GREETINGS!
It has been a little while since I last sent out a newsletter and quite a lot has happened since then. On May 3, I graduated from Cedarville with a B.A. in Psychology. My sister Julie, her husband Aaron, and my parents were all able to come out to Ohio for the event and we celebrated by going to a Cincinnati Reds game with many of my friends. I also got to bring my family to church with me after graduation and my pastor and the church body prayed over me, as a way of sending me off into the world.
Since arriving home, I joined an IJM (International Justice Mission) prayer group at Loudonville Community Church and began attending a new Sunday school class called Transformational School of Urban Ministry. I am working with Kids Church on Sundays and I am also helping to plan VBS at church this summer. We are expecting close to 300 kids!!
As a way of earning some income, I began working at the Comfort Inn & Suites. I accepted a position as a front desk receptionist and I am working just short of full time, with a bit of a confusing schedule, but it’s going well so far. I have been working there about a month and it is still taking some getting used to. I desperately miss the outdoors and the mountains that I usually spend my summers in.
While I have been working a lot, I have also gotten to have a lot of fun. I went skydiving to celebrate graduating and got to spend a few extra days in Ohio, with my adopted Ohio family. I visited Kayleigh for a few days on my way home from college and got to celebrate her birthday with her this past weekend. I have also gotten to go up to camp for a few days over the last month to help set up and lifeguard. It still breaks my heart that I won’t be there this summer, but I know that God has something else in store, though I’m still waiting on what that is exactly.
I have a lot more to do this summer, as I prepare for Guatemala and work/volunteer, but I have some exciting things ahead as well; this weekend (June 28-29), I am going up to camp again, in July, Jenny is coming home and our family is going to Rhode Island! In August, we are having a Zumba-thon to raise money for Guatemala and a few friends from Ohio will be here to visit!
Nonetheless, in all of the excitement, I am still working on raising support so that I can go to Guatemala in the early fall. I have just over 30% of my needed support and I am looking for people who would like to come along side me and support me, financially, either one-time or monthly. Please see this as an opportunity to give to a worthy cause. By giving, you are confirming that you believe in what Kids Alive is doing, that you share my heart for ministry, and that you believe that working with the marginalized children in Guatemala is worthwhile. I really hope to be able to go to Guatemala in the early fall, and you have the chance to partner in fulfilling God’s desire in my life. You can even donate online at:
https://secure.kidsalive.org/p-2821-heidi-johnson.aspx
For those of you who have already given money or pledged to support me monthly, I cannot begin to express my gratefulness. God has certainly been blessing me, through you. I greatly appreciate the prayers of those of you who have been praying for me. Over the next few months, I ask that you continue praying. Please join me in praying that:
- Monthly supporters will rise up and pledge to give
- I would enjoy this in-between time at home and find the blessings in it, as well as time to relax
- That God would continue to prepare me for what I am going to be doing in Guatemala
- The Kids Alive team in Guatemala; that they would remain strong and that they would continue to fight against the injustice that is happening in the country
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I appreciate it :) Love you all.
