Recently I was home visiting my mom. That morning I came into the kitchen and she had made coffee and told me that she had set out a coffee cup for me to use. She said she thought it was appropriate for me. So I went over to grab the cup and some coffee and as I picked up and read the cup, I laughed. It was a "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" cup. I used to love watching that show as a kid and then eventually playing the games that came out. Anyways, it made me smile and I told her it was definitely appropriate. Good one mom :).
Since returning home from Costa Rica at the end of May, it seems like I have been here, there, and everywhere. I have had the opportunity to do some traveling with my family. I was a part of my church mission team (Wilmington Island UMC) that went down to Tapachula for a week in June, which was amazing. It was great to be with the children again, see the Lord use the team to love and minister to the girls, and to meet some new friends. I have been in Savannah and Valdosta, and places in between. Let's just say I have gotten really good at packing a suitcase.
Right now, I am back in Savannah and I am packing up my apartment and moving out since I leave on August 3 to return to Tapachula to begin my time there. I will be there for 3 months to begin with and then I will return to Tapachula in January for about 6 months. I am so excited that I will be able to travel with and be a part of the Isle of Hope Mission team going to Tapachula.
I am ready to get back down there! Although, the longer I am here, the harder it is to leave. I am just so blessed with a loving family and with amazing friends. I am so thankful to have such a great support system. I know that this is what the Lord has prepared me for though and I know that leaving is a part of it, the act of stepping out in faith. When I do have times of fear and anxiety, the Lord reminds me with His peace that He has provided for me in the past and to entrust my future with Him because He is faithful and He is always with me, no matter where I am in in this world.
During my time in Mexico, I will be updating this blog and posting pictures. Please remember the children in Tapachula, Mission on the Move, and me in your prayers. Muchas Gracias!

"Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare."
--Psalm 40:5