England

On April 9th at 1:31pm I will be sitting on the tarmac of the Port Columbus International Airport destined for Philadelphia. After an almost 4 hour layover in Philly I will get on another plane and fly over the ocean (for the first time) to Amsterdam, Netherlands. I will be in Amsterdam for not quite 2 hours before I jump on my last plane to Birmingham, UK. At 10:30am on April 10th I will gather my guitar, 2 suitcases and my wits and travel the last leg of my journey - a 40 min car ride to Nuneaton, England and the Kings Lodge, a Youth With A Mission Discipleship Training School. 

After sleeping for a few hours to fight off jet lag, I will dive into life as a nanny. I will be surrounded by 12 or so other people from 9 different nations, all gathered in the English country side to learn about Jesus. 

I will share a room with 3 or 4 other girls from around the world. Life for the next 3 months will consist of taking care of baby Daan, Skyping with Mom and Susan, weekend excursions (if I can find a car) and developing my character. 

I know this is going to be a wonderful opportunity for both me and my family. 

Letters and such would be most welcome over the next 3 months. The address for the Kings Lodge is -

The Kings Lodge

Watling Street

Nuneaton

Warwickshire

CV 10 OTZ

England

I will also be on Skype as much as possible - annaelizabeth89 

I look forward to the continued surprises of God these next few months and upon my return. Please pray for my family and I as we are apart and as we grow. 

Dear Jesus, Father in Heaven,

You are Holy!

Break into this world and dwell among us as you do in heaven.

Give us just what we need for today. 

Forgive us and help us to forgive others.

Do not let us fall and be ashamed, show us the way out when we are tempted to sin.

You hold the power in heaven and on earth. To you be all glory. Let your kingdom reign! Forever and ever.

Let it be so.

(paraphrased from Matthew 6:9-13)

In Him^,

Anna

P.S. Can anyone suggest some good books, podcasts, music, etc that I can dig into over the next few months?