4 days until CHINA :)

hellooo :) if you are reading this right now, it means that you'll be part of the amazing experience that i will be part of in china this summer! i will be serving in china from june 18th to august 27th. G-d has called me to devote my summer to Him by teaching english in china. hmm as you can see, i can't say certain things here so i hope you can catch on :P i'm super duper excited and nervous at the same time. from the moment that i was accepted into the program until this very moment right now, i have been bl-ssed beyond imagination. G-d has taught me so much about His grace and His sovereignty and i've definitely learned so much about myself as well. He has shown me such mercy and unconditional love that i'm in awe everytime i think about all the bl-ssings. despite my unworthiness, He still loves me and He has chosen me <3

as you may know, i struggled so much with the financial aspect of this trip. i was faithless and was totally frustrated thinking how in the world i was going to raise $4,500. as you can see, i thought i could do it all on my own. i honestly thought i could get two jobs on campus and work my butt off to raise the money. but hoho i was sooo wrong and G-d definitely showed me how selfish i was being. having to surrender myself wholly to Him was definitely not something that was easy.. but the moment that I did, i realized how amazing and allknowing our G-d is. i thought that by asking people to support me, i was being selfish. i knew that people didn't have money and i felt bad asking, thinking that i'd be a burden.. but!! what i didn't realize was that i was actually being selfish by not letting others be a part of the bl-ssing that was to occur in china. G-d has taught me so much through my supporters, through their pr-yers as well as their financial support. i can PROUDLY proclaim that as of this moment, $3,570 has been raised. i know that it was not through my strength that all that money was raised, but honestly through G-d and His gr-ce. i really can't put into words what a BL-SSING it has been. maybe i can show you through the HUGE SMILE on my face, but i still don't think that can justify the amount of joy that is in my heart. only $930 to go :) i really have no doubt in my mind that He will provide. thank you to you all that are reading this for supporting me and keeping me in your pr-yers. i might not be able to update everyday in china, but i'll try my best whenever i do get a chance.

i really hope that the bl-ssings that i will receive in china will bless and encourage you as well. please stay tuned for some amazing amazing entries from across the world :) please pr-y for the people of china as well as my team members and myself. thank you thank you! G-d bl-ss you <3