Swazi is ON!

I am just soo excited! I found out that the mission trip to Swaziland is definitely going to happen (I figured it would, but it was nice to actually hear the words "Swazi is on!")! 

Forty-one people have signed up to go! Twenty people volunteered when I went to Ethiopia, and many of us still keep in touch today. They are really like my family. It's amazing the bonds that were created in such a short amount of time. Several of the people from the group have really become my best friends, and I love them all so much. 

So...I am just really looking forward to making 40 new friends! It's actually going to be pretty cool because about eight of my friends from the Ethiopia trip will be going to Swaziland...so this time I'll be going into it knowing others, which is incredibly exciting. It's going to be an awesome time, and I know God's going to do such great things!

I also found out my roommate is 18 years old, and she has traveled overseas before. I'm very excited to meet her. :)

On another note, I am really praying for opportunities to minister to the people in Swaziland -- please keep them in your prayers. The language barrier is difficult, but I've found that demonstrating the love of Jesus transcends language. It's a beautiful thing.

Also, I need to raise $650 in the next three weeks for my second payment for the trip. God knows my needs. I just keep trusting Him because I know it is His will for me to go. 

You know, when I was working on the DVD I made about my time in Ethiopia, God revealed something to me that was really life changing. I came to a point when I needed to start a new segment in the video, and I was searching and searching and searching for the right scripture. I would find one that applied, and then I'd find another one, and I just couldn't choose; I just wanted it to be the right one. So I said a quick prayer asking God to give me the right words, the right scripture because this is not my story I'm trying to tell, it is His. So I'm flipping through the New Testament and almost immediately God shows me John 15:16 -- "You did not choose Me, but I chose you..." Wow!

I just teared right up. It was an incredible moment. That scripture came alive to me in that moment. God breathed upon those words and they became real to me. It was an awesome revelation!

God chose me to go, and He chose others to give, because God's will needs to be accomplished in the Earth. He is just looking for willing, obedient vessels.