Journey to being WELL and HEALTHY again!

So many of you know I have been on a a journey to be well. After spending two years, now going on three, trying to figure out what was wrong..to no avail, I finally had a simple blood test done and was diagnosed with Candida. This was causing my body to stop absorbing nutrients and thus causing many weird problems. Well now I have officially been battling it for about two months and feeling INCREDIBLY better. How you ask? Well, first off..I can breathe. Second, I can sleep at night. Third, No more acid reflux....and the list goes on.
Between prayer and natural medicine I am becoming well. And I am CELEBRATING! I am on a pretty strict diet, but in the process I have learned a lot of fun food tricks.
Today I made a Chocolate cake that is entirely free of all things i can not eat. I've discovered interesting ingredients like Quinoa and Xylitol. Oh and did I mention..I don't even usually LIKE cake?!
As I get well, i am pretty convinced that sugar and large quantities of highly processed food will not really ever be given permission to enter my system again. Not after seeing the difference. The only thing I miss now and again is a giant slice of fresh bread with Nutella on top. But then, I have learned how to make my own Nutella as well...not bad.

Of course, Chocolaty things are not the only things I have learned to make..but it seems that treats are the hardest. I was limited even to eating no fruit until a couple of days ago, so sweet things were pretty scarce in my life. I've been enjoying things like Tortilla soup (without tortillas of course. I enjoy it with Bean and Rice Chips). Homemade Rotisserie chicken- the things our toaster oven can do are AMAZING. Cream cheese Crepes,  Lots of guacamole, squash and beef crockpot special, and more....

Thanks for standing with me in prayer. I believe I am healed by the power of Jesus. Now my body is just learning to function properly again. 

I have been handed a precious gift.
7 students to journey with for the next 5 months.

The Awaken DTS has begun. We have 20 students total and they are absolutely amazing. I feel as though God has just given us a sweet glimpse into His heart for them and can not wait to see them fully come alive in all He has created them to walk in on this planet.

My Around the World Team grew from 5 to 7 over the past week as several students prayed about switching over and joining us. They are dynamic additions to the team. This week I am looking forward to having them all over for dinner and getting to hang out and bond a bit as a team and also begin to work on our visas.
Keep your eyes peeled. I am hoping to post a little intro to who my team is on here some time soon. In the mean time be praying for them- for freedom, healing, continued boldness, finances, a rise in faith, and that God would do exceedingly abundantly above all that we could ask or think according to HIS glorious riches in Christ.

Today we took them all to church here as we had a "YWAM Sunday"- a good friend of ours who was in Denver for a season but planted a new base in Redding, CA came back to speak and then afterward we got to go around and minister to so many in the church. We have also had the opportunity to join hundreds of young people in the city for an event called City Wide Worship.