3 months

I have now been in the Philippines for 3 months. It feels like yesterday when I walked out the doors of the Airport.. Walked down the steps to the pick up zone and saw my long friend  Crystal and new friend Daisy jumping up and down waving there arms in the air calling my name. Then walking to the car as people are yelling out to me and kids running up to our car wanting to help put the suitcases in the car. My eyes were wide open staring out the window thinking.. I cant wait to see this place in the day time! There are so many things I am going to miss about this place.

1. kids
2. Kareoke at night- Even though sometimes it was so loud i couldnt go to sleep that night.. It still was great to hear the beautiful voices singing late at night
3. MCDONALD DELIVERY! lol
4. Spending my afternoons with the Salon ladies.. and sometimes even getting my 5 dollar massages!
5. Church services
6. Staff
7. filipino driving
8, the walk to the YMC
9. filipino food... started to love vegetables.. and rice!
10. movie theaters!
11. pool
12. Going on the Feedings
13. meeting new groups
14, spending time with the teens in the community
Since being here I have started to understand a little more of what I want to do in life. I still dont know for certain of everything but the list is being made. The list is beings held high to the Lord.

The other day I was sitting here thinking about back in the day when I was in elementary school and how excited I was to grow up.,, I would hear about stories of other people traveling the world and thought.. Soon thats going to be me.. My dad was always the big traveler in the family. I feel like now I am the big traveler... I am loving this journey. Sometimes I wish it would never stop. I know that going home now is going to be good for me! I am ready to take everything I learned in this entire YWAM experience and use it this Summer! I am not holding back! I am puttting myself out there. I want people to see the crazy, fun girl that exists and has existed for a long time but just needed the push.

Who knows what I will be lead to after camp.. but im ready to find out when the time is right..

Please pray for

1. Safe travels home on Wednesday May 16 & 17th
2. I will be in able to go into Camp Mode easy
3. I will finish strong here and not hold back the next few days
4. Kids International Ministries
     ex: Childrens home, YMC, new pool being built, Feedings, Pregnant moms,  construction on the new classrooms., and finances for anything else taking place.


Thank you all for the support each of you have given me throughout out this trip.. that being financially or just through prayer.

Bless you all!

Week 11!- The world Smaller than it Seems!

This has been such a wonderful week! It feels weird to think that in just 2 weeks it will be coming to a close.. Have you ever wished the world was closer?. Have you wished you can take different parts of different places and put them together to make your wonderful world to live in? There are so many things from everywhere I have gone to in the past 9 months that I would love to still be apart of. I have seen/ loved things that I never knew I would love or still want. I hear the phrase all the time.. "The world is smaller than it seems... now I just wish it was actually smaller. I know I'm excited to go home.. and I'm excited to see friends or family but, I know not long after I am home I am going to miss the adventurous life. Since being here i have fell in love with so many things about this country.. but probably my top thing is the childrens home. The children are the sweetest most precious things ever. To see them smiling at me just breaks my heart. I want to take each of them home with me. I feel like girl in a book I have been recently reading called 'Kisses for Katie'.. As shes in the country shes in she goes through alot of the feelings I am feeling about now. If there was anything I could do I would.. All I need to do right now is wait for God to push me in the right direction. I need to figure out my calling.

Children at the Feeding

 CHILDRENS HOME

 Another Feeding

 Crystal giving out Dolls

The picture above is the place where I spend a huge majority of my time. Kids in and out 24/7. Childrens screaming, laughing, smiling, crying, and just pure joy. To know that some of these kids have gone through the worst in there previous life and now to see what they have become is just incredible. They are happy here. I hear stories all the time about the kids telling the workers...

"I wanna live here forever i dont ever want to leave" They dont know what life is like outside of this place anymore and that can be good but also not good. When the time comes for each of these kids to be adopted I cant wait to hear about the christian families they live with. The kids deserve a continuous life of joy,.. but also a strong christian family.

week 10- My Life is Being Moved

Since being on this incredible journey I  have seen so much happen within the last 10 weeks. My life is changing each and every moment I'm here. The people I have met here have been speaking into my life more and more each day. So much of my heart keeps wanting to pour out more and more on the staff and new friends I have met. I hate been able to take alot of what I learned during my Ywam experiece and share it in the wonderful country! I want to keep focusing on my time here. So many times i start to fade and I cant let it happen anymore! I am going to finish strong. Nothing can stop me! I am going to show these people me at 100 % the rest of the time! I want then to know that I am here for them. I thought i would show you guys some of the people i am with.. and pictures of Teams i have been able to spend time with!!! ill be sure to get more. but i thought maybe you would like to see my time here so far the past few months.. Ill warn you.. there are alot of kids! lol

 ME AND BABY DAISY

OHH Jeepney

 The street!

 Threads of Hope

Community Feeding

Chris john, Cedric, Kenth

Me and Eunice

Colorado and Korean Team

 Mom , baby, and me

 Nola with Baby Daisy

 Marlou and matt

 Everyone we brough for Kirks game!

 Nursery

 Some of the Anges

Tent City!