Rose with a Mission

  It's hard and amazing to believe that I leave for Tanzania in 6 days! The closer we get to leaving though the more excited I get. God has been doing so much work in my heart to prepare me for going and living out His love to those we meet. We have audio Bibles and crafts and messages prepared, but the most important thing that God has been reminding me to take is a willingness to do whatever He says. Whatever that looks like, wherever we go, whatever we end up doing, I want to be open to what Holy Spirit is asking and follow His voice. Let the adventure continue! This week our leaders decided to have us spend the first three days remembering back over the last 10 weeks. What lessons did God teach us? What has been hard? What has been really good? What are you grateful for? I was so good to think about these questions and hear from classmates about what God has been doing in them. So many of our struggles were the same. So many of us were able to share what God is working on in ou...

  This week has been so full and so good. For starters Sarah's shower went so well. She is a gorgeous bride to be and I had a blast being the MC for the shower and seeing friends I hadn't seen in a long time. Then Sarah took me to their apartment and showed me around. It is so cozy and so much Sarah. I'm so happy to see them so in love.  To top off the day I had dinner with the family and got to share some of what God has been doing in me since I got here. Such a fun day.  I decided to drive back to YWAM that night. The drive back did give me lots of time to sing and process with Jesus. I did get very tired towards the end of the journey. I pulled in to the base at 12:05 AM and got a hug from Marisa before ii went to bed. Adventures never end. Although I was tired, I went to church and was so glad to spend time with my friends and get a hug from Hannah. Sometimes you don't even realize how much you need one until someone reaches out and gives you one.  Monday I was t...