Further Up and Further In

When I returned from Senegal, I knew I wanted to serve God overseas. Some doors were shut, but one Children's Librarian door practically pulled me through. I wondered if this job training me to plan events and deal with children might be part of God growing me...so last year, I decided I wanted to look into orphanage work.

A couple months later, I met Gany from Mongolia. We became friends, and I asked if I could visit her and volunteer in an orphanage run by some people she knows. She said yes, and long story cut to the end, tomorrow I leave to cross the Pacific Ocean for the first time.

Here are my goals:

1. I want to determine whether or not orphanage work is something I should continue to pursue.
2. I want to determine whether or not Asia is somewhere I want to live.
3. I really, really want my stories to inspire someone (or someones!) to adopt. That would make my heart explode with happiness.

With that in mind, here are my prayer requests, if anyone in the interwebs cares to talk to God about me:

1. That God gives me wisdom.
2. That God lets me encourage Gany and bring some extra joy to the workers and children at the orphanage.
3. That God shows me his glory and allows me to show it to others.