about a girl

I would like to introduce you to someone.

Her name is Corey. Corey is 23 years old and hails from our great northern neighboring country of Canada. Corey currently lives at the YWAM base in Townsville, Australia (which happens to be the same base I live at...) and she started in YWAM in 2005. She has an amazing heart for missions and is currently a staff member of our base's Primary Health Care school and will soon be heading to Papua New Guinea for over 2 months to deliver medical aid as well as the good news about Jesus. As I said she has an amazing heart.

Corey also just happens to be a really cool girl. She loves sports (rugby is her favorite and she happened to captain her hometown team) as well as any other type of adventure that involves being outside and a hint of excitement. Skydiving, snowmobiling, rock jumping, jet skiing...she loves it. She doesn't like to be bored. If you want her to do something, just tell her she can't do it...and she will prove you wrong. She is strong and not afraid to stand up for who she is and what she believes in.

Corey is also sweet. She carries herself confidently and she is very well spoken. She is quick to smile, loves to laugh, and there is a serenity about her that she takes wherever she goes. Everyone loves having her around no matter what the occasion. I include myself in that. She is sweet, innocent, thoughtful and kind. She is a girl to be admired.

Corey...is also my girlfriend.

Woohoo!! As of December 7, 2008, this amazing and incredible girl is MY girlfriend!

I met her this past July and our friendship quickly formed and grew steadily. My attraction was immediate (as you will see when you see her pic!) and it was amazing how well that we not only got along, but have similar interests and personalities. We spent the first 3 months here at the base and then cultivated our friendship over the phone and through email over the 9 weeks that I was leading my outreach team. Upon my return home it was evident that we have something special. And by evident, I not only mean between the two of us....but also to all of our friends who would constantly give me no small hard time about it! Haha!

So we decided to make it official! We are officially dating!

So now we enter this new stage of our lives. I would love your prayers and support as we walk this path that we have began to travel. I'm so excited! She is an incredible girl and it is an honor and priviledge to be such a part of her life. It's awesome and fairly unbelievable! But unbeliveable in the best possible and most believable way! I think my eyes are a bit starry even as I write this...you can't tell can you?

Just wanted to fill all of you in...I'm also coming home soon! Hopefully I will see you then!

Love you guys.

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