Life Update

Things are moving forward. There has been progress...and now, finally change! May I graduated from UT and in June I started the MSSW program. It is a one year program and thus has demanded and will continue to demand a good portion of time. It's all about being prepared for what is next.

I'm so excited for this next step ...in Spring of 2012 I will complete a full time Clinical Social Work internship and after will wrap up the program over that summer. This internship will not take place in Austin, TX, but I am excited to say as many have already seen on facebook, that I have officially been approved by UT to complete my internship in Wrangell, Alaska!! God has burdened my heart increasingly over the last couple of years and am so thankful for the chance to relocate and begin to give more of myself into this community and state! With this approval I am set to make final plans to move to Wrangell in just a few months, on December 14th I will begin my trip from Austin to Wrangell and will start my internship in January. I love this community and have seen God confirm over and over His plan as I move forward.

Beautiful Alaskan Sunset

This plan started back in 2006 before I even decided to start school. God spoke specifics to me one night at youth camp (not about Alaska..I would have had a panic attack at that point!) about the direction I was to take regarding school and other promises I have watched Him stir in me over these last years. I've re-read my journal entry from that night more times than I can recall and am amazed at how God orchestrated this time and how He uses relationships to fulfill His purpose.

There is so much more I could share....so much more I want to share...but for now I will leave it at this. I'm beyond excited and the burden I feel for what lies ahead far outweighs anything I've experienced before. I will say I am thrilled to go, but not as excited to leave. There are so many amazing friends and family to whom I will have to say, "see you later" to. For me to move from Austin (my only home) to an island in Alaska, I know it is a God thing. I want to give. I want to serve. I want to invest. And I want to see the people of Alaska blessed and impacted.

If you are interested in hearing more about my plans and this heart for Alaska  or are interested in supporting this endeavor of mine you can visit my site: http://www.addyesco.com/. I set up this site as a tool to network with associations across the nation that I have approached regarding support for my graduate program and future work.

View of Wrangell from Mt. Dewey

Please pray with me as I finish this semester and make preparation to transition into this next season. It has been said many times over the last few years and holds so true...the best is yet to come!!