...and the journey continues!

I am so sad to say that the two explorers are now only down to one. Keelie had an incredible opportunity to begin a nursing residency program at Cook Children's in Fort Worth and she has accepted the position! She begins June 5th, therefore will not be able to go to Africa but will definitely be there at heart! I am SO excited for her to start her nursing career at such a wonderful hospital but will definitely miss her when I am eating bugs in Africa! :) When Keelie told me about this position and that she could no longer go on the trip, I was surprised by my reaction. I feel like normally I would jump right on it to find a way to cancel our tickets and just assume that this was something I had to "fix"... instead the Lord gave me such a supernatural peace about the entire situation and I simply took a step back and turned to the Lord saying "what next?" After several days of praying and contacting the organization about safety concerns with going alone, I feel like now more than ever the Lord is saying "go!" Its such an incredible feeling to know that I am growing in my relationship with the Lord and have learned to TRUST Him in a whole new way. I pray that I can continue to learn how to listen and respond to His word! So, here we go! I have placed every ounce of control out of my hands and into the Lord's because I know that His plans are far greater than my own! Please pray for safety and that the Lord will fully prepare my heart for what is ahead. Im so thankful that I stand on a ROCK that can not be shaken!

more to come on trip details soon!

... and the journey begins

About two months ago, in the mists of "studying" for our finals, Keelie and I decided that we were going to embark on this adventure to Africa! We had no idea what this was going to look like or how we were going to get there but we knew that we MUST go! :) We began researching different medical missions trips and contacting different people to find the perfect opportunity for us... and we found it! International Volunteer HQ is an organization that sends out volunteers all around the world to take on medical, educational, and orphanage work in developing countries. The mission we have taken on is in Kenya, Africa and located in the Maasai tribe. We will be there for 27 days in June and cannot wait for the Lord to work through us and open our eyes to a completely different part of His world. We are so excited for this opportunity to start out our nursing career serving the Lord overseas for such an extended time! After researching more information about this tribe, we had found that this could be one of the most impactful and humbling experiences we have ever been a part of!!! No electricity, no running water, a VERY interesting diet, limited medical resources... we are truly in for an ADVENTURE!
For these reasons we have claimed "hakuna matata" for our blog title... "don't worry, enjoy life!" We have a feeling this may be quoted multiple times throughout the mission and we are up for the challenge!

Please pray for the Lord to provide financially and continue to prepare our hearts for this journey!