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I'm not sure where it came from, all I know is that I caught the bug at a very young age and all I've known since is that I want to travel the world, meet new people and get lost in this wonderful world God has Created! It started with a short term Mission Trip (2 weeks to be exact) To Zambia with a few close friends. After that I was hooked and I knew I couldn't stop exploring.
Finally the opportunity has presented itself, and now I stand on the brink of another wonderful adventure, this time in France! I will be spending six months with a wonderful Organization called YWAM (Youth With A Mission), an organization that my parents have been a part of in the past as well! I will be taking part in the January 2014 DTS (Discipleship Training School) where I will be learning about ways to 'disciple' different people from all over the world.
For the first three months we will be stationed in Biarritz for the lecture phase (with a couple of camping trips and such scattered throughout), then we will go to Paris and London (possibly Berlin) for our outreach. :) The school goes from January 5th to June 21st, and I. Am. Stoked!
For the past month I have been working on my application for the school and on my long term Visa for France. This has taken allot of work, like 20+ pages of application and flying to San Francisco to get my Visa! But at long last I'm ready! I have been accepted into the school and my Visa is on it's way! All I need to do now is pack! :)
I will be Blogging about my experiences before during and after my trip as much as possible to let people at home whats going on and to make memories/give me something to do :) Plus there will be lots of pictures involved! :) YAY Can't wait!!!!
So glad you have started this! I am looking forward to all of your updates and pics. I hope you have a wonderful experience and I hope that we can survive at home with out seeing you for 6 months! :( I am having doubts about that.
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I am so excited to follow your blog and read all about your adventures!
ReplyDeleteThis is so exciting! I can't wait to see some pictures and read your blogs :) France should be quite amazing :D
ReplyDeleteHave fun Ashely! :)
~Kezia