The Month of May

I feel like the month of May has slowed down a bit in comparison to the previous months, but in reality a lot of things have happened in the past 20 days.

By God's faithfulness, He has placed me under a new ministry covering, Good Measure International. They have already been a huge blessing to me. They not only give 100% of all donations directly to my ministry, but they care about what's happening in Swaziland and I love the feeling of having that support group. They have also blessed me with a donation to get my ministry off the ground. God is good and I'm so grateful for Good Measure.

This month I've also given my ministry a name. Roots of Hope Ministries is God's work through us in Mbabane, Swaziland. My sister and I were brainstorming and when 'roots' came up, I felt like that was so symbolic of God's gift to us. When you build a foundation on Truth, your roots go deep and are strong. It also symbolizes life and the life I hope to bring to the children of Swaziland through Jesus Christ who died on the cross. I will be launching a website for Roots of Hope soon! I'll keep you updated on that!

I don't know if I've mentioned it, but I leave June 1st for a 3 week stay in Swaziland! That means there's only 12 days left until I board the plane! I'll be traveling with, Carrie, a friend from Nashville and two girls from my trip with AIM last year. Carrie will be helping me take photos and gather stories to share with all of you. We've also been very blessed by Carrie's friend Michael, who has given us a video camera to take over and has offered to help us put together a promotional video for Roots of Hope Ministries.

May has been good to me, but has also been a really hard month emotionally. Knowing that I'm leaving my family and my boyfriend to follow God's calling on my life, is hard. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited and I know I'm in for some awesome stuff, but it's a bit scary at times.

Overall, life is good and God is good. I've been blessed by so many. Thank you for caring and keep please praying!