So I am packed.. took a super nap... and then tonight i am hopefully going to see dave to say good bye and maybe kurt...  Then over to Heidi's for sleep and breakfast and then off to the airport to leave on a 11 something flight to Seattle, then to Tokyo, then i think straight to Manila... though not totally sure about if there is anything inbetween those..... but hey will be in the Philipines in a day or two... so its rather exciting.

Sent out an email to everyone I had emails to...

Hello,

I just wanted to let everyone know I leave tomorrow (July 7th) at 11 or so for the 15+ hour long flight to the Philippines. During that flight we are having to prepare teachings and testimonies. Once we get to the islands we (four students, and one leader) will be spending a few days on a YWAM (youth with a mission) base near Manila, relaxing a bit, and hopefully getting past our jet-lag. Our leader will be teaching the School of Biblical Studies students there. Then from there we get to take a flight down to the island of Bohol to start our work. The first day there one of the girls going with me will be teaching a youth group, and then from then on the five of us will be taking turned teaching, preaching, and sharing with the churches around that island. We will be teaching pastors other ways of studying the Bible, preaching to churches, and teaching Bible studies. Along with all of that we will likely be doing some building as well, which is what I am looking forward to. From looking at weather forecasts it looks like rain is a very likely chance, and the temperatures are in the 80s and 90s. We will be in the area from  July 7^th until August 2^nd. While we are there for almost a month, we are hoping that we will all have good health, plenty of energy, courage, patience, and flexibility. We are also hoping for some awesome stories and memories.

The other half of my class ventured off to Ecuador for a month to do about the same as my group. It was hard seeing them go, but we should all see each other in a month.

Please keep us (Eric [leader], Devin, Jenner, Ethan, and I) in your thoughts and prayers.

I plan if we get any chance to be around internet send out some update emails as time progresses in the Philippines to let people know some of the highlights and what is going on.

Thank you.

I hope everyone is doing well.

Oh boy! So dinner was great, nathan picked sally and I up we went to Iceburg and they got shakes.. HUGE... um.. yeah then to Meridian Vineyard... that was intense... lots of great God stuff... um.. yeah .. cried like a lot a ton, an hour straight and then waining bits on either end of that hour.... Ug.. said good bye to everyone, thought nathan left without saying good bye and was rather pissed... um....but he didnt he came back... and sat all up close and appologized... Ug.... yeah cried cried cried... lots and lots.... I am going to miss those four oh so much! Will see them in a month though, (God willing).   They are going to have an amazing trip and God is going to do some crazy awesome things. I can't wait to see them in a month and hear all the great things that happened..... sally left so I am all alone in the basement... and will miss her horribly. but that is life....... people are put into our lives for a time, and then they are taken out of them, and all we can do is reach out and touch them... And in that hope something happened.alright so I lost my notes....... GREAT......um so yes.

Henna oil.... hum hum hum... compassion and tender heartedness... eh?

Alright... So! today is Sunday, and went to church, got prayed for, which was great.. had that happen twice by like... 2000+ folks... Then bugged the shop owner to donate some stuff to take to the Philippines... and.. then Mark picked me up and we went to devins, havnt talked to him in a while, said good bye... and then home to pack and such... the sewing machine ticked me off... so I gave up... Cassandra should be here soon to go to dinner, to talk and say good bye.. then Nathan will hopefully pick me up and take me to the Meridian Vineyard for worship and prayer! Yes... and then tomorrow is PACK PACK PACK CLEAN PACK.. and then hang with Dave and then over to Devins with Ethan for a sleep over and.... then we leave tuesday...

So last night was a co-ed pool party/sleep over.. bah hah.. i hate the 4th.. but hey it was good went to a BBQ and then another, and then back to the firsts house to swim and go to bed.. it was good 4 of us.. dev and I slept in the family room i on the floor and her on the couch even though it killed her back.. i personally love sleeping on the floor.... so.. for some reason I have  480 somthing Footprints TODAY.... which wierds me out a bit.. because that is a major spike from 20+ to 400+ a day.... Hum... wish I would have gotten that one up about Michigan.. but alas.. I did not.. and I can't find my relatives on facebook.. found my cousin but my aunt and uncle are lost... Hum!

I am running on low sleep, low food, and low exercise! and we leave for a month in a foreign country in... a day!.. oh yes... 15 + hour fleight!

Ok! one more tomorrow and that will be all i think for a month!

I typed out a crazy long Blog about Michigan... and it all died............ I hate when that happens.... and I so dont want to type it all again

Now I am so ticked off.... realy wanted to post it al... was a good like 2-3 pages.... but......... NnnnoOOooo