UPDATE!!!!

So I have got my plane ticket to Perth!!!! I fly out on June 30th and will finally get to Perth after 35 hours of travel on July 2nd!!!

This was a huge step for me!   This is when the trip finally became real.  I always knew that I was going to go on this trip since I was accepted but having the ticket purchased was the step that it took to make it official for me.  It meant that there was no turning back and I was committed!  It was thrilling, scary, and overall overwhelming when I bought it!  But I'm totally excited!

As far as money is concerned I AM STILL RAISING MONEY!  This trip comes with a huge price tag.  Since I will be traveling so much while on this trip and since I will get all my lodging, transportation, and meals with this trip its costing me about $13,000 dollars.  This is with padding money in case the exchange rate changes one more time or a plane ticket jumps in price.

So far without all the change I have raise I have raised $3908.00!!! This is a blessing to me and I am excited about it!  I have about another four hundred dollars in change that I need to cash into my bank as well! 

As you can see I still need about $9,000.  It may seem like a lot, and it is, but it is not impossible to reach! Anything that you can do helps me.  Even if it's just praying for me, or when you see me giving me a hug! I cannot tell you how encouraging it was to meet a girl the other day who I had never met before but said that she heard about my trip and was praying for me! It means so much to have that! That is salt and light in my life and I couldn't be more thankful! 

I have realized the power of prayer and generosity in my life!  It amazes me the people that come up with change cups for me or for those who pray for me!  If you have in anyway helped me for this trip, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!!! You can ask the closest people around me how thankful I am for every person that has helped me so far on this trip.  It truly makes me feel loved and appreciated that you would help me! It's encouraging and I really cannot tell you thank you enough for all that you have done!!!!!!

Okay I'm getting sapping and emotional so I'll stop.  But I am making HUGE steps to getting to Perth.  And it's all thanks to each and every one of you!!!!!!