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When I was 7 years old I accepted Christ at a Christmas production at overlake. Since then my life has had many ups and downs. In the 6th grade I went on my first mission trip to Mexico and I fell in love. I had never felt so on fire to be serving God, which looking back just shows how he had called me into missions. After that trip I went back to Mexico for the next 4 years. I also went to Chile in 7th grade and India in 8th. All of these trips were amazing but none of them were as life changing as Kenya. When I was in 10th grade there was a trip going with the high school ministry and I knew that this is what God had called me to. I have ALWAYS had a desire to be with the people and to love on them, so to make a story short it turned out that it wasn't.

So, it turns out that it wasn't Gods timing. I had begun praying that he would let another opportunity to come and he did. But the trip had the possibility of being canceled due to a political war. I started praying that God would end the war and if he did I knew that I was meant to go on this trip. Well guess what, God is amazing! I got to go. Being in Africa was the best thing that has ever happened in my life which is why leaving was the hardest thing I ever had to do. After returning I slipped into some sort of a depression. I didn't care about school or anything in life. This lasted for about 2 months. I became upset at God for taking me away from where I knew I was supposed to be. Fast forwarding to the end if the year I got into the party scene. This went on through summer which is when God broke me down at Houseboats, a high school summer camp. I realized how far I had gone away from who God had made and wanted me to be. So, I began to get back on track. I was leading a group of high schoolers at Overlake, which challenged me to step up because I knew I had someone looking up to me. Bringing it up to this February 2011, God rocked my world once again. I began to doubt my calling of being a missions nurse because it's what I've always wanted and I didn't know if that's what God wanted for me. After deciding to fast for one week God gave me a solid YES within 24 hours, no joke. Since then I have been getting into a better habit of spending time reading and worshiping with God. It's been an amazing journey thus far and I can't wait to see what he has planned for me in my future. 
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