I’ve always had a passion to travel and experience new lifestyles (especially the Celtic lifestyle) and cultures in the world. It wasn’t until I was 16 that I found that this passion and desire was meant to be used to further the kingdom of God.

On a country road in Texas, I felt God’s wonderful presence while worshiping Him in my truck. Between my tears and the words of worship I felt a strong calling to share what I was feeling then and there with the whole world. As I looked out across the empty corn fields, I saw the world  as though it was empty of people and all I could see was nature. In this quiet place I heard God, not as an audible voice, but a pressured and instigated thought. “Travel the world and help them find me”. With little hesitation I cried out: “I’ll bring millions to know your name Lord!” I questioned myself and thought “surely I can’t bring that many people by myself.” But I then felt a reassuring peace that I would not be doing anything alone.

Through the years I’ve thought back on that day remembering the amazing feeling I was left with and I always go back to that question of whether or not that was me or the Holy Spirit talking through me to God. I’ve talked about it to other believers and many being much more experienced in hearing God, say that it was genuine and holds true to the characteristics of God.

After graduating High School in may of 2011, I applied to Collin County College and did what I thought everyone expected of me. You know, go to college and get your basics out of the way then attend a Bible college and start from there.

During the Summer of 2011, and 4 weeks after attending a session at Summit Ministries in Colorado, I was on the way back home from a youth camp in Texas. I was talking with one of the other youth leaders. I told her my calling in life and how I really didn’t know what to do to go about getting started. All I remember her saying was: ” Have you heard of YWAM?” I said,”WHY- YAM? Like, W-H-Y-wam?” She explained that it was an acronym for “Youth With A Mission”. I told myself that I should remember the name but that I already have a plan in line so I really didn’t need to worry about it yet. Well, the day before the first day of college, I searched the organization online. As I researched and navigated through the different locations, I started to become very interested and almost obsessed with doing a DTS (Discipleship Training School).

I finally came on to a location in Paisley, Scotland and as I looked through the site and what they offered, I could feel a strong passion and peace about applying. It was the feeling I always get when I’m in the presence of God and I knew this feeling all too well and it was very strong the hour after I found the branch site for (Celtic Way DTS) in Paisley, Scotland. I remember going up into my room and bursting out into tears, just laying on my face before God saying “Yes, I will go”, “Thank you for allowing me to do this, God!”.

Over the next few months, I researched, prayed, and talked to many of my friends about what God had revealed to me. Some didn’t understand why and yet others recognized the peace I had about going.

Today, I come before you in hopes that you will read this and help me in the first step of Gods beautiful plan for my life and that you would agree with me in prayer that the money it takes to achieve this goal (12,000 $) will be sufficiently raised before the time that it is due.

I will need 9,000 $ USD by May 20th, 2012 for flights to and from Scotland and tuition (this includes bedding and food).

I will need another 2,000  by July 25th, 2012 for our outreach phase. This is to get to and back from the outreach location (Stanley house is awaiting God to reveal location). The outreach phase will be 2 months long and the lecture phase is 3 months long but I am required to have the money a month before the outreach phase. Whatever is left will be used for toiletries, required books, visas, vaccines, and transportation within Scotland.

Thank you all for reading and I hope that my story will not only be influential to your spiritual growth but that you would pray about donating to this ministry and to any ministries God places me into in the future.

Matthew 6:33 “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you.”