The Update :)

Hello everyone! I thought it was about time I updated my blog again with everything that has been happening over the past few months. A lot has happened and changed. The first thing that I should probably say is that I am no longer going to Jos. Over Christmas time a lot of trouble broke out in the City of Jos and I became very frightened at the thought of being near the trouble. The conflict is between Christians and Muslims, and it caused much disruptment and sorrow in Jos in December/January.

The trouble has calmed down greatly now, however after much prayer and thought, I am now going to a little village in Nigeria called Ogugu. Apart from the fact that it has a very funny sounding name , the fact that it will be very hot and humid, and the fact that I will have only 4 hours of electricity a day, I don't know very much about it at all. What I do know though, is that I am very content at the thought of going there and I really do feel that God has placed it on my heart to go.

Hopefully during my time in Ogugu I will be able to do work in local orphanages and churches. The main thing that I will have the opportunity to do when Im there is teach! I am very excited about this. Although I dont have a qualification in teaching I am told that whatever I can offer will be greatly received! I am honestly so excited to go out there and just bring the hope of Jesus to everyone that I meet. I just know it is going to be a wonderful six months.

Another thing that I must mention is that I have raised my fundraising target of £3750!!! Thank you so much everyone who contributed so generously and came to my fundraisers because without your help I would have been rather stuck. However I really do give all the glory to God for this because as soon as I put my Faith in Him to provide, the money just began to come and come. It has definitely been an answer to prayer and one of the things that has confirmed to me that I really am meant to go to Nigeria.

I am still waiting for my visa to come so as I can leave very soon. So I really do need your prayers for that please as I feel that I am ready to go. I do know though that whenever I go the time will be right because God's timing is perfect.

A few things that I would really appreciate you all to pray for right now would be the following things-

• That God would continue to bless Mission Africa and everybody who works for them , both on the mission field and in the office.
• For Jos and the whole of Nigeria. Pray for peace and barriers to be broken and for God to break in.
• For my visa to arrive next week, as well as Bethan and Ally's visas, so we can all travel out together.
• My fear of flying, that I would be ok on the flight to Heathrow by myself (yes I really am scared)
• For my goodbyes to not be absolutely horrific.
• For God to use me and guide me over the next 6 months in accordance with His will and perfect plan for my life!

Thank you for reading my update! I shall try and keep this blog as up to date as possible while I am away. I am sooo humbled and thankful for everyone who has supported me and my decision to go to Nigeria. I am a very lucky person indeed.

Its starting to seem real...

Hello everyoneee. So if you are reading this I'm sure you will know by now that I am going away to Nigeria for 6 months from February until August 2011. I am going with an organisation called Mission Africa, to live in a city called Jos. My main role will be working with a school called Open Doors Special Education Centre. It is a school for children with learning handicaps that cannot benefit from a regular school. When I'm there I will be helping out in whatever way I can, and most of all I'll be trying to bring the name of Jesus to everyone I meet during my time there. Other things I will be hopefully getting involved in are working with street kids, and attending a local church regularly taking part in every aspect of it that I can.

The reason I am going is solely to respond to Gods call on my life. I feel that Nigeria is where God wants me to be next year, so I am very excited as well as terrified to take this step of Faith in travelling over there and seeing what lies ahead.

I just really ask for your prayers and support over these next few months as I prepare for this adventure. And for those who have already been so supportive and kind, honestly thank you so much because it means so much to me.

'As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you'
John 20v21.

Me and my gappers, Alethea, Will, Bethan and Neil.