As
everyday passes and I continually check my account on Adventures In Mission to
see how much money I have in my account, I get more and more excited about
going on the trip!  I have been dreaming of going to Africa my entire
life, and a few years ago decided for my "sweet 16" I would go on a
mission trip to Africa.  So this year I finally was able to begin
planning, and when I saw the trip to Swaziland I knew God wanted me to go on
that trip.  I have always had an interest in medicine, and hoped to incorporate
it into my passion for serving God through mission work.  So there I was
ecstatic about the trip, I couldn't stop talking to my parents about it!
 I applied immediately and the process began!  Anyway by now you know
I am 16, but I also am a sophomore at a performing arts school in Connecticut
where I dance.  I play soccer and love to ski and snowboard, I teach
little munchkins to ski at Mt.Snow in VT, and during the summer I love to sail.
 I have a great supportive Christian family and a community of loving Christians
from camp.  I received terrible news last night that one of my friends
from camp was in a car accident and died.  This will be a very difficult
week for me and my friends as we mourn and question the loss of such a good
friend.  So please keep her family in your prayers and all of her friends.
 And I can't wait to get to know all of you!

And please
add me as a friend on facebook, my name is Annie Clair Otfinoski.