Thursday, October 04, 2007



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The SLO life.
San Luis Obispo, California
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I have been back home from Hungary for about 2 weeks now and it has been great to catch up with family and friends. It has been especially sweet to visit my church family at Metro Calvary. It is so encouraging to see the work that God is doing in and through that fellowship. Truly a group of sweet, sweet people that love Jesus and treasure the word of God.

And the answer to the big question that has been going around.... NOW WHAT??

Well, in a week I will be packing up my suitcase and my car one last time and parking down in San Luis Obispo, California. San Luis Obispo (aka: SLO) is the college town that I lived in for 4 years prior to moving out to Hungary. I have been blessed with the opportunity to serve with Calvary Chapel SLO as the office manager and women's ministry assistant. Pray for my transition in this new season that God has for me. It has been 2 years since I have lived there and I am both thankful and excited to go back. Cal Poly is the college in town that I graduated from. It was in the dorms my freshman year of college that God really got ahold of my heart. That is where I first learned to walk with the Lord, to seek Him, and to study His word. Calvary Chapel San Luis Obispo was the first church that I was truly grounded in. I am thrilled that God is bringing me back to this place that is so dear to my heart and I am really looking forward to all that He has for me there. I have so many sweet memories of Calvary SLO and I look forward to making many more. I am especially looking forward to being apart of the lives of the young college girls! Pray for the students of Cal Poly that don't know the Lord and for the ministry of Calvary Chapel SLO. Calvary Chapel SLO is a fellowship of primarily young people that are hungry for Jesus. Pray for that these young people would come to know Jesus, that their hearts would be revived, and their lives changed.


San Luis Obispo is on the Central Coast of California, about 5 hours away from Loomis, my hometown. SLO is a college town that has over 18,000 students.



View overlooking San Luis Obispo



Sunset at one of my favorite spots, Shell Beach.



Visit the website at: http://www.calvaryslo.com/





Monday, September 24, 2007

HOME AGAIN

I made it home! I just got back from my adventures in the UK with Melanie. We had such a fabulous time. We were able to catch up with lots of the missionaries serving in the UK and attend a few different fellowships. Keep Melanie in your prayers as she considers where in the UK she is going to serve the Lord. Here are just a few pictures:
I made it! I was so ready to get rid of the stuff I had been carting around. I was greeted in the airport by my nephew Leish.

Edinburgh, Scotland. Melanie and I stayed with the missionaries Dan and Pat Starling. Pray for God to give them strength and vision for the ministry there.




Melanie, Hannah, and I in Bradford, England. The fellowship in Bradford is so sweet. A real precious group of believers. This picture is in the backyard of my friend Sam who was an Intern with me this last year. He is going to be the youth pastor at Church on the Way. Pray for him and the ministry in Bradford.





Melanie, Hannah, and I at Betty's Tea House in Harrogate. Hannah was a previous intern in Hungary and now serves as a missionary in Harrogate. Pray for the fellowship in Harrogate. Pray for the that God would send laborers.



Just a spot of tea... a few times a day:)



The girls and I with Jonathon and Josh. Jonathon is a missionary in Kyrgastan with his bride to be Katie. Josh is an intern at the bible college in York, England.




The streets of York. The was great to visit the bible college in York. God is really doing a work through the ministry there to send out laborers into the UK.


Greenwich. We stayed with the Alnut family (Debbie, Marshall, and Jazmine). They are pastoring a church called Calvary Chapel Docklands.




Melanie and I in front of the Tower Bridge.




Melanie, Dan, and I in front of Buckingham Palace. Dan is a missionary coming alongside the ministry with Calvary Chapel Docklands. Pray for the bible study than Dan has started in the west side of town.




Dan took us on the church history tour through London. This site was in honor of the conversion of the Wesley Brothers who were leaders in the revival England in the 18th century.

Melanie and I with Maxine at the Queen's House. Maxine was one of the students that came to the bible college for the Vision for Life program. She is praying about attending bible college in the spring!





On the road again! Cappucino's in the train station.






Wednesday, September 05, 2007

::Plans from here::
We have had a busy but blessed summer and now I have reached that time... the end of the internship. I am going to be leaving here on Monday the 10th and then onto whatever God has for me next. I will be spending the next two weeks in England with my friend Melanie. We are going to travel around to a few of the different ministries and see what the Lord is doing in that part of the world. I am praying that it would really be a time of seeking the Lord and reflecting on this past year. I am thankful to have some time set aside to just consider all that He is and all that He has done. From there I will be flying home:) I am so looking forward to seeing all of you and getting a chance to connect. Thanks for all of your love and prayers.
:::A VISION FOR LIFE:::
They say a picture is worth a thousand words so here is a peek into the summer spent with the Vision for Life group. It was amazing to see the group grow in the Lord, in the word, and to be used by God to serve and share the love of God to many people.
The quiet life of Hungary....

The Vision For Life girls at the Bible College

All the A Vision for Life girls in Vienna, Austria.

My summer Roomates!

My Sister Courtney and I overlooking the Danube in Budapest.

Jake is a young English boy who became
my adopted little brother all summer. He is now here
starting his first semester of Bible College.

Tommy, broke his ankle while we were in Budapest and was treated like a princess.

Praying with a young boy from Slovakia.

Street Evangelism/Outreach in Slovakia.


Sports Outreach in Ezstergom, Hungary.



Sam, Jason, and Me. Jason is the Pastor over the Vision for Life program.
Sam and I had a blast coming alongside to help lead the group.


The whole A Vision For Life team in Budapest.

Thank you for all of your prayers!!