Well with $2200 to go and only exactly 3 weeks to go...
I am excited to report great news! My church at home had another
missions committee and has sent me another $1500. So now my new total
is only $700 and I am so excited about this...

I went home for the final weekend of the rodeo in San Angelo to
see the rodeo of course and spend time with my daddy :) unfortunately
my mom is still in Wink and I haven't got to see her since I left for
Wayland in January. Though I think I will get to see everyone for
Easter :) Anyways - while I was home, I went to church on Sunday
and was given two checks totaling $80 from church members there....

SO --- now my total that I still need is only $620! God is great and he will provide
:) I have been blessed so much through my home church and my close family and
friends who have stuck by me and supported my decision to go to Japan!

Thank you to everyone!!!

On a side note I have been praying about joining my church here in Plainview...
First Baptist Plainview, I have talked to several close church friends and feel
like this is and will be a good decision for me. Even though my home church in San
Angelo is the church I have always grown up in, I practically live here in Plainview.

Well I am off to work at the intramurals basketball game :)

Will update more sometime this week... but I can't promise because

SPRING BREAK starts in twooooo day !!!

Isaiah 41:10

SPRING REVIVAL ~ great!

I am enjoying my time here at WAYLAND!!!

The Lord is amazing as I have continued to say in my past posts!

Spring Revival at the BSM was awesome and I posted last time I would talk a little about it! Sunday night (Super Bowl Weekend) at 7 p.m. 24 hours of prayer started for the spring revival! I have never done something like this before and I must tell you IT WAS AMAZING! So starting at 7 p.m. during the football game, someone would be in prayer for what was to come during the Spring Revival! Well I signed up from 5 AM to 6 AM Monday morning and though it sounds crazy! I LOVED IT!!! I was able to pray by name for each student living on campus and those I know that live off campus. This was a great experience for me and I encourage anyone who is interested to invest in a 24 hour prayer! AWESOME. Well so Spring Revival started Monday night and it went very well. I think there was at least 50 college students there plus Billy Beacham and the Trae Sweatt Band. The worship was a great experience and really spoke to me about some areas in my life. Billy was AMAZING! I like that word apparently :) Tuesday night I had a night class and was unable to make the Spring Revival, but after asking my wonderful roommate about it she said it was the BEST night! They got together and for several hours prayed over the campus, the students, the professors and everyone related to the Wayland world :) Wednesday during chapel we had Billy as well as the band and 4 PEOPLE WERE SAVED!!!!! Now that is AMAZING! Wednesday was the last night of the Spring Revival and it went very well. It spoke to many students and as we spoke out to each other we can hold each other accountable to what we spoke out about.

The Lord has truly blessed this campus and I know he will continue to do so! I found out Super Summer use to be held here and for those of you who do not know I am so fond of SUPER SUMMER! God does great things! He has me at WAYLAND for a reason and I am loving it!

Don't stay until He calls you to go.

GO until He calls you to STAY!!!

Greatness :)

This week has been the Spring Revival at the BSM and it has been amazing... I will write more about it soon.

I received $100 today! The Lord is great! Prayer is amazing and Christ will provide. Thank you to Mary from my church back in San Angelo working with me and corresponding with me about financial support coming in. Now I have $600 and only $2200 to go! How exciting :)

Well I am about to get off work at the Truck and Auto Department and I just wanted to share great news!

Living for HIM!!!

Galatians 6:9

Updates :) 2/1/09

Happy February! Time for an update! I’m enjoying Wayland so much and have been blessed with many opportunities here!

We have started our volleyball workouts and they have been going great! We have had 3 recruits come in with some great talent, so I am excited to see what will come out of next season! The girls have been great to me and we are starting to connect! I am able to play some volleyball with them when we get the chance and on one random BEAUTIFUL day we played sand volleyball outside!

I am currently attending FBC of Plainview and it is great! The University Department is a lot of fun and has on average at least 25 college students! On Wednesday nights and Sundays we have Bible Studies! I have started working with the 3-5 year olds in Mission Friends on Wednesday Nights and so far it has been a blessing!!! I enjoy working with younger children and just to see the smiles on their faces BRIGHTENS my day! The BSM on campus is an awesome program that I have enjoyed going to! On Monday nights I got to a bible study there :)

I am currently working 2 jobs! I know I am crazy but both jobs are wonderful! I am a part of the intramural staff for basketball right now and soon to be played co-ed volleyball. For those of you wondering, we are not allowed to play intramurals because in the past one volleyball player tore her ACL. So we work for the staff and make money instead! My other job is on Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8-12 and it is in the Truck and Auto Department! I plan on maintaining this job the 2 and half years I am here :)

NOW for fundraising! I have received a check for $100 and am so excited and blessed! It was totally unexpected because it came to me school address! Most financial help is being send to my father at my home address and he will mail me every two weeks anything that came. So to get this in my WBU mail was AWESOME! I have sent in my first check and in two weeks will send in the second check. These payments are fully covered and I am still working on the final payment of $2800. With receiving this check in the mail I now have $500 for the final payment! I have $2300 to go and I know the Lord will provide! IN FACT, FBC of Plainview has mentioned financially supporting me! The Lord is great!

Lots of smiles and great memories from my first month at WAYLAND! I have been blessed! :)

Prayers requests:
-A friend of mine is having a hard time this semester; please keep her in your thoughts.
-One of my bible studies director’s niece just found out she has cancer, please pray for her healing and an opportunity for this family to share Christ with her Muslim father.
-School at Wayland is expensive :) I have applied for scholarships and I know that the Lord has a will for what will take place.
-The month of February!!!

ARRIVED AT WAYLAND! 1/14/09

Well I am here at WAYLAND and loving it :)

I have been very busy with packing up, saying goodbyes and moving off! So I have not been able to update in a few days. I started classes today and am taking 18 hours! I am happy about that though, so for those of you who may think that is a lot... I will survive!

I have a new roommate since I moved schools and she has been GREAT! I hope we are able to enjoy many many fun times with each other while living together :) She plays soccer and for those of you who know me really well! You know that soccer is my passion!

Okay back to business...
Before leaving San Angelo I got some financial support and a few letters of encouragement!!! I have gotten $125 more towards my trip which then helps me to reach $400 on my final payment. That payment is $2800 and I only have $2400 left to raise! Thank you for your support and prayers!

Books!
I am currently reading a book called Love Notes which is a Biblical Look at Love! It is amazing and I am truely enjoying it :) I would recomend it to anyone who wants to truely understand how we are to love people. Whether it be a friend, a bf/gf, or a spouse! It is amazing :D

Prayer requests
-Please pray for my classes as they start up and for the teachers who stress over teaching so many students!
-I have a friend who is having a really hard time in her life and without mentioning names or the situation, please pray for her.

Update on fund raising :) 1/8/09

I'm here with great news :)

After speaking at church on Sunday the missions committee at my church got together to talk about what they could offer to me for financial support! So with that said, I got an email and a phone call today offering me great news! My church has $1000 dollars for my internship! I was so blessed and I am seriously speechless about it :) The Lord provides!!!

Yesterday I got home and had 2 checks mailed to me!!! I thanked the Lord for how gracious his followers have been to becoming a "sender" for this special opportunity in my life. Well both checks were written out to $100 each and I can give you great news!

My first payment is due Jan. 18th and with the $200 added to it I have received $675 for that payment!!! With the $1000 from my church I can reach the full first payment and COMPLETELY pay the second payment! So two payments have been reached and start working on the final payment of $2800.

The final update Jan. 18th payment PAID
Feb. payment PAID
FINAL payment.... currently at $275

The Lord is amazing and this is just one way he has blessed me today :)

~Prayer requests~
-I am moving to Plainview Sunday after church and through the
excitement I am a bit nervous! 1. Never driven alone on a highway :)
2. New school, new people, new roommate (but that I am happy about)
and 3. I am leaving amazing people back home that I will miss
-Ricky a friend I recently mentioned in a past blog leaves for
Thailand Saturday! Prepare their hearts oh Lord :)

church today

While I am on setting up my profile a little more, I will let you know something great!
-When I spoke in church today, IT WENT GREAT!!!
Thank you for your prayers and the Lord provided the words :D

LOVE the Lord your God with all you heart, all your soul,
all your mind. Love our neighbor as yourself!!!