Next Stop...South Africa

This is the beginning to a wonderful journey in my life. So I decided to make this blog to keep my family and friends updated through every step of the way.

For those of you who do not know what I have been up to, I graduated from Baylor University in May. I recieved a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences, and my major was Child and Family Studies. I have wanted to be a Child Life Specialist at a Children's Hospital for awhile now, so I applied for an internship after graduating. However, God had other plans for me.

I heard about YWAM (Youth With A Mission) from a very good friend of mine. When I started to look into it nothing really seemed that interesting to me because I know I have a calling to work with children and none of the ones I saw really fit what I was looking for. Then one day when I was bored and surfing the internet I came across the website for the Compassion DTS (Discipleship Training School), which works along with TTH (Ten Thousand Homes) who helps build homes for orphans in Africa. And right then and there I knew I had to apply. However, the date on the website said January 2009, so I emailed and asked if they were having another one.....

which leads me to today. They most definitely are having another one that I am so terribly excited to be a part of, there are no words to even describe how excited and ready I am. I leave for White River, South Africa on January 12 and will be gone until June 7. Right now I am just trying to get everything in order for me to go but this blog is so I can keep everyone up to date on the exciting things God will be doing in my life. I would appreciate all the prayers I can get as I prepare to leave. This is just an update for everyone for now but there will be plenty more coming soon.