We were asked to write a blog about how we felt before leaving on this mission trip. Here is what I’m expecting:
I am expecting the unexpected. I keep thinking what the trip is going to be like, but I know it is going to be way more than what I am expecting. I am expecting to meet really great people. I am so excited to meet everyone in October. I am also expecting God to push my in ways I never knew I could be pushed. I believe He is going to give my various obstacles, in which I will call on HIm to get me through them. I expect to see things I can’t put into words. To see the various people and cultures, is going to be a exciting and scary thing all in one. I expect to be humbled by the different situations the people are living.
I expect to gain a better relationship with God. I know that going on this trip will help me better in my relationship I have right now with Him. I am expecting to come out of this with a better understanding of who He is, what He has done for me, and who I am. I expect to see how God can change other people’s life right before my eyes. Whether it is people in my group or people in the different communities. I also expect to eat things I never thought I would eat. I am sort of a picky eater, and so on this trip I have to learn not to be too picky. So I expect maybe to eat better. I don’t know, probably not!!
I expect to be forever changed in my relationship with God, other people, and myself. I am so excited to see how my expectations are met, and also how they are exceeded. I am also excited to see other expectations I could not think of, or even imagine. This is going to be one excellent journey!!
In All His Glory,
Emily
