Hello New England!

HELLO ALL! I am sitting in the Logan International Airport in Boston at the moment waiting on my ride to HAMPTON BEACH! I don’t know if I will have time to blog tonight or not, but I just wanted to say a couple things!

First, even though I have arrived (almost to the beach) I am only one of two students here. I am babysitting the children of one of the couple’s who are on staff with Cru. This was a HUGE blessing to get this job because it lowers the cost of my project!

Speaking of cost, I will still be raising support through the summer until I have met my goal (I have about $700 to go!) So if you feel led to support me, you can donate ONLINE (by clicking here) or send a check (made out of Campus Crusade for Christ—this makes it tax deductable, WHOOHOO!) to this address:

Rachel Hrovat

Campus Crusade for Christ

20 G St.

Hampton Beach, NH 03842

I also have a TON of stationary that I brought with me and I MUST get rid of it by the end of these 11 weeks—that means SEND ME LETTERS! 

Here are some cools things that happened to me on my trip up here to Boston that just show how God is walking along side me and cares about even the smallest details in my life:

Right as I walked out the door of my house this morning (at 3:00am, mind you) I received a text from one of my good friends (who is currently in Hawaii) telling me how excited she was for all that God was going to do in my life this summer—I was so encouraged by her showing her support, but also it was AWESOME that I received it just as I was setting out.

Ok, so I have only ever flown once (to Hungary) and LOVED it…but traveling by yourself is a much different experience and I now can honestly say I am NOT a fan of flying. Whew. Its been stressful. I was almost in tears on the way to the airport because Dad and I were running a bit late. However, God got me to the front of the looooonnnggg baggage check line and I basically sprinted through security with about 15 minutes to spare for my first flight! THANK YOU, LORD!

Then I had a layover of about 2.5 hours in JFK. I got some breakfast, settled in, and then was just resting. Not long after, they made an announcement that my fight was delayed by an hour and a half. This meant NAP TIME for tired Rachel! So I dozed off for awhile, then went and checked on my flight status, and we were still scheduled to leave at 11:50. So at around 10:30 I found a cozy little corner in the terminal, set my alarm on my phone, and fell asleep—pretty much was zonked out. Because of this, I missed the announcement that my flight was actually leaving at 11:00! By the grace of God, he woke me from my slumber. I then had to go to the bathroom VERY badly (which was weird seeing as I had already gone twice since landing) so I was walking towards the restroom when I saw the passengers to my flight BOARDING! Fifty minutes early! I would have missed my flight---again, THANK YOU, LORD!

The third thing that was neat was that for both of my flights, no one sat in the seat next to me. I will say at first I was bummed because I was excited to meet people, but it turned out for the best because I was able to get some rest this way and have some space to stretch out. And one more—THANK YOU, LORD!

Alright, well like I said I will not be starting the actually project until next Tuesday when the rest of the students arrive, but would very much appreciate if during this week (and continuing into project) if you could pray for me in these areas:

1. Ezekiel 36:26-27—“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.”

I do have a very hard heart and I desire for the Lord to take it and soften it towards His children, those who follow Him and those who do not. I want to be led by His Spirit and follow His lead while I am on project and continuing throughout my life.

2. That the rest of my support would come in for this trip.

Thanks again! I am really looking forward to starting this project and for all that God is going to do! I will keep you all posted and hopefully will be adding pictures and such to this blog! Love each and every one of you. I miss home madly already, but am still so grateful to the Lord for giving me this opportunity!