In this blog I have shared many lessons that I have learned while being here with AIM; struggles, successes, ups and downs. I have shared some very real things here and thanks for being on the journey with me. Here I am in April, really nearing the end of April, and I can’t help but reflect on these past 7 almost 8 months. Has it really been only 7 months for all that has happened?? Believe it or not, it’s going to be coming to a close not too far from now and I feel it important to share how these lessons and times have pointed me to where I am at now and into what is the “culmination” of my time at AIM. A good place to start: the beginning. So here it goes.
I arrived in September and my new life in Georgia began. I remember it so clearly. My Mom, Dad, sister and I pulled up in our rented van to this brick house that I would live in for the next 11 months. It was surreal and I really don’t think it hit me until my parents 
were driving away that night. There I sat in my room not having a clue what was next. My expecations? To have a good internship experience for my resume, maybe lead a trip, be involved in a church and hopefully make some friends along the way. For us new to Comlife, we were thrown right in there; a staff picnic here, dinners at people’s houses, an internship and serving at traning camps. Before you knew it was Thanksgiving and so much had already happened. During all this G
od began to speak, He began to work. He spoke to me about my identity in Him. He brought me back again and again to Ephesians 1 & 2 and challenged me to step into who He was calling me to be….whatever that was.
were driving away that night. There I sat in my room not having a clue what was next. My expecations? To have a good internship experience for my resume, maybe lead a trip, be involved in a church and hopefully make some friends along the way. For us new to Comlife, we were thrown right in there; a staff picnic here, dinners at people’s houses, an internship and serving at traning camps. Before you knew it was Thanksgiving and so much had already happened. During all this God began to speak, He began to work. He spoke to me about my identity in Him. He brought me back again and again to Ephesians 1 & 2 and challenged me to step into who He was calling me to be….whatever that was. It was so overwhelming to me, there was more of myself He
wanted to reveal to me? More to work on? I’ll never
wanted to reveal to me? More to work on? I’ll never forget that day at the lake, when He clearly showed me that activation was about to take place. Things were on the horizon for me and I needed to get ready, He was going to start preparing me and my response: alright God, I’m in. What happened in the months to follow were a series of more refining and pruning; ups and downs. Changes happened in our communit; from 
the gain of four more roomies, and the leaving of a long time roomate. It became more pertinent to take joy in one another and understand living lfe together. We sharpened and encouraged each other. We made each other mad and made each other sad. We’ve had fun and we’ve grown. I’ve grown. That is currently where I sit. In the reality that I have grown.
This growth has shown itself in many ways. God has been showing me that just because my expectations of how I would grow didn’t come just as I had expected, doesn’t mean that change hasn’t happened. Also, that growth for me doesn’t look the same as growth for Rosie or Shaye or any of my other roomates. God has been moving and doing things in my life and I need to recoginze it and praise the Lord for it! Thank You Lord. So what has this all really led me to? The summer and my plans; or should I say His plans for me. Currently this involves leading a trip to Swaziland, Africa and attending Wheaton College this fall. More back story to follow!
