Peace.

Beautiful, isn't it? This was the view from the ruins of a monastery that I visited. It was so full of peace and tranquility. Peace is exactly what Jesus has been showing me by completely changing my life once again. To sum it all up - I am not returning to Moody in the fall. I don't know yet if He just wants me to take one semester off, or if this will lead to a year or more. It is nothing against Moody; I absolutely LOVE it there. God has just been teaching me lately about trust, about completely letting go and just diving into His arms - completely abandonment. And this is exactly that. I am completely trusting Him to provide me with a job and a ministry to get involved into ... I'll be separated from my friends, I'll be living at home, and completely reliant on Him. Normally, this prospect would not excite me at all. I love my friends at Moody - I LOVE having social things to do at the tip of my fingertips. Living at home means I wouldn't have that. Its more like occasional social activities with just a few close friends. So normally, this would not excite me, however (and this is proof that this is so truly my LORD), I am so excited! I cannot wait to see what His plan is! I am SO excited to know that I will have free time and less distractions to just pour myself even more into my relationship with Jesus. That is what I love about Ireland. I have been at peace because of the absence of lots of schoolwork and the fact that I'm not working while I'm over here. God has been able to pursue me in a way that He hasn't been able to before. I am so loving every minute.

My God has a plan. I might not see it or fully comprehend it, but He knows exactly what's going on. I am so fully confident in Him.

"Because I am righteous, I will see you. When I awake, I will see you face to face & be satisfied."

PSALM 17.15

Still in Awe -

I just cannot believe where I am ... I'm living in Northern Ireland, I'm going to London for spring break (with my amazing sister), sometime next week I'll be going to Scotland and in March, I'm traveling to Barcelona. SERIOUSLY?! God has done things with my life that I never thought would've been possible. I am this incredible journey and it is all because of him, & HIS dreams for my life.

My prayer is that you let God completely dictate your future. He has bigger dreams for you than you ever could come up with!

The Lovely Green Isles -

Well, I finally made it to Northern Ireland. I've been here officially a week now and it has already been life changing. My God is so faithful to me to bring me to this wonderful place - Belfast Bible College, located in a small village called Dunmurry, about a ten minute train ride from Belfast.

My first weekend here, my new friend Tymea (from Germany) & I took the train into Belfast and explored. Talk about a beautiful city, so full of life and color ... I mean colour. :) That Sunday, Claire, Tymea and I traveled back to Belfast to see Sherlock Holmes at the Odeom, their super sweet cinema there. When you buy a ticket, you are actually assigned a row and seat! The Odeom is located in Great Victoria Square, which houses a mall that is uniquely designed. The mall and stores all revolve around the circular elevator centre that is in the middle of the mall. Everything is covered, yet still outside. If you look all the way up towards the ceiling, you'll see a big, beautiful dome. Travel all the way up to it, and you will see the entire city of Belfast laid out around you. All you can do is just truly marvel at God's creation. Ireland is so beautiful and breathtaking. I am loving every minute of it!

Monday started classes for most of the BBC students. My last class of the week ends around 4pm on Thursday. Classes are set up much differently here than in the states. You have most classes here just one time a week, for about 4 hours at a time. Tuesday through Friday at 12 we have midday prayer. It is so amazing because I get the opportunity to worship with brothers and sisters from about 30 different countries. Amazing, right?! It is just a taste of what heaven will be like and I cannot wait!

Thursday, a group of us went up to the local pub for a "pubquiz". Its where all the people in the pub form teams and answer several rounds of questions that range from movies, sports, to beer and cars. It was so fun and so definitely Irish.

Saturday, our group went a day trip up to Carrickfergus & Giant's Causeway. I cannot even begin to describe the beauty that I saw today. The pictures I took do not even do the scenery justice. I still cannot believe that I am here!