Stephanie Dykstra's Blog (4)

Hi all! I am in Uganda! i am safe and here in Uganda right now. in the CRWRC office typing this out to you. :) so far everything has been great! There is so much to take in. so much to see and so much to understand. we havent met the ugandan team yet but either tonight or tomorrow we will get to. they have been meeting twice a week for two hours each time! i am getting along great with my team they are all so much fun to get to know! but i have to go, also i dont know how much i will be on the… Continue

Hey all. I know I haven't been blogging very well lately but I just felt the need to blog, not about a certain topic that we were given necessarily but just because I wanted to. Lately I have been feeling a lot of pressure about bringing in the funds for both of my mission trips coming up this summer, the first one is actually in three months and that seems scary, since I only have $94 in my account...I have more for my mission trip to Malawi Africa but I'm just scared you know? I have been maki… Continue

"Following Jesus is simple, but not easy. Love until it hurts, and then love more" -Mother Theresa When you really think about it, following Jesus is simple, but it's easier said then done most of the time, which is why it's not easy. When I think about following Jesus and looking for examples in the Bible about things like that I think about Paul, he suffered for his faith tremendously. That was not an easy life he lead but he did it all the same. I really admire that about him. Mother Theresa… Continue

First off, since this is my first blog I would like to introduce myself. I am Stephanie Dykstra, most people call me Steph. I was born and raised in a Christian family. I have two parents, one brother, two sisters, and one sister-in-law. I am the youngest in my family and I am currently 18 years old. I am going to Croatia and Africa this upcoming summer in 2009 and I am very excited about it. I have a passion for missions and am excited for what God has planned for my life. I am going to Croatia… Continue