Wow it’s amazing how time passes.  A lot has happened since I went overseas in 2000.  I’ve worked in Mexico several times.  I started volunteering at the youth center.  Learned to play a bass, keys and a guitar; Started a young adults bible study;  Finished my BS in Microbiology, minor in chemistry; Took my MCAT & applied to a few medical schools (didn’t get in anywhere).  I became a deacon for my local church and then became the chairman (which I’m pretty sure is a totally unofficial title).  Then, in July 2007, they hired me for a year as a worship leader/youth intern.  Since then I’ve played over a hundred fifty worship sets- 300 including practices with nary a sick day (I think) what a blessing!  I think I’ve been fairly heavily involved there for 7 years now.

I had planned an Africa trip way back before I even worked at the church but I moved it until after my internship was finished.  THEN someone offered to send me to tour Israel which I accepted gladly!  Wow.  So I booked airfare from here to Tel-Aviv then straight to Johannesburg, South Africa.  Here I am, tugging at my roots, planning a journey to the other side of the planet.