rosalie marie

Oh, July...

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Maggie & Myles :)

Lucy & Yaya

My friend Lyndsi who just moved

My cousin Rachael and I

Me, my Momma & Lauren at the Zoo for my 20th Bday!

I think like a little over a month has passed by & not too much has gone on I guess.
I've made some friends, one moved, got 2 jobs, started one and have a drug test for the other today. Realized that going to Bible college doesn't mean you know everything and you doesn't mean you stop learning when you graduate. Grown closer to Jesus. Learning to depend on Him for all I need. Realized that He is really ALL I need. Realizing that no matter where I'm at, I'm to seek Him and know Him intimately. So much more...honestly if you wanna know everything that has happened between me and Jesus since I've been home it would take a lot more time & I might as well just let you read my journal. But...that sums up a bit.
Like I mentioned, I now am employed! EXCITING! The one I already started is a smoothie place called Blenders in the Grass and then Starbucks inside of Vons. :) I'm excited to see how it'll work out working two jobs. Right now, I'm not planning on attending school. & I'm just gonna wait on the Lord and see whats gonna happen. Seeking Him to see if He wants me back in Peru and what not. Right now MY plan is to save money and be there in a year or so...but who knows...maybe that's not God's plan. Either way I know He has a plan and that it is much better than any plan that I can come up with.
I'm still getting used to Ventura being my home here on earth. It's weird living in a town so close to the ocean...I could walk there in 20 minutes. I definitely enjoy it and wanna keep enjoying it! :)

Lucy Mia Jenkins

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The new addition to the family. My sister had her baby on June 1st. :)
What a blessing of seeing her.
One of the things that kept running through my head while looking at Lucy is that when I was that tiny and had no idea what was going on that God had a plan for me and that He loved me before I could even make a decision to follow Him.

Psalm 139:13-13 "For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them."

May we trust in Him more and trust that He loves us not because of us but because of who He is. Let's keep the Gospel of Jesus Christ the center of our lives!

1 John 4:19 "We love Him because He first loved us."

In His love,
Rosalie

Whew...it's been a long 4 months!

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Where do I begin? This last semester of CCBC was definitely a good one and a stretching one. The Lord taught me and still is teaching me so many things. God is continually showing me the power of His Word and His Spirit and how His love does not depend on me but only on Him and who He is. Now that I'm living in Ventura with my parents I plan on getting a job and saving some money and really just waiting on the Lord for the next step. For now all I know to do is trust in Him and trust that He has a plan for me whether it be in CA or in another country. Whatever I'm doing though I need to be seeking Him first and foremost. Being in the states, being in a new town and not being in Bible college is culture shock times 3! But I know that God is here just as much as He was in Peru! He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Heb. 13:8).
Please pray that I would be led of the Lord in everything I do and also that He would use me where I'm at. 1 more thing...that I would focus on Him and simply trust in who He is!
Thank you :)

This is me and my momma in front of our new house!

SMILE RO, I'M SHOOTING YOU!

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These are some pictures I took before grad night. I had fun. I remember that the shooting was really quick. I was heading to a outreach close to the college and my friend told me lets do pictures, so I said yes. I changed my cloths really quick and we did it. Really funny.

3 months later...

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First off I've been so busy this semester & so I haven't had much time to update my blog...I have neglected it and I ask that you please forgive me! :)
This is the last week of my CCBC career and it's very exciting and sad at the same time! I am still very busy this last week but I wanted to let everyone know that I was still alive and when I get home and have a lot of time I'm going to put lotsa pictures up and tell you all about my semester!
Love you all!

Pictures :]

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Here are some pictures from the last month! Most are from the Women's retreat in Canta, Peru. I will give a more detailed update Asap :]

The joy of the Lord is my strength...

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Holly & I! :) Love her, so blessed by her friendship.
She says "Hi & you would be doing a great service to your walk with Jesus if you took an Inductive Bible Study class! Homework changed my life! It did!"

Right now, I take a break from reading which probably wasn't due. But I figured this was the only time I would be able to update for this week! :)
The first 2 weeks of school I'm taking an audio class; Intro to Cults. This is very difficult & stretching for me because I'm doing it all by myself. I think the Lord is trying to teach me self-discipline! Which is great, but so hard for me! Praise the Lord for the strength He gives daily!
I have already been so blessed this semester & overjoyed with what the Lord is showing me day by day. Whether it be in my class, in my devos, in ministry or just in conversations with friends. The Lord truly is good!
For those of you who don't know, I'm a dorm steward this semester & this takes a lot of responsibility! I continually have to make sure that I'm picking up stuff off the floors, turning lights off, not bringing anything but water in the room, making my bed in the morning & being a Christ-like example. All of this, even the small things is only done by the Lord's help! Haha, funny how we can't even do the simple things in life sometimes.
My M1 is back in the kitchen this semester, super stoked about that! I love cooking with Juanita & learning more Spanish.
I plan on going to Churillos again for Saturday ministry! I'm excited to show them the love that God has so graciously shown us, please pray for the ministry there & for strength every Saturday.
Saturday nights I plan on babysitting 2 kids that need to be watched during a night service. Once again, I will be leaning on the Lord's strength for this because I don't know too much Spanish & its only me! Please pray for me in this area!

Funny thing to add, I thought this semester was going to be a breeze, but I came to the knowledge that I think this is will be the most filled! So blessed yet a little...I don't know, scared! So please pray for me to balance my time & keep focused. "Keep the main thing the main thing."

It's hot here & beautiful! I can see the sun almost everyday this semester! Woohoo! :D The flowers are blooming like crazy & I can seriously say I've never seen trees or flowers as beautiful as they are here. Pictures to come soon! :D

Love you all.

Email me/add me on FB if you want.
:D
XOXOXO
In Jesus' name,
Rosalie Marie

En Perú

2010-02-05T09:45:00.001-05:00

Estoy en Perú y muy feliz!
I'm in Pery & very happy!!
Today is orientation & its very long...haha 10-5!
All the English students are here & we are already growing & having a blessed time together.
:)

So I've been home for about a month now

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and I leave on Feb 2. So its just a quick visit!
What have I been up to? Well, lets see...a whole lot of hanging out, resting, spending time with family & working. It's been interesting. I think that I always forget that Bible College isn't the real world...AKA not everyone around me is going to love Jesus. This is hard & stretching...and takes a lot of putting everything I learned into practice. I usually end up failing...but the Lord is always there to pick me back up & teach me something new...or sometimes the same thing. God is good & gracious, isn't He?
I can't wait to get back but I'm enjoying the time here that God has given me. More than likely, I will not be living in Denair ever again. This makes me extremely happy but at the same time, extremely sad. It's one of those bittersweet things. But now is not the time to think about all that! :)
My last semester starts Feb 5. SCARY yet exciting. I'm excited to see what God is going to do in these last 4 months of Bible college & to see what He does throughout my life. I will keep you updated as often as I can. :)
God bless
xoxo

Some more pictures...

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FYI - it's spring here! :)

Happy late thanksgiving!

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Elisa, Me & Andrea (my dorm!) I love these crazy chicas.

This is Lauren & I. Pretty self-explanatory of our friendship. I spend a lot of time with her! She is staying over break!

Holly & I. This girl has been such a great example of a godly young woman. I will miss her so much. Praise the Lord for Skype & Facebook!!

Thanksgiving dinner. Emily, Birdie, Me, Ivy & Rachael! Love these girls. Emily & I have been really close all semester! Birdie is a doll. Ivy is the dean of women, such an awesome girl! & Rachael is super fun & a good friend.

So little update, I will be home on Monday morning if everything goes planned aka Lord willing. Please pray for safe travels & a focused week, full of prayer & God's Word.

I can't wait to share personally with all of you what God has been doing this semester!

:) Ciao!

Huanuco

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I wish that I could tell you all the amazing things the Lord did during this one week in Huanuco. It would take me days to explain all the things He did through the team. We went through a lot of schools and at each of them we did 3 of the skits we had been practicing, we shared testimonies and then just hung out with the people. On Thursday we had the opportunity to bless the church with food & testimonies. It was great! It went so well and everyone was so blessed. On Friday we went to a school way way way up in the mountains and it was crazy. I had never seen a place like this. The principal of the school told us that no one has came to the school to minister since 2005...she was so blessed and it was awesome to see. I really want to tell you guys all the details, but like I said it would take me forever. Just know that God is working in Peru...and He is reaching out to people.

I'm back!

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This is all I can put up for now...but there will be more soon, promise :D

Videoooooos! :D

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and here are 3 of the skits that we'll be doing...I can't find the other one!
I'm in "Everthing" & "Clencher"

I'm the one with Pride...

we have a little twist on it...but its pretty much the exact same thing!

I'm the model in this one...

Missions trip!

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I'm in Lima but I'm going to Huanuco over the Andes Mountain on Sunday evening. Please keep me and the rest of the group in prayer, we'll be ministering to the people of Huanuco and for a lot of us, it's a first time experience.

:) Love you all.

busy busy busy...

2009-10-23T18:07:00.006-05:00

Estos pies! (That's my feet!) :)

I'm in the midst of getting homework finished & chilling out from worrying as I type. Me and worrying are often way too good of friends, it's a headache at times. The Lord is showing me not to worry though, He keeps reminding me to only think about today and let Him take care of what is next. All He's asking me to do is be obedient with what is in front of me. I don't know about you but for me, this is freedom. It's funny how obedience brings freedom. Well let me update you on what I've been doing this past week or so.

Last week was pretty slow, I was sick and I didn't do much...therefore I got behind on my Chuck tracks. While I was sick two awesome friends took care of me though and the campus pastor took me to the doctor. I didn't have anything wrong though, apparently the chills and fever were just a flu of some sort.

This week started with the book of Daniel with Rick Heilman. This class is so interesting and hard to understand when you just read straight through it without digging deep and digesting it as much as possible. The Lord has been teaching me through this class to have faith in God and be a true witness with my life. Daniel was an awesome example of that. Daniel 1:8 "But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself..." I think that is something we all need to do, purpose in our heart that we won't give into the pressures of the world and that we won't put ourselves in positions of failure. One thing that our teacher encouraged us to do today was to be doers and not hearers only - James 1:22 & I encourage you to do the same.

Today was a good day, I had class, Skyped a friend from home, all the meals were yummy, went to Starbucks with a few friends, and now I'm writing to all of you :)
The rest of my night will be spent (Lord willing) starting & finishing a 6 page paper due Monday. Possibly some reading & maybe a Chuck track to squeeze in there.

November 2 on Monday I will be leaving for a week on a missions trip, I'm very excited and ask that you would keep the school in prayer, we're all going to different areas of Peru!

From the looks of it, I will be home for Christmas break, I will keep you updated though if the Lord changes my plans. I would love to come home & see my family and also stay here at the same time but from what I see now, the Lord is leading me to spend Christmas break at home with my family and friends (that's you guys!) Also, I'm still praying about next semester and where the Lord wants me...so please keep that in prayer!

Picture from today, walking home from Starbucks with -in order- Me, Kussy (aka Ivan), Gonzalo (aka Chuckie, pronounced Chookie)!

Here are a few pictures that Gonzalo took while we were all walking.

2 Corinthians 5:17

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"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."

The Lord is doing amazing things when I least expect it.

Please pray for my health and for guidance still about what to do next semester and over break.

New favorite song: Jennifer Knapp - Hold Me Now
From glass alabaster she poured out the depths of her soul
O foot of Christ would you wait if her harlotry's known?
Falls a tear to darken the dirt.
Of humblest offerings to forgive the hurt
She is strong enough to stand in your love

I can hear her say..."I am weak
I am poor, I'm broken Lord but I'm yours."
Hold me now, hold me now

Let he without sin cast the first stone if you will
To say that my bride isn't worth half the blood that I've spilled
Point your finger and laugh if you choose to say my beloved is borrowed and used

I can hear her say..."I am weak
I am poor, I'm broken Lord but I'm yours."
Hold me now, hold me now

Luke 7:36-50

Praying

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about next semester & break.

Please pray that I would have wisdom and know what the Lord wants me to do! :)

Thank you

2 Peter 3:9

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"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance."

Today my teacher for 1 & 2 Peter brought up this verse and the verses before it. If you read the verses before you will get the whole context of it. My teacher gave an awesome analogy and I'm going to paraphrase it the best I can.

If I were to tell you that I was going to come to your house today for dinner, you would clean up right away and get everything in order. But if I was to tell you that I was going to show up sometime this week, you would daily be cleaning up your house because you wouldn't know the exact time I was coming, you would just know that sometime I would be arriving.

If we have the return of Jesus in the forefront of our mind, we will be wanting to stay away from sin and we will want to be doing what He has called us to do. I encourage you to read through 1 & 2 Peter on your own time. The Lord has been using it a lot in my personal walk with Him...and I believe He will do the same in your life.

me & lauren yesterday...studying :)

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Girl's night!

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About to do some homework, just made some pizza, having a girls night around 10pm since all the boys are gone (at least the American ones) & then...going to sleep & Lord willing going to Churillos to see the kids :) Today was a good day, why? Because He cares for me.

Love you all.

Prayer request:
Guidance for next semester & break.
From the looks of it right now, I'll be flying home Dec 6th...unless the Lord guides me else where. I want to do what He wants, so please pray that I will have wisdom & an open heart & mind.
No matter what though, "Where God guides, God provides..." I have nothing to worry about!

2 Chronicles 20:12b "nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You."

God bless!

I miss youuuuuuu!

2 Corinthians 5:17

2009-10-07T20:39:00.003-05:00

Hmm...So I have spent all day, not doing homework. This is unacceptable.

But, it's been a productive day at the same time.

1. God is revealing things to me like never before in my Peter class..

2. I finally got the...what's the word...I don't know but I'm finally deleting my Facebook. I have my own personal reasons of deleting it but I definitely believe it's what the Lord wants for me.

3. It's one of my really good friends birthday! :)

4. I'm a new creation in Christ.

5. I cooked really good chinese food today with Jaunita, Matt & Alicia.

I take so much for granted, for instance, being here & being a child of God. I pray that you don't do the same. It's not fun haha...I think that when I start taking those for granted I have the worst days. I've been learning a lot about obedience this semester. Obedience...eeeeek. It's hard but you know what else I've been learning - He gives the strength I need. All I have to do is accept it. I wish all of you could experience what I'm experiencing. I'm learning so much.

It's funny how after a year in Bible College, I'm finally getting it. Obviously I don't know everything & I won't know everything ever in this life...but I'm learning, praise God. My heart is overwhelmed with joy. You know why? Because of Him.

God is good, therefore life is good.

:)
Xoxo

tonight was believer's night...

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slash enfoque!
and we watched a movie...I don't remember the name of it.
Overall, tonight was a blast!! I had caramel pie! And I made fried chicken & mashed potatoes for dinner!

Tomorrow new classes start - 1&2 Peter...
I was sick, but I'm better now!
I'm learning more spanish!!!

:D

Daisy...

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http://prayfordaisy.tumblr.com/

If you haven't heard about this little girl yet, I encourage you to do so. This is Britt Merrick's daughter...he is the pastor at Reality Carpenteria. She is 5 years old & has cancer. Click the link & pray! :)

So Speaker's Week just ended. It went really well, it was based on ministry. The Lord showed me a lot through that class & it was awesome. I came to the realization that everything I do - is about Jesus. That's the whole point of dying to yourself...is so He is glorified. God is good.

So the plan so far is for me to come home in December, but we'll see what the Lord does...I love it here & wouldn't mind staying over break until May when I graduate. Please pray that I would be guided by the Lord, I need wisdom in what to do!

Remember that you are a special treasure to God - He loves you & He cherishes you.

:)

xoxo Ro

25 things I've learned about Peru & this semester...

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I was on a friends blog & I saw a list he made about being in a new country. I thought it was cool so I'm gonna try to do the same! :)

first...about Peru
1. the way we great people here is so much better & more personal (kiss on the cheek)
2. at first...it was awkward but now I love it.
3. I love cold weather, mainly because of the clothes I get to wear
4. being sick away from your mommy is not fun!
5. skype is awesome!
6. English isn't the only language...there is Spanish, German & Arabic...plus some others ;) those are just some here at the Bible College
7. being stretched isn't fun but the outcome is going to be beautiful
8. I miss my one stop light town...
9. never realized how much I love clean dogs that I can pet
10. ordering things in Spanish is way too much fun
11. Heating & air is not a necessity...neither is a hot shower
12. Wal Mart...I miss you
13. walking 20 minutes to get Starbucks is worth it! :)
14. you get egged when its your birthday! haha
15. & Juanita makes awesome cake :)
16. I don't miss North American culture...but I still love you guys :)
17. scarves are a necessity!!!!!
18. southern accents are great.
19. it's illegal to pick flowers here if they're in someones yard...oops
20. Peru is mostly populated by Asians...there is a Chifa on every corner
21. McDonalds is better here
22. having "breakfast is ready", "lunch is ready", and "dinner is ready" called at every meal in Spanish & English is awesome...
23. having a question of the day is spectacular
24. multi-tasking while doing Chuck tracks only works when the internet is off!
25. there is so much more...but not enough time...time for my M1!

hope you enjoyed this!

Mainly pictures :D

2009-09-25T14:18:00.000-05:00

Good morning, good afternoon or good evening :)

So...there is a lot to cover & I'm going to try to squeeze it all in here.
Last Saturday I didn't go to Ventanilla, instead I went to Churillos! It was a smaller ministry that needed some more help. I had an awesome time a lot of fun & the kids had such a good time! Here are some pictures from then:

Today, Friday, we finished Matthew class! :D It was so good & I learned more than I thought I was going to. We took our exam today & I got 100% Praise the Lord, it was awesome. Studying definitely pays off!

Last Friday a few of us went to Crepes & Waffles...& here are some pictures :D

I don't remember if I mentioned this yet, but I have my M1 (Servanthood class) in the Kitchen, and I love it! I love learning how to cook, I definitely want to cook some of the Peruvian food when I get home.

The next class I'll be taking is on Prophecy and Dan Edwards is teaching it, I'm pretty sure that's his name. I'm excited about that, it doesn't have any homework :)The class after that will be 1&2 Peter.

I love you all & hope you're doing well :)

Here are some extra pictures :)

Some pictures of the campus!

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Mini-update...extended version possibly coming soon! :)

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I will be honest, I've been procrastinating my homework a lot lately, so now I have the burden on myself to finish a lot in 4 days. Please pray that I would be joyfully obedient in the things God has placed in front of me. I want to, but then my flesh sneaks in.

Everything is good here.

Saturday I went to Ventanilla Patchacutec again and I had an awesome time. Next time we go we're going to take pictures. I'm hoping to get baptized sometime this semester, super excited.

Praise the Lord, I'm not sick any longer! Thank you for praying :D

Please let me know if there is anything you need prayer for...just e-mail me at roseyleaf@gmail.com Every morning we have a student prayer meeting for a few minutes before classes & I would love to pray for you.

Reminder for us all (including myself): Walk in the Spirit...Spend time in God's living Word. God gives us His gifts...in HIS timing. His answers are (usually); Yes, No, or wait. Psalm 27:14 "Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait I say, on the LORD!"

Blessings! xoxo

If you have skype here is my screen name: rosaliemariebaer
:D PiCTURES! :)

both of these are from Ventanilla a few weeks ago.

the sun was out! haha not very usual...but sitting on the stairs eating lunch is very normal!

I'm pretty sure this is everyone on the campus. on Friday we had "colors" lunch, as you can tell, we all mismatched and had a lot of fun :)

emily & I on my now bottom bunk! :D

Peru...

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is awesome! I don't know how to sum it all up in a blog entry, but I'm gonna attempt to fill you in on some sweet things.

Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

For me this was convicting. It seems to come up a lot. I realized about 3 days ago where I've been putting my faith all along. I don't know if anyone else deals with this but I was putting my faith in my emotional/spiritual experiences with God instead of putting my faith in the truth of His word. Once I realized this I was so bummed. Ha, I felt like a failure & I felt like I had been just speaking the truth & not fully believing it in my heart. Its funny how God opens up our eyes when we already think that they're open, huh? Last night I was going through a journal of mine and I realized how God answers prayer in ways we never realized He could. Like when I asked for more faith...I thought "OK I'm gonna trust Him more with the material things I need because He can provide it all, eh pretty easy!" Awesome thing about God, He wants to dig deeper. He wants to fulfill the true desires of our hearts. Also this week I was going through Matthew 9 in a Chuck Track (sermons on MP3 through the bible with Chuck Smith, its a required class). Matt. 9:1-8 Jesus heals a paralytic, but before He does that He says "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you." Now I'm not quoting Chuck perfectly but he said that before Jesus healed the man physically He wanted to heal him spiritually and that God is looking at our hearts and wants whats best for our hearts. I think that is kinda the same idea with me when I asked for faith. Obviously, a little out of context. But the Lord still spoke to me in that way :)

I know this isn't the usual "this is what I'm doing this week" kinda update, but this was on my heart and I wanted to encourage at least one person and fill you guys in on what He's doing in my heart.

Now, here are some things I"m doing while I'm here:
Last Saturday I went to Ventanilla Patchacutec where I ministered to a bunch of Peruvian kids, oh my goodness! Such a blessing. We played games, sang worship songs, did a bible study & then played some more. These kids were awesome and so in need of God's love. I literally got a 30 second hug from a little girl the second I opened the door, it was one of the best things ever! I finished Church History on Friday and started Matthew today! So good! We spent 3 hours on the introduction and the first 17 verses of Matthew! Ha, welcome to Bible college :) Mondays we have Girl's discipleship, Wednesdays is dorm cleaning, and Sunday is Enfoque (Focus) - just a few mandatory "classes". I miss everyone but I'm also enjoying my time here! If any of you have Facebook go ahead and add me : Rosalie Baer

Prayer request:
-I'm sick, so please pray that I would get the rest I need & the medicine I need. I've had a runny nose & now a sore throat since I've been here. Your prayers are cherished :)
-That my faith would grow in Him and in the truth of His word.
-That I would go where He leads, no matter where that may be.

Please e-mail me if there is anything you need prayer for or if you just want to talk :)

XOXO - Rosalie