June... done?!

Oh how time flies... I can't believe June is already done! I'll be heading out to Colorado in just over a month from today! (August 10)

As my summer schedule gets busier (I took on an unpaid research internship with the city of Minneapolis) I've seen God work in amazing ways. Somehow my schedule opens up enough to be able to meet with friends who are eager to hear about how I'll be serving with EMI. I've gotten so much encouragement from them! I've seen some great encouragement and support come in from my church family at Como Park Lutheran, as well. Thanks, again, to everyone who has joined my support team!

I've also been blessed by spending time with my close friends who are also serving through missions internships this next year. Their hearts for where God is sending them (everywhere from France to Miami to right here in Minneapolis!) and their ministries grows my heart for those places too, and sharing with them in the experience of raising support for missions this summer has also been a blessing. I'm excited to get on board with their ministries and send my friends as they send me this coming fall!

Other than support raising, I've enjoyed a lot of great time with friends and family so far this summer. My friend, Ivana, and I went down to North Carolina at the end of May to look at grad school (UNC) and enjoy the festivities of NASCAR Speed Week in Charlotte. A big event of that trip was going to the David Ragan (#6, UPS) Fan Club event--pretty fun!

Living at home has been such a blessing. Laura, my sister, and I have enjoyed spending some quality time carpooling to the University of Minnesota for class/work, and living across the hall from one another for the first time in years. Living with my family before I head out for four months is something I'm really glad I'm able to do. God has blessed me with such an amazing support system at home! We've also enjoyed welcoming two puppies, Kirby & Beau, into our family (my aunt and uncle's puppies), and we will all be heading out to a family vacation to the NASCAR race in Chicago this weekend.

I guarantee that these updates will be more frequent as time goes on because I'm getting so excited to for my internship, and I love to share my excitement!!!