We Have Arrived

After 15 hours of flight time, our group made it! Luckily I was able to sleep due to our  red eye flight that left LAX  around 2:00a.m. We arrived in Beijing, China, had a small layover......

Beijing Airport

and arrived in Mongolia this morning...
                                            around 11:00am.

The "pose" in-front of  the Beatles memorial, Chinggis Khan (as Mongolian's spell it) and his faithful military personal!

Let the adventure begin....

Hi Everyone...
My time in CA has been a blast. I have been able to see lots of friends and family, it has been very busy, but a joy!

My family supporting my t-shirt fundraiser! Love you guys!!

My friend Jamie and I at the OCEAN!! My home away from home!

One of my college girlfriends...It was so great to see you Mel!!

I am getting ready to head to LAX where I will be catching my flight to Mongolia. I can't believe the day is here! Please pray for safe travels as I adventure out to be the hands and feet of Jesus!

This CALIF girl made her luggage under 40lbs...can you believe it???

P.S. My goal is to update the blog every Wednesday or so as long as I have internet  :)

Made It!

Words can not express how thankful I am for all of the prayers and support as I start this adventure. There has been a lot of spiritual warfare and I am so thankful that I have friends and family standing in the gap on my behalf. Please continue to pray, as I get closer to leaving to Mongolia, I know the enemy will be working over time. 

Please pray for the following:
- Rest: The last few weeks have been extremely busy, and I am running on very little sleep. Please pray my time here in CA would be one of refreshing, both spiritually and physically.
- Unity: Our team would be united and working toward one goal, that we would be the hands and feet of Jesus.
- Peace: Pray that I am overwhelmed with His peace, and all sense of fear would be washed away because our God is not one of fear, but of power and authority!

Ephesians 6:10-13
"Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against, the  wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle with flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places! Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand!"

I think that's all for now! I hope to blog a little here and there before I head over seas!

 

Well, needless to say, I made it to California and the 1st stop was.... 
In-n-Out

Why Mongolia?

This summer I will be living in Mongolia where I will be teaching. The focus of my adventure will be threefold: to teach English to teens and adults who live in low income villages, to share contemporary teaching methodology and practices, and to prepare me as I embark on getting my TESOL certification (Teaching English to speakers of other languages).

Organization I am going with:

Since 1981 ELIC (English Language Institute of China) has been placing teachers all over Asia. ELIC primarily serves through the medium of English instruction to meet the ever-growing demand for quality English education in Asia. This organization offers continuing education credits for those who are maintaining a teacher certificate, seeking master’s Degrees, graduate certificate, or Ph.D. ELIC has many other programs for college students, graduates, singles, couples, families and second-career adults. ELIC currently serves in China, Mongolia, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. In most cases they maintain both year-long and summer programs. While they are focused primarily on university campuses and teacher training, they also teach in a variety of other settings designed to best serve their host countries and government entities. 

I would love for you to be a part of this adventure with me. The most important support I need is for you to be uplifting me throughout my adventure. 

If your interested in buying a t-shirt, please let me know what size and where you would like it to be sent.

About Me

3 years ago I started my adventure, I traded my flip-flops in for cowboy boots. I left everything I knew in California, my family and friends and moved east. I ended up in the flat lands of Oklahoma. I had a little bit of trouble adjusting at the beginning, but it has been an incredible learning opportunity and a great time to reflect and re-focus my priorities. It took some time to get settled, but I have found my place. Often I am asked why I left California, and here is my response: when a door opens you take it. Sometimes you don’t always know why opportunities arise but once you walk through the threshold, you realize, the opportunity was given to you for a specific reason, you simply have to respond in faith. Since being here, I landed a full time teaching job as the first grade teacher at a very incredible Christian School. It has brought me so much joy to be able to use not only my degree, but also my gifts and talents to teach children and prepare them for the journey each of them will embark on. My adventure isn’t ending here…I’m going to Asia!