lets get it started!

so this is my first ever blog post, and im not quite sure how it all works, but ill give it a shot.

first things first: im going to costa rica this summer!

jesus is so incredible and i have been blessed with this amazing opportunity to work with a costa rican organization called Conéxion. if you want to check out the website is www.extreme-service.com. i have officially finished my support letters, and they will hopefully be going in the mail within the next few days.

so now its time to fully give things to the lord and trust that he will provide with all that i need. its funny how those things work. we can worry all we want but it doesn't do us any good. god has always told us how valuable we are, and that we should not worry but we still do. so today i read matthew 6:24-35. if you have never actually read that scripture do it. like right now. i love how it talks about how the lord will provide all we need and that WE SHOULD NOT WORRY! it doesnt get us anywhere. so to me, worrying- its an old concept i used to know but im truly trying not to let it in. god provided me with connections to costa rica, encouragement throughout the process of "applying" and talking to the general director, patience while i anxiously awaited responses, and the opportuni

ty to go! so why would i not trust that he will provide my needs to get there?

so i truly thought about things and i like to think of my relationship with the lord as this crazy roller-coaster of a ride. i am riding front row of the largest roller-coaster you can think of. it has huge hills that are hard to climb and sometimes they completely flip me upside down. jesus has the power to change me and pull me in every direction i am going. some parts take a while to get to the top, and some things in life fly by like the trees next to the track. and when i find myself having no idea where or what is next, he knows, because he designed me and my life so perfectly. he knows each turn on the track, and knows the parts of me he has to fix or pull on to get me where i am going. and while right now i may be in my nervous, gripping the handle and myself so hard part of this ride to costa rica, he will bring me through. the trust i have in him to provide finances for me to go and courage to do the things i will be doing are going to make me completely throw my hands in the air and scream when im free. oh i am so ready for that part!

anyways, thats what i am working on right now.

i am getting ready to head to windy gap this weekend! a group of about 20 middle schoolers and 5 wyldlife leaders are going for a crazy weekend of no sleep, too much fun, the loudest clubs, and the biggest and best opportunity to share this extreme love of christ. im super pumped! and my parents are coming as adult guests. im so excited for them to see this place that i have completely fallen in love with over the past 7, almost 8 years of my life. throw up some prayers this weekend!

i think thats a good enough blog for my first. hope you enjoy. so excited to get into this whole world

love.