Friday, June 18, 2010

It is here!

It is finally here!  I leave tomorrow to go to training camp for my trip!  How crazy is that?!?!  I have a mixture of feelings....nervous....excitement....anxious...basically everything!  I am ready to go, but I am not ready to go at the same time! haha  I hope that makes sense! Please be praying for me!  I will try my hardest to update this blog as much as possible but if I don't update as much as you like please don't hold it against me!

God Bless
KJA

Saturday, June 12, 2010

1 week!

It's Official!   I leave in a week!!!!!  I am still getting everything I need together!  But I am sooo excited!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Call me Frontier Woman!

So my mom and I went shopping to get the bigger things that I needed for my trip the other day.  Now for those of you who read this blog and have not met me, let me fill you in on something....I am the dictionary definition of a girly girl!  I don't do camping, sports, or outdoor activities.  So to find myself in Dick's Sporting Goods camping section trying to decide which sleeping bag and mattress I needed was quite interesting!  I got all sorts of fun unKellynlike things shopping!  To name a few: a raincoat, a sleeping bag, a self inflating air mattress, walking sandals, a backpack (I actually got this earlier!), and a nalgene bottle. 

The funny thing is when I got home and my mom and I were looking at everything that we had bought, I realized that almost everything I bought was green!  Now green is one of my favorite colors, but for everything to be green!  The people on this trip are going to think I am obsessed with the color green!

16 DAYS AND COUNTING!!

God Bless KJA

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Time is Ticking!

Hey Guys! I am getting ready for my trip and it is hectic, crazy, awesome, and nerve racking all at the same time!

I have several prayer partners for my trip who I have asked to be praying for me as I am on this trip. I know that prayer is a powerful thing and would love it if you guys would be praying for me as well!

This is going to be a really hard trip for me....spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically! Please be praying for me!! I need that prayer support throughout my trip!

Some big prayer requests for me specifically are:
-For my two week training camp, we will be staying in tents and pretty rustic environments. And you especially know how much I love camping and rustic environments! (that is sarcasm if you didnt catch it!) Pray that God will strengthen me during that time and that I won't be a complainer!
-I am deathly afraid of flying, so the idea of a flight across the ocean is somewhat scary to me! Pray extra hard on our travel days that my nerves will be calmed!
-Be praying for the high school girls that I will be mentoring during the trip. Pray that God uses me to touch their lives!
-And finally be praying that God will not only use me to reach others but that through this trip I will be strengthened beyond belief spiritually!


Here is my itinerary if you wish to pray for me specifically based on where I am at and what I am doing
:
Jun 19 - 25 Staff Discipler training at Training Camp THIS IS ME!
Jun 26 - Jul 5 Student training at Training Camp THIS IS WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARRIVE!

Ireland
Jul 5

Fly to London

Depart Chicago/O'Hare 5:00 PM
United Airlines #958
Jul 6

Arrive London/Heathros 7:10AM

Depart London/Heathrow 8:55AM
British Midland #123
Arrive Dublin 10:20AM

Bus to Londonderry, Ireland
Jul 7-16 Ministry in Londonderry
Jul 17 Bus to Skerries
Jul 18-25 Ministry in Skerries
Jul 26

Fly to London

Depart Dublin 9:05AM
British Midland #122
Arrive London/Heathrow 10:30AM
Jul 26 -Jul 30 Debrief in London
Jul 31

Return to USA

Depart London/Heathrow 12:20PM
United Airlines #949
Arrive Chicago/O'Hare 3:21PM



God Bless KJA