This is the 3rd time I've changed this blog! After 5 years of having it, things change however.
From now on, you will find this blog filled with updates on my travels and work in missions, alongside some daily musings, thoughts, rants, and whatnot.
For those of you who don't know; I have been in full-time missions with my family for over 14 years. From working with a non-profit evangelizing to motorcyclists, to overseas operations in China, to a current sailing ministry in the Caribbean since 2010, and now an adventure of my own of which I will share with you in a few short moments. When I am not with my family of seven crewing Emmanuel (our sailboat) and bringing aid to islands in the Caribbean, I can be found in the city of Red Deer in Alberta, Canada. I spend my summers and sometimes fall and winter there working as a barista at Starbucks.
Fall of 2012 I decided it was time for me to embark on an adventure of my own. To find what really makes my heart ache. To become closer to God and see my faith become stronger. I had been serving with my family in their missions endeavors for my entire life and although the work was/is fulfilling I don't feel like it is my heart or my vision, but that of my parents. I feel I need to focus on God and see if He perhaps has another plan for me, another place He needs me to be, another need that I can fulfill elsewhere. I will forever see myself being available to come alongside them if need be. I will always be found spending time with them and aiding them in whatever ministry avenue they find themselves in. That's just me, that's my heart. We are a unit, and a team, and that will never change. I cannot however ignore the feeling God has another plan for my life. Impossibly long story short, in just 4 days I will be on an international flight heading to Townsville, Australia to join YWAM (Youth With a Mission) in a Discipleship Training School (DTS). This DTS focuses on human trafficking and slavery which to the shock of the nations, is larger now than ever before. This nearly 6 month course consists of lectures and classroom work along with two outreach phases where our group will travel within and/or outside of Australia to put what we learnt in the classroom into practice. Previous outreaches have traveled to places such as Thailand, Cambodia, Fiji, Central Australia, and more. To say I am excited about this new adventure would be a severe understatement. I simply cannot wait to see the ways God is going to move, not just within others lives, but within my own. Who knows what is in store next, once I arrive home.
My family and I are currently in North Carolina. They have had mechanical and fundraising issues that have held them back from being able to continue to Key West. I originally booked a flight out of Miami because naturally, we all thought we would for sure be there by now. We are now having to rent a van to drive to Miami to pick up my older sister who is joining my family from Alberta and to drop me off. Repairs are all proceeding in a timely manner and hopefully my family will be on their way to Key West not long after sending me on my way. In the next coming days I'm finishing up some last minute things, packing, etc. We leave here Tuesday morning to be there Wednesday, and my flight leaves bright n' early Thursday morning.
Please continue to keep my family and I in your prayers. I will continue to post updates via this blog and will discontinue my posts via Facebook. I will still post links to this blog however. Remember, if you have any questions or need to get a hold of me for any reason, or would like to help me financially as I'm still short a large amount of my outreach funds, you can e-mail me personally or send me a message on Facebook.
Blessings!
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