Well, OK, here I am starting this blog. I wanted a place where people could follow my journey to Ukraine, keep in touch, ask questions, etc.

I'll be leaving for Kiev at the end of Spetember. I'm going for a six month DTS (Discipleship Training School) with YWAM- Youth with a Mission. The school starts on September 27th and goes until the middle of March. During that time I will be living in an apartment in Kiev, going to classes for three months, and then they put you on the road for the last half of the DTS.

I don't know where we'll be going for our outreach (that's what the second half is called), usually the leaders and/or students decide that together through prayer and by what's available at the time. Generally they stay in Europe or Asia.

Going to this DTS has been something of a dream of mine for a while now. Ever since I was in high school, Eastern Europe has had a grip on my heart. The opportunity to go now just seemed the most natural choice in the world. I know I have responsibilities here, but when I took a good look, they were't anything that couldn't be put down for a time. God has opened wide this door, and I am walkin' on in to whatever is next!

There's an unbelievable amount of things to do to get your life in order so that you can then leave it for six months. My car, my job, my stuff (goodbye sweet cell phone) all has to be left behind. Luckily, my lap top (let's hear it for Macs) gets to go along with me. I'll be glad to stay in touch with people through this blog, Skype, email, and of course, Facebook.

Please feel free to ask questions, and please, please, please leave comments so I know you're there! This will be fun. :)