Well, that's where I’m headed next year! I am sooo excited! Each moment only gets me more excited! I have always felt a tug on my heart for missions and it was a couple of years ago that I heard about the first year missionary program. I have been on mission trips to
Montana,
Philadelphia,
Penn.;

Lima,
Peru; and Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. While I was in

Peru, I felt God calling me to do more with missions and it has been such a huge passion of mine since then. So this past summer, in

Guatemala, I felt God tugging on my heart for full time missions and the passion for missions became even greater. So I returned from
Guatemala and looked into the FYM program and applied to

New Zealand. Ever since I heard about FYM,

New Zealand had stuck out to me. So I prayed and waited and prayed and finally applied to the NZ trip and got accepted. I pray that God will teach me so much on this trip and get me out of my comfort bubble. I pray that this will be a huge growing experience for me as well as others on the team! Can't wait to meet all the rest of the FYM's in person! God Bless!

~Rachel~