Just some pictures from Africa...

okay, so I feel like I didn't put up enough pics from the trip! here are a few more!

Oh what an amazing day...

SO many great things have happened today!!! I finished my summer school classes (PTL), and kept that GPA up!!! I ended up with an A and a B, not too shabby! I got to spend some time with my bestest longest friend Chelsea and share an amazing day in her life that she will look back on as a milestone in which she will never forget! Okay enough about that!!

Can I just say...MY GOD IS GOOD! He is so good! I am so convicted because I was trying to take things into my own hands and not let Him has the utmost control over my life! Well He rocked my socks off this week with a blessing too big to even imagine! I still can't believe it! He is so good to me even when I doubt him!!! WOW!!!

Well this will be a short one, since I have to get ready for church which requires I actually get off the couch and out of my pajamas! LOL


Praying for Christy as she heals from an injury! I know she is going nuts not being able to move around and work! God love her!

Okay so it's been like 4 months since my last update...

WOW a lot has happened since the last time I was on here!

I guess I could start with Zimbabwe! I honestly don't think there are many words to describe that trip! Our team had an amazing time and great things were done for the glory of the Lord! I think my high point of the trip was when we were heading (like 3 miles) to one of the school, and we came across 5 ladies washing clothes. They flagged us down and wanted to talk to us! They asked us why we we were there, so Mr. Paul told them we were from American and that we had come to spread the good news of Christ. They immediately began explaining that they could not be born again because they had been through bad things. Mr. Paul asked me to share my testimony with the women and the more I told them the more they began to become excited! I asked them all if they understood that we have all fallen short and that God's love is so much bigger than our past mistakes. They all said yes and accept Christ in their hearts in that very moment! Whew! Wanna talk about something that changes your life! It was truly one of the most blessed moments in my life! I can't wait to see those 5 women in heaven one day! (That's all the women and me in that pictures)

Okay, so now I'll give a short update on school....I fell into the "Good Student" Category this summer and decided to take summer classes! I'm going crazy! I'm in my last two days and I think that time is standing still! I love my Art Appreciation class! And I'm not just saying that because I follow my professor on Blog Spot :) Seriously, Ms. Foy your class rocks! It wasn't just some boring history class full of funny named people, it was a great hands on class full of funny named people! I'm also taking American History with Mr. Shaheen and I gotta say that next to my daddy he is probably the smartest guy I know when it comes to History! I love that class! I'm almost done, and I've kept my GPA up!!! Whoo Hoo!!! Now I've just got to get through this fall at Tate State (aka:Northwest) and then I'm off to Arkansas State!!! My mom totally doesn't think I'll go, but I have my heart set on it :) I know I can be a total baby but I'm really going to try to do this for myself. I need to be on my own a little bit before I run off and get....well...let's not get ahead of ourselves!

Okay so latest update on Honduras? I'm not gonna go into detail or I'll get emotional but I'm not going to be able to go until January! That's all my saying! Okay I swear I'm gonna keep this thing up and running again!


Praying for Brandon and Julie as they travel home safely with the newest edition to their sweet, sweet family!!!

So close, I can almost see it!

Well, this is it! It's the weekend and we all know that those fly by! And after this weekend flies by, WE LEAVE FOR ZIMBABWE! Oh my word, I didn't sleep at all last night, alls I could think about was "did I pack this" "do I need one of those", I even laid out my entire bag in my head, and my carry on...sad I know. I can't even begin to think about how this trip goes. I've been to Honduras several times, and so it comes easy, sheets, clothes, shampoo. Easy right? Well we have a bathroom and an actual "house" we stay in. When we go to Africa we are living in tents, on a bus thing, and we don't exactly get a hot shower. Not that any of this determines weather or not we are going to have a great trip, I'm just hoping I've gotten everything I need.


In telling you all of the little trials we are going to have to face, I guess I need to address the bigger ones. I'm asking you all to pray for the attitudes of our team members. I'm just as spoiled as everyone else going, and it's very easy for me to take a turn to negative down. We will be facing things that most of us have never faced. The team last year lost their luggage for several days, and managed to remain positive and spread the Gospel. I pray that no matter what we face weather it lost luggage, harsh weather, or sickness that we all remain positive and keep focus on our One True God.


Thank you so much for praying for our team. The power of prayer is something not understood by man, I praise the Lord for all your prayers, and I'm so thankful for this opportunity.

I don't know what today's title should be....

Okay so it's day 4 on my blogging adventure. I feel like this is really keeping me in touch with everyone! I had so many people come up to me at church last night and tell me that they had seen and read my blog! Whoo hoo! Great success!


It's coming down the wire now, folks. Reality is setting in, and I know I'm not the only one ready to go. I'm sure many of you saw us goobs in our Africa jackets at the front of the church taking our group picture last night, let me clarify. Our leader, Jay, decided that we would wear our jackets in 90 degree weather, and then forget his at home. It was all part of his plan I do believe! It's okay Jay, we forgive you! :) I'm totally just giving him a hard time! He has done so so much for this group in preperation, prayer, and all other kinds of things we wouldn't even think go into this trip. Jay is such an organized, goal oriented leader, and I'm so thankful that along with all of that he is a man of God.

I'm asking you today to prayer for our leaders. We often take for grandted how much our leaders do. They have ten times more on their plates and I know they need encouragement! Please pray for our leaders!


I don't really have a whole lot to say this morning (imagine that), I do want to say thank you so much everyone for sticking with me in praying! Thank you so much for following this blog, and thank you for everything else you may do in my life.

Prayers for our team members.

My heart is heavy this morning. There are so many of us going on this trip, and I know that there are hurting hearts and trials going on even in these few days before we leave. Of course, I could not know about all of them or even begin to comprehend some of them, but I do know that my God is near to the broken hearted. He will provide the ultimate comfort to those hurting, and they will be rewarded for being His obedient servants. With all of this said I am asking for your prayers for our team members, for healing hearts, obedient hearts, and open hearts. I pray that we will be His hands and feet no matter the circumstances. I also pray that as a team we can comfort each other and be a whole lotta shoulders to lean on.

Okay, so I've been taking my Malaria antibiotic for two weeks now, just like I'm supposed too for my trip. Well on Monday I was outside in the pool for about 5 hours with those Ross kids! Without thinking about the consequences of being on an antibiotic and in the sun, I even furthered my sun damage by applying tannin oil. Needless to say that yesterday I woke up in severe pain with fever nausea, and fluid-filled blisters in my shoulders and back. I have never been sunburned in my life, thanks to my heritage I guess, and so I was totally freaking out!!! When we finally realized that my medicine was the reason I was so burned....we decided to take some extreme measures. My mother COVERED me in vinegar drenched towels. After twenty minutes of gagging, coughing, and whining like a baby, I finally got to take them off. But the fun wasn't over....Then she covered me in cornstarch and knocked me out with a little sleep aid. I HAVE NEVER SLEPT SO GOOD IN MY LIFE. But kudos to my mom because this morning I'm like a completely new person. I'm constantly covering myself in lotion to keep from peeling (which has never happened to my before and I don't think I could handle it)....

I guess that's all I have to babble about, I have a million chores (all because I let my room get out of hand, no one's fault but mine) and I would LOVE to spend some time with my best friend.

A mighty fortress is our God.

I went to bde last night with all intentions of sleeping past lunch without a care in the world. Well, my God had different plans! I woke up super early (well for me anyways) with a heavy heart and a racing mind. This time next week I will be well on my way to Zimbabwe! Crazy? I know! I've known this for 6 months now, you know that I'm going and what not, but today I feel totally different about it. I'm not scared. I'm not worried. I'm not anxious. I'm excited and I'm ready. This shows the true power of prayers. I'm one of the most high strung worrisome people I know, and I'm not worried at all anymore.


In studying the Creation to Christ, I've learned any different things. Some obvious: God's love is true, Jesus is a serious miracle worker, and that we can always come back to our Lord through repentance and His forgiveness. But something else has really made it's way into my mind this past week. God's order. Everything from the creation of light to the Prodigal son has significant order to it. God created water before plants, and plants before animals, and animals before man. People sinned, He created commandments, people continued to mock God through their sin, so He sent the perfect savior. I may be a little late in just now coming to this realization but hey, he has perfect timing.

This has given me such a peace about things in my life. I often worry about "what happens next". I mean seriously I've already started planning my next mission trip after Africa. Things keep happening and money is short and I've been so upset about it, but it's because I'm not giving it to God! He has perfect timing, not Erica Grisham! If I leave it alone, and if it is where He wants me, then I'll end up there somehow.

I'm so excited about spreading the gospel. Evangelism is usually always my favorite part of the mission trips I go on, unless I take an unexpected visit to a local hospital....That's another story for another day. I'm asking that you please pray for the people that our group will come in contact with. People are not always welcoming and do not always want to hear what we have to stay. I pray that we will keep positive and open attitudes along the way, and show Christ through our every moves.

So now I guess I need to whine about the travel...
First off let me say I HATE FLYING. So all the boarding and loading and changing and ughh! Not so much for me! We do have an 18 hour plane ride at one point in time...Trust me, I don't thing anything should be in the air that long, but hey, technology has come a LONG way....So please pray for our physical travel, that we all make it through customs safely and no one gets lost...or hurt...(directing that at myself....)

I guess that's it for right now! Thank you thank you thank you for reading my blog and being a part of this great experience with me! God bless!