there is still sun

Today was a beautiful gorgeous day the Lord made!!! I saw the sun which I have not see the fullness of the sun since I left Arizona. It was a pleasant change to be able to open the shades on the widow to allow the sun to shine in the room. All is going great will update soon I wanted to share my highlight for the day.

Youth group

I had the opportunity to go and be apart of a youth night. This was amazing on so many levels. The first part of the night was a youth night party I was able to meet quite a few youth during the night. Also they even had me participate in a few games one I had to say everyone in the circle their names. Well these kids I had not yet even meet so I was just making up names. Then they had me put many cookies in my mouth and still be able to say some Latvian word, well I could never say it before we started i think they just looked funny trying to say the word so they had me keep trying . The night was a huge encouragement to be able to meet this kids. The second part of the night was a prayer night from 10pm-6am and kid you not this was double the amount of people than there was at party. There was realistically 70 youth there to pray and be in fellowship with one another how awesome is that!!! The only person who was not a youth was the pastor. The party had around 30 youth so a significant increase. This night greatly encouraged me to see the youth of Riga coming together to pray for 8hours.
Scott put it in a good way by saying we are youth planters instead of church planters. Coming alongside youth groups to help them really become youth groups and this got me excited as well. So like I said before that journey begins, I'm so excited as God is with me on this incredible journey.

Snow in riga

Here in czech

This is the amazing place where I was blessed to have spent Thanksgiving at. It has been such an enriching time meeting missionaries with Josiah Venture from Poland, Czech, Ukraine, Slovakia, & Slovenia. We had Thanksgiving here in this hotel that Josiah venture owns and uses it as a hotel to the public and also as a conference place for JV. There was all the normal thanksgiving food here since all Americans were in charge bringing a dish that like on thanksgiving.

Sorry that it has been awhile since my last update I was adjusting and then drove to Czech. Please be in prayer for the drive home tomorrow it is roughly a 20 hour drive.

I have a funny story to share with you all. One the way here Jaycee got pulled over somewhere in Lithuania for speeding . well the Police officer spoke great English and asked her to step out of the car. She comes back to inform us that she is getting a ticket and to retrieve her passport from the car. When she goes back the cops ask her to go into the backseat. So from the car we just she Jaycee in the backseat not sure if they were taking her away haha. I'm still not quite sure what that was all about except it was cold outside.

Almost there

I will be leaving for the airport in 2 in 1/2 hours. Today was good and hard it is bitter sweet saying my good byes. As I went to high school group at the very end this evening it was so amazing as many of the students came up and gave me hugs shared how much they appreciated me I felt so loved. The last couple of days have been good seeing how it is hard on both sides with the goodbyes has shown me how God has used me in these peoples lives. Well soon I will be in Wonderful Latvia.
Thank you all for your prayers during this time as I move to Latvia

I'm leaving !!!

I got my tickets praise GOD !!!!

I will be departing Phoenix on the 14th of November for wounderful Latvia. This is such a soreal feeling that I'm experiencing right now that it is actaully here, that I'm going. Thank you all so very much!!!

So here we go and now the journey really begins

Waiting

Through the last couple of weeks have been rather trying and hard. I didn't really think raising support would be as hard as it has been. I would not trade support raising for anything even though it has been trying God has shown so much about himself during this time. As I would stress out that I would not make my date or where the money would come from God continued to show that his timing is right. God has brought me this far and I do not believe that he will desert me now. This is something that I continually have to come to God and recognize and acknowledge to him that his timing is truly perfect. This time also has be great where I have learned more of the importance of coming before my Jesus and how I neglect sitting at his feet. During the last couple of weeks I have sat at his feet and he has walked beside me. Thank you for those of you who have encouraged me in many different ways you all are a blessing to have on my team as we go fourth together as a body, a community.

Even though I'm the one going we are all the community of christ and will continue even though soon I will not be as close as I have been.