I feel like I'm just typing this sooo late! I just want to say I'm sorry I haven't introduced myself yet so you haven't had the chance to get to know me!!

Wellllll,

My name's Malisa, I'm about to be a senior at Georgia Tech. I can boldly say that I have never done something more exciting than our trip this summer will be, and I am leaking with joy for the opportunity to go. One thing I can definitely tell you is that I cannot begin to describe myself. I have the lovely habit of being pinned into little stereotypes but a stereotype is the very last thing I am. My last labeling has been a hippy ;) if that tells you anything. Which.. it probably won't. 

I come from a family of six, two parents, two sisters and one brother. My younger sister is two years younger than me and has the truest, only-after God heart I have yet to see. My family is of the traditional, work hard, do well American mindset and they have little room for the Lord in their lives. I've been won over, however, by the persistent love of Christ. 

I cannot wait for this journey to begin. I am a pretty new Christian, (i greatly dislike that word, btw, because it is misused and abused so often. by saying it i mean i have devoted the entirety of my life to Jesus Christ and I want to glorify the Lord in all things, not that that means i'm anywhere close to good at it, but the trying bit is very important to me) only three years of acknowledging God as God are under my belt. I know a little bit about where my life is going. I'm graduating college at the end of next year and right now I believe I'm headed to seminary. There's no place I'd rather be, so I finally broke and realized that the Lord does not always call us to sacrifice, but rather always to obedience. 

So I have been praying for us as a team already and please, if you want, let me know how I can be praying for you personally more specifically. I cannot wait to see what this amazing adventure will have in store for us and what amazing people you all are. 

Thank you for accepting my lateness! I guess I haven't shared a whole lot of who I really am yet, but I will! Don't worry! Closed is one of the things I am most definitely not! So ask me anything and .. idk. Just know my heart is already with you. 

In Christ's love,

Malisa Thompson

(in case you're wondering, ma - li (like list) - sa )

my parent's are creative :)