I also want to thank Jen for the idea of doing a little "about yourself" blog ! I am all over that idea.

My name is Katie and I am 19 years old and I will be turning 20 just a week into our adventure ! I was born and raised in Key West Florida but I currently reside is the small town of Dallas, Georgia. I live a very close life with a very big family, I live with my mom and dad but I am the youngest of four children. Both of my brothers and my sister are married and have children. I have 4 nephews and 1 neice that are spoiled completely rotten by me thier Aunt Sissy and I love every minute I get to spend with them ! I am fun and charismatic ! I am all about adventure and being spontaneous but most of all my favorite thing to do is laugh ( cheesy I know ... but the truth!) I will be completely honest when I say I can break out into song or dance at any given moment haha I love to read,sing,dance, listen to music and play the piano !

I did not become a Christian until I was in middle school when I found a church and I fell in love with God ! I went on my first mission trip to Peru as a freshman in High School and I have been so blessed to be able to be Christ's hands and feet in many other countries since then. My life got completely turned upside down for Christ after I returned from Peru, and I can not imagine spending my life any other way than on the mission field. My biggest battle lately has been learning to follow God's plan and not my own ! I was all ready to start college in the fall but God had different plans for me ... although I was hesitant and I really wanted to start school I took a leap of faith and chose to take time off and do mission work in Guatemala ! And boy was it worth it ! Every minute of my time spent there was full of God's presence. Now that I am back from Guatemala  I am so excited to see what God has planned for me and our team next in Africa !

I am praying for all of you all the time and I can not wait to get to know all of you and see what God has in store for our team as we embark on this journey of a lifetime !

Inspired by His Affection,

Katie