New Blog first update

So here we are, it's December and it's warm weather in Athens, GA. Christmas is approaching in DAYS. . . I'm not sure where I'VE BEEN, but I have not been conscious of the flying time. I decided to start a new blog once Tati and I agreed to do our own, and the original faithinbelize.blogspot site was under her email, so this will work out better. Sorry for any confusion, but surely the diehard followers and fans will find this page

As far as preparing for my trip - I am desiring to raise $1,000 more dollars than I now have. That is not a problem at ALL for the Lord - I have no fear that it will come. I have 2 weeks left at my job, and I am just praying that my time here left at the hospital will be spent blessing the people around me, believing that I am a gift to them, and seeing each person as a gift to me. There have been awesome instances of being able to pray for inner and outer healing as well as telling nurses and coworkers about my trip. On the Bordeaux Lane homefront, our roommate situation is transitioning like crazy - with Tati and I leaving, Waverly moving home tomorrow, and FOUR more girls moving in in January. There will be a total of SEVEN girls in our house before we leave for Belize in the beginning of Jan . . . umm PARTY!! . . . . all I know is that I need to clean my bathroom . . . stat. It's nice living with someone like Jessie, who I have been with for 3 years now, share a room and bathroom with, and our messy and clean freak tendencies and cycles are in queue with one another. We are spoiled . . sadly not for much longer. . .

Anyway, today I am just praying that the Lord will continue to stretch me, provide me with clear wisdom in relationships and my position and role in preparing for transitions in my life as a community/house, as well as seeking and asking and knocking and expecting the Lord to reveal His will for my life in certain areas that need spoken on . . regardless - I am going to Belize! My parents are scared to death, I know. This Christmas will be very interesting as they kiss their 2nd-born goodbye and send me off - I guess I just knowKNOW that I am called for this trip, and it is the Lord's will, therefore whatever happens in Belize, was supposed to be part of my tale. The way I see it, if this could be the last time I am seen or ever heard from again, with driving through Mexico and that whole part of the trip - then why not bless me and send me off with everything you've got? :)

By the way - something not in the support letter but an important detail about Mexico is this: we are meeting a missionary named Marconi at the Border, he not only speaks Spanish, knows the (safest) routes due to his traveling back and forth from the U.S. to Belize year round, but he has also worked for Tati for years when she has lead mission trips and driven buses of her peeps that she was leading on trips around Belize. So as of now we are still driving to Belize, yes through Mexico, and the Lord has provided a trusted, Spanish speaking guide/body guard to be an angel of light to help in warding off evil ;)

I am currently reading Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer - and I have a collection of books I will be bringing with me on this trip . . . carefully selected, to intentionally imbibe the wisdom within the pages. Some amazing quotes of Ms. Meyer include:

-"When you are being tempted to give up, your breakthrough is probably just around the corner," ♥

-"Complain and remain. Praise and be raised." ☼

-"We don't want to survive, we want to be healed" ↕

-"Seek His face, not His hand"    (loooooove this!)

-"Jesus will walk us across the finish line of victory in any area if we are willing to go all the way through it with Him"

Love you guys, stay tuned :)