Highlights of 2010

{GOALS}
Last Christmas/ New Year’s time, I sat down and made a list of twelve goals for 2010.
While I did not accomplish all of them, I made a huge dent! Some of them were silly, others practical, and other were very adventurous. I want to share just a few of them with you!
Goal #1: Pay of debt from College. Ooo… yeah baby! I’m debt free and loving it!
Goal # 4: Submit & be accepted to a mission organization. I was accepted to go with Africa Inland Mission, Int. to Namibia
Goal #5: Raise support – In August, I started to raise support and the Lord blessed me with great provision. I moved to Namibia in October only about 2 months after I said I would go!
Goal #12: Skydiving! – On Oct. 8, 2010 shortly before I would put my life on the line overseas I thought I should put it on the line in the sky! Jenna Balgoyan, my roommate and I, survived! It was amazing! I suggest everyone to go skydiving at least once in their life!

{TRAVEL}
2010 was a year to travel… and I’m addicted! Pretty great addition if I do say so myself!
> February. I went to Colorado. I loved skiing on real mountains with Nate and Marj, and enjoyed a valentine toast with my dear college friend Bethany.
> April. I went to North Carolina for a long weekend and visited Nick, Amy, and Eli - the cutest nephew one could possible have!
> May. Italy. I was in desperate need for a vacation so my roommate Jenna and I decided to venture to Italy for a 10 day journey. We hit almost all the major highlights. Rome. Florence. Cinque-Terra. Milan. Venice.
> July. Family vacation on Piatt Lake, U.P. of Michigan!
> October. Moved to Namibia.
> December. I traveled to Cape Town to be the maid of honor of Carrie Faulks now Mrs. Errol Schwartz. They wed on my 25th Birthday, December 11th, 2010.

{INDIANAPOLIS}
When I look back on 2010 I can scare forget the amazing community and home I found in Indianapolis, Indiana. I had two amazing roommates, Jenna and Julie. We shared our small apartment near a huge park. College Park Church, the 20somethings, Jr. high ministry, mission meetings and Tuesday night Bible kept me well connected and very busy. Andrew, my brother, moved to Indy for the summer, and it was great to have him so close! Let us not forget I held down a full-time job at Riley Hospital for Children in the operating room. Working at Riley kept me on my toes and has given me some great work experience.

{NAMIBIA}
As most of you already know my year has been characterized by a great leap over a large ocean. I moved to Rundu, Namibia two months ago. I am still starting to get plugged in and learning so much every day. I have taught myself to drive stick on the right side of the car while driving on the left side of the road fairly successfully! I am working in the Theatre (Operating Room) five days a week and starting to get involved in community. I have been blessed with another great roommate Laura Liening from Washington State. We share a house, which is quite large, and have other team members that live near.


{Sing, but keep on walking} ~ Augustine
I read this a couple of days ago and it struck me. Sing – have the joy of the Lord in you and allow it come out – Sing! Keep on walking – we will always face trails; we face trails on a daily basis, but do not stop pushing through.

In Christ’s Peace,
alysse

{CONTACT}
I will be in Namibia for much of this next year and after that who knows!! If you are interested in receiving updates on my time here in Namibia the best way is to GO TO MY BLOG and you are here already so awesome!! I have also been posting lots of pictures on Facebook! Become my friend!
Blog: http://www.alyssecutbert.blogspot.com/
Email: alysse.cuthbert@gmail.com