dutchie-land!

today sabine and i set off on an adventure to holland!

highlights:

-great dance music [necessity for any and all road trips]

-i got to drive from germany to holland on the autobahn [in a stick-shift van, no less]

-we saw the sea [for about 3 minutes]

-dutch fries and mayo

-walabi world. [enough said]

-seeing practically all of holland in one day :)

-4 hours in the van hanging out with sarah kelly and her swedish musician friends

-coming home.

i highly suggest adventurizing. i very rarely regret being spontaneous.. and probably miss out on plenty of lovely adventures simply because i get a little nervous or scared. so.. we'll see where the wind blows me next.

my dad

is the best dad ever, that anyone could have.

my dad always makes me smile, whenever i feel sad.

and some days when i'm up in my tree

and chewing on my bubble gummmmmmm.....

you know the rest, dad. i love you! 

happy happy happy birthday!!!!

xo ann.

we're off..

to see the mosel. staff girls are heading out of eiserfeld for a well-deserved vacation.

it's hot and humid outside, and i'm feeling sick already.. time to get in the van :(

pray that we'll have a nice time and be refreshed and encouraged.

love.a

my youngest brother trevor.

photo credit: tyler johnson

the conference is going really well! i'm absolutely exhausted, so this will be brief, but thanks to all who are praying for us!

we've had beautiful [albeit humid and almost hot!] weather, amazing teaching, great food, wonderful fellowship.

all of us on staff are working like busy bees, so please pray for renewed strength as we sleep tonight- one more day tomorrow, and then we clean everything up. 

highlights of the week [more to come]: 

-leading worship with the band at the first session

-talking with so many different people in ministry

-tonight's session [ray bentley]

-going to bed right now. :)

towards the end.

it's the end of the semester. i remember the first week of my first semester of Bible College, when a wizened and matured 4th-semester exhorted the new students to take advantage of every day in Bible College, because sooner than we think, it's done.

now, 4 years later [yikes!], the story remains the same. savor every bit, especially with the people who are near right now, because you'll never have this opportunity again! what a blessing to be in the same place for almost 3 years. that makes me feel, well, pretty old. but also pretty confident in the fact that the Lord has placed me here for a specific purpose! and in His hands is exactly where i'd like to be.

lots of happenings going on here right now... we had our semester-end BBQ and a baptism this weekend. this morning was our last Monday chapel for the semester, and the graduates' breakfast. i can't believe these kids began Bible College after i graduated.. and now they're graduating. time flies. it's sad to say goodbye to those who won't be returning.. but it's exciting too. the Lord's just bringing them into the next place He's prepared for them, and prepared them for.

Frontiers [a missions organization] hosted a missions night at the church last Friday. it was really cool to hear what the Lord is doing in Muslim countries all over the world, and how HE builds His church [not us]. His people just need to be faithful wherever He puts them, and He'll do it. i was there to lead worship, but i was so blessed to hear what's going on around the world.

this morning i had another fun experience: for chapel we did Pick-And-Preach, and they had one girl do it! and the girl was me. it was a little nerve wracking, but so cool to take the Word, pray over it and think about it for a couple minutes, and then encourage the Body with it. Lamentations 3:21-23! recall the Lord's faithfulness, and take heart in the hope that He gives.

i had fond hopes to post some pictures for visual interest.. but blogger seems to be a little sluggish today. so how about 1000 words for a picture? i hear they're an even trade...

Happy Mother's Day!

Dear Mom,

I love you and I'm so thankful for you! Have a happy mother's day!

And happy anniversary Mom and Dad!!!!! I can't wait to see you guys soon.

What a day! Hope it's great.

Love, ann.

sverige!

sweden was great!

26 ladies from 8 different countries- norway, sweden, denmark, finland, germany, latvia, england, and usa.

we sang a few songs in swedish!

got to visit Calvary Stockholm too, which was really cool too.

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