Each of your teammates will have have special gifts and talents. Learn from eachother, help eachother, and get to know one another.

Here are some AMAZING people that you are going to either meet for the first time, or be re-united with.



Pearly is very mature for her age, and always amazes us each year. She is so full of joy and love for others. She is very talented and passionate, and I cannot wait for the dancers to come alongside her once again and make a difference in the lives of so many kids!


Dieter, is one of the most full of life people you will ever meet. He is always joyous and loves his Lord with all of his heart.




Toivo is marrying Casey this summer (last year he was afraid of commitment, so we will see how this year goes!) Toivo is amazing, to say the least. His great sense of humor, and his dreams bring a shining light to Namibia.

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So while traveling, we all get tired and at times we might not be your favorite people. Pastor Darin isn't lying when he said that the things that bug you about someone here, multiply over there. So be ready to put grace into action.

But on a serious note, these trips always astound me because of how close you get with your teammates in just a short couple of weeks. You become like a family and learn so much about eachother so quickly. I am so excited for the group we have going this year, I'm looking forward to getting to know many of you better!

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In four days you will be sporting suitcases, traveling to the airport on a sweet bus, and then getting on a plane. It's going to be a long journey, but with a good attitude and trying to make the best of it, it will be great. And believe me, once you get off the final plane and set foot on the Namibian soil, the many hours of traveling fades away and in place is the unexplainable feeling of excitement and this sense that you finally made it home.

To Do List:
~Pack
~Clean room
~Pack
~Walmart run
~Pack
~Fix my sleep pattern
~Pack

Five days till take off and the nerves are definetley starting to kick in. The anxiety about traveling and also just the waiting till tuesday. I'm so excited, don't get me wrong, but as usual the trip snuck up so stinkin fast. So here I am wishing I had a little bit more time. To be honest I never feel prepared enough, I struggle with pushing away expectations. But every year it's amazing. Every year is different. And every year, God comes through.

So teammates. Are you ready?

It's been so long since I last posted, I don't even know where to begin.

All I know is my lack of desire to read, write, and create music is slowly driving me crazy.

Change hurts. Change takes time. Change takes effort and transition. Taking part of any of the previously mentioned activities means change for me. I pick up a book and something strikes a chord. I pick up a pen and my heart doesn't want to give in because the words I write are too raw for me to visually see them. I pick up Geetar and I realize that the music of my heart doesn't match what I want my fingers to play. When avoiding these activities, and as a result avoiding the change that could take place, I am choosing to run.

I've decided why I like to run. When I travel I get to escape my everyday life and a chance to be the person I want to be. To slow down and take time for what's important. When I'm at home, all I can see is all of the things I have to change. What is it that I crave about fresh starts? Even with the knowlege I discovered a long time ago, that running away only tends to make your problems catch up with you that much faster.

So what is it I'm running from? More than I would like to admit. But avoiding God and questioning why certain situations could possibly be for my good does nothing except make me desire change all the more and make my stubborness more apparent. It's like Tara Leigh said tonight. We need to honor our emotions, but we glorify God by giving our emotions to Him. But giving that part of me away is hard, and it requires change. And here we are full circle, back to where we started.

I don't like change.