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Five years ago, I had these two friends who were living in Europe. we didn't know each other well (at least in my mind we didn't) before they left but they made a offhand invitation for me to spend a few weeks backpacking with them before they came home. I was terrified, I mean I hardly knew these girls, and what if they only said it to be nice. What would people say when they heard that the girl who wanted to be a missionary was backpacking Europe. I was wracked with more fear than I would ever describe to you, however I heard God clearly and He said go.

It was amazing, terrifying, crazy, fun, adventurous, everything that my 18 year old self needed. I needed to be challenged, to live outside of expectations, I needed adventure, I needed good friends, but most of all I needed to trust the Lord.

You see in the safety of my home and the love of my family I frequently forget how amazing and complete the Lords love is, because I don't need it as desperately as I do out in the world. At home life was easy, I could hide, I could give into my fears about the world, I could daydream about a better world. God knew though, He knew I needed to be kicked out of the nest in the most gentle way possible. So he sent me to Europe a place that I had been dreaming of pretty much my whole life, I secretly in the depths of my heart always wanted to go backpacking and he saw that.

Europe changed me, I was able to see God is interested in my happiness not just my well being. He also helped me to see what great friends he had sent me. I was also able to see that serving my Lord could take me some very interesting places that I may never see coming.

While I was backpacking I go to go to Greece, Italy and Ireland. Ireland was a blessing from the Lord, our excursion there was not planned but it was perfect. Most of my life I had dreamed of going there, I knew almost nothing about the country by my heart called to visit. The country did not disappoint, and when it came time for me to leave I couldn't bring myself to be sad because I knew I would be back.

All of this is intro for a big announcement of sorts, I am moving to Ireland for six months. In March.

I will be working with Dublin Christian Mission, and I am really excited. I will be sharing more in the coming days, but I thought I would just get the big announcement out there.




That's all for today.