colorado to latvia!

i have beautiful news. posted above is a fun, weird, and excited team. this group of five wonderful college students and i are heading to latvia, a small eastern europe country with an organization we're all a part of called The Navigators for four weeks this summer.

in a few short months (three to be exact) we'll be heading over to riga, the capital of latvia to reach out to university students there. 

isaiah forty two: six and seven says, "I have called you in righteousness, I will take hold of your hand, I will keep you and make you to be a covenant for the people, a light to the gentiles; to open eyes that are blind, to set captives free from prison, and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."

we are going to bring light to the darkness, to bring the good news that has saved each one of us six from our sin and brought us into righteousness in order to live in the freedom Jesus gives us. i am passionate for college-aged students and showing them the One who cherishes them. i'm very excited for this opportunity to take what i've learned here in fort collins all the way to eastern europe and to expand my trust in God and knowledge of who He is.

three weekends ago, we gathered together with three other teams going to serve in separate countries for training and we all had the chance to pray for and with one another. pictured above is those going elsewhere laying their hands on us, praying specifically for those we will meet and impact on the way and while in latvia. 

it's such a joy to be sharing this news with you all! i do ask though for you to be praying alongside with my team and i for this trip. below are some specific things you could be praying.

pray for me a Spirit of humility and the Lord will continue to grow my character to be more like His

pray for fellowship amongst us as a team as well as safety traveling and living in riga

pray the Lord will prepare the hearts of the Latvians we will be interacting with, learning from, and loving

pray the promises from isaiah 42:6-7 (mentioned above) as me and my team entrust out lives to serve God's kingdom

pray for me and my team's hearts as we trust God to provide the funds to send us all the way to latvia

if you have any questions, or would like to hear more, or know anything about latvia i should know about, please let me know! i'm extremely excited to see what this trip holds. thank you for all your support and prayer.