Sara's gone home.

My aunt Sara died yesterday morning. My mom sent this out to family and friends, and I will repost it:

She has fought a long battle with cancer and it was time to let go. We are going to miss her very much but she was ready to meet her Lord Jesus. She said repeatedly "It's not about the cancer, it's about God". She was courageous and faithful to the end.

I am so in awe of the woman that Sara was, and I look forward to seeing her again in Heaven. Please keep my family in your prayers this weekend as we are all traveling and dealing with everything. We have faith and are certain that we will see Sara again, but we will miss her in the meantime. We are just remembering God's goodness and faithfulness to save us, and keep us in the palm of His hand for eternity.

Please Pray for my Aunt Sara

My Aunt Sara lives in Des Moines Iowa and is suffering from Melanoma. She is in hospice care right now, and someone from the family is with her at all times. She is in a lot of pain and has gotten very weak. She is an amazing woman and truly loves the Lord; she wants to go home at this point. Just pray that her pain would ease, that God would continue to give her strength.

Much Has Happened.

Well, a lot has happened since I last posted. I went home for Christmas, and yes, I told my dad about my plans for next year. He was surprised at first, but the more we talked about it, the more he warmed to the idea. He is even supportive now! Praise God. I also went to Boston for the annual Boston Winter Conference. That is a whole new story...

I have wanted to stay in Rochester and intern, but it seems like God has other ideas for me. Everything that has bound me here is being cut loose and my desire to stay is lessening. God has given me such a heart for the world, and I am so excited to see what He will use me for. I looked for a while at working with the Jesus Film project and traveling with them to record new languages. I realized pretty soon after talking to them that my motion sickness would be a pretty good sign that a job where I would be traveling so often just may kill me, or at least make my life pretty miserable. However, I was introduced to Shelley from London STINT (short term international). She is in her 2nd year in London with Agape (Campus Crusade's branch in Europe). After talking with her for a while, I really felt like this was where God wants me. There is a huge international population in London, and a huge Indian and Muslim population as well. These are cultures that I truly have a heart for, and being able to work with them as well as with the English people would be a perfect combination for me.

So, today, I sent in my application to STINT in London next year. It sounds crazy, and I am scared, but I am also so so very excited. I pray that I get accepted and can raise the support that I will need to go. Please keep me in your prayers for all this. God bless you all.