Who is Bethany?

For those of you who don't know me my name is Bethany. I grew up in Santa Clarita California and just recently moved to Charlotte with my family. I have never been on a missions trip or been anywhere outside the U.S. So for me this trip will be filled with lots of firsts. 

For me this trip couldn't have come at a better time. I took a year off from college to gain my residency here in Charlotte. I will be going back to school in the fall (August) to get my business administrations major. My focus is going to be on photography. I really look forward; being a photographer to the opportunity in Bolivia seeing all that God has created all over the world. I have been blessed to grow up in such a great home with the best parents a girl could ask for as a role model. It is definitely going to be hard leaving them at home. I would greatly appreciate your prayers that God would continue to give me peace about leaving them behind. Being a close nit family it will be different not being able to communicate as easily as here in the states.

God really put this trip on my mind last year when I had just moved to Charlotte and the Go Bolivia 2013 team had just returned. After hearing their stories about the trip and the great opportunities in Bolivia to serve I was drawn to go. I got really busy with work at the start of this year and the trip really went on the back-burner. I really hadn't ever seen myself going on a missions trip or spending my only vacation time for work outside the U.S. However, God had a different plan and helped orchestrate everything that needed to come together for me to be apart of this team. I was able to get the time off of work and find the funds to afford the trip. The rest is history.

As we continue to prepare for the trip please keep us in your prayers. We all are super excited about the trip but still are continuing to diligently pray for team unity. Pray that we would all be spiritually, mentally, and physically prepared for the trip. For me I would greatly appreciate your prayers that I would be able to adjust to the new culture (their food in particular). As well as being able to actively communicate with the students we will be teaching.

~John 4:35 "Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest."

STAY TUNED TO BE APART OF OUR "ADVENTURE"!!