A little help please

Monday, August 25th is our annual Youth Dynamics Golf Marathon. The Golf Marathon is one of our major fundraising events for YD ministry and staff. Russ Nuss, my pastor here in Arlington, as well as my friend Alisha Stone and her sister Becky have decided to golf on my behalf. This is really exciting because the money that they raise will go directly to help in my support raising process. This money will hopefully help me to reach the goal of 100% supported. Russ has set the goal to raise at least $2500 and to golf 100 holes, Alisha and Becky have set the same. As of now there has been less response to help them than we thought there would be, meaning that they are behind reaching their goals. This marathon is really important, not only to me and the support process, but also to them.

Would you please take the time to consider sponsoring Russ or Alisha and Becky? You can either sponsor them per hole or by flat donation and all donations are tax deductible. At the bottom are links to sponsor them online. Thank you for your prayer and support. Thank you for believing in what God is doing here in Arlington and the lives that are being affected (including my own). It has been a blessing to journey with you and I can't wait to continue this journey.

Please check out our website at www.yd.org
To sponsor Alisha and Becky or Russ please go to this link and click on their name:
http://www.yd.org/donate/golf_marathon/golfers/

Undeniable

Over the past month I have had the undeniable confirmation that I am in the exact place that I need to be in for this time in my life. It has been awesome. I have come to realize how much I really love the students that I work with. I can't even explain how much they have affected my life in the the short time that I have known them. I can't explain the bond that we have or how it works, all that I can say is that it works and that it is amazing.

It's funny because I moved here, to Arlington, almost a year ago not knowing what to expect. Missing my friends and family, missing the sunshine, the beach and Wahoo's; being terrified of what was going to come next. It hasn't been an easy road either, but I have never loved what I do so much. Not only have I met amazing people, but God has drawn me in and taught me who I really am without the baggage and safety of what I have always known. I have been stretched beyond my wildest imagination. I have hung upside down off the edge of a boulder, shared my life story with those I didn't know, kayaked class four rapids, and shared my deepest fears with broken people. I have also learned about true community and what that looks like. Who it is that we should be living life with, the broken and beaten and how we are all broken and beaten. It has been an amazing year and I can't wait to see what is in store for the future.