An Introduction

Hey there!  For those of you who are new to this space, I thought I should introduce myself.

My name is Amanda, and I've been writing here at Born to Be Free for over three years now!

I studied Intercultural Ministry with Global Frontier Missions for two years, and now I continue my studies in various other subjects in addition.

I serve at a camp in Missouri during the summer, read alot - from theology to juvenile fantasy to nonfiction on Cold War Spies, enjoy listening to many differing genres of music (but there's always a Billy Joel song for every mood), and I'm always super excited to talk about Bible Quizzing and Juvenile Justice Ministry.

So yeah, that's a bit of who I am. :) I'd love to hear a bit about you!

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