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 :P 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 :)