Oh, Just 3 more days...NO BIG DEAL!!!!

I cannot express to you how much I am looking forward to this experience. God is So So very good! Can I just tell you, that with LOTS of prayer, the help of wonderful friends, and nothing short of a beautiful miracle from Jesus, I HAVE RAISED ALL THE SUPPORT I NEED FOR MY TRIP! So incredible!!! I am so grateful for all of the amazing people God has put into my life to help me and support me both financially and emotionally!

I am concerned about not being able to exercise during the winter, since it will be cold and snowy...so I am going to buy a yoga/pilates/some sort of fun work out dvd so the other girls and I can put it on our laptops and work out together! HAHA I think it would be fun, I imagine us all in 80's work out attire and sporting rad sweat bands. Yes, that sounds like fun to me!!

I am also concerned about not being able to fit everything in my bags, thus I am going to refine my packing list and remove the unnecessaries such as, extra shoes and toiletries (as I can buy extra toiletries at the store if i need them) (( and i just don't need a lot of extra shoes)) hehe

So anyways, I am leaving in just a matter of days and I am going to miss my Wyldlife girls a lot! I hope that they keep in touch with me and tell me how their first year of high school is going!! I'm sad that I'm going to miss the beginning of this next chapter of their lives, but I am excited to start the next chapter of mine!

Ok I do believe I've talked your ears off enough.

6 DAYS

So, I've just finished packing...kind of. I've got a few last minute things i'll need to some how squeeze into my bags.

Last year my friend Katie was a nanny in Paris and I went to visit her. While we were there we decided to make a video of us dancing in front of all the big monuments which we named 'Becca and Katie Hit Paris'. And we vowed to make a series. The next one would be titled 'Becca and Katie Hit Irvine'.

Yesterday we finally made our video!! I hope you enjoy it!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xNdMhwji08

And Here's the link to our original video... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdME-7fZvQ

We went to all the big "monuments" in Irvine! It was so much fun....

We embarrassed Richard a little bit...but he had fun anyways

And then we were tired...

Anyways, I am so looking forward to my trip! This next chapter is going to be a big change. I have been learning so much these past few months especially. Learning about TRUSTING God!! and so, I have begun to trust and he has not let me down! And I'm so excited to see what else he surprises me with =)  Life is so cool!

6 DAYS TILL DEPARTURE!

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11 DAYS! No big deal...

I'm Leaving in 11 days! I think I will miss my bed. I'm still fundraising for my trip but I am just so much closer! THANK YOU JESUS! YOU ARE SO VAIR VAIR AWESOME AND WONDERFUL! xoxo

So, The big benefit concert was the other day ago. Last night to be exact, and it turned out really well! I am super excited about the way everything came together! 

4 Bands played and 2 guys played solo

All were amazing and we were so blessed to have them there!

We sold delicious baked goods that my wonderful friend Ari and I worked hard on

And as much fun as it was, we are so relieved that it's over!

And I want to make a special thanks to Katie and her Grandpa for helping make this possible! xoxo

anyways, I've got to say, i've never been so at ease. I just feel ready and excited and happy. It's going to be rad. ALSO Thank you so very much to everyone that God has put into my life to help guide me and support me! 

On another note:

I WENT TO FLUGTAG TODAY!! If you are wondering what Flugtag is, Let me explain it to you. It's this extremely genius idea that someone came up with where you build a human powered flying device of some sort and run it down the pier and launch off the edge in order to see how far you can fly before you hit the water. "Brilliant!" I'm sure you're saying. But wait! There's more. The event is sponsored by Red Bull so EVERYONE is pumped up with caffein, which adds to the wonderful craziness that is Flugtag! Please enjoy a few of these photos:

This is the Chuck Norris "Airplane"

"The Green Team"

It was a ton of fun! I went with My dad and brother and it was nice to spend time with them!

Oh and HI CASEY I LOVE YOU!! TELL YOUR PARENTS AND MATTIE AND JESSE HI TOO!!! 

PROVIDER,FAITHFUL,TRUSTWORTHY

Today has started out so interesting. I woke up and puttsed about the house and decided to get on my computer. I first logged on to Facebook where I had a message from one of the staff members at the DTS I'm going to in Germany. He sends out encouragement to me and the other students during the week and today's was about God being trustworthy and faithful. He mentioned that it's like your mom. Your mom is ALWAYS your mom. And not only is your mom, your mom... Mom is her name. Some of God's many names are HEALER, PROVIDER, FAITHFUL...and he ALWAYS is!! Just like my mom is always Mom. God is always Provider, Healer, Faithful.... And that really hit my heart. Why would I question if God is going to provide for me and take care of me?

THEN!!! (That's right folks, there's more!) I had been on the C28 website to see who to e-mail about donating something to my fundraiser to raffle but then I saw a prayer request button and felt lead to seek prayer instead. So...I emailed the prayer people and this morning I got an email. The lady that emailed prayed for me and she spoke of God being FAITHFUL and TRUSTING in him that he will PROVIDE!

Dude, that's for sure 2 separate people from 2 separate places in the world AT THE SAME TIME telling me to Trust. And what have I been struggling with? TRUST! I have not been simply trusting that God is going to take care of me! It seems so simple, but It is for sure a struggle I have. So, in short. I need to stop worrying and just throw all of my worries into God's worthy hands and let him lead the way. I LOVE YOU ABBA!

17 Days...

I am leaving in 17 days. So much to do..so little time! but I was sending some encouraging verses to a friend, and in turn, was encouraged myself! God is so funny sometimes how he does stuff. I LOVE IT! I love the one that says, Dont worry about tomorrow, today has enough worry of it's own. I can't find it right now, but that one especially hits my heart! 


So my friend Kate (who is not only an awesome person, but a wonderful photographer) is doing a project called GO: A portrait of a missionary. and she did a fun portrait session with me. I am so excited to see how it all comes out! but here are a few of the photos!

A couple of the necklaces I'm making and selling to raise money

I'm making and selling the earrings I'm wearing as well =)

Germany

So, I'm going with YWAM to Germany for a Marriage of The Arts Discipleship Training School where I will be learning more about the craft of photography and more about God. I cannot believe that I leave in 2 weeks and 5 days! A year ago I would never have thought that I'd be giving the next 7 months of my life to God to do with as he pleases...I mean, REALLY giving up all the decisions to him. I'll be spending the first 4 months in Germany, and then the following 3 months in either Asia or Africa. It's so hard for me to just walk in blindly. I don't know where I will be 4 months from now! I mean, I never really know that, but I always know I will be in the US...and now I will be in some 3rd world country and I don't know where I'll be spending New Years Eve! (haha) I've been struggling a lot and learning more than a lot through this whole journey; not only about myself, but about what life is really about! I've been learning to stop being so prideful! That is huge for me. I HATE asking for help and relying on others...but in reality, i'm ALWAYS relying on God and I need to thank him daily for getting me through and providing. This opportunity is far from cheap, and when I first got accepted a family member had offered to pay for the whole thing, but after learning more about it decided she didn't want me to waste my time on missions work and revoked her generous offer. This left me 1 month before departure and $6,000 short of being able to go! I was angry and confused. I was questioning whether this is the work God wanted for me. I prayed that night for guidance and a sign that I was doing the right thing. The next morning I came down stairs and there was a letter for me with 50 euro in it! I thought...well that's sign enough for me!!! So i began planning fundraisers and sending letters and I have raised 1/3 of the money already!! In just 2 1/2 weeks!! God is AMAZING!! I am so excited to see what is in store for me! And please, be praying that I can get the full amount in time!

Orange Circle

Had an awesome time photo-adventuring in Orange with Kate last night! We began our journey at Starbucks and ended at Watsons for snacks. Yum!!

Meet Beef.

Casey Miranda

This Past week my wonderful Cousins came down for a visit from oregon! It was awesome to see them and spend time with them...it's been so long since we last saw each other. Casey allowed me to do a fun portrait session with her on their last day here. Here's a little taste of what we did.

Casey is an aspiring writer who loves God and life on the farm. She is such a sweet girl and I'm so glad that she is not only my cousin, but my friend. Hope you enjoy the pics!

FIRST BLOG

This is my first blog. I'm just seeing what it looks like =)