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This weekend made me look into the future with a positive attitude. After a year of separation, the fantastic four was reunited. Ellen Auer, Bailey Amis, Claira Hull and I were back on the same soil. These three girls are my roommates next year at OSU. Going in to a state school with a large student body and many worldly temptations makes me a little nervous. However, I know I am going with a strong accountability group. I am going with a group of girls who understand and share my heart for missions. Bailey worked with Bless the Children Ministries in Uganda, Ellen lived in Costa Rica for two semesters with SCORE, and Claira loves China. Throughout high school I met with these girls to fellowship and share our love for Jesus. They all had a huge impact on my decision to move to Ghana. It has definitely been all God when it comes to us all going to OSU at the same time. We all had different plans leading up to graduation. I had no idea what I was doing, Ellen was thinking JBU, Bailey had a roommate picked out at OU, and Claira had another year of high school left. But that is how our God works. After meeting together so many times with God's presence as the center, we gave Him our plans. We were all sent to separate corners of the Earth, not knowing how long it would be until reunited again. I know all of this sounds clichè, but I just want to share how God is working in my life. He took this uncertainty of going off to college and reminded me of His power and promises. It is still hard to be away from The Pearl House, but knowing I get to experience God in a whole new atmosphere with these 3 girls right by my side makes me excited to let Him lead me.