My First Ever FAQ Section

(Disclaimer: I have never written an FAQ section about my own life, but I thought this was finally the appropriate time to do it, so excuse me if you find this obnoxious.)

What is Mercy Ships? It's an organization with a simple mission: Bringing hope and healing to the world's forgotten poor.

How do they do this? Check out the website!
http://www.mercyships.org/index.php/pages/mission-health

What will you do? As a nurse, I will care for patients post operatively within the hospital ship. I'll be doing the cool stuff like assessing patients, giving meds, changing surgical dressings, preparing patients to go home and praying for them! My home will be on the ship, which will be in Conakry, Guinea for the duration of my time there. I will serve for three months from mid January to mid April!

How did this happen? I heard about Mercy Ships when I was in nursing school and it's been on my mind ever since. I talked about this desire with friends, family, some co-workers, dates, church members and anyone who seemed relatively interested. I took comfort in Psalm 37:4- "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." God knows my heart better than I do, so I prayed about it and asked people to pray for me. And what do you know? Last Tuesday God followed through on His promises! I know that this is what the Lord wants me to do because He has given me this gift- a true desire I've had for a long time.

What could be better? Nothing.

Who's going to take care of your stuff? Sarah, my roommate, has promised to water my plants but has not yet promised there won't be any shenanigans when I get back. My darling mother will have access to my accounts and bills. Otherwise I'm just packing up and leaving the continent. No biggie.

Any thing I can pray for?  I am still figuring out what will happen to my job here at home.  If you could pray about the job situation, that would be grand!  I have a pretty awesome plan, but shockingly it might not be Gods plan (sorry for the sarcasm, but my plan is so rarely His plan!)  Thanks to everyone for all of the support, love and prayers!

Introductions

Hi, my name is Kylie. This is my first blog, and although I've had some experience with a diary in the third grade, I have never published my thoughts on the Internet for all to read. I promise not to tell you about what was for hot lunch (that is so elementary school), so please, be nice.

A little about me: I am 25 and a nurse on a neuro floor in Madison, WI. I have amazing family and friends and I love frozen yogurt. I am a Green Bay Packer fan. I adore puppies and children, mainly because I'm a woman and we can't help it. I like to think that I am funny, and generally at least one person laughs at my jokes (me). I know I'm a caring person and I've been told I'm a pretty good friend.

Now that you have a picture of my life, I have an announcement to make.  None of these details matter because I am trying to live a life that reads more like this:

Hi, my name is Kylie, I love Jesus, and I am loved by Jesus.

I want to share His story through my journey, to my family and friends.  I truly believe that my life is a small portion of the big picture that God has for all of us.  So now that you know the most important part of my life, I have some more news...

God showed me His love in a HUGE way last week Tuesday when Mercy Ships sent me an email that officially accepted me to serve as a nurse on their ship! This is terribly exciting news and I can't wait to learn more about myself, the world, nursing, and the Lord through this experience.  I hope this blog will provide an opportunity to share what I am learning on this new adventure!