San Diego Summer Project

Hello friends,

I'm writing today to tell you that, unfortunately, I will no longer be a part of the San Diego Summer Project team. Some things have come up in the past week and it seems that God does not intend for me to minister through SDSP this summer. As hard as it is for me to accept, I know I desire only to serve Him and follow His will. Through my surrender, I have given up my selfish desires--my stubbornness remains, and that's why this is so difficult.

Those of you who had joined me in this project as financial ministry partners will receive your check in the mail soon. I am still waiting for a few to be returned from the project office in Colorado. I promise you, I will return them as soon as possible.

As far as what I now plan to do with my summer...well, I'm not entirely sure. I am not called to go home and sit on my butt. A return to SpringHill is a possibility. My heart is open to all possibilities--if you have any suggestions, feel free to share. ;)

My heart broke when San Diego fell through because I was already so far emotionally invested in looking forward to building community and growing in faith and love all summer. God has given me a passionate heart for ministry, as I learned last summer, and I desire nothing more than to let Him lead me through that.

Please continue to pray for me as I struggle through putting together my summer options. You are always in my prayers!

Love, love, love, Emily



"Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone..."

Story of my life

Hello friends, would you like to know why I'm packing my bags and going to San Diego for the entire summer with over a hundred people I don't know? Well, listen to this song. Funny thing is that I didn't find this song. No, out of the blue, one of my week 1.5 campers from last summer posted it on my facebook a few hours ago.


P.S. I'm up one more ministry partner!!!! Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Michalik for your gift.

God is good.

I know it's been like 2 days since I posted. My apologies for the lack of communication.

I have great news though and I just have to share it. Try to take a guess...my toenails are painted teal?? I tried ironing my shirt w/ a hair straightener because I was too lazy to get my iron out?? it rained today?? I love the color yellow almost more than life itself?

Well, yes, all those things are true and super great but they're not quite what I was going for.

Let me just tell you. I have 4 more wonderful ministry partners!!!!! I checked my mail today like I do every day and found four envelopes with the colorful address sticker that I put on over 100 envelopes a week and a half ago.

Thank you Ashley Kingsbury, Lizzy Van Oss, Corbeill family, and Wiese family.

I just want to take this moment to scream THANK YOU at the top of my lungs so yall can hear it. Your support really means a lot to me. Thank you for believing that this mission is worth supporting. I cannot wait to get to San Diego and let the fun begin. My heart so desperately wants to live on mission.

The support total is now at $535--about 1/8 of my total need for the project. Please pray that more and more people see the enormous worth in sharing the gospel.

A BIG "thank you!"

THANK YOU! to the two wonderful people who have become my ministry partners in the last week. With their help, the deposit is taken care of! I have been blessed to have these two fulfill the $300 deposit I need to send in at the end of next week. Praise God!

I know God will provide me adequate ministry partners to support my mission this summer. I know that and I trust Him in that. However, I was still worried that getting $300 together so quickly was asking a little much. Clearly not. God is making His will known by setting forth exactly what I need.

Please join me in praying for those contemplating partnering with me this summer. I do not ask simply for money but for prayers and the development of a relationship. This is not simply fundraising, but, rather, ministry partner development. It's less about the money and more about the relationships.

I am so excited to see how the Lord sets this into motion.

AMDG, Emily

"For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says: 'do not fear, I will help you.'" Isaiah 41:13

Lead me...

I've always wanted to blog but never felt like I had a reason to. Now, though, seems like a good time to start.

This summer, I will be going on a 10-week mission trip to San Diego, CA (San Diego summer project/ SDSP) with Campus Crusade and I want to share that experience. I already know that amazing things are going to happen all the time. But I also know that I won't have time to write everyone letters about all the amazing things. So this seems like a logical way to impart information before, during, and after my 10 weeks in San Diego.

Here I intend to post: a testimony video to tell you how I've gotten to this point in my life, an explanation of SDSP, all those amazing experiences, pictures, random thoughts, etc. And if there is anything you ever want to know, leave me a comment or write me an email (emilyclark13@gmail.com) and I'll give it a shot.

I really hope this can be a useful tool to keep you updated on my journey. I don't know what God is going to do with me or this blog or with me and the blog. It's all up to Him to lead me...

Ad majorem dei gloriam, 

Emily