Hey everyone! I am Travis Lee and i'm from a little town in Texas called Groves! I am 20 years young! There is five of us in my family. My dad, mother, a yonger sister Katie (14) and a older brother Glenn (23). My sister does have two cats, but I do not like them and you didnt hear that from me! I used to have a husky/wolf so I am for sure a dog person! My sister is a huge blessing to my life. She is entering in high school this coming year and its so nerve wrecking! She is a straight A student and a superb athelete! Family is a huge part of my life and I am excited to get to know everyone for then yall to will be apart of my family!

My education was kind of rough. High school was said to be the best time of your life, but for me well it was one of the hardest. Up till high school i was an A B student. Sports i was really excellent in baseball and alright in basketball, but at this point in my life I didn't have Chris for my family went out of church when I was about seven years old. I had a lot of problems with my brother and my dad. For my dad,I never felt up to par to his expectations as a son. And for my brother, I love him with all my heart, but he was very abusive to me as we grew up. With all those emotions going on led to many depression thoughts and the whole "why am I here" . Well going into high school (Port Neches-Groves) I made the basketball team, but not the baseball! And how that heppened since i was far better off in baseball God only knows why! Things at home were really bad for our family and me. So I saw a counselor our school provided for me. Well lets just say that did not go well. Through high school, I started failing my classes, getting thoughts to kill myself, drinking. in bad relationships. And all that led me to crying myself to sleep every night. In the end, my senior year I just could not take the pain anymore. I started skipping school for i was tired of putting on a fake smile. I would drive to IHOP and then to the beach(the beach is my second home!!) I stopped playing basketball, left my job. I was just in very dark place in my life.The school called my house and I got caught, and so I had the option to go to school the next  or drop out . I sat down with all my teachers for my mom asked me to, but i already didn't care. I dropped out the next day, and went through the GED program till school left out, but did not take the test.

After all that I could not take being at home, so I moved to California with one of my friends. I was on a two hour drive, but really I was on my knees just crying. For I gave up on myself, run away from my problems, gave up on my family. Everything I have ever known I left, and thats when our amazing Father came into my life. He pretty much said i was living my life the wrong way, but He also said Travis I love you and you do not live for your father for I am your Father! And at that moment I felt a calling to youth ministry and also missionary. After that I went back home and  saw Brother Joe who is the preacher at a local church, and I knew him since I grew up with his son. He got me plugged in with the church. I went through this class called encounter the church, and in that class I met a lady who worked at the alternative school for my high school. She told me about a program to get my diploma! It was suppose to be about a two month class, but I was so encouraged I finished in three weeks! Praise God! From then I have been very invovled with my church which is First Baptist of Groves. I helped lead a DNOW which we called Intune, me and another guy who has been a blessing to my walk Aaron lead a home group for high school guys this past semester, and I have also been plugged into our college group we started up this past year!

I absolutely love helping others in any way,because it gives you a chance to serve for our Lord but also to get to know the person. I am SO PUMPED for  our mission trip to Kenya. Ever since I found out I was going to go I have not been able to sit still! I have waited two years to really get my knees dirty for our Father, and now it is time! Praise Jesus! And its amazing to get connected with others who truely want to serve others and our Father! I am so ready to meet you guys and everyone else we will encounter on our trip! I will be praying daily for us and those in Kenya! His name will be known! I love you guys and will see yall soon! God bless ! Have a great rest of the summer!!!