Big Smiles

I HAVE MY PLANE TICKET!!!!

I am so beyond excited!! :) Thank you sooo much for your prayers, love, encouraging emails, hosting me, eating dessert with me, and listening to my powerpoint. Each gift has been such a surprise and blessing to me. I love reading my support statements and being amazed over and over again at the people who've chosen to invest in me and in this ministry at Black Forest Academy. How can I say thank you?

Well, I realized I can’t. It’s very humbling to know that there is nothing I can do to say thank you to each one of you in a way that “repays” in any way. It’s humbling to know that it’s JESUS who will repay you… I pray that you feel my joy and God’s joy as He continues to take me step by step closer to Germany. Thank you for being part of this ministry.

I leave on August 8^th from Dayton, OH and arrive on August 9^th in Basel, Switzerland. And I get to fly from Chicago to London with another TeachBeyond missionary, so that will be fun! :)

I'll also be gone to Nicaragua from July 27-August 2 to visit my boyfriend and his family. I am so grateful that I don’t need to worry about support or buying my plane ticket while I’m in Nicaragua. Please pray for a relaxing time, and good mental and emotional preparation for Germany.

And…once again… THANK YOU!! Whether you gave financially, prayed, encouraged, or read my blog…Thank you! The journey is just starting. I can’t wait to see what God is up to!

*Note: Not only do I have the 90% support needed to buy my plane ticket, but I think I am nearing or have possibly reached 100% of my support for my two year ministry in Germany. This is not the official word from TeachBeyond, but from my Excel spreadsheet. :) It actually isn’t bad to be over-supported (something I never imagined), because things do happen. So if God puts it on your heart to support me, I’m not gonna say no (haha!). Stay tuned for the official word on my support level! :)