Annie and I are so beyond excited that one of our very best friends, Gracie, will be joining us on our 2015 Guatemala trip this year!!!! She is such a beautiful person and we already know that we will be so blessed to have her with us. Gracie has one of the most encouraging and giving hearts that I have ever met. We are so honored to add her to our team!!! Gracie…we LOVE you.

I wanted to share with you all something that she wrote:

Jeremiah 29:11 says: For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
I was ready to go to Nicaragua with a non-profit called Father Heart Missions with a close friend, Renea. We would take part in clean up efforts, the distribution of food, and the conservation of positive relationships in Bluefields, Nicaragua. In leading up to this service trip, Renea could not go anymore, and because the organization felt that it was too dangerous for me to travel alone by default this service trip did not occur. So instead, with the funds saved in the bank, I waited.
A couple years later and it has been clear for me to go somewhere, and that is Guatemala, with two friends, Jes and Annie. I met Jes a while back and Annie through Jes. Both ladies have huge hearts for the Guatemala people and has encouraged me to go serve in Guatemala with them. For numerous years, Jes’s family has been an integral part of the village society.
I heard stories and saw numerous photographs of the Guatemala people from Jes, Annie and Jes’s family. I learned that Jes’s family is accomplished in strong relations because Jes’s family tackles educational, physical and emotional challenges head on. I can not think of a more worthy cause to join and because of this, I have a heart full of gratefulness towards Jes, Annie and Jes’s family for inviting me to go and serve alongside them. I am thankful for the kind sentiments sent my way from close family and friends in their support for me to go on this international service trip. Lastly, I look forward to serve the Guatemala people and throughout this experience, I learned that even though my plans are changed He always has the the best plans and we need only to lean and trust in Him!

We love you Gracie!!! Thank you so much for joining us on this. Can’t wait for our trip!