Faith Journey

Hello Family and Friends!

First of all, thanks for taking the time to read and catch up on my life! I pray this note finds you and your families doing well. Please be sure to let me know how I can be praying for you all!

As you all know, I will be graduating from Nebraska Christian College in May with a BA in Student Ministry. However, my plan is not to pursue a job in that field but rather do a support-based, one-year internship in Phoenix, Arizona. Starting in late May, I will be interning at Christ's Church of the Valley with a focus in the Streetlight Ministry.

"Streetlight is a nonprofit organization that exists to rescue and restore the victims of child sex slavery. Streetlight has created and leads a highly resourced network of churches, businesses, and other nonprofit organizations that stand together to end the raping of our children for profit."

"Child rape for profit is a rapidly growing problem which affects more than 300 girls in Phoenix alone. These young girls are on average thirteen years of age and are being deceitfully taken from shopping malls, lured away from parties and public events to be drugged, branded and forcibly prostituted against their will. Their hearts and innocence are void of any hope of ever breaking free from this plight."

By supporting me you will be reaching out to support these beautiful, young, broken girls. Streetlight will be opening its doors to these young women in June of 2010 and I will be one serving as one of the first interns at Streetlight. As an intern I will help with office work and serve in other business aspects. I will also serve as a caretaker. This means I will get to love on the girls by doing different activities, having conversations, and just hanging out with them while the "mothers" get a break.

For more information on Christ's Church of the Valley, visit www.ccvonline.com.

For more information on Streetlight, visit www.streetlightphx.com.

July 4th - 15th I will also be going on a mission trip to Costa Rica with a small group of girls from the church I interned at in Nebraska. We will be ministering at a rehabilitation center called Renacer. This house is home to girls who have been rescued from prostitution and drug and sex trafficking. This is a great opportunity for me to serve and learn.

The group plans to love on the girls through songs, playing, painting nails, hanging out, doing service projects around the mission, and serving the staff in whatever way possible. What I reap from Renacer I will be able to bring back to the states and incorporate in the Streetlight ministry.

For more information on Renacer, visit www.renacer.org.

This is a very exciting time in my life, but even more so, it is very intimidating. I'm not afraid, but my future is uncertain. I am reliant upon others to provide for me financially- this is humbling. I will be doing battle with the evil one face-to-face. I also feel very inadequate for all that I will be doing.

All I can do is trust God and follow in His footsteps. I know I will be stretched to extremes in this next year. Thank you for partnering with me in your prayers and finances. Know that I cannot do this alone. May God bless you as you bless me!

To donate to me online either one time or monthly please go to: www.ccvonline.com/interns. Thank you!