Hello Swazi family!!
My name is Lindsay, but y'all can call me Lulu. I am a Senior in High School and I will be attending Biola University in August. I grew up in a small town called Groves, Texas but three years ago, I moved to Temecula, California. Even though I love California, I will always be a Texan at heart!
I have the most unique family anyone can possibly have! First off, when I was two my parents divorced, and a year later my mom married Mikey (He is considered as my dad, not my stepdad but I call him Mikey because I am still close to my dad hahaha very confusing I know; It is like I have two dads). I have a brother who is about to be twenty-one, but he has special needs and definitely does not act twenty-one, but you gotta love him! I also have a sister who we recently adopted from the Philippines in November. I have a 20 month old sister and a 20 month old brother who are my dads and stepmoms.
My most prized possessions are my two Border Aussies Asher and Allie. They are a year old and are my bestfriends. It is going to kill me when I have to leave them for a month!
I enjoy singing, running, playing soccer, going to church,playing the Ukulele, playing the piano, writing music, writing, and most of all, eating! Food is AWESOME! But there is one thing, I am avegetarian 
My favorite food is Mac N Cheese and Grilled Cheese! I love to bake and cook!
God is amazing! I became a Christian when I was six, but I believe that I am just now understanding what it means to be a Follower of Christ. It is so much more than just living an everyday life, only going to church twice a week and thats it! To be a Follower of Christ, one must read their Bible and live as a witness for Christ. John 17: 15-17 says, “I pray not that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through your truth: your word is truth.” God instructs us to be in the world, but not of it. Being a Follower of Christ one must put down his wants and desires for Christ. That is what I had to come to understand, I could not have everything that I wanted and still have Christ, I had to choose what is more important. God showed me that he is more important and that he will never leave, but all other things will leave, and they did leave. I felt Gods love overwhelming me and keeping me from falling apart. Some of the circumstances I was in were not all that great, but I believe I felt them so much stronger, because God was trying to get my attention, and knew that He had to make me ‘want’ Him. Just like Job, Job lost everything, not because God did not love him, but because God did love him. God knew that Job would trust Him, and would be okay, and at the end, God blessed Job with double than what he had before. In my life, God blessed me with a closer relationship with Him; and that is all I need.
In 2009, I had the opportunity to go to Swaziland for a month through AIM! I really loved it there; I did not want to leave. I made great relationships with the team that went and also with others in Swaziland. When I found out about this trip, I applied for it. I was very excited to go, but I also had some fears; I am going off to college in August, so that only leaves me two weeks of the summer to be at home with my family. I felt as if I "could not" go emotionally and physically; who am I to say what I can and cannot do? Isn't that Gods job? But God kept pushing me to go and I just knew in my heart that I have to go. The Lord calls all of us to go and share HIS word and spread HIS love, and I can always find reasons why I should not go. So, I made up my mind and now I only have three and a half months to raise support. But with God, all things are possible and I can do it!!
I cannot wait to meet all of y'all and to grow with y'all as followers of Christ!
