Corbin, my brother, & I are planning on leaving for Africa on September 15!! We are very excited........& a touch nervous :), but I think that it will be a great experiance. We will fly out of Seattle & land in London. There we will meet up with the Bentons, a family that we have been friends with since I was 7 & who have been missionaries in Tanzania for 6 years.

After we meet them in London, we will get on another plane which will take us to the Rukwa Valley in Tanzania. We will spend a month there ministering & playing with the African children, helping a missionary doctor, & possibly teaching English.

Then we will meet up with Uncle Steve & drive to Lusaka, Zambia and spend a month there.

Corbin & I are really excited to have this opportunity to see if God wants this for our lives. I have been interested in being a midwife/missionary in Africa for a while, so this is a dream come true!!

We have bought our tickets & are now in the process of deciding about shots. I will try to keep you all updated as we make plans and see how this process unfolds.

Here is Lacey, my new horse! She is very sweet and well-trained. I got her a couple weeks ago, but wasn't able to ride her but once as we noticed that she had a funny gait-almost like a limp-with one of her back legs. We had the vet out on Friday, and she informed us that Lacey had 'string halt', which occurs sometimes when a horse hurts their leg & tendon. She reassured us that I could still ride her & that it shouldn't get worse! I was so grateful!! I am now riding her almost daily & really enjoying it. She is a little spirited, but I can still control her easily. It is so nice not to have to worry about her doing anything crazy. I have taken her on the road a couple of times and down our railroad tracks.