New is the new old.

Hello! I have never blogged before, and honestly have never wanted to-- however I want to keep all of you updated about my trip to Italy, and Lord willing, future trips! A few of you requested for me to email you since you detest facebook so I thought this was a great middleground :) I will try to update this after I arrive at school once a week. I make no promises. Let your 'yes' be 'yes' and your 'no' be 'no' ;)

I have 58 days until I leave and I am so excited! We have been working very hard to raise funds for tuition and I am very thankful for the people God has placed in my life to help me! I cannot express in words how thankful I am for my family (church family & biological)! Everyone has been such a blessing to me, and I know that it is just with the Lord's provision that I have been able to go! I am about 3/4 of the way to my goal and I just know I will raise all the money in time! I can't wait to be in Italy and be able to learn all I can of the Lord's rich Word and begin to build relationships with new people and interact with the people of Italy!

I have had a few medical problems for the past year, and some of them have intensified as of late. I have been at the doctor is seems every other week! Some of you may know that I had a cyst removed from my tailbone in October of 2010. That cyst has come back and my surgeon has told me I will need to get it removed again. Also the wound has not healed properly and has been giving me alot of pain and inconvience. However, it is not a life or death situation; therefore I have opted not to have the surgery again until after I come back from Europe because of how fast my body heals (slower than the average bear). I know the risk that entails because of this but I feel that the Lord is guiding me to not get it removed until later. It will be a pain in the bum (ha ha)-- but I know its the right choice. I have alot found out some other factors that have been making me feel pretty bad, and now that I am aware of them I am planning to take care of them and hopefully they will help me to feel somewhat like myself again.

Prayer would be greatly appriciated--I still have so much to do and so little time!
Love you all!

Possa Dio nostro Padre vi benedica grandemente,

Heidi