Update on me...

And here goes my attempt to fill everyone in on my life as of late:

First things first -> here is the most recent photo of me!

....it was taken all of about 5 minutes ago so it should be pretty accurate in terms of what I look like right now.

At the moment I'm just finishing off my second year at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia. I plan on finishing my degree here in Psychology along with a certificate in Human Services. Yes, some of my friends are already graduating but I'm a bit behind on account of doing my first year as a B.Mus. Major at the University of Victoria and taking a year off for some traveling in the Fall of 2006. I'm not sure where God will take me after I finally finish my undergrad, but I hope to get some more volunteering and traveling in so I can do some international aid work before I have to be responsible and get a job that will pay the bills!

My most recent volunteer experience was the opportunity to be on summer staff at a Young Life camp here in B.C. called Camp Malibu. My "job" description was barista at the coffee shop, but realizing that everyone had such a specific place in the experience that the campers were having took the focus away from our service as volunteers and projected it towards God's work in the lives of the youth we interacted with. The most important skills I gained from those two months include patience, humility and integrity, respect and kindness, service, and teamwork. After my exams at the end of this month I will be able to spend more time concentrating on learning some Swahili and preparing for the work I will be doing in Tanzania!

I have been looking for opportunities to minister through service and community development and am incredibly excited about this trip to Tanzania. I also just have an intense heart for Africa and can't wait to experience more of it! My mission is to be a constant support for others in whatever way I might be needed, and building cross-cultural relationships through TWU and community partnerships is an amazing opportunity to be involved.

Psalm 59:16
 I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.