Hey guys. So sorry I haven't blogged in forever! You can imagine that things have been really busy here! So just as the title says, I have experienced Las Vegas. My whole class went for one week at the end of February till March 2. We went down there to do temporary work as servers at a Nascar event. Since we first arrived, our time was mostly consumed by the Nascar event. We had to get up as early as 4:30 some mornings to go to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to serve food and help out with anything else there. We would arrive early in the mornings and then work for about 12-16 hours!!! It was intense! We had to do that 3 days in a row as well. Luckily, I got to be in a very nice "VIP" building in the infield and be RIGHT where the action was. You remember how I used to LOVE Cars? So I realize God answered some of my dreams by allowing Cars to become life for me....ever since seeing that movie I was dying to roadtrip to California and see a Nascar event. I drove to California by myself on an amazing adventure when I came to BSSD and then got to experience Nascar first hand! God is so good! So even though I was completely exhausted there, I was totally stocked that on my breaks I got to go watch the event! I was RIGHT above the pit crews and got some cool footage and photos on my camera! I also had Tony Stewart and Danika Patrick do an interview in the room I was serving. On the last day, we had a bunch of people come through the food lines and I was attending to "cleaning" them when Carrot Top came up. Because I was standing there, he said "hi" and "how's it going?" I replied in the normal fashion and squealed on the inside! It was so cool! I would love to experience Nascar as a commoner and not as a worker later on in life because it was exciting (on tv the cars look like they are going so slow but when you see it in person, they are zooming by so fast like! It's incredible!). On the last day that we were there, we got to experience the Las Vegas strip for 6 hours! My goal was to go on the Stratosphere but we parked on the other end of the strip and there was so much to see that we didn't have time to experience it, New York New York, or Fremont street. We couldn't gamble either and I was hoping to try at least one quarter slot machine just for the sake of trying it and saying "I gambled" lol. It was so beautiful though. We got to see the show in front of the Mirage Hotel and in front of the Belagio. We didn't get to see the pirate show at Treasure Island because they were having technical difficulties which was a bummer. I felt like I was in New York with all the lights. I can't wait to go back to New York City and Las Vegas some day. I get the feeling I will too with God! Woot! I was really bummed though because in the Mirage they had a dolphin habitat and white tiger habitat so me being me, I ran to that place to find out it was closed! I was so close to seeing my first dolphin but alas, I couldn't. God will someday show me my favorite animal!!! But besides all of that, everyone was pretty cranky on the way back with the lack of sleep....ya, not pretty. But Jesus still loves us even in our cranky moments. All I can say is kudos to all you people who work in the catering business for a living! It is hard stuff and I could NEVER do it for a whole lifetime. Oh and the money that we worked for is going to go to a small missions trip to the Seattle/Portland at the end of April.
Speaking of finances, I am still in need of a HUGE financial miracle. I hope to go to Nicaragua at the beginning of April but I have to pay off my school before I can go. The unfortunate thing is, I still need to pay $3,900 on my school and then $700 (half of the trip's fund) by Tuesday to get a plane ticket (the whole trip is $1400). So if you would like to donate to the cause, let me know! I assure you that I'm working my butt off at the theater to try to get the funds it but I can only go so far.....so God has to do the rest (which He will because He's Jehovah Jirah-the God that provides). AMEN!!!
Another cool thing is that I'm going to be attending a "mystical" school by John Crowder in mid April. I'm super pumped because I will get activated in the spiritual realm (my senses will get opened up and I will figure out my calling, etc.). You know that crazy stuff that the Holy Spirit does sometimes in meetings? Well, ya, He's going to do that there and more! If you know me, I'm all about the supernatural and the spiritual realms and want so badly to be in that (because I am a spiritual and supernatural being after all-God says so!). If you'd like more information on the schooling, go to thenewmystics.com I'm super excited!
So my plan for next year at this moment would be to graduate BSSD, stay here in Fortuna for the summer to work like crazy at the theater, and then move to Redding to attend BSSM for a year, God willing of course! I've definitely acquired a deep, deep hunger for more of God that can never be satisfied (hallelujah! It will keep me running after Him!). I'm still unsure of what to do with my life but ever since coming here, God's been giving me these HUGE dreams that only He can bring forth and I can't wait to see how He's going to do it. I still have a desire to act in movies and be a voice for Pixar films but I'm also open to the idea of missionary long-term but not in a specific place (I hope to be able to travel around the world and bring the presence of God whereever I go). Singing is actually starting to appeal to me now (I used to hate the idea but so many people keep speaking that into my life....that I'll be a singer and a songwriter and now I'm ok with it....as long as God is ok with it too!). Well, I could go on and on about my dreams but I'll spare you the details.
So that's pretty much an extended update on what's going on in my life. I would love to hear from you guys! I miss you all very much and will hopefully be able to go back to Minnesota for fourth of July week and visit!!! That's my plan for now at least! And remember, if God is placing it on your heart to donate, DON'T HESITATE! Any help will do at this point! Let me know! Email me or message me on facebook! Alright well, love you guys and God Bless! My prayers are with you all!
