28 / Maumaini School for Disabled

That is where I will be going (God willing) and working with street girls while they learn skills to make a living and receive exceptional care that they would not have elsewhere. At the Maumaini School for Disabled, run by the Salvation Army, I will also have an opportunity to teach, development business plans/microfinance concepts for projects the older students would be involved in, grant applications, social networking for school, power point presentations etc and hopefully share the Gospel.


I am so excited to start this journey!


With love,

second thoughts (45)

Not second thoughts about the trip, but about what I'm going to do there in my spare time. A few days ago I picked up a book called "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It is a personal account of the Mt. Everest disaster in 1996 (although I only got half way through the book so far, so I don't quite know what the disaster is yet). The first half of the book has talked about the inadequate and unprepared campers that Mr. Krakauer saw attempting to hike the biggest mountain in the world at over 29,000 feet above sea level. That is the same height that major airplanes fly at. What the heck. The oxygen is so thin up there that not only is it harder to breathe, but also your body reacts differently to it; inducing blood clots, filling lungs with fluid, brain swelling, and more. Even though Kilimanjaro is significantly smaller than Everest (approximately 10,000 feet lower), the oxygen is still thinner. I'm scared, what if something happens to me and I pretty much pay $2000 to become a victim to mother nature? gah. So much to think about and worry about, but I know I would regret it if I went so close (only a few hour drive away!) without attempting to climb one of the world's seven summits, amidst the African wildlife and God's incredible creation. hmm what to do....

(This photo is of my sister and I on our sailing trip! Notice the book in my hand;)

incredibly blessed (51)

As I prepare for a three day sailing trip this week, I come to the constant realization of how incredibly blessed I am. Not only do I have a loving, fabulous family, and an amazing man by my side, and a place to live and go to school, I have endless opportunities. Sailing trips, world experiences, and an upcoming dream trip to Africa.


The best part of all though, is knowing that His grace is an ocean and we are all sinking. I can say "I love Jesus" real loud and even though I may get weird looks or ridicule from friends, I can say it without being thrown in jail. I can meet with other believers in the comfort of our own home or in any public place. I can sing Christian music and pray in the park. Yet, I tend to keep my faith hidden at times. Hundreds of thousands of Christians around the world every year do not have these privileges and yet they do all of these things despite the consequences. Every three minutes a Christian is persecuted for professing their faith, thrown in jail for nothing more than believing that Christ is our Saviour! It's not fair. So when I look at my life, all I can say is that I am incredibly blessed.

You reign in us (56)

One of my favorite bands of all time sings this song called Reign in Us. You might have heard of them, their name is Starfield, and they are actually from Abbotsford. Anyways, one of the lyrics in this song goes like this

 "Come cleanse us like a flood and send us out, 

So the world may know you reign, you reign in us"

Even though I will not be going with a faith-based organization when I live and work in Tanzania this Spring, my prayer is that the Lord will cleanse my heart and send me out there so that the people of Tanzania will know that He reigns in me and that He wants to reign in them as well.


Whether you met me for a second, have known me for years, or just happened to stumble across this thinking it was your friend's blog about the latest Jersey Shore episode (which I totally don't watch :p), please keep me in your prayers that the Lord will work through me while I am in Tanzania. 


With love,