09/03/2023

Hello there!

I am officially two days away from heading to Orlando! God has been so good these past months before the trip. It has been so sweet to spend time with friends and family before me and my team head out. God has also provided so abundantly emotionally, spiritually, and financially. He has provided the full amount that I needed for support for the Gap Year, praise God! Through so many generous gifts from family and friends, he provided everything that I needed. Though temporary, it's been bittersweet saying goodbye to so many friends and family, but the Holy Spirit has brought so much comfort and peace throughout all of the goodbyes. I'm so excited for the trip ahead and especially for this next month in Orlando. In Orlando my team I will be training for overseas and getting to know each other. We will also go to a couple of local high schools where we will work with the students. My co-leader, Bailee, and I will be driving down Tuesday to North Carolina, where we will pick up our teammate, Jaden, before finishing out the trip to Orlando. Thank you again to everyone for your prayers and support!

Prayer Requests:

• Prayer for me, Bailee, and Jaden as we drive down Tuesday and Wednesday. For sweet times getting to know each other and safety as we drive. Also pray for Lucy and Emily who are flying down Wednesday.

• Pray for support. Jaden, Bailee, and I are fully supported, but Lucy, Emily, and Abby still have some to raise. Pray for peace and comfort for our team in trusting the Lord with their financial situations, and trusting the Lord with how he'll choose to provide.

• Prayer for our time in Orlando, that we could grow close as a team and as brothers and sisters in Christ, and prayer for our coordinators and all of those who will be training us in Orlando.

• Lastly, prayer for me and Bailee, that God would continue to prepare us for what it will look like to co-lead our team. That God would accomplish through us and our team everything that he desires to.

Sincerely,

Micah

P.S. From here on out, I will be posting stories, prayer requests, and anything that feels worth mentioning, haha. I'll be posting bi-weekly here for the remainder of the Gap Year.

Pictured below is myself, Bailee, and our teammate Jaden on our way to Orlando.