from the beginning.

wow. so much has happened in the past 2 days! well..i packed up all my bags (which probably weighed over 100 lbs all together) and got on a plane! i had the opportunity to talk with 2 people about my summer work on my way to canada which was super exciting!! God worked it out for me to sit next to a guatemalan woman from the bahamas going to toronto to visit family. it was so neat! she opened up to me about her family and life, and i had a chance to share with her about my family and what i was doing in canada for the summer. so neat how He works those things out, you know?

so i arrived in canada..got through customs with no problem and met up with leeann, a pretty cool gal from the church i'm working with this summer called The Sanctuary in mississauga, ontario. we rode to my summer home (a semi-dorm/hotel located on a college campus) to meet the rest of the team. i got all checked into the room, and we headed out to dinner.

my team is basically amazing! we instantly clicked, which was definitely an answer to prayers. there are 3 of us girls: me, taylor, and alyssa. and 1 boy: carson. we basically laughed alll through dinner and until about 1:30 am. it was great!

this morning we started orientation and are kind of getting an idea of what exactly we will be doing this summer. of course our ultimate goal is to spread the news of Christ, but mostly we just want to build relationships with the people in the area and encourage church planting. its definitely going to be a step out of my comfort zone..which will be absolutely wonderful!

we spent the afternoon exploring the city of mississauga..riding the bus and trying to figure out whats around and how to get from point a to point b. it was fun to explore and hang out! my team and i got a chance to speak with a few people..conversations which mostly started by asking questions about which bus goes where..but turned into more at times..which is sooo exciting!!

i covet your prayers! seriously. i ask that you pray for me as i step out on faith and get out of my comfort zone. i ask you to pray the same prayer for my team. and i ask you to pray for those we will encounter, that we would really be able to build relationships and minister to the lost of mississauga. pray specifically for stephanie and tammy. we met stephanie at the bus stop and invited her to church on sunday. tammy is a driver for the bus system in the town we are actually living in..so we will probably encounter her frequently! pray for their salvation. i believe God will do a work in their lives and i'm excited to be a part of the process!!

i love you all so much. and thank you for your ongoing support.