::this was written about 2 weeks ago…apparently I just never clicked the publish button::

Today I took a big step of faith.

I applied to be a Next Step Intern at Thrive Africa for the summer of 2009.

I’ve been thinking about if for months. Filled out the application one or twice (okay maybe 3 times) and then never sent it in. My reason: I didn’t want to go for something until I was sure it was a God-idea not just a good-idea. Because good-ideas aren’t good unless they are in God’s perfect timing…thus making them a God-idea.

Last night I talked to Katie on the phone. And of course she just had to ask me if I had sent in the application. I swear that girl can read minds or something because I had been stressing out thinking about it all day. She didn’t want to except my reasons (which had to deal with leaving the business for 2 months) and then continued to preach at me strongly encourage me to take this fantastic opportunity in front of me. According to her I shouldn’t be tying myself down when I’m still only 17. “One of us has to be adventurous,” she said. And even though I think that she already has the adventurous part down, she does have a point. Crap. 1 point for Katie.

So today I finally did it. I sat down, finished the application, and faxed it in.

Thank you miss Katie May for pushing me helping me to take that step of faith. But really, thanks friend.