My maternal grandparents left me a rich legacy (that's my grandpa in the picture).  It’s one of adventure and obedience.  It’s one that has lead me to listen to the still, small voice of God calling me to serve Him in Latin America.  My grandparents were missionaries to Bolivia in the 1920s, and I grew up listening to their stories and also to my mom’s dreams of becoming a missionary.  In addition, I grew up listening to my dad speak Spanish and tell his stories of traveling through Mexico.  With these seeds planted in my life, it is no wonder that I developed a love for Spanish and traveling, and a heart for serving others.  Looking back over my life, I can see how God has been watering those seeds and making them grow in preparation for this moment.  Armed with my minor in Spanish and my Master’s degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages, the moment has come for me to take a big step.  After a trip in August to visit ministry sites in Guatemala and Honduras, God has led me to serve in Tegucigalpa, Honduras through an organization called Jubilee Centers International.  Jubilee provides quality Christian education to poor families in a high-risk community in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, working towards a holistic Christ-Centered transformation of children, families, and their communities. I leave at the end of January, and I am excited to spend a year there!  While there, I will be assisting the founders of JCI, Emily and David Romero, with administrative duties.  I am also going to start some outreach programs; one will be to teach English to youth and adults, and the other will be to reach out to teenage girls in the community.  At least, that is what I have planned; we’ll just have to wait and see how God plans to use me during my time there!