Oh, To Serve the King of Kings!

Friends and Family,
As I mentioned in my last blog many changes are coming to my life as I take the next step He is leading me in.  I rejoice in that He will remain faithful in my life as He always has.  I know I was rather abrupt in my "I'm engaged" announcement.  I am still processing it myself.  So I think Jared deserves a proper introduction to y'all.

Jared Scheller has been serving here at CCBCE for 8 years.  He grew up on the west coast and currently calls Oregon his home state.  Through a mutual friend he was able to help me with the application process last summer (you know, "do I need to bring a towel" and "when is the application due" sort of thing).  Through a series of only God orchestrated events we had very little contact over the fall semester, but started talking more regularly just before leaving the college in December (of course more details can be offered, but we all know I'm to long-winded to post such here).  In January it was clear God was leading us to pursue a relationship.  Somehow we fell in love, and I am ever so thankful.  Soooooooooo now we're engaged and getting married at the beginning of next year.  I'm looking forward to what God has in store for us a I join Jared here in Hungary.  While I am very much looking forward to having an earthly husband as a companion to serve along side, I am so thankful that our relationship is only a picture of how much our heavenly groom loves us.  Please be praying for our marriage and the days building up to it, that we may honor God in our conduct and purity of love.  As Paul urged the Thessalonians in 1 Thessalonians 1:12 "that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory."  I realize this all sounds very gushy and romantic.  I do realize that He who began a work in us is still working on us and we have much to learn from Jesus and each other.  We want Jesus to be our driver so I'm excited to buckle up and get this show on the road.

So for those of you who have asked, there is a little more detail about this man that I am most willingly committing to spend the rest of my life with.

Even with a wedding to plan missionary life on the foreign field speeds forward with gusto.   Next week is one of the biggest conferences held at CCBCE for the leaders serving here in eastern Europe.  Along with many guests, all of the School of Missions Students will be attending sessions on leadership, marriage, family, and many other subjects.  On June 19th I will be headed to Ukraine for my 40-day outreach.  I will be helping a church there with child-care, church services, and many other possibilities.  I can't wait to use the language I've been studying for the past eight months!  Last week I figured out how to type in Ukrainian, and I felt like bursting with excitement!

Graduation went well on May 15th with the added excitement that Abigail and mom surprise visited me and we traveled for a week after.  What an amazing blessing!

I'm so grateful to all of you for your prayers.  Please continue in this.  Your prayers are such a huge part of the work here in Hungary.

Prayer Requests:

1. For Jared and I as we prepare for our marriage
2. Outreach to Ukraine starting next week (especially for leadership in the church right now)
3. Foundations Conference next week, that God's servants would be refreshed

P.S. He's not a Cardinals fan so we'll work on that