3/13/2013

    I have some very exciting news! Some of my first donations have just arrived in the mail, and I'm very excited about it. I would like to thank the Furber Family, my Uncle D. and Aunt Con, Mr. and Mrs. Van Dorn, Jim and Ginger Abbott, Bill and Sharon Haag, and Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson for supporting me. I thank you all so much for donating to my trip, it helps so much, and every little bit helps. 

    I also want to thank everyone who has bought a shirt (or several, in some cases) from me. The Michaelis family, The Smith family, The Hogervorst family, Tiffany Feagin, Isaac Gross, Courtney Robinson, and my family, thank you all so much for buying shirts and supporting me through this journey. So far, I've had nothing but encouragement and support from everyone around me, and I feel so blessed and appreciative of everyone. So a BIG thank you to everyone who has been praying for my team and to anyone who has donated to me so far in anyway. 

    On another note, we are doing a toy drive (yay!) to take toys over to the children in Kenya. So if anyone has any small new or used toys (McDonald's kids meal toys or that kind of toy works great) let me know, and I will be more then happy to come by your house and pick them up! 

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.

Luke 6:38

3/8/2013

    Today I had the pleasure of getting two shots in my arms. When I was younger, I was one of those kids who cried when they got shots, well, I cried when I got shots even in middle school. I really don't like getting shots. They hurt. They're just unpleasant, and anyone who says they like to get shots is a little crazy in my opinion. As I said before, I had to get two shots today in order to have my immunizations up to date to go to Kenya. I needed a Yellow Fever shot and a Polio shot.

    The first shot wasn't so bad, it went into my left shoulder. But the second shot (and I'm not entirely sure, but I think it was the Yellow Fever shot) hurt pretty bad, and it went into the back of my right arm. I must have made a noise indicating pain, because the nurse said, "oh yeah, this shot is a little painful." Gee thanks... The funny thing is, now (8 hours after having the shots) my left shoulder hurts, quite badly, and my right arm is perfectly fine. Well, at least I don't need any more shots. I just have to take Typhoid pills this week, and then Malaria pills when I leave and during the mission. 

    I'm that much closer to leaving for Kenya. I get more and more excited every day. Theres only 117 days (not that anyone's counting or anything...) until we leave!

For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:13