DOLLAR DRIVE

Earlier this year, I had a jean drive to collect jeans for homeless teenagers in Haiti and around our home area. It was a bigger success than I could have ever asked for. Well, right now i'm doing the same thing...only with dollar bills. In two weeks, I will be headed to Peru to spend two weeks sharing God's love with His beautiful people. I am excited beyond words and I know that God has some wonderful things planned for me. However, I still owe quite a bit of money toward this trip and I can't do it myself. That's where you come in.

Today, after having a mini-breakdown, I was praying about how I was going to come up with the rest of my funds for this trip. I knew I couldn't do it myself, and I don't want to ask just one or two people for a lot of money. Then it hit me, God has blessed me with SO MANY people in my life. So, I decided to have a dollar drive. If everyone who reads this donates just ONE dollar, I could raise the rest of my money. I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad so that they'll write me a big check, i'm just asking for one dollar.

If you feel in your heart that God is tugging at you to help me out, just send a dollar in an envelope to 799 Colonial Ave. Canal Fulton, OH 44614. Pass this along. Whoever said a dollar can't make a difference has apparently never seen God in action.

Also, regardless of whether you would like to support me financially, please continue (or begin) to keep me (and my friends) in your prayers. Pray for our hearts and our minds and our hands that we will do only what the Lord has planned for us.


YOU are a blessing in my life.


peaceandlove<3

city of dreams.

As you may have read in my last post, last week I went to New York City. I fell in love. Seriously, everything about the city is incredible. The people, the lifestyle, the energy...all absolutely fantastic. We saw soo many things while we were there. Times Square, Macy's, 5th Avenue, Grand Central Station, Central Park, Strawberry Fields...and the list continues. We saw a free ten minute concert by the top ten finalists of american idol (and tim urban waveed to me and I wanted to melt). There was really just nothing that I didn't like about the city. Other than the fish smell that was constantly in the air because we were staying in chinatown, but I can look past that because everything else was so cool. Basically, I already miss it and I want to go back.

On a lower note, I didn't get the job on the ship. It's a little disappointing, but it was a good experience for me and I know that it just wasn't God's plan. I'm trying to be patient, which has always been a little bit hard for me, and figure out what God wants me to do. Sometimes it's just really hard for me because i'm afraid that He's going to give me a sign and i'm going to miss it. All is good, though. I'll just keep praying and working hard and eventually it will all work out how it needs to.

Fanta is having another contest. It's basically the same contest as last year, they're just looking for a new fourth fantana. I'm still debating whether or not i'm going to make a video and try again. What do you think? Yes, try it again or no, don't bother? Any thoughts? I have until the end of the month to decide/make/submit it. Guess i'll add one more thing to my prayer list. =)


peaceandlove<3