Here I Go!

And here I go! I am waiting to board my plane to Chicago, where I will meet with the team members that I will be spending my time with in China. After that, I'm off to Beijing! I won't be on Facebook for several days, so if you want to stay updated on my trip, remember to check back on this blog. If you sign up for the email updates on the right side of this entry, you should get an email every time I update here. I'd love for you all to follow my journey!

I'm off! Right before my mom and I parted ways...

I want to say a special thank you to all that supported me.  I am so thankful for my church family and youth group that came together to help me in my efforts to raise money for this trip. New friends and old friends alike helped! I was so amazed and touched by the generosity of people I haven't seen in years. Even people I didn't know helped me significantly. At one of my bake sales, a man I didn't even know donated $400 for a couple brownies and rice crispy treats (and I must mention that this happened only a few minutes after praying to receive encouragement for my fundraising efforts. God is good!) Really, from all that is within me, thank you, thank you, and thank you some more. I feel so blessed that you all came together and supported me. 

Goodbye for now~ or zài jiàn! 

-Allie