Home in Alaska!

It has been over week since my last post and a lot has happened. I was not able to update due to having no Internet access. I want to first let you all know that I am now home in Alaska! I have not been home in the summer for over two years and it is wonderful. I forgot how beautiful Alaska is in the summer!
I also wanted to thank all of you for all of your support and prayers in getting me to Japan and while I was in Japan. I will give you a post in few days about all that happened in the last three days in Japan and all that happened at debrief. God did incredible things in that short amount of time and I am in awe of His limitless power. I will also put up many pictures of the trip but you can also check my facebook page for a many more!
There is one thing that I want to share with you that has been on my heart. Even though I am home from Japan, I am not home from the mission field. I often get caught up in thinking that I have to go somewhere different from where I live to be a missionary, but that is not the case. True, there are unreached people groups that have never heard the Gospel and as Christians, we need to be going to those that need to hear, but there are also people who have not heard the Gospel in my own hometown or who's hearts were closed when they heard it the first time. I need to be looking at the places around me and ask the Lord to highlight people who I need to share with. I then need to share with them, just like I did in Japan, by trusting the Lord that He will move in the hearts of the those I am talking to.
So, my adventure is not over and will never be over! Therefore, I ask for your continued prayers as I go on to the next journey of my life and continue to share the Greatest news ever told. I will continue to update you (hopefully weekly) on all the amazing, crazy, and beautiful things God is doing in my life.
I also ask that you pray for my two best friends, Lauren and Caroline. Lauren has been in Ivory Coast, Africa, sharing the Gospel and is there for another two weeks.
Caroline just got back from sharing the Gospel in East Asia and, like me, is adjusting to life back in America and has a desire to share the Gospel here as well.

I want to leave you with Colossians 3:1-4

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Till His kingdom comes,

Courtney