as i sit here at home back in indiana, and i try to reflect on the past semester in africa, i am filled with so much joy. my prayer to god was for him to break me & change me. i wanted to learn & be open to new things. i wanted a deeper relationship with god. my heart has went from being hard to being soft. im so grateful for the things i have learned & the way god is changing me daily. not only am i diving into his word, and learning more truth about him, but i am learning more about myself. i'm learning who my father is and who i am, his daughter. and for the first time in my life im discovering what that means and im so thankful for it. i dont know how to begin to write the experiences i have had. my team has been so supportive of me & stood by me everyday. my leaders have pushed me & taught me so many things i would have never learned if it wasn't for them. christina, my discipler and friend, has pushed me so hard and it has been so amazing. she has helped me discover who i am & deal with things that have bothered me for so long. jeffreys bay, south africa is called " the healing waters". it was definetly true for me this semester.

last thursday i was baptized in the indian ocean of south africa... in the "healing waters". i've been growing and learning so much & it was a time of washing off the old & embracing the new. i want more of god, and i want to be filled with the holy spirit.

it feels so great to be home & be with my family. it's great being able to catch up & have a little bit of the things i dont have in south africa. im looking forward to the next month... i really hope i get to see most of ya'll & share with you the amazing things god has been doing in my life & in south africa. please keep me and my team in your prayers while we're back in the states for the holidays & as we head back in january for safe travels. happy holidays & god bless.

(the picture below is the sunset @ my baptism. god is so great!)