Hasta la Vista, Baby.

I bought plane tickets! Thank you, Jesus!

I fly out of Chicago on Monday, Oct. 29 at 3:20pm and will arrive in Cochabamba on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7:35am. Yay!

It was wonderful to be here for the birth of my niece, Madilynn, and the first few days of a beautiful Midwestern autumn, but now is the time for me to go. I threw my timeline out the window back in June and have been relying on the movement of the Holy Spirit to guide me in all this. I believe that this is the right time for me to take that first step into the life God has planned for me in Bolivia...and I couldn't be more excited!

Now, I begin packing things up and saying goodbye.

Please pray for safe travels, and that the next 10 days will be fun and stress-free. I want to enjoy the time I have with my family and friends and not worry about my trip.

In other news...

I am dreadfully behind in sending out thank you notes. Forgive me.

I am now on Skype and will be able to communicate with the outside world once I reach Bolivia.

Praise God, I got a Mac!

I really doubted that I would actually buy a computer even though I know how necessary it will be once I get to Bolivia. I just didn't want to spend the money. But God is so good, and He always provides for our needs. Thanks to so many generous one-time gifts, the finances have come in to purchase a laptop.

And so, I am officially high-tech.

I bought a laptop (a MacBook Pro to be specific), and it's amazing. I have programs to put together videos, modify photos, create a webpage, and write fantastic newsletters. You'll be able to see updated photos and videos from El Centro all the time! Basically, it will make keeping in touch with everyone from Bolivia so easy.

I also set up a Skype account. If anyone is interested in chatting for FREE via webcams or online phones, go to www.skype.com to set-up a account.

What a blessing technology can be!