The Beginning of a New Adventure

I am just in amazement of all that God has done in my life over the past year, and am so excited for how He will continue to move this summer.  It is hard for me to believe that I am being allowed yet another incredible opportunity to spread the Kingdom of God is such a unique way.  On top of that, I am completely overwhelmed by all of the support I have yet again received.  More than enough of my support has been raised, and I am again overcome with gratitude of how generous, loving, and supportive my friends and family are.  God has blessed me tremendously through each and every one of you, and is going to do great things in Panama City this summer; I have no doubt in my mind.

So, to give a brief overview of what is going on here, I'll fill you in on a few details.  After about a 19 hour drive spread over 2 days, some minor car difficulties, and loads of road trip memories, we finally made it to Panama Beach City here in the panhandle of Florida.  The sand here is the most beautiful I've ever seen and the people are even better.  The friendliness, love, and passion for the Lord of all the Kaleo participants is so evident and amazing.  I feel like I'm already at home with these people and can't wait to grow in Christ together with them.

For anyone that doesn't understand what exactly we are doing here, the main idea is training college students to grow in their personal relationship with Christ by discipleship and evangelism through outlets such as beach evangelism and summer jobs.  We are going off of the idea that missions is an all day, every day occurrence and is something that needs to be practice in every walk of life.  As Christians, we are called to always be prepared to give an answer to anyone who asks us to give a reason for the hope that we have (2 Peter), and that is exactly what this program is trying to do.

Right now, we are all looking for jobs.  If we don't find them, we will eventually be sent home.  I am not concerned about finding one, because I know that God will provide and He brought me here for a reason.  Please just pray that God opens doors and that I am sensitive to His voice in choosing a job, that I will be placed in the job He desires.  Pray for open hearts as we begin beach evangelism tomorrow, for both us and those who we will encounter.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all of your love and support.  I have said this before, and I will say it again, this is not possible without you!! I love all of you very much and will try to be updating again soon!! God bless.

Here is the Stumo website if anyone wants to check it out:  http://stumo.org