the instruments, but of the people. People were dancing and yelling out to the Lord and crying and anything you can imagine being loud, it was happening. I have never seen worship at that intensity. I was confused at first, but it soaked in and these people truly love God, it's amazing. 

So I keep saying 'we'. 'We' usually means my team of 6 other girls. I am the baby of the team by two years. So, I'll start with Mackenzie Frownfelter. She is the tallest on the team and is incredible. She was the first girl I bonded with before the trip and will always have that specialness in my heart. There is Hannah Laibe, she is really funny andd I can't wait to get to know her more. Then there is Sarah Boje, she is the introvert on the team. She has a quiet personality but I still love her. After that comes Alyssa Palma, she is beatiful inside and out. We share so so so much in common and I love that. Finally we have Crystal Froelich. She is the short talkive one. She is from Canada! She is halarious. Okay, one more, My fearless leader Linsey Eaton. She is fantastic! No one better for the job. SOOOO FUNN!!

Goodnight!

"Commished"

I can not express in words how thankful I am that my church

decided to support me. I am so excited to be going on my trip and that I have my entire church family backing me up. I am standing up there with the LBC Slovenia Team. They are leaving near the end of January, so it would be great if you could also pray for them as they go on their adventure. They will be serving missionary families by producing a VBS for all the kids while their parents are in conferences. Please keep them in your prayers, for it is not always simple when it comes to lots and lots of kids(not all english speaking). Pray that God furthers our knowledge of His glory while we are serving Him. 

Sixth Grade

Today I got the chance to share about my trip with the LBC sixth grade kiddos. It was the first time I sat down in front of a group of people to share about what I will be doing in India. These kids were amazing. The best audience I've ever had. There is nothing better than sharing my heart for God to young kids. I could tell that they truly grasped how big God is and how much He loves us. Thank you Marshburns for giving me the opportunity to share my heart. Love you guys.

I am now fully "commished". This morning I was commissioned in both church services. It was a true blessing to have my church embrace and pray for me. Today has definitely been a day of the Lord.