Final Stretch!

Just wanted to keep you updated. Students moved in this weekend at RIT, and classes start on Monday (I'm sure a lot of you know this and are inwardly groaning), but this means that I need to finish raising my support ASAP so that I can be there and start working with students! 

I am currently at 75% of my goal, and only need 7 more partners at $100/month (or the equivalent of that), and am hoping to finish up by Monday. I know this sounds like a huge undertaking, but I believe that God will provide it. It is not too late to get in on the support or get someone you know in on it. You can contribute online at give.ccci.org/give/0607089 or drop something in the mail.  

God is going to do some amazing things in Rochester this year, and I am so excited to be a part of what is going on there. Please pray and trust God with me that He will get me there soon. Love you all!

Resolution

Well, as I mentioned before that I might not be going to Serbia, it has come. I WILL NOT be in Serbia this year. While it is sad that I won't be able to work with those student and on that team, I am still excited for what God has in store to me. 

Instead, I will be in Rochester NY working on the campuses there. It has never been about location, rather it is all about where I can serve, and I am trusting God to do amazing things this year in Rochester. 

I am still raising support, however, and it turns out that the cost of living in NY is higher than it is in Serbia, so it adds a little more work, but I am trusting God to provide in all ways. I am being challenged to find 15 people to give $100/month, or the equivalent of that. So if you are able to give at all, or know of anyone I can talk to, I would appreciate it a lot. 

Please just pray that God would raise up support and get me to campus as soon as possible. I love you all and thank you for all the prayers and support! God bless. 

Serving

As I'm looking at what to do this year, I need to stop looking at what I want and what I think is best, but rather how I can best serve. In what capacity would I be the most useful, where am I most needed? I need to be thinking about these things. Jesus came to serve, and if I am going to be like Him, I need to be a servant. I can do pretty much anything, but I don't want to choose what to do based on what I think would be fun or cool or whatever I think, it needs to be based on who God is, who I am in Him, and what that means. Where can I serve? Am I able to serve as I am, or do I need the benefit of experienced staff around to help me serve better? I really don't know. I just know that I want to serve, and I want to be a blessing to the people around me. Part of me wants to stay stateside so that I can be around family too, another part of me wants to go overseas so that I am more challenged and completely out of my comfort zone. I really just need wisdom here. There are things on either side that would make my experience amazing, and I'm at a loss for what God wants. PRaying. Definitely.

Chaos

Ok, so I am NOT going to Serbia, they won't send me as the only girl. I am working with CCC to see where I can go. I am considering returning to Rochester possibly, but am waiting to hear what my options are. Right now I am just trusting that God will put me where He wants me, and I am trusting that He is in control. There is no doubt or worry in my mind, rather just a desire to know what will happen. Please pray with me that this transition will go smoothly, and that everyone would be granted wisdom during the process.