hey ya'll! i hope everything is fabulous back in indiana. i flew into atlanta last wednesday and since then i have been at training camp in gainsville, georgia. we're outside 24/7 & its basically in the middle of a forest. maybe its not a forest, but its a huge woods. no, for everyone back home to get it... im calling it a forest. we sleep in tents. i have the privilage of sleeping with hilliary. oh gosh, its amazing. im blessed to have someone that can stay up at night and laugh so hard we pee our pants a little :) . we go to the bathroom in port a potties. yep. and lets just say we've been here since last wednesday... they didnt get emptied until today. yeah... disgusting & stinky. but whatever... i have been SO BLESSED! my team is AMAZING & my leaders are fabulous. seriously i couldnt ask for a better team. i love the friendships that we're building already. the weather was HOT the first few days and COLD , like freezing cold at night. it was kind of hard to get used to the southern heat. and then it rained for like a day and a half and everything got wet. eh :( but the past few days it has been BEAUTIFUL. it hasnt been too hot but the sun has been out.

i have been growing SO much in my walk with the lord. i have never experienced anything so amazing in my life. i have learned how to be honest with myself and get real with all of my past mistakes. i have let so many mistakes and issues in my life go and it is amazing. i am praying more then ever have. i have had so many amazing experiences... i seriously cannot even begin to explain it. i wish i could just let everyone read my journal, it would explain EVERYTHING. i have filled up almost an entire journal since i have been here. we have "sessions" where amazing speakers come and fill us up with gods love and things to prepare our hearts so that we are able to help the people of our nation. we are learning that even though we have screwed up in the past, we are able to use all of that to help others once we give it to god. im learning how to be discerning and when i hear god speak to me, to listen to it. no matter if what i do means i stand alone. i have completely surrendered my life to the lord and  i will do anything he asks me. dont let me fool you though, its been amazing but i had some rough days. it was tough at first. i came with so many emotions bottled up and it was hard saying goodbye to everyone but i got over it and learned. i trust god. i love god. and he loves me and has a purpose for my life so much more then i can ever imagine. im learning not to stress over my future. god changed my plans for this year so much more then i ever thought. god is good.

this is my schedule for the next few weeks... please pray for me as much as possible.

wednesday , sept 19:

fly from atlanta to dc... dc to frankfurt, germany... germany to johannesburg, south africa.

my layovers are crazy too... i have a 2 hour lay over in dc and in germany i have a EIGHTEEN hour layover. crazy i tell you.

and then i will be spending a week at a camp in johannesburg called alabanza, spending a week in swaiziland, going back to alabanza for a week and then heading off to j bay! :)

one more thing... i dont know when ill get to update again but the next chance i get i will definetly update.

i ask that you please pray for me and my team as we prepare to leave in two days. please pray for strength and courage for not only me, my team, and my leaders... but all of the teams preparing to go out to their different nations and all of the other leaders.

don't any of ya'll worry about me... im  doing amazingggg.

ps: the hillbilly in me has officially came out now that i am in georgia. its part of my normal language now.

pps: i love you mom and dad. and jake!

one more thing... i dont know when ill get to update again but the next chance i get i will definetly update.