IT STARTED!!!

The time has finally come - the project is officially started! It feels like so much has happened already, and I only just got here! I came a few days early with Grace Bailey, who happens to be my room leader, so I was able to meet the staff and room leaders before project started; which is nice since most people going already know at least some of the staff. Yesterday after lunch, the project finally got here! There are three people in each D-group and two D-groups in each room, so I have enjoyed getting to know my 5 new roomies in our tiny, two room living space! Tonight we will have our first D-group, led by Grace, with me and a girl who also goes to Troy named Haley. I am excited! Today, Haley Grace and I went to find jobs - and we were successful! We now have jobs at J crew, along with three girls from another room. I am so excited to work my first American job! :) I am having a whole lot of 'orientating' right now - orientation for the project, and orientation for my job will start soon. I am so excited! Our little apartment, called the 'Sandman', does not have internet, so I have to go out to be able to work on this blog! But hopefully I will have plenty of chances.

Thanks to the sweet generosity of so many wonderful people, my support is at just over 50%. I may have to find a way to pay for some of the project myself, but that is ok, I know that God's plan is great and that He knows exactly what He's doing!

I do not have any particularly specific prayer requests quite yet, just please pray that I will begin to build good relationships, that I will be open to accountability with my D-group, and that God will prepare my heart to learn all the amazing things He is going to teach me this summer!