Video

Yesterday I presented in my church about the trip and showed them this movie that I put together on Windows Movie Maker. After it played I said a couple words (basically my last post) and that was all. Enjoy!

In conclusion...

After alot of fundraising...praying...and packing...I flew....and flew...and reached Miami to meet 40 new people that were on my team and countless others...not knowing what to expect...I experienced a experience many will never be able to...i seen poverty, tin houses, broken people, i reached out with the love that Christ first showed me and showed Guatemalan people/children a type of love that i don't think many of them had ever felt or seen before. Stickers, bubbles, and pencils where small gifts but brought smiles to their faces like nothing else. Older men/women/ and children were saved because my team travelled from all over North America just to show people, in a foreign country, with a different language, culture, and lifestyles Jesus Christs' love! Matthew 25:40 says "...I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." We truly were living this verse. My pastor had a sermon this morning that talked on being ready for when Jesus comes back. I can't presume that I'll have tomorrow to do things...to live my faith out. I can't procrastinate anything because I may very easily not have tomorrow. This trip was a huge leap in many ways. It probably isn't recommend by many to leave your home country to travel to a foreign one when you have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. But since I wanted to live life...never be the same....have an experience like no other... and to seriously be the hands and feet of Jesus, my King, I went to Guatemala and came back a changed person!

After much intense drama training in Fort Lauderdale....

We took our newly found drama talent elsewhere....

to a country that is broken...

...with history of a serious civil war...rundown homes...garbage...

...and most of all people, real people, Guatemalans who don't know him, or haven't even heard of him at all!

So here we were...with a wonderful opportunity...to share Jesus Christ with hundreds..

...and we performed our evangelistic mime drama that explains the gospel....

...in Spanish...

and about 14 teams...totaling over 600 teens and LIT's (leaders in training) and leaders lead over 4000 Guatemala people to Christ!!

...we also did much needed work projects...

...and we bonded with the children...laughed/smiled/hugged/played...for many planting seeds in them and showing them God's love...

..it brought smiles to their faces...and sincere joy to our hearts...

...

after a long days work we were exhausted...

....then we woke up to experience a little more...

phenomenal worship and speakers...

after that it was curfew...well sort of ....

..running on adrenaline and overtired-ness

Rachael (Ontario), Danni (Colorado), Tasha (Alberta) , and Mary Lou (Texas)

This trip was a great opportunity not only for outreach but to meet new people, from all over!

I have so many new friends and you'd be surprised how close you get with the people that you meet and are with for 2 weeks.

Love you roomies!!!

After many ministry days, work projects, speakers, worship times, and memories it was time to say goodbye and all head in our own directions.

I would like to thank you all for all the support I received. I had health that was well and did not hinder me in my work at all. God was definitely watching over me the entire time. Your prayers have meant so much. Despite being sad to leave Guatemala and all the new friends I made, I'm excited to be home and use what I've learned to be an example here at home. I've learned so much, expanded my horizons, grew spiritually, made new friends from all over the world, and now the test comes to live out what I've seen and learnt. This trip lead me to give everything over to God. EVERYTHING. My problems, my victories... I can honestly tell you when you have something that is seriously burdening you and you give it over to God 100% you feel such a peace.

Spiritually there are so many things that I have learned...it is seriously important to read you Bible and it can honestly bring you closer to God. The Bible isn't all just a bunch on words/sentences/paragraphs. Its actually put together quite nicely and if you read it with your whole heart, it tends to make actual sense and it can come alive for you. I've also come to learn to depend completely on God, "For I know the plans I have for you...prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11) Everything is his. This trip wasn't mine. It was his, he gave it to me, just like he gave his son, as a gift to me. How much love is that?? He gave me it, the experience, so that I could fulfill his plan for me and glorify him.

Basically that sums everything up. I'll be presenting in my church on Sunday feel free to come and see/hear more~

Tasha Klassen

The trip is over but my journey is not...

I'm home

hey everybody
I just wanted to let people know that I'm home. I arrived home at 12:30 A.M on Monday evening after a couple planes, 4 countries, and tons of walking.
There's been alot of thinking, sleeping, eating, sleeping and some more sleeping going on in the past days. I promise to do a more detailed post in the next couple days. For now though, I'm catching up on some zzzzzzzzz's.
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.
love always,

July 7th & 8th

Hey everybody,

so i apología for not updating as regularly. there is alot going on and sometimes it has proven difficult to explain things on the computer and i don't have spell check cause the the spell check is in SPANISH, so i pre-apoligize.

tomorrow is our last ministry day. wow. the time has gone by super fast and i can't believe that it is almost over. we have visited orphanages, schools, parks. and done the drama at all. up until today it has basically just been ministering to children.

we went to an orphanage and got a tour....some of the room held up to 22 beds.

yesterday we went to a school and i got my stickers and bandandas out and they were gone in like minutes. it was crazy. there was one little boy and i blew him a balloon and we played in the hot sun for like ever! i now it doesn't sound like much but he was so excited.

then in the afternoon we did the drama for the older kids and then after we split into groups. we played this clapping game, then we split into smaller groups, eventually it was me and a couple of girls.they taught me all these hand games and it was so intense. all i did was laugh, hug them, try to understand the language, and SMILE alot!

at the end (abrutly it was time to go) i was almost on the bus when this throng of giggling girls rushes up to me.and start babbilng i grabbed a translater and discovered they wanted 'something' to remember me by. i almost cryed. like all i did was clap their hands. so i rushed to the bus and got my tiny 2 pacs of stickers. when i handed sheets out there were hands everywhere! then i just gave out the whole thing and told them to share. oh their smiles.

today we went to 2 parks and a school= 3 dramas. i really haven't felt like i've made a tremendous difference down here, i know i have in ways, but we've just been seeing children, not that they aren't important but sometimes you wonder how serious they are. you know? i'm not one to judge though. i guess i really wanted to 'see' the difference. see an adult change almost.

today there were 3 people sitting on the corner. they were a husband/wife/friend they live on the street and a poor job in a cemetary and had accepted christ after our drama. when we were leaving we gave them a bible. they wanted one so bad. then they repeatedly thanked us for what we had done, that we had touched their hearts ect. and the husband was so excited that he started to cry. we (or mary) prayed over them then we had to go. amazing.

yesterday we had an aeishya woods concert and crazy hair evening.

today our bus almost ran into a man pushing pineapples in a wheelbarrow then the police stopped us and the driver got a ticket. i feel like i have more to say but that is all for now...

by the way...HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY MICHAELA!!

wednesday

so i will try to be quick with limited spelling mistakes...haha mom.... love ya...miss ya...its wednesday... we leave soon. our minisitry days have been going well. we've mostly gone to schools and orphanages to perform our drama. we had a shorterr day today. just got back from the market. pretty sweet.

bonding with the girls at the school yesterday was amazing. so amazing i can't really explain it on the computer.

it's been super hot and super tough. we had to walk and travel alot lately. and guess what?? i burned my ears.! i know! how weird. and only my ears!! they hurt so bad. o well.

i got like 60 seconds so i'll update more later. supper soon.

ministry days

okay so have so much to say and so little time unless iu want to keep paying a buck and getting another 15 minutes. ha. they are definetly making money. i have so many pictures. so excting. we went to an orphanage today and a school-church yesterday. painting, interacting, doing our drama ect.
language is a barrier. my roomates are cool, little crazy.
umm picked up garbage. tons of bugs. like ew. but i´m doing it for the people.
whole bunch of kiids accepted christ today it was tear jerking
a miricle happened in one team. a guy in a wheelchair didni´t have a knee cap, they prayed, he all the sudden had a knee cap, got out of his chair and with help, started to walk praise god. for he is sooo good.
the orpahnage was so filthy but the kids where beautiful.
we have amazing speakers and worship. jamie jamgochigen is super amazing .look her up on youtube!! and suzie shellenburger def encouages us. had some down time today. to think about htings.
decided to lay everything down to jesus, ms and all. everything. let him do and use me in the way that he wants. i am definetly already changed.
love always,

the differences

comparing fort lauderdale to coaldale, there is huge differences....you wouldn't believe the humidity and you would think that when it rains it is cold but it has rain on/off all day. this morning we had this enormous downpour no jokes. bet none of anyone of you have seen it huge raindrops and it was like 30 degress celsius out....sooo cool. we just got a break from drama practice.casting was last night i got to be a mime. not just any mime. do not underestimate my mime skills now....my mime position is a tree...very very fun. we stand in the centre..super cool.
last night we stayed up late...just so happens we weren't tired and had a hyper time...just jumping from bed to bed...screaming ect....i'm surprised we didn't get kicked out.
Auntie caroyln, tyler, kaitlyin, lins,andrew, grace, rachel, ben, dan, i say hi back...hopefully your' having a great summer.
also we had a great service last night. talked about giving your all. 110%....um yeh...
so anyways.... i have limited time. theres like a billion ppl behind me for the comput so talk to y'all later (i have a texan in my room hahah) oh yah an i'm ahead 2 hours. it's like 3 o clock here and 1 o clock there. anywho
love always,

I HAVE ARRIVED

hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
so i have arrived in Miami, and currently just hangin until 6:00....it's like 5:15 here ....and then we will have supper. tonite we have a service FUAGNEM....which i'm super excited for.
we are actually in fort lauderdale in a beautiful hotel. i have pictures they are wonderful....it's so beautiful .Embassy Suites. I have received my room and card....whooo! the rooms are soooo beautiful. o my goodness. anywho..
our flights went well...i discovered I don't really like landing all that much...i like taking off much better.
we got here around 4....and teens just keep arriving. there are yellow Guatemala bird shirts EVERYWHERE!!
anyways...after tons of walking through HUGE airports...i think i am feeling a little tired...but i'll be fine....mom and dad i tried to call but u weren't home...i try later....
love you all,

a few hours and tons of excitment

11 hours 3 minutes and 42 seconds
until I actually technically leave. I can't explain how excited I am to go and make tons of new friends and travel for this. So many planes, different foods, experiences...ahh...the excitement. surprisingly i don't have any jitters or nervousness yet. my stomach isn't doing flops..maybe it will once we get to the airport i think we are planning to leave in like an hour so we have plenty of time.
we had an awesome church service this morning, and the pastors came up and prayer for me... i i can't thank everyone enough for all the prayer support and financial support for my trip and my health :)
i think that i have computer access when i get down there...so i should be updating this. i need to go and collect all my luggage.
So Long for now...have a wonderful 2 weeks.

well...

So as I am writing this it is 11:22 P.M, and there is 3 days 0 hours 37 minutes and 2 seconds until I leave on an Air Canada flight to Miami, Flordia to meet over 400 other teenages who have are set in the same mind-frame that I am in. To go out and do God's work.

Today has been an exhausting long day. I'm talking from 9:30 (morning) to 10:30 at night just going and going and not really ever stopping except for supper at grandma's (which was de-lish by the way) So i'm not quite sure why I'm writing this now, but with only 3 days to go i figured people maybe wanted an update. today we got the majority of my stuff with only a couple items to go...which is such a relief. I mean nothing is in suitcases yet, but everythiing is bought and in my hands. Today my book order (how to get ready for short-term missions by anne-geri fann) also came in. Now i know its a bit late to start ready on how to prepare your-self in different ways, but i still have time and lots of flying hours i guess. i will start reading tonight maybe...not...way to tired.
My testimony is ...ummm....still the same as the last time you read about it sooo...i know! i'm getting to it. I'm going to type it out...and then see how it is.
I've actually met up (for more then 5 minutes) and talked to Ashley (and her parents), and discovered i'll love hangin with her. she's one of the 4 girls I'm flying with and I'm so uber excited to meet the rest of them. Before we fly off we (families and girls) are all meeting at a restaurant to meet, which will be so cool.
Anywho, it is late, i'm tired, and have much on the mind. I best be going. so long.

7 DAYS TO GO

This morning I woke up, (like usual)...only to starting thinking (also like usual) and discovered something rather fantastic and somewhat frightening.

I am LEAVIN in 7 days.
Sooooo after my stomach flipping a few times I got up and reveled the news to my papa. (happy fathers day!!) and we came to the conclusion that, yes, I am leaving in 7 days.

Last night i had my 'going away' 'welcome summer' type party. We had a fire, s'mores, played sardines and wow it was so much fun. This morning I'm a little tired (going to bed at like 2 in the morning doesn't do the body much good) but it was well worth it. We are having a family BBQ at my grandpas...in like well 20 mins and i still smell like camp fire smoke. How lovely. So despite that having nothing to do with my trip...

As for my trip: my testimony is still at a partial standstill...we shall work on it soon....my limit that i can recieve for funds from the church has come in (so if you are reading this and still were thinking of sending some $$, please send it directly to me).....I might meet up with one of the girls I'm flying with on Monday.....i have 3 finals this week.,,,and lastly i still have to pack o my. this will maybe prove to be a challenge but we've set aside i think thursday to pack....and that's bout all..,

oh ya....I'M SO EXCITED I CAN'T WAIT!!!

a few days to go

Hey everybody!
so the days are going quite quickly these days. and i leave in only a few short days. it seemed like just yesterday that i signed up for this trip and is was like 100's of days away. everything is coming true. it is truly exciting.
so this weekend we decided to have my garage sale and discovered that we have...well...lots and lots of stuff. it's actually mind boggling how much we pulled out of our basement. it seems so empty...and clean. my my what a little late spring-cleaning can do! It is quite refreshing.
The weather was relatively nice, and we had lots of help. Only like 10 tables with the lawn covered and the driveway covered in stuff. ahhh. it looked like a challenge but we definitely got through it. only tomorrow 9-12 to go. part of the funds received will go toward my trip.
so much money has come in and i think that I'm nearly to my fundraising goal. nearly there!
the only worry now is to pack. pack. and pack a little more. only 50 pounds worth for 2 weeks means packing smart and how is a 16 year old girl supposed to do that?? yeesh. that's not the biggest worry though.
anyways, oh yeah one more worry. so up till this point I've been so consumed with so much other stuff I've sort of failed to write my testimony. (sort of a really vital part of this trip) I've struggled with writing it for a couple weeks (thinking that i really didn't have a testimony at all...)and then read somewhere that before you write your testimony you have to honestly believe that you have one.
so the other night i thought, and thinked, and thought hard, and i prayed then just sat down and wrote it. now i re-read it to my parents d my-self but i believe I'll have to re-visit it in a couple days. there is some adjustments that need to be made, but i believe that is finally coming along...plz keep this in prayer...i need to have it memorized before i go.
thanks for all the prayers

23 days....

ok...so...23 days....oh boy
So now that this trip has become a little more realistic I have 23 days to get my stuff together. Packing everything, learning some spanish, writing my testimony, finishing fundraising, there is really tons to do. for some good news...

1. I recieved my t-shirt that i'll be wearing when I get off the plane in Miami, it has this bird type animal on it with some plants and the shirt is an oragne-y/yellow color. Its quite beautiful in it's own special way! :)
2. I also recieved the team lists, so I am on TEAM 6 and I know exactly who's on my team! It appears that there is like 5 or 6 people from Canada and 41 people in total. This was very exciting to recieve.
3. thirdly i also recieved my costume assignment, which is a MIME. the costume is for the evengestical skit we will mainly be doing. This is what we will be practicing and rehersing in Miami when we arrive. Technically I may not be the mime, i may play a different part, but this is the costume I need to get. whoo!!
4. i recieved an e-mail from my team leaders and they sound like very wonderful people.
5. I met Ashley, one of the 4 girls i'm flying with to Miami at YC Alberta 2009 which was also uber exciting. I'm so excited and rready to get to know these girls and make new friends!

So that about sums up the new news....um.. besides being super busy with preperation for my trip, I have a couple of medical appointments this month. just an update...my doctors have a-okayed my trip and my MRI results showed that I have 2 new 'enhancing' lesions, and the other older ones, have decreased which is good. that's about all on the medical front.

the garage sale we are planning (the funds will go to my trip) is still in the air for a date. Everything is so busy i dont' have a clue when to do it. it just may happen >after my trip:)

donations are still coming in...and I'm so thankful for that. so much prayer and support is really....i don't really know how to describe it. overwhelmingly wonderful?

So the main focus for this weekend it getting my suitcase out and starting to go through my packing list. the packing list is rather long, and we do have the option to bring gifts for the kids down in guatemala city everything has to fit into 2 carry-ons and a 5o pound suitcase. yikes.

tasha

Getting closer...

HELLO EVERYBODY!!!

There are tons of things to talk about, I can't tell you how excited I am to go do god's work. (half way around the world I might add!)

okay so as you can see on the countdown>>>there are like 31 days until I leave. Whoo!! I just wanted to thank everybody so much for all the support I recieve for this trip. The support I've recieved (finianically and in prayer) and been appreciated soo much. I haven't finished fundraising yet...there is still a garage sale to come and funds seem to be still coming in!!!

Recently (last weekend) I attend YC 2009 in Edmonton. Although it being a long drive with many stops in an uncomfortable bus, the conferencec was more than rewarding. Amazing speakers (reggie dabbs, judah smith,) and inspiring worship (matt maher, bluetree, blueeyed soul and david crowder band) it was well worth the drive. I would encouage any one who is thinking of going to go! The power of God and the feeling of God in a place can definitly move you in ways that you never imagined.

The next thing :: a couple days ago I recieved an e-mail stating the teams that will be on the trip. I have 41 people on my team (TEAM 6!!) and I can now connect with them if I please!! It is getting closer and closer and sometimes I really can't believe that I'm actually flying across the continent to help the less fortunate, but I am...and I truly thank God for all he has done.

Another thing:: the settings have now been changed on this blog and you can add comments, even if you aren't a blogger.com user. Anyone may now add a comment! Please add a comment if you want, that way I know the people who are reading this!!

To add a comment click the 'comment' link below the post.

Lastly:: Tomorrow at 11:00 I will be getting an MRI (it has been rescheduled like 3 times) but I'm definnity having it tomorrow. If you could please pray for me, I do have some nerves about it. They will be injecting a dye into my arm so that the pictures will come out clearer. I have had one before, and I know there is nothing to really worry bout but for some reason I seem to be nervvous about it.
Anyways...I think that about sums everything up...have a great weekend!!! Remeber to thank God for beautiful weather!

~ Tasha

Fundraising and YC !!!

This week has definitely been a tougher one of the many, living with new 'chronic illness' does bring physical problems (which are going over now), but it also brings emotional issues. You have good days, bad days, and okay days. Sometimes it honestly feels that if you don't know whether to look right, go left, go right, or anything, but through it all God has been here, and this week there were some positive points. Like such; my fundraising efforts;talking to people and writing letters are paying off. God is ...man....wow. just wonderful and awesome.

Donations have been coming in, which is one of the best things ever. In the beginning, one of the hardest things to do for me was to ask for donations. I knew people would support me but it takes a lot of humiliity to ask for money, no matter the situation. That was tough for me and God definitely helped and supported me through that.

Along with be super supportive of all things bout me, my family is also getting more and more excited for the approaching trip. This trip has seriously been one of the most high points in my health ordeal through the past couple months. Along with being excited, my nerves are also jumping quite a bit. Not nervous that things are to go wrong or anything, just general nervousness about meeting new people, stepping out of my boundaries (majorly), and flying lots.Generally i really don't mind flying *(mind you I've only flew once :) ) but through the entire trip we have to take off 6 times and land 7 I believe. So whoo...I'll defiantly be bringing my digital camera!!

Carrying on...not literally :) but my carry on that my grandpa ordered for me did come in and it is beyond perfect. It has compartments, and a sturdy durable outside..it will work so well. Along with that my other travel carrier also came. My mom ordered it from air miles. it will hold my passport and important documentation. It's so exciting to have things coming together. Pretty soon I'm gonna have to start packing!!!!!

Another thing to greatly look forward to is that in 12 days only some youth from my church will be heading for a long 8 hour drive in a school bus to Edmonton to attend a conference. Not only a conference, but YC 2009. http://www.ycgeneration.com/ so that is uber exciting. We attended last year and it has (and will ) continue to change many lives

update....

hey!

So I'm not quite sure how well my little 'speech' went last week but i think i did okay. i talk a bit fast, even though i wasn't that nervous. sometimes i think when you are up there you just want to get everything over with...thank goodness its over. I have continued to send out letters this week and more are going to be e-mail this week. Whoo! I believe things are coming together. Despite complications, i was accepted to this missions trip, and this week despite complications, i dont' have to make my final payments for another week. (we sort of forgot about it...) Also the people organizing and running this wondeorus missions trip have been extremly understanding with my entire situation and the complications I've had. It makes me extremly grateful to have people who aren't jugdemental or anything like that and just encourage me to stay healthy and hope everything is going good. so compications you ask?? yes compluications have arised>>>>>

I don't even know if anybody reads this but its been quite a busy week. well last week my symptoms started coming back {also called an 'episode' or 'attack' or 'relapse'} but anyways it wasn't that bad at first but then the tingling was spreading and the back pain was on my left side. We got in contact with the doctors and on Thursday we had an appointment in Calgary. Its been confirmed that I do have MS {but the most common and best kind if you can have one}and well...lets just say its been a roller coaster.

So now the next step is for me to choose which medication I want to start on, although I won't be starting it until after my trip!! which is a relief in itself. I wouldn't want to worry about that yet. my symptoms seem to be going away ever so slightly and slowly, but that's a good sign. and my back pain has decreased as well, which is a very good sign because its a very uncomfortable feeling.

So this was a very long post, but alot has happen in the last week, but my missions trip is still intact which is the most important thing. In my mind, its just 'ok, i have this thing called MS, i'll just have to deal with it, what else can i do...?'

thanks for all of your prayers and support.

~tasha

Watch your mailboxes!!

This week is a rather busy one, barely having time to post do I. But just a few things to mention. Offhandedly, it is going to SNOW!!! in APRIL!!, and my social project which was a tad bit difficult went wondrously well.

Anyways, but on the topic of my trip... this week sometime we will be going to a copy place and making several letter copies which is really exciting. So definitly pick one up at the back of the church on Sunday, or I will give/mail one to you. It is like the beginning of my fundraising!! (i know it's late, but its okay.) By the way, if you have any ideas, at all, (they gotta be reasonable) please talk to me) :)

Another thing is on this Sunday... at Coaldale Mennonite Brethren Church http://www.coaldalembchurch.com/, I will be saying my 'speech'. Haha. just a short little presentation on where i am going, why, and what I'll be doing ect ect. So that is partially nerve racking, but I think I'll do fine.
Also, we are printing off my long, i think 4 page packing list, and we are starting to work on that!!!

Lastly, my loving, strong grandpa, ordered (through HBC rewards)me a polka dot carry on which is so sturdy and strong, and dependable.....not to mention pretty. It is soon to come in via mail i believe. Oh dear o dear. Will i ever stand out. thankx grandpa. love you lots.

Watch for you letters.

xoxo~Tasha

Meeting up...soon...

Very busy today. This has to be a short post.
So, I'm so excited because I've been in touch with other people that are going on the trip that live near me. My flights have been booked and I'm on the same flight as them!!! It's so much safer and just wayyy more exciting because I won't be flying alone. also I've made a time to meet them and it will be so great to actually meet them. i believe it will feel actually 'real' then. I really don't think that everything has actually sunk in yet. Oh man, there's so much going on, just craziness. Anyways, I have to go. much to do! :) :) :)

~ tAShA

Counting Down...

So in 73 days, I'll be flying out of my little town of 6000 to an unfamiliar CITY of thousdands and thousands of people, sounds tempting eh? Well, I'm very very excited. Anyways, things are comin along relativly smoothly. Flights have been booked, and I've connected with 4 other girls that will be flying with me!! The next big, or rather, enormous challenge that lays ahead is fundraising!! Ahhh. Already we have a few ideas in place, like a garage sale, and fundraising letters, but I don't believe that those will amount to enough. please pray for these efforts, and that that they come together. i'm not very comfortable with asking people for money, its weird, but i think we'll find ways. i'm super nervous, but God definetly wouldnt' bring me this far to not continue. My parents have been supporting me like crazy, (like they always do) and its just so awesome to have this trip coming together. its really really coming together. like yesterday i was looking at a year long calander, all on one page, and i realized it actaully starts in like 2 1/2 months. that was a weird realization. but anyways, i know that God will provide and everything will eventually fall into place. fundraising and all. i will not worry. at this point i'm working (and finishing) the personal letters I'm sending asking for donations, so watch for your letter soon!

~tASha

Accepted!! (and Welcome to my blog)

Hello everybody!

So just 3 weeks ago, I received an e-mail stating that i was being accepted to a wonderful trip, not just an ordinary, let's go to the lake and go camping, but a life-altering, type of trip. I'd been accepted to Brio Missions 'Never The Same' 2009 Missions trip to Guatemala!!! This trip is through Brio Magazine www.briomissions.com , and organized through Big World Ventures www.bigworld.org.

Since then, I've (and my family), have been super super busy. Papers to sign, calls to make, e-mails to right, flights to book. Oh boy, but you totally don't know how excited I am...almost continually jumpin up and down.

Ever since I heard about this trip a couple years ago I've been begging and begging my parents to go. Fortunately this year, things worked out just before the deadline for applying. Anyway, I'll keep you updated on the highlights, lowlights, and the happenings of my trip. Welcome to my blog!

~tAsHA