Expectations are an interesting thing. I have always been
one to believe in having big expectations.  I think that one must think big, dream big, take big
chances, and have BIG expectations. 
The more life experiences I have, I realize that my expectations are not
always met.  I do not mean this in
a negative manner, but I have found that when I am walking with God and seeking
Him my expectations are blown away and far exceeded by the plan that God has
for me.  So I am writing this also
humbly expecting that God knows what will happen on the entirely of this trip.  That being said here are my
expectations…

 

~ To be stretched, pushed, and molded more closely to be
like Him

~To be out of my comfort zone

~ To seek God in ways I have never have before

~To see, experience, and be a part of miracles that I have
only heard about

~ To have a better understanding of God and how he loves His
children

~To live in community through all the triumphs and trials
the year will bring

~To be broken

~To find redemption, healing, and total surrender throughout
the year

~To have overwhelming joy and overwhelming sorrow

~To learn to live with less of me and more of Him

~To serve and learn to live in a way that my life is not
about me

~To fall more in love with the Lord

~To be changed in a way that my life will never be the same

~To miss my family and friends like crazy

~To create amazing memories with incredible people in
fantastic countries

~To want to go home and never want to leave over the course
of the race

~To laugh, be silly, and make a fool of myself often

~To fall in love with children all over the world

~To be put through the refiners fire

~To change the world one heart at a time!
 
But most of all I expect God to take my expectations and show me how much bigger He is than them.  God cannot be put in a box so I expect that the above is only the begining of what I will experience through God on the race!