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Birth
Hannover Germany -
Living in England
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Moving to Canada
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First Day of School
1st grade- Became friends with Aideena who has a impact on my christian walk -
Started going to Victory youth group
Invited by my friend Aideena, Met my future friend Bri -
Accepted Jesus into my life!
I had gone to church before but this was a conscious decision. -
Started going to camp every summer
SUCH a good time for growing my faith
Significant people- Rachel, Jocelyn, Bri, Skye -
Justice heart starts
Looking back I have always had that heart in me, crying at commercials of hungry kids in Africa, demanding we do something. But When I can see I really grasped it was during a 30 hour famine event at youth. We raised money for red light districts and it was the first time I heard of sex trafficking. It became a part of me from then on. -
Grade 9 Small group starts
Such a good group of girls that I walked in faith with from 9th-12th grade led by Bri who became a good friend of mine, Her family is like a second family to me who have discipled me so much. -
Hard high school time
Had no joy, didn't see any future for myself and had anxiety often. Learned to open up in this season and talk about how I feel, community was life giving but I felt super broken that I didn't just feel better automatically -
6 year friendship ended with Kayley
Ended in a pretty harsh way right at the end of high school. -
DTS! Lecture phase Cologne, Germany!
AMAZING time where I truly gave my life to God. Father heart and Gods love was a big topic -
Outreach to South Africa and Slovenia
A good and challenging time where I learned about stepping out in faith more not just being a to-my-self christian -
My Baptism!
I was baptised in my outreach in South Africa! -
Prayer answered! Forgiveness
I prayed since the beginning of DTS that I would be able to fully forgive my old friend Kayley for how our friendship ended. During church tour I realised God set me free and I forgave her. Later in may she responded to a message I sent her in DTS and we both forgave each other leaving us in good standing. -
Answered Prayer! Community after DTS
A bible study started right after I came home from DTS and it was so helpful in the progression after -
Started staffing in Germany!
Was pretty crazy to move across the world so young, and I had no idea what I was doing for the first few months -
Getting the news my old friend Kayley passed away
She passed August 3rd 2019 in a car accident -
Staffing my first DTS!
I was so difficult at times, I had to overcome the fear that I don't connect well, being so young and not knowing what to do. I grew so much in this time -
Staffing my first outreach! Chile+ Spain
Had a difficult one on one but we later became good friends because I pushed through. It was a good group, really good times together. All germans except me which was hard at times. Learned a lot of German this outreach! -
Mini NIKO!
This was just one day during the outreach in Spain but it was so crazy impactful to me and my faith! I think a lot of little breakthroughs started that day. -
COVID hits Germany
DTS ended 1 week early and I went to Canada. It was hard at first but I stayed strong with God and knew I would go back soon. I volunteered at a community help centre ran by my church during this time and that was really nice! -
My sisters first miscarriage
This was obviously hard. It happened a few days before I was supposed to go back to Germany and we were all so exited by that point she was almost 12 weeks, I ended up having to deal with it later when I went back to Germany, cause I didn't realise how much it came between me and God. I was afraid she would lose her faith. -
Surprise everyone and come back to Germany!
After a frustrating time of getting flights I could finally go back and surprise everyone! Felt so good to be back where I knew God wanted me! But that summer wasn't always the easiest. I found that I really needed to talk to someone about how my past is affecting how I see myself and react to other people, So I reached out to a YWAM councillor and started sessions that following September. -
Staffing my second DTS!
This was another time where a lot of insecurities came up, and during almost the whole lecture phase I was having counselling calls. But it was also a time of growth in leadership! I really stepped up and lived out what God put in me. -
My sisters second miscarriage
This one hit me hard. We knew a week before that she could maybe lose the baby, I prayed and fasted and then we had to wait for her next doctors appointment. hardest week ever and so much stuff was happening with the outreach teams. When I got the news I was just really crushed, maybe I put too much faith in my own efforts, I didn't give up on God obviously but our relationship was strained, filled with so many unanswerable questions. Id never been tested so much in my faith. Community saved me. -
Outreach to Costa Rica!
Planning this outreach was crazy because of Covid but we saw how God provided and protected us and we all could go and come back healthy. This was such a great outreach I loved my one on ones and watching the students grow was amazing. Having many introverts was difficult but we made it work. This team was a blessing from God, they stood behind me and supported me during my spiritually low point. -
The team leaves and I stay in Costa Rica
Due to my visa renewal being denied during lecture phase I couldn't go back to Germany because of changing corona laws in Germany. I tried applying for a British passport but that didn't help. I decided to stay in Costa Rica. I lived at the base in Liberia and helped there as a mission builder. It was a small base so there wasn't many people to talk with and again I was around people who didn't speak English as a first language. I actually loved my time there but it was hard sometimes. -
DBS!
Hey that's where I am now! I never wanted to do the DBS I actually wanted to do an SBS after I finished staffing. I honestly applied not knowing if it was from God but looking back God said this year would bring new deep knowledge of his character and I am so grateful to be here.