The past year I have been living in a little town in Virginia, finishing my undergrad in Psychology, & working as a barista at an amazing local coffee and roasting shop. I’ve never felt so at home so quickly and met so many incredible people. Through this coffee shop I quickly got to know the heart and character behind not only the cafe, but the town. It has been such a blessing and an incredible opportunity to see God work through this business in not only my life, but so many lives of the coworkers and customers.
There’s a lot of changes that have happened this year, from moving, going back to school, dating my best friend, and other life transitions. And there are a lot of changes coming up this new year as well. I graduate this December, and as part of my internship I will actually be going back to Perth!! Both Brody and I have felt God call us to receive further counseling and ministry training through the Foundations of Counseling Ministry school at YWAM Perth. I’ve felt God open this door and to pursue it as a way to receive hands on training for future ministry opportunities.
We will have 3 months of training and 3 months of outreach where we will travel to the nations to share the gospel and use our counseling skills to help. I am so excited and expectant for how God is going to move in this time. Last year, they went to Uganda and Greece. For this year, the place has not yet been confirmed, but I am looking forward to finding out. It is humbling to think God is calling me to more than I would’ve thought, in ways I never imagined. I always imagined going to university right out of high school, getting my degree, having a family, and just doing life. Then God took me to Australia half way through my degree, captivated my heart, and showed me there was more. So much more. There’s more to Him then I’ll ever know, there’s more to life than I could imagine, and there is more that He’s called me to, which I am curious for. I am so grateful for this opportunity to be trained and to love people through integrating Jesus with counseling. Christ is the only One who brings full healing and freedom, and I am expectant for what He’ll do in this time and the times to come.
Since this training is missions based, I have to fundraise for the training, the outreach, the plane ticket, & the visa. I need to raise about $8,500 USD to do the program. I am trusting for about $6,000 still. I would appreciate your prayer and support so so much as God prepares a way for the school, and then to work with the refugees. If you want to contribute financially, you can donate to my paypal, cash app, or Venmo account. Thank you so so much for joining me in this journey and if you want to stay updated with what God is doing throughout the program you can keep checking my blog. Bless y’all!
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