Hello from Hershey, PA! Summer (aka
tourism season here) is getting into full swing and I've realized once again
how quickly time flies. I have less than a month until I return to Nicaragua as
a leader for 5 weeks, and less than four months until my wedding. I am very
excited for both, but it seems there is still so much to do. With preparations
for each event vying for priority in my schedule, I have come to realize that
my support raising efforts have been rather lacking (my own fault in not
prioritizing better!) and I now have three weeks to raise the 1,500 dollars in
support I will need before flying to Georgia on June 13th. This is such a small
amount compared to my last trip, and I know that God will provide because He
always does... will He use you?

If you would like to help financially - there is a link on the left-hand side of my blog that says "Support Me!". I am leading an Ambassador trip, so you will need to select the appropriate program from the drop-down list. Also, if you plan on supporting me through prayer, I'd love
to know! The prayer of a righteous man is POWERFUL and EFFECTIVE. Your prayers
will mean more to me and to the girls on my team than any amount of money ever
could. God will change some lives on this trip; I want to be ready for Him to
use me in whatever way He chooses to make those changes.

My team so far consists of 9
high-school age girls: Anna Z., Anna G., Emily, Lauren, Katie, Megan, Tori,
Taylor, and Jenna. For many of these girls this will be their first experience
with missions, and some are already coming into this trip with the hope that
God will call them into more missions in the future. I will also have one other
leader with me, Rebekah. Our team blog page is up and I will be posting updates
on our trip while we are on the field. If you would like to receive automatic
updates through email, just let me know your email address and I will set that up
for you. Otherwise, to read updates, the web address is: http://10ni0616amb4.myadventures.org/
Feel free to
comment on the posts as they are made, I am sure it will be encouraging for the
girls to read notes from "back home".

            With
Love, Jessica