This past week on campus has been such a new adventure and learning to really depend on God while learning to understand why and how God will use us here. This past week we had an opportunity to share in the Navs director engineering class about why we are hear and the ministry we will take part in. Professors here are aloud to proclaim the gospel and share their faith with their students, unlike in America.
We had our first women's bible study on Thursday with two of the girls from campus. The women's ministry here is very small compared to the men's which out numbers them by at least 10. The girls are ready to learn more about God which is so encouraging to see. We then were able to have a game night at the place we are staying on Thursday night as well. It was so much to laugh with the students and just have fun.
Last night we were able to go to the Navs headquarters here and hear from the Bangladesh missionaries an how their ministry is going there. It is so awesome to see God working in other cultures and how they share the gospel and have a heart for the nations as well. It was a good time with food and fellowship.
I am excited to see what God has for us this next week. We will be planning a women's get together time on Monday's with discussion topics, food, and crafts. Tomorrow we will be back Nav headquarters for a night to hangout with our team and rest. I can not wait to hear what God had done in my teams life and His ministry with them. Please pray for rest an renewal on God. Also Please pray that women would come and that they would feel welcome. Thank you for your continued support and prayers. Thanks:)

It has been raining for the past two days! I went out today to go out to get out and have prayer with Jacque at Zen Tea and it was pouring but we had to leave, so we walked in the pouring rain for 10 mins with our umbrellas that did nothing for us so we were soaked. But the scary was that the roads are flooded here from the rain because they do not have a drain system. It was experience of ok it's just water. Next time I am for sure bringing my rain coat with me.
Yesterday Jacque and I moved into SEND which is an international Christian housing designed for short term missionaries. So it's awesome to be living with Christian from all over the world who come here to show Gods love. So we will be living at the SEND house Monday night thru Sunday morning and then back to Nav headquarters for team bonding and sharing our weeks experiences. It will be so rewarding to go back and share about what we have been all doing and what God has been showing us through our different ministries. Please pray for unity when we come together and for restful rest during that day and night with our team.
Starting today is our first day at the campus. Yesterday we were shown around the part of Manila we are staying and the campus. Tonight is Nav Nite with worship, fellowship, and a message from the director of Navs here. We will be learning about faith, hope, and love in a mini series throughout the four weeks of ministry here at the UPD campus. I am excited to start building relationships with the students and sharing stories about our faith together. Please pray for opportunity of vulnerability and friendship with the students.
Then throughout the week we will have opportunities for events to invite and talk to non Christians and build relationships with them. Also I will have a opportunity to disciple a girl while I am here and she is a psychology major as well so we will have that in common. Then we will also have two women's bible studies throughout the week that we will attend. What is wonderful about being able to stay t SEND which is close to campus is we are aloud to invite students over for hanging out with game nights and snacks. Please pray that it is an opportunity for many people to come and feel welcome and fellowship.
I am excited to see what God has in store for us. I know that our schedule will be a lot of us having to be flexible and be diligent with our time how God wants us to use it. Please pray for that! Thank you for your continued prayer and support! God Bless!

Hello from the Philippines! I am here with my team and we have just been acclimating to the time change and food. It has been an experience and a whirl wind of emotions already. When we first arrived here at one am in the morning of the 19th we went straight to where we were staying at navigators headquarters in Manila, Philippines. Then our first day in Metro Manila was tiring but so great. We went to One of the University of the Philippines to see the campus and start talk to student right of the bat and get the experience of sharing God with the students. It was different than sharing God with people in the America. But it was so eye opening to see the universities here in the Philippines. To go to the Universities here it only cost 20 dollars a semester. Which was so shocking to me because that is not that much but it makes sense in correlation to how much the cost of living is here. Then we went on to see the slums and wow what an experience that was. It just broke my heart to see how many people are in poverty here. The people in the slums were so wonderful and welcomed us with food. The children were so drawn to us and just loved it when we took there pictures. Then later we went to the Nav Nite with worship and a sermon at the University of the Philippines Diliman. The students there were so welcoming and open and fun to hangout with. They loved to play games an learn all about us. It has been a crazy couple of days and God has been showing me where I want to invest in people here and what I will be growing in. My team and I have been having some great time of bonding an learning so much about each other. Tomorrow is our first day to go out and start sharing with the students at UPD with Jacque. She and I will me mainly at that campus while the other four are at other places in Manila investing as well. I am so excited to see what God does with us and the students. Please pray for protection and the preparing of hearts of the students we will talk to and spend time with. My heart is so full of joy to be here and be able to spread His love! Thank you for all your continued support and prayers!!:)

Hello Everybody! Tomorrow is the day. I am leaving for the Philippines bright and early from the Tucson airport for a long travel time of 20 hours or so. I will not get to the Philippines until Monday night at 11pm, which is about 13 hours ahead of Tucson. I am so excited and can not wait to embark on this new journey that God has for me and my team of 8(including my team leader). Please pray for safety while we travel. I am looking forward to getting to the Philippines and seeing all the wonderful things there. Thank you all so  much for your support! I can not wait to tell you more! More to come.....:)