Wow, it has been a year already since my calling. I've done a lot of growing in this one year. My one year "present" to myself was the tattoo. I am absolutely in love with it. Every morning, as I had hoped, it is a constant reminder. Yes, TODAY you are going to follow God. In the near future you will follow God into the world.
I've been struggling with enjoying the here and now. This past Sunday when I gave my testimony at church, Pastor Webb had said, "Enjoy where you are" and I felt like he was looking directly at me. I long to be in Uganda or wherever else God wants me to be, right now. If it were my way I would be packed and long gone by now.
Although, through this waiting process, I'm growing. I'm learning. I'm ministering to people around me right now. I fear of failure, but as a friend here at college has been reminding me- If God has called me, I can't fail.

Sunday at church was just beautiful. My friends, or as Pastor Webb called them- Fan club, were seated in the front row as I spoke. My family sat in our normal spot. People around the congregation would smile from ear to ear as I looked around.
Support. It's a wonderful thing. To know that someone believes fully in what you are doing.... It is the back bone of my faith in this.

Throughout my testimony people were wiping their tears, and it took a lot for me not to choke up as I saw my mom crying too. It has been pretty difficult for my Mom through all of this. She knows and believes me, but could you imagine the fear? I know that she is proud, but when I look at this from her point of view I can see how scary it would be. Her youngest daughter, going to Africa for God knows how long, and not knowing the next time she'll see her? Scary stuff. It has taken her a while to come to terms, but she is beginning to.


So thank you. Thank you for believing in me.