And So The Adventure Begins..

I wake to the sound of water pounding the awning outside my window. My stomach churns. My exhausted body wanting so badly to hold on to sleep, but my mind won’t let it. Restless, I lay in bed trying to calm my frantic mind, knowing if I wait long enough my mother will come wake me up.

I leave for Africa in 5 days. I leave for training tomorrow.

I feel nauseous. I have that feeling I usually get before I go on a roller coaster for the first time. My body tense with anxiety. I’m starving. But the thought of food makes my stomach flip.

I used to think about this moment a lot. Now though, I am not sure if I ever truly believed it would actually happen. When I was young I would tell people I wanted to live in Africa when I grew up. I don’t think they believed me either.

God has been doing great and little and big things in my life. I can honestly say I have been blessed. God has given me a heart for the poor. The marginalized. The disenfranchised. The oppressed. And I could not be more excited. The opportunities in this world are endless and I can not wait to see progress. Hope. Joy.

I don’t know what my future looks like. I don’t know how God will use me this summer. I don’t know a lot of things. And yeah, the uncertainty terrifies me. But I know that God is good. And that I want to live my life to glorify Him. (In whatever capacity that may be).

So for now, I go. I say yes. I trust.

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I talked to my sister this morning. She asked if I was terrified.

(pause)

‘Yeah.’

‘You’re ready.’

I smiled.

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I witnessed a miracle today.

Everything I wanted to bring fit in my suitcase. One suitcase.

The song ‘Our God’ by Chris Tomlin is all that comes to mind. As silly as it seems, it’s the little moments like this that I live for.

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I would LOVE if you would join me on this adventure and journey, and partner with me through prayer.

I hope to update this blog often with stories of my adventures and with prayer requests.

Prayer:

• for safe travel
• for calm nerves; boldness
• for lasting relationships with team members and local people
• against spiritual warfare
• that I will constantly cling to God and trust Him

Love you.

“Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.” -Ephesians 6:19-20