Oooh, we're three-quarters of the way there, ooh ooh! Still livin on a prayer!!

So I honestly thought it would be waaaay later than April 15th that I would be saying this, but yesterday, approximately 46 days before the start of my adventure, I hit 75% of my support!! I have had so many crazy big donations that I have to start with my supporter shoutout first:

Aunt Faye
Stacy Efstathiou
Lauren Vivar
Caroline Burns
Ali Grace Lovelady

:-)

I just cannot get over how blessed I am. Seriously. In a typical day, I literally do everything that I love. I am getting an education at the greatest school ever, and for the most part, I love my classes. Go gata. I get to dance with some of the most amazing, hardworking, loving, hysterical girls ever as a member of Dancin Gators. I get to teach kids about God every Sunday morning while playing rediculous games and dressing up and telling stories and building forts and coloring. I get to teach sign language with some of the most awesome women I have ever met under the direction of the most inspiring man I have ever met.

I am basically living a dream. Life has its ups and downs for sure, but my troubles are nothing compared to those of most of the world.

One thing God has broken my heart over this semester especially is injustice. It is everywhere. America is basically the least corrupt country in the world. We are also the best complainers. One thing goes wrong and we basically do one of three things
1) Complain loudly
2) Grumble under our breath and then gossip about it
3) throw in the towel

It breaks my heart how complacent we are. I would be bold but probably not wrong to say that anyone reading this is among the top 1% of the luckiest people in the world. Injustice is everywhere.

God is the only one who knows what the outcome of this summer will be. All I know is that I am mere weeks away from encountering students whose college experience has been far, far, far different from mine. And it is my prayer that God puts me in their path and uses me as a tool in their lives so that they can leave at the end of the summer and go back to their home nation as ambassadors and leaders for their generation. I know it can happen.

Please continue to pray for me as I raise the rest of my support and begin to spiritually, emotionally, and mentally prepare myself for this summer. I can do nothing alone, it is only because of God that I am who, where, and what I am. It is a daily surrender. Over and over and over again. God's plans are way better than mine. My summer plans as of December look very, very stupid compared to this. Its all a matter of letting go.

If you still want to donate, you can make a tax deductable donation by writing a check out to Campus Crusade for Christ and sending it to
Kelly Wood
422 SW 10th street
Gainesville, FL
32601

Love you all!!!
SOOOOO FREAKING MUCH!!!
AHHHHH