5 days! Holy gracious this is CRAZY. You can't even imagine my emotions right now... excited, scared, sad, anxious, nervous, stoked... really all over the place. But mostly excited. If you know me, you know that I am not a "go with the flow" type of person. I like to know what I'm getting myself into. God is already stretching me in this way: I literally know nothing about what we will be doing, besides spreading the GREAT name of God. And I'm looking forward to being completely stripped down and being built back up to be a young woman on fire for God. The unknown is SO scary to me but so enticing at the same time, so much so that I can't wait to get out of this comfortable country and see what God has in store for me.
I've had to face the first challenge of the trip already: fitting 6 months of winter clothes into ONE hiking backpack. Yikes. But I think this is a blessing in disguise: I am hoping to learn to not be defined by what I wear, and focus my attention more on heavenly things than earthly things. Bring it on.
I've had to start saying goodbyes, which made this trip seem so much more real. My brother Parker got married on Saturday to the most amazing girl ever and I am so happy for them.
But this meant that I won't see them until I get back in 6+ months... And I've been struggling with that fact. But I'm casting all my cares on God. I know that in the times when I'm completely broken, THAT'S when I feel God and run and cling to Him. I need to remember that I'm just saying goodye for now, and I'm going to make so many more friends while I'm away as well. God's got my back :) These 5 days couldn't go any slower.
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