Well hello again everyone! I'm sorry for the delay in writing, things have been pretty hectic! I am now back in Minnesota, living on campus until we leave for internship. I was able to apply for my visa before I left Florida, which was an interesting experience to say the least... But still a fun little adventure to take! I am pretty sure that I got it, although I can't say that officially yet, at least not until I have it in my hands.
To update you on finances, I am doing incredibly well! I am so excited to see what God does to bring in the rest of the money! I am currently at about 70%, maybe more. I have pretty much all of my set up, pending a few donations, so that takes care of $12,500 of my budget, praise God! As far as my monthly, I currently have $1,100 of it pledged! At this point I still need $700 pledged monthly for thirteen months. That's it! Isn't that wonderful? I'm so excited to see what happens with this last little bit that I need! I figure if I can get 28 people to give $25 a month for thirteen months, everything will be taken care of, so we'll see what happens!
I was able to take a road trip with my best friend Claire to North Dakota last weekend, for our friends' wedding. Manny and Ranee had a celebration of their union in Ranee's hometown of Elgin. It was gorgeous! I never knew North Dakota could be that beautiful! It was such a special time, being friends with both Manny and Ranee, and being able to celebrate with them, I was beyond happy to be there! I love them both very much, and I'm so excited to see what god does in and through them on this journey of their lives! Claire and I also enjoyed our time getting there, and getting back. Things explored were the world's biggest cow, Salem Sue, and the world's biggest buffalo, Dakota Thunder, as well as Frontier Village, or and we can't forget the French Gratitude train car we came across in Bismark! Needles to say, we had a great time! It was such a blessing to spend so much time with some pretty amazing people, who love Jesus with all their hearts!
Well it's starting to cool off here in Minnesota, it's still warm, but not hot. It's so strange to be back here, almost like a dream. There's plenty of new faces, and not so many familiar ones, but I'm excited to get to know some of these new faces! Campus is so lovely this time of year. Almost like a living picture. It's funny, to see everything around me changing, and I feel like I'm waiting to jump into the water, to start this new season in my life. But God has me waiting here, for now, and I know I will do plenty of growing, and searching while I'm here. It's a beautiful time, to reflect, and look forward all at the same time.
Blessings and Love,
Chrissy
