I have literally been staring at my laptop for the past 2 hours having no idea what to say for my first blog. I was so frustrated I even took a trip to McDonalds to clear my head (their sweet tea does wonders). So, this is what I came up with for my first blog post; I’m going to talk about my cat Tiger. He’s even sitting on my lap right now, and it got me thinking about something.
Nine months is a pretty long time to be away from family, friends, and my cats. So long, that I almost cry just thinking about it. I’ve had my precious cats since May and when I left for my ambassador trip with Adventures in Missions to Swaziland in July, leaving my cats was one of the hardest things I had to do. So, you could only imagine what 9 months is going to do to me and my cats relationship.
When thinking about my cats, I start to think about my best friends; and how many things I’m going to miss in those 9 months that they’re in college and I’m in some foreign country talking about Jesus. I think about my sister and how much I’ll miss from her first year of being a newlywed. I also think about my parents and grandparents, and how life will be for me with out having them by my side everyday. I start to think, “Is this really worth it?” Is it worth leaving home for 9 months? Is it worth taking up these next 12 months to fundraise? But then I remember something that my Swazi team member Harper wrote for me during one of our listening prayers; “home is where my God is”. And let me say, this is the most true quote I have ever read.
So, yes I will miss my cats very much and everyone else in my life, but home is where my God is. And home is where God calls me to be; and God is calling me on this crazy 9 month adventure and I can not wait to continue my life pursuing Him and telling others the good news. And God willing, my cats will still love me when I return home.
So, here is me saying yes God, I’ll go. I will leave what I know behind; and I’ll follow you. This is all I want to do, for the rest of my life, is say “yes God”. I hope you enjoy being with me during these adventures with Jesus. I appreciate everyones support, and I am excited to do this journey with all of you.
