Internship here we go!!!!

So much has happened since February. It's hard to take 4 months of life and try to cram it down into a short few paragraphs. Well, here it goes...
In February, the Lord moved in my heart to do a 3 day fast. In the beginning of the fast, I didn't know how long it would be. After 3 days of fasting, prayer, diving into the Word, and just seeking His face, the migraines completely stopped. The Lord healed me! Those 3 days, I prayed that God would heal me of the migraines completely and He did! God is so good! Life continued on for me at BCOM (Bethany College of Missions). I've continued to pray that I would continue to be healed physically and emotionally.
A few weeks ago, I received word that I have been accepted to go to Central Asia for 16 months on internship. Needless to say, I'm stoked!!! I pretty much freaked out when I received my letter, obviously trying not to completely go berserk. Our team has met several times, playing games, hanging out, and have had several meals together. On Wednesday, we got together for a traditional Central Asian meal with some missionaries who returned from the field. We took pictures and just had a blast together learning about the culture that we will be thrust into this coming January. Out team is becoming quite close as we've continued to get to know one another more.
My fundraising has begun in earnest, my newsletters have been sent out, and I can't contain my excitement. For the next few months I will be finishing up my schooling at BCOM, sending out more letters, and beginning to plan my support raising term. I will be in Texas in the middle of August and hopefully in Oregon sometime around Labor Day. My hope is to spend a month there, visiting friends and family and traveling to churches. Then, I will return home to spend my last few months in the US with my parents and other family for the holidays. I will be leaving in the middle of January for Central Asia and won't be home for 16 months, with the possibility of coming home at the half-way point for two weeks.
There is nothing I can say to thank my friends, family, and other supporters enough. Your emails, calls, and encouraging notes on facebook have uplifted me and helped me to keep going. Satan has tried his hardest to beat me down. My only hope is to trust in my Savior and keep going no matter the difficulty. With God on my side, who can be against me? Thank you again! Love you all! Feel free to call or email me with any questions. Hope to see you soon! God bless!

God, school, and other insanity

I've been here at Bethany College of Missions for 5 months now. I have formed friendships here that will never end. God is doing so much in my life and heart. It's been insanity. I was in prayer with my team and we somehow got onto the topic of human trafficking. The topic wrecked me for life. At the end of the prayer time (we actually went 30 minutes over time) the entire team was in tears. I still need to pray about it more, but I think the Lord is calling me to work with children who have been freed from the sex trade in Eastern Europe. This totally broke me. God has such an amazing plan. I can't wait to see what He does in my life.
On another note, the Lord has been promising me healing for a long time now. Over Christmas, I was healed of the Raynaud's Syndrome. I am now on day two of a three day fast, and I already feel the Lord healing me from the migraines and fibromyalgia. After 7 years of constant migraines, I have given up playing with the devil. I'm no longer going to be his floor mat. I refuse to give in to him and allow him to mess up my life. The Lord has healed me and he knows it. He has been defeated, but he's fighting back. I'm excited. I've already told my mentor that I want to have a party when God heals me. I firmly believe that after this weekend, I will be healed. I'm dead tired, but I'm super hyper. The Lord is healing me! I'm totally freaking out! I don't have a migraine and I can feel the presence of the Lord. This is only day two! I can't wait for tomorrow to see what else the Lord is going to do in my life. I have been drawn to the Psalms over this past couple of weeks and they are totally wrecking my life. God is so amazing and faithful. I can't wait to see what is coming next...