Year in Review

This year has been such a blessing and full of exciting memories.
I was able to put together a short video of some of these events. It is difficult to choose only a couple pictures since, well, I take A LOT of pictures and there was so much going on. This is only a brief review of my time at the bean, I will be putting together another one for the Harbor and other events.
These young men and women bring a smile to my face each day and I have loved getting to know each of them. I hope you can catch a glimpse of the joy each of them are to me as well as see that God is active in many ways here in Oki. Thank you for sharing with me in this journey.

I still have a ways to go on raising support, but God has moved in ways I never expected. If you would like to partner with me  as I continue following our Lord please click on the donate link to the right.

Beautiful Reminders

I am just finishing up my final week in one of my classes, which covered teaching the Bible and religion, and for the final week I was required to teach one of the lesson plans I wrote. Last night I was able to sit down with three people from the bean and go over this lesson. (Yes I finished it on time, but also waited until the last moment) It was so much fun to hear the different comments and interact with the questions. Yet that was not the best part… As we were discussing the different verses and topics, what they meant and how they affect us, it was such a joy to look at each one of them and remember that I have been able to hear their stories and develop such a friendship with them. It was great to know how some of the topics spoke directly to where they are in life and I was encouraged to hear how they reacted to those in relation to scripture.

Opening His word with dear friends is such a beautiful reminder of what I’m doing here and why.