Grandma Forster and Adrianne

I am an authentic, fun-loving, adventurous, spirited girl from the beautiful area of Kimberling City, MO, near Branson. 

Growing up, my best friends included Table Rock Lake during the summer, and the Ozark Mountain hiking trails during fall and spring!  I graduated from Reeds Spring High School in 2002.

Early on, God had put a desire in my heart for prayer, praise, and ministry.  So, what better place was there for me to cultivate such desires than at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City?!  Between 2003 and 2005 I finished 2 Fire in the Night Internships at IHOP and then temporarily joined on staff.  While there, I was on one of IHOP's prophetic worship teams, and I volunteered with the Equipping Children's ministry.  The Lord used this sacred time at IHOP to define specific callings and ministries in my life, including music ministry, and ministry to the most rejected and disdained of our society, the fatherless and the homeless.

I am now a student of College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO, double majoring in Philosophy & Religion and also Spanish, with a minor in German.  At C of O I am part of the Servant's Council Leadership Team for Chi Alpha, an on-campus Christian Ministry, and I also sing on the Worship Team for Chi Alpha.

I was recently selected to represent C of O at the Focus on the Family Institute.  I am currently at the FFI institute in Colorado Springs for the Spring 2008 semester.  The curriculum is both highly academic and theological, incorporating Biblical Worldview in the Social Sphere of God, the Social Sphere of Family, the Social Sphere of Church, and the Social Sphere of Government and Society.  It reveals the Biblical truths of God in every relationship of His created order.  This experience has been challenging in time and thought, but most rewarding in knowledge and understanding.

I don't know what the future holds for me, but I do know the promises that God holds for me, or rather, for us all.  I do know that when loneliness and rejection haunt us, we can cry out "Abba!" and He listens (Romans 8).  When we feel like a failure we can claim His promises (Psalm 16).  And when we need a reminder of His caring nature we can trust in His grace and compassion (Psalm 103). 

And I love, love, love my Grandma!

Shalom~

Adrianne