The Month of May

Just to clarify, I'll be sending out the previous months updates the first week of the current month. 

Does that make sense? So it's the end of the first week of June and I'm sending out May's news. 

It's not the end of the month till the very end, and anything is possible ;). 

So I want to make sure to get ALL of one months news into the update. 

OK. May :)

May

May went by so quickly!

It seriously feels like just last week I was writing the update for April. 

School is now finished for me (not taking any summer courses). 

I guess technically I'll start school again September 9th (Prague Film School orientation), but it's just hard for me to call studying something I love so much school! I truly am SO excited to finally get the chance to study an art that I'm so passionate about; acting for film.

Biggest achievement of May - got my Czech visa application finally sent off and APPROVED! Yahoo!  That application took months and finally, 89 pages later, it's finished. Also I've got to say, getting direct calls from the Czech Embassy 3 days in a row was pretty neat; especially the one where the lady said (in a very thick Czech accent), "I'm calling to confirm that we have received all the proper documents and your Czech visa has been approved. We are now sending it to Prague." 

Next up on my Prague-Prep list is buy my plane ticket! Scheduling classes should be done too, I suppose ;).

Life is staying busy in the entertainment industry world, May was no exception. 

I had the privilege of working a few promotional modeling gigs, walking in a runway show in Kentucky, being a model on FOX 45's morning show, numerous auditons and more. I'm very grateful for opportunities to work, meet new people and gain experience. 

There are also a few very exciting things in the works that hopefully I can share in the next update. Please continue to pray for wisdom and discernment.  

In my Mary Kay business, I promoted myself from Star Team Builder to Star Team Leader. With 8 team members and 5 now active, I'm so excited to see what's in store for all of us. I was also extremely excited to see my mum and little sister join the Mary Kay family :). 

Life sure is staying busy and it's hard to believe how quickly the end of August is approaching. 

For weekly updates and pictures, be sure to check out my fan page SarahBrown. 

Even though it's only June, I can honestly feel the prayer support. It's so encouraging when I'm involved in situations that used to frustrate or irritate me that now I'm calm about and don't get worked up about. The power of prayer is so strong, in ways seen as well as unseen. 

May's biggest reminder: God knows best.

Thank you for praying. 

With love and gratitude, 

Sarah 

Psalm 27:14

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A few moments from May...

Goodbye, Czech visa application! 

Walking in the Lexington's Future of Fashion 2011 runway show.

Got to pet a Boa backstage at FOX 45!

Then went live on the morning show.

 Pinning and welcoming my little sister to Mary Kay :).

April's Update

Ohhh mygoodness....

I do apologize that this update is so late. 

To those of you who prayed for me during April - THANK YOU!

I pondered and pondered how exactly I should conduct this monthly update...

An email? A PDF? I decided on a blog. 

And for those of your on my prayer list, I will email the link each month with a copy of the month's update in the email. 

With a blog, it will be easier to update pictures, videos, links, ect. 

Now... for the very first update...

April

As you know, I sent out a prayer letter in March asking for a year's coverage of prayer. 

Asking the strongest prayer warriors I know to commit to one month from April 2011 - April 2012 to pray for me.

I strongly believe in the power of prayer as well as sharing life experiences with fellow believers. 

April was jam-packed, as I'm sure many of the upcoming months will end up being. 

I received my Czech visa application in the mail!

30 some pages... 98% of it written in the Czech language... I couldn't have been more excited :). 

I know Slovak fairly well from living in Slovakia for 11 months after high school, and Czech is very similar. So it was fun to understand most of the literature... but also gave me quite the headache after about 10 short minutes ;). I worked on as much of the application as I could, but April being the last month of school (at Cedarville University in Ohio), it was important to finish academically strong. 

However, I did meet with the university's international programs to discuss the next step (registering for classes, insurance, payments, flights, ect) and have been in steady contact with PFS (Prague Film School) regarding this upcoming semester.

April also presented itself with more work with my talent agency, PC-Goenner .

Not only is this helpful financially, but gaining as much experience as possible before I head off to film school is important. I want to arrive with an open mind, but not with an empty tray. 

I did some promotional modeling gigs and well as a super fun photo shoot with good friend and extremely talented photographer Christina Littleton who partnered with Joli Boutique. 

Also, April was my best month thus far in my Mary Kay business.

I started my own business teaching skin care classes and selling skin care products in December and it's amazing how to see how God's has used it. It's helped improve my organization, leadership and mindset. Teaching woman the importance of taking care of what God has given them rather then trying to change it is something that has been on my heart for years. And being able to have an avenue do that through is an answer to prayer. But in addition to serving, Mary Kay has providing me with finances that I never would not have had otherwise. In April, I almost made it into my first month of car qualifications for my FREE CAR. Yes, I can earn a FREE car...incredible. I didn't quite make it in April, but that's ok. Maybe this month. We'll see what God has in store. Nonetheless, the month of April was a great encouragement and blessing.

School wrapped up... work is picking up... and time to finish this Czech Visa application. 

I also created a separate Facebook page for all industry life - SarahBrown. 

It's a fan page, so no friend request is needed, just a "like." 

I'll be updating this page almost daily (as I do now). 

I think that's about it for April...

I'm just constantly reminded that when you simply pray for protection, guidance and opportunities to be a blessing, you never know where God is going to lead you. Opportunities presented themselves in ways I never would have thought of this past month, and I truly do believe it's through your prayers. 

Thank you. 

With love and gratitude, 

Sarah

James 5:16

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A few moments of April...

A few pictures taken by Christina Littleton with Joli Boutique.

With little brother Kevin.

He had his first high school prom the same night I had my first university formal.

 At the Mary Kay career conference in Covington, KY with members of my unit

... such an encouragement.