Greetings from Seamill!

Since the last post I started to feel a little emotional. It could have had something to do with the fact that I was feeling so tired and just "off" and I also was yearning for some in-depth conversation with someone. But the number one thing that I was longer for is God. I felt distant from Him and was praying that He would reveal Himself to me in a mighty way. Even though I knew He was there I felt so alone. I started to journal and pretty much wrote my prayers out on paper and the Lord heard my cry! Gotta love Him!

I went back to my room at about 9pm and was delighted to find another girl in there. Her name is Kate from England. :) We both were very interested in eachother's story. She travels to Scotland EVERY weekend for school and she is studying Natural medicine. Of course she cought my attention right away because I love learning about natural methods to heal the body. Anyway...she asked me what I was doing here and I so I told her about YWAM. This opened up a HUGE door for me to share with her what the Lord has done in my life! She asked me why I chose God and not Alla or Budda, etc. I just began by telling her my story of who I was and how the Lord changed my life. Then something incredible happened. A major wall came crashing down and I could tell something inside of her broke. Her speach was different and there was even a different look in her eyes. I felt a warmth come over me and was led by the Spirit to pray for her as I was listening. She told me how her life has been changing drastically and how she's feeling about it. We definately went deep! I ended up sharing some of my natural oils that I like to put on before bed to help me sleep and of course we talked about natural remodies for a long time. The Lord revealed Himself to me through Kate and also used me to share His love for her. What a mighty God!

Kate and I fell asleep around 10pm and I woke up at 12:45 in the afternoon! Talk about a good nights rest! I needed it badly. I was however running terribly late so I rushed to get ready and off to the train. When I got to the train station I found myself a little panicked. Everyone was hard to understand and I was carrying a little over 100 lbs of luggage! I almost broke down in tears because every time I asked someone for directions I couldn't understand them. Even though people speak English here they use different slang terms....for example...an apartment is called a flat. Ok, so I bucked up, sat down, took some deep breaths to compose myself and waited for the Lord's help to arrive. At this point I didn't even know what platform to stand on. Sure enough, a gentle older woman approached me and asked if the train that I was in front of was going to Largs. I told her that I have no clue and I think she could tell that I was desperate for help by the look on my face. She very calmly found out where the train was going and said to me "this train is the one we need to get on. There's flooding along the way so we'll have to get off at some point, take a bus, and then hop on the train again. You best stick by me and I will help you." Thank you Lord!!! This woman was an answer to my prayers. So I'm on the train and I'm sitting next to the woman and a younger boy, probably around the age of 15 or 16. When it was time to get off the train, the boy offered me a hand with my luggage! I eventually got to West Kilbride (my final destination). After about 10 minutes of waiting and not knowing what to do next, a car pulled up next to me and the man said, "are you going to YWAM?" I said "YES! Thank you Lord!" I got in the car with him and little boy and we pulled up to the base about 5 minutes later. This town is absolutely beautiful and the base is huge! I thought I was going to burst because I was SO happy to finally meet my family! I unpacked my luggage as fast as I could and got a tour of this place! Then I got to meet everyone and I think they thought I was going to burst too because I couldn't stop smiling. :) I felt so relieved to be in the presence of family and I felt right at home from the moment I arrived here. There are 16 students including myself. My roommates name is Rachel and she is from England and she is 30 years old. The two of us had a nice time bonding last night and talked until it was time to go to bed. The other students are:
David 18, US
Inka, 20 Germany
Meredith, 23 Indiana
Kelly, 20 Washington
Jamie, 24 Alaska
Jordan, 19 East Coast US
Jordan, 18 US
Barbie, 23 England
Sarah, 20 Canada
Rachel, 30 England
Holger, 19 Germany
Alex, 23 Indiana
Me!, 24 Minnesota
Emily, 30 Georgia
Jazz (Jasmine), 19 Washington
Leanne, 23 Scotland

Almost everyone went to church this morning and I decided to stay behind and have a slow morning since yesterday was kinda crazy. This afternoon we're going for a hike to see a nearby castle! What a beautiful sun shiny day it is too! Well....that's it for now. Till next time....