Update!

So, I haven't posted in a month! Wow, a lot has happened. We went to SIFAT in Alabama a few weeks ago. SIFAT, Servants in Faith and Technology, is an organization committed to giving third world countries the best principles to thrive in their community. We were at SIFAT from Wednesday Oct 31 through Friday Nov. 2. We arrived Wednesday afternoon and we were quickly told to grab only the necessities: a Bible and sleeping bag. We spent Wednesday evening engaging in an eye opening experience where we had to trade and barter for food like people do throughout the world. There were about ten or so huts in their world village. We got to see how homes are built in countries such as Nigeria, Nepal, the Philippines and Liberia. We slept out under the stars in one of the homes from throughout the world. It was an awesome day! Thursday was spent learning basic principles about how to obtain water safer and more easily, and how to purify water quicker. It was really interesting to see how difficult it is for others to get water. We learned about malnutrition among the people of developing countries and how basic plant leaves can satisfy the required nutrients that many lack. Thursday night we were split into six groups of five and got to go into the slums to experience; what one BILLION people live in daily. We had to fend for our families and tried to get water, food and shelter. It was definitely an eye opening experience and we struggled to understand how we allow this to occur and what our call to action is. Friday we helped clean up the SIFAT campus and left around noon. SIFAT helped us bond as a class as we walked through this experience together! It was truly eye opening! I also turned 19 which was pretty awesome. I don't feel any different, but in another 19 years I'll be 38, so I am getting pretty old! We have read an amazing book called "The Cure" by John Lynch, which talked about the masks we have as Christians and how there are two different paths we can take as Christians: Pleasing God and Trusting God. This book was one of my favorites, and I would definitely recommend it. I am still short for the mission trip by $1800, so if you feel lead to give, please make checks payable to: Impact 360, with International Experience on the memo line! I was able to go home for Thanksgiving and had an amazing time! I missed Katy, TX a lot. We just had a chill Thanksgiving at home with the whole family. I got accepted into Texas A&M University two weeks ago, which made my year. I am 90% sure I will go there for the fall of 2013. I hung out with my friends over thanksgiving and just had a great time seeing high school buddies. I went to the Fightin' Texas Aggie football game against Mizzou Saturday night and watched them BTHO the tigers. It made my break. I loved being in college station, hopefully my future home! 

Prayer:

• Funds to get raised for my mission trip
• Pine Cove summer job
• Finding a job for Christmas
• Turning to the Lord everything
• That I would get the NROTC scholarship

Praises:

• Acceptance in A&M! GIG EM!
• Scholarship to OSU
• Seeing my brothers and friends
• Going to an aggie football game
• My birthday!