PDO

PDO (Pre-Departure Orientation) is in full swing!!! I can't believe it is finally here!!!!

We began PDO last night at dinner served by the sisters. Yes, that is right, the sisters... as in nuns! We are staying at a Benedictine convent/monastery. Which is really actually an awesome thing because they have such beautiful hearts devoted only to the Lord. They have devoted themselves to praying for the 44 interns that are going with CMF this summer. How awesome!!! God is so good!!!

We have been learning a whole lot today both about our selves personally and as different teams. I have really be super encouraged through gaining so much knowledge about things I would have never thought to think about. We have also been able to share our testimonies throughout the day to the whole group of us. I have been crazy blessed to hear how Christ has worked through so many different backgrounds and through so many hard situations to bring glory to his name and to bring us all to this place.

I have been able to get to know my teammate Tosha really well!!! It is funny how God works, Tosha and I share much of the same personality but are different in just enough ways that I know we are going to get along great! You know you are going to be good friends with someone when you stay up late talking about your life and feeling safe in doing so. (Which is exactly what we did!) We get along great and already have been deemed "partners in crime" by the leaders here! It is going to be an amazing summer with her!!!!

I can't believe that we are only four days away from flying to Thailand but God has a lot more to teach us before we leave!!!

Please continue to pray for Tosha and I as we prepare to leave and that God will be opening hearts already even before we get there. Please also pray for the safety of the other 42 interns going across the globe to spread Christ's love and hope to the lost!!!

God is so good!!!

All my love,
Ang

And so the journey begins

The journey officially began today with a 8 hour car ride to Indianapolis!!! After listening to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis in the car, I felt quite sure my heart is ready for an amazing adventure. I however don't think my adventure will include other worlds found in wardrobes but I know it will include many amazing people as it already has!

Yesterday was my birthday and I was so truly blessed by so many facebook messages, phone calls, text messages, and even a few letters! The outpouring of love I felt and still feel is truly overwhelming. God has blessed me with some amazing people who keep me laughing and show me Christ's love in amazing ways. It was just the thing I needed to start me off on an amazing adventure!!!

I have made it to New Palestine, Indiana!!! God truly worked miracles and I am staying with the lovely McConnaughhay family. They took me in as a complete stranger to them just knowing I needed a place to stay for a few nights. It is incredible the connections we have through mutual friends!!! They have been encouraging me since the moment I stepped in their house! I am blessed to stay with such an amazing family and I can feel Christ's love here!

So far, the adventure is grand but, it is just starting...

Countdown To Thailand

The countdown to Thailand has begun!!!

3 days until I leave for Pre-departure orientation (PDO)|

5 days until PDO starts

10 days until I am on a plane to Thailand

13 days until my feet touch Thai soil!

God is so good and has really been blessing me while I have been home for a couple of weeks.
I have been able to see so many friends and family and have been so blessed by them. God has really been renewing my heart and soul during this time.

This week, God has really been showing me how much I need to purge out of my life. Having moved back from school with all my stuff for the first time since moving to school, I realized just how much stuff I have accumulated. Things that do not really matter but somehow I thought I needed to keep. After many trips to Goodwill to donate a lot of stuff, I feel so much better. It is as if I somehow feel lighter. I am glad I can give to someone else who can use it rather than keep it in a box somewhere.

This week, my prayer requests are:
1) My trip to Indianapolis- That I would be safe traveling.
2) PDO- That God would be working in the lives of all the interns who will be there
3) Flight to Thailand- It is a really long 3 day trip and pray that everything would go smooth

Thank you all so much and I will try to keep you updated as much as I can!!!

All my love,
Ang