Baking My Way to Africa

A lady my mom works with said that if I would bake her a Pecan Cobbler, that she would donate towards my trip! I have no problem at all baking my way to Africa if that's what it takes. Here's a picture of the yummyness...wish I could have had a bite, it smelled sooo good!



I am so humbled and moved by all the generous donations towards this trip to Africa. I need about $1000 more in donations and I'll be all paid up...that's incredible!!! Especially considering that all this has happened within less than a month. Amazing. Still blown away at how much bigger this trip is than just me and how God is using it to reach people here even before I ever step foot in Zambia.

The mission of helping orphans in a foreign country is something that interests people. People that would not give me the time of day to talk to them about God will gladly listen, with a smile on their face, as I tell them about the work I'll be doing with orphans in Africa through children camps. My prayer is that God will receive all the glory and that He will use me as a vessel to bring glory to Him whether in Texas or Africa.

We had a missionary speak to our life group this past Sunday. He had some really good and critical things to say, not just about missions, but about our daily walks with God. I had a chance to talk with him for just a minute after life group about what I would be doing in Africa this summer. He said something that echoed in my mind all week: "I hope it ruins you." He said this with the biggest smile on his face and I knew exactly what he meant. My reply was that I hope it ruins me too. I hope and pray this trip ruins me for everyday life as I've come to know it. I pray that I would see a bigger work that God is doing and that I would not be satisfied to come "home" living the same way as I did before I left. I'm praying and feel confident that this trip will be life-changing. I'm not exactly sure how it will change me, but I know it will, and I know it will "ruin me." I can't wait.