My brain is so very scatterd right now, ok, not my brain, my thoughts, but just work with me people. I just have so much information to process through right now and I hope that you guys can help me work through it. Ill tell you how:

Background information: When I went to Africa in '06 I went with an orginization (it just took me 3 tries to spell "orginization" because I am listening to music right now, and I CANNOT multi-task.) called PIONEERS. They are a missions agency based out of Orlando, FL. When I was in FL for briefing and de-briefing, I met the Director of Recruitment, Lauri Neivius. She is a way cool lady, and so very wise.

I found out that she was going to be in Southern California for a missions conference this week, and we planned on meeting up, but with the conference and all, it just didn't work out. So we had a phone conversation instead.

(I just want you to know that it is very hard for me to focus right now because there is a sea-gull in the dumpster and a random orange cat on my upstairs balcony. I don't know how it got up here. Crazy cat!)

The conversation with Lauri gave me so much clarity about the past three years of my life, and gave me some direction as far as preparing for missions goes. I was so ready to go, but I just didnt know what steps I needed to take next. Lauri gave me some great new jewels of wisdom, and confirmed some of the thoughts that I had already been thinking through.

This is where you come in. Sometime I will tell the story of everything between Africa and today. But as it is, we will start from today, and just take it as it comes. Today I am just asking you to pray for me. AHhh! Prayer. Prayer, prayer, prayer. OOhhh there is so much power in prayer. In prayer God reveals things, He uses prayer to accomplish is will, and it is just so sweet. I LOVE PRAYER. (Hmmm. I am going to write a post about prayer soon.)

-->Pray that I would find a group of 5-6 people who will committ to praying for me through this decision making process and who will even be willing to debrief me when I come back to the states on furlough. It would be best if there were some older people in this group, and preferably at least one person with missions experience.

--> Pray that I would choose the best orginization to serve with.

--> Pray for the people group that I will be serving. Pray that God will make ready their hearts to hear the Gospel.

--> Pray for the team that I will be serving with.

I am fully convinced that spreading the Gospel is the only thing that is worthy of spending my life on. I hope that you will join me as I continue taking steps towards the unreached.

In His Grace,

Bethany