God is SO GOOD!

So it's final week so I'm pretty much making myself stay out of the Blogging world so I can focus on my finals and finish strong! I'm hoping for a 3.0 this semester!!! It's actually possible!! YAY!!!

However, I did want to take a moment to share with my followers, as of Sunday I have received 100% of my support. I actually have over my support, which is great, I can use that money to cover personal expenses before I leave! God has definitely shown up this semester in my life and has helped me grow through this process!

It's official...I'm Sweden Bound :D

BitterSweet Endings

So today is the last day of classes. I'm actually sitting in good 'ol DH Hill waiting for class to start shortly. End of the year is always bittersweet. Many of my friends are graduating this year and are going off and getting jobs and having to grow up, which makes me pretty sad. It also makes me excited for them! They will be able to carry the gosepl to their various work fields.

I leave in 16 days for briefing for Summer Project. I am so totally excited about what the Lord is going to be doing this summer. It is amazing to see how the Lord has provided the finances in order for me to make this trip. The total cost of my project is $5,200. I am currently in need of $390 to reach 100% of my support goal. Praise the Lord!!! I'm so excited about what the Lord is going to do in my life this summer.

School has been amazing this semester. My grades are the best they have ever been. I've been on some amazing trips and met some amazing people. I am so excited about the fall semester. It will be my last semester of taking classes since I student teach in the Spring (scary thought).

Prayer Requests:

- That I would finish out the semester strong.
- That my support would come in and I would be at 100% by May 1st.
- That my focus would be on Sweden.
- Unity among my team for Sweden.
- Uppsala, Sweden and the students we will be meeting with while we are there.
- For my family to be supportive of my trip this summer.

- For others as they are raising support for summer project (Emily, LD, Sam, Brandon, Johnathan, and many more)
- For those raising support for Interning or STINT for next year (Aaron, Mark, John & Aya, Allen, and many more)

- For new and exciting things happening in my life right now :D

Stonehenge

So I am supposed to be writing my 8-10 page paper on Stonehenge right now, which I am, but I am taking a break to blog about it for a quick minute. So I'm using this book "The Magnificent Numbers of the Great Pyramid and Stonhenge" by Gaunt for my research, since it discusses mathematical concepts and how they relate to Stonehenge and The Great Pyramid. What is really cool about this book is how Gaunt also related Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid to the Bible. It's cool to see God in the creation of Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid in so many different ways. They are both great creations and astronomical in the way they are formed, but to read about how the math behind Stonehenge relates to God's word is awesome. Anyway, I found this quote and I liked it:

"Yes, Stonhenge is many things -- a standard for linear units of measure, a prophetic time device, an astronomical observatatory, a computer for the predicting of eclipses. But most of all, it is evidence for the existence of an intelligent Creator -- a Creator who planned (and carried out that plan) for the ultimate good of his hman family, through the reddeming work of Jesus Christ." Gaunt, 1985

Prayer Please.

Hey guys. I'm in need of some prayer right now. This is probably one of my busiest weeks I've had since I've been in college. Just to give you an idea:

Monday
- Bible Study
Tuesday
- Bible Study (that I have to plan)
- 2 page reflection due
- analyze 8 court cases for online class
Wednesday
- have about 2 chapters of homework to catch up on for Linear Algebra
- WSA end of the year social
Thursday
- Crusade
Friday
- a 8 page paper due on the mathematical, historical, archeological, astronomical significance of Stonehenge
- Linear Algebra test
- History of Math test

ALL WHILE
- praying for Sweden
- reading for Sweden
- Thank you notes for Sweden
- Follow-up calls for Sweden

So please be praying that I am diligent in my time management to get everything done. Also be praying that I am daily seeking the Lord and spending time with him in his Word, because I know it's by him alone that I will get through this week.

Where in the World?

I totally realize that I've been MIA to the blogging world due to 8 page papers and math tests. Currently, I am at home waiting for my mom to bring me breakfast (because she's amazing) then I'm going to work. Did I mention that I'm sick? Yea, that's no fun, especially since it's "Spring Holiday" and tonight I'm supposed to be hanging out with the girls. :D I miss them so much and can't wait to spend some time with them, maybe convert them to Twilight.

I guess I can update you on my life. Like I said before, school has been crazy busy: papers, tests, papers, test, homework, quizzes, test, papers. So most of my time has been towards all of that fun stuff.

On the support front, I am at 61 % of my support. The amount of respondents has slowed down greatly, which has gotten somewhat discouraging, but I'm still trusting the Lord to provide. It is him that put this desire on my heart to go to Sweden, and it will only be through him that the means of getting there are provided. I intend on taking some time this weekend and making some calls to see if everyone got my letters and are interested in supporting me.

Also, my roommate Emily has received all of her support to go on summer project to NYC! Praise the Lord!

Prayer Requests:

That I continue to trust in the Lord through the support raising process.
That the Lord will lead others to prayerfully and financially support me.
That I would be efficient with my time for school work and preparation for Sweden.
For my team that is traveling to Sweden and the Swedes that we will come in contact with.
That I would seek the Lord as I am entering into a new and exciting part of my life right now :D

Support Update

The thought of raising support is one of mixed emotions, especially when so many people I'm close to are raising support. It's so encouraging to hear how the Lord is providing for my friends as they are also in the process of raising support, but to be honest sometimes that can be discouraging as well. It's sometimes hard to hear money is pouring in faster for my friends than for me, but at the same time the Lord is so amazing and he is providing for my trip as well. Today my mom calls me to read off the checks I've received and who they are from. The first one she reads is from a good family friend for $500. Wow. I'm thinking that will help me meet my April 1st deadline.

As I continue in this process please be praying that my faith would stay strong and that I would fully depend on the Lord to provide for me. If he wants me there, he will get me there.

Support to Date: $1,480
Support to Go: $3,720

Also, please be praying for my friends as they are in the process of raising support as well:

Emily: NYC Tribeca Arts Track
Sam: Uppsala, Sweden
Lauren D: Uppsala, Sweden
Johnathan: Santa Cruz
Brandon: Santa Cruz
Christin: Santa Cruz
Aaron: Uppsala, Sweden (STINT)

Support Raising

This weekend I decided to come home. Finances are a little tight and dad needed some help with some houses, plus I haven't really had much a chance to spend time with my parents. I get home and go out to the office to check my mail and to my surprise I had mail! There they were. Two return envelopes I had sent out with my support letters on Monday. I was so excited that the Lord is already at work with providing the finances neccessary for me to go to Sweden this summer!

Amount Received: $350
Amount to go: $4,850