random-ness

I want to thank all you guys for keeping me in your prayers. I have been learning so much and been touched so much in my life here and I know your prayer are helping so much. It really means more than you could possibly know that you guys are supporting me to be here and praying for me. Friendship truly is a great gift from God.
So we only have 3 weeks left in the classroom and then it's Christmas! I'm really excited because one of my friends lives here in Jamaica so she's taking the 4 of us girls who aren't flying home for the break to here house in Ocho Rios, then we're going to travel around the island for a while. I'll post pictures of us on the beach wearing santa hats =). It will be my first Christmas away from my family so just keep us in your prayers that we can still enjoy the holidays.
We prayed about our outreach group and in my group there is one other girl and two boys as students and then we have two young couples for leaders. Our group is going to go to Kingston for 3 weeks. Kingston has some very rough places so just pray for protection as we go there. Then we fly out to Kingston to a little island called St Vincent were we will stay for a week and a half and then go to an even smaller island (3miles by 1 mile) called Myro and stay there for a week and a half. God's leading us to just have fun with the children and people there and love on them. We will also be doing a lot of worship there. One of the couples who arwe going with us are starting a YWAM base on Myro so we are helping them pioneer! It's really exciting but please pray for doors to be opened for us and them there and they really need a well and God's told them there will be one there so we are trusting Him. Please pray that He will show us the water source and for patience in the process and that it will go smoothly.
Man you guys following God is so cool I mean I'm in Jamaica and get to travel to all these Islands just to love people. I mean love is the greatest thing ever and we get to share The Greatest Love ever know with people from everywhere. God is so not boring =). No matter if your traveling the world or at home, He wants to bring so much joy and excitement to our lives. He's the author of adventure. Be patient and listen and be in the moment. Look at the people God has put in your life, talk to them, see the trees you walk by everyday, look at them. There are so many cool things in life but were so caught up chasing adventure or dreaming up adventures that we miss excitement when it happen. It's not hollywood friends, no it's much greater, is life, our lives, what greater adventure is there? Don't miss it.

Home sweet home

(My new photos are 70% done uploading now! Yay so check out the new photos if you have a second) So the showers really weren't THAT bad. They were really cold but the bonus was that their water made my hair extra soft, so it all worked out =). Mandiville is Beautiful. I woke up every mornig (except one) to some of the most beautiful sun sets I have ever seen. The stars there are so much brighter too. My friend and I layed out at night and thought about just how small we are compared to the whole universe. I mean think about it, how vast is our God? And this God loves us so much. Us on this teeny tiny planet, and everything is so detailed down to these little tiny ants that crawl on the ground.

road trip!

Heyo everyone! So in a couple hours we're leaving this YWAM base and going to another one in Mandiville which is a couple hours away. I'm really excited because it's supposed to be a lot cooler than here and we can wear sweat shirts and jeans! I know it's funny to be excited about that but I am because it will be more like good old Montana =). The down side to it though is that the showers there will be so cold . . . ahhh. There's no hot water here but I heard that there the water is so so cold. So I'm contemplating not showering for the week. . . what do you think? I think considering that fact that all 10 of us girls are sharing a room, none of my roommates would like me if I didn't shower haha. So if you hear really loud screaming in the morning on your end of the world its probably me being thrown into the freezing shower by my loving roommates =0. This past week was really busy and crazy hard so prayer for this next week to catch up on sleep and have a little down time would be awesome! Thanks miss you guys!

heyo!

okey dokey so I posted up some photos finally! There are only a few though because I'm still trying to figure out how to upload them from my canon camera, but so far you can see some my friends and the airplane ride. I know I haven't been writing too much but I've just been trying to take this time to relax in God and just refresh in Him. So I have a few funy stories for you all so you know I'm still me =). . . ok so half of us have been going to a local deaf school and hanging out with the students who live there and it's been really fun. I know a little sign language and my friend shawn, who is fluent in sign language, has been teaching us some small talk. So all the people there were asking about my hand and what happend to it I triend imitating what shawn was doing when he was explaining it to some people. So here I am signing away and all the sudden it hits me ~I think I'm telling these people I'm pregnant!~ ahhh so shawn runs over and I look confused and I'm all worried thinking that I've just told a few people that I'm pregnant. . . but everything got worked out and Shawn explained that I was telling them I was just born without a hand. We all had some laughs about that.
ok story #2 were doing a class right now that helps you give talks infront of people. They're teaching us a few tricks on how to not be so nervous and things like that. So here I am at lunch feeling good and walking upright and whatnot and whatever, then I see my friend Kimmy and start walking over to her and right when I start to take a drink out of my cup I step in a puddle of water and slip and the water spills all over my face and I inhaled some of it through my nose. So here I am after a class about poise, spewing water out my nose with water all over my face it was very amusing to say the least =)
I have a whole bunch of stories but need to go open up the snack shack ... thats right I have the best duty on base =)
love you guys lots and miss you too. Keep me in your prayers and guess what! God's a super cool dude!