In this blog I was asked to talk about my expectations for the the trip….
Wow, only 248 days to go! It seems like it time is flying by…as usual. Thinking about Africa brings many feelings to my heart. I get excited, nervous, and eager all at once.
Excited…To go to a new place, have new experiences, meet to new friends, and of course to serve!
Nervous…To go into all these new things without a clue of what to expect! Nervous to leave the ones I love for 2 whole months.
Eager…To see exactly what God has in store for me! To love people! To tell others about Jesus 🙂
I’m these 3 feelings and many more of course. But this blog couldn’t handle all of them 😛 On a more serious note on what to expect, I can honestly say… I don’t want to have a lot of those. I want to be a clean slate, if you will, for God to mold and do with me what he pleases. I want Him to show me what He wants to show me. I want to be the “pencil in his hand” as Mother Teresa once said. I’ve gone on 3 mission trips and on all 3, I learned something new. Yes, I felt thins I had felt before (i.e. I always feel blessed), but I mean, I have learned 3 big things on each trip. And I love that. I love that God has so much to teach me that I really can’t even wrap my mind around what He wants me to learn this time. It’s a mystery. It’s a wonder. And I love both of those feelings 🙂
As far as prayer requests go…I would ask that you pray for me to have a peace about going. Pray that I won’t be thinking of missing my friends and family so much. Pray that they all stay safe and healthy back home. And pray that I can prepare myself as best as possible spiritually before going. That’s all for now…
Thanks for reading 🙂
Kati I love how you know how many days it is until we leave!
Hey Kati!
I really enjoyed reading your blog. I love how you don’t want alot of expectations so that you can just see God move. I will definitely be praying that God will give you peace about going to Swaziland and about your spiritual growth leading you. I am so excited to serve God with you.
Kati!
I’ve been praying for you and will definitely continue to do so! I can’t wait to meet you, face to face rather than just Facebook messages 🙂
Hi! its so good that you’re not sticking to many expectations; it gives God more to work with i think 🙂 and i’ll definitely be praying for peace in your heart over the people you’ll be leaving for 2 months….its a looonnng time! haha its awesome that you’re counting….
i can’t wait! its so crazy!
Yes- it’s hard to think about not being in contact with family and friends for 2 months. But, remember those great missionaries of faith? Gladys Aylward left everything and traveled for days and days through lots of different experiences before she actually reached China. She had no plans what so ever- and she left all her family behind. Sometimes God call us to do the hardest things that will please Him the most. But in the end, eternally, God will judge us with a happy smile and joy because of that 😀
Hey Kati! I’m really excited to meet you! i really like how you talk about trying not to have expectations…God is WAY bigger than that ya? and i will definitely be praying for you especially the missing those back home, i am already struggling with the same thing.