I grew up in farm in South Dakota with both my parents and five siblings. I was home schooled throughout my whole education, but was involved in cheer leading at the public school as well. I absolutely
love being part of a big family and having lots of cousins to spend
time with. Through my high schools years I worked at Subway and made
many great friends. I also worked at a local coffee shop and there
discovered my love for coffee. I enjoy hanging out with friends, having
a good talk over coffee at Caribou, taking walks by the lake, reading a
good book that makes me think, playing piano and guitar, worshiping
Jesus, and going home when I can on weekends. I now attend a Bible
School in Minneapolis, MN and nanny in the afternoons for two little
girls. Ever since I was a little girl I have wanted to be a missionary,
but my passion for missions was ignited again when I went to Panama at
the age of 16 for a two week missions trip with 400 other Christian
girls. The following summer I went to Peru with the same organization
and that is when I knew for sure that God wanted me to be a a
missionary overseas.
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So what school do you go to in Minneapolis? Are you bringing your guitar to Africa with you? You should. Who did you go to Panama with? Not the 400 girls but the org. I am excited for you and your team.
Welcome to the official blog! I am so excited that you are going on this trip and I can’t wait to get started! I want you to know that I am praying for you and all the preparations and if there is anything else I can be praying for please let me know. =)
hey nice to meet u. looking forward to serving w you and seeing how God uses us all. I play guitar too and am probably gona bring a cheaper guitar down to africa w me so we can all worship through music when we feel like it haha. Are u thinking about bringing a guitar?
Hey we haven’t talked much at all which is totally lame since we seem to have a lot in common!
Especially the family part. I love being part of a big family and having them as my best friends.
I also love your passion for missions.
I would love to hear more about your adventure in Panama.
Talking with others about their travels seriously ignites my love for missions so much.
So how’s the anticipation going for the trip?
– Gail
its nice to see a fellow cheerleader! i really hope you do bring your guitar with you to africa! i cant play it, but i love it when musicians can just sit down at an instrument and just start playing something beautiful, i guess its improv, but i hope you do that, it would make me happy. anyways, i would love to get to know you more. tell me more about yourself.