A blog? Really?

Well hello there friends :) I've never really been a blogger before. It's a little strange to think that I actually need to be doing this. There are just so many people that I've had a difficult time keeping up with and I'm always being asked what is going on in my crazy life...so here you go. I'll try really hard to keep up with this blog. It's going to be pretty important, I think.
Listen, this thing can be just to chat and let you know what I'm doing, but I am also going to use it as an to give you an opportunity to not just read about my life, but to be a part as well. There are so many things coming up that I cannot do alone. I'm going to need all the prayer support, encouragement, and financial support that I can get.
What is happening, you ask? Well...I'm currently working in the Eagle Rock Church office, I'm starting a very part time job (today actually) with CLO in Lawrence, and I'm looking toward several ministry and research opportunities in the very near future. Mexico is on the list, but is not the full extent of it. There are crazy cool places like Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Israel, Nigeria, the Congo, Pakistan...just to name a few. No, I will not be able to go to all of these places, but there are two coming up around December or so that I feel like I should pray about attending. There is the possibility of going to a 10 day school in Israel at the Israel Goodwill Ambassador Academy. This is very important to me and I would like to go. It's not just so I can have the experience of going to Israel, it's a learning opportunity that will prove useful in the future. The other trip is a research trip to China learning about Chinese history, culture, and the people.
If you feel God tugging at your heart to help me get to one of these destinations, let me know.
Thanks for reading!
Tami