It’s hard to put into words what my expectations are because really, I have no idea what the next year will be like. 

But here’s my attempt:

I expect to be broken.  

I expect to be used.

I expect to learn a whole new way to love.

I expect to learn about community.

I expect to fall in love with the people I meet.

I expect to be stretched beyond my imagination.

I expect to have fun.

I expect to laugh a lot.

I expect to cry probably just as much.  

I expect to see God working in miraculous ways.

I expect to begin to understand the way that God wants us to live.

I expect to be homesick and to miss my family and friends, but at the same time not be ready to come back to America when the race ends.

I expect to rely fully on God and to see what that really means.

I expect to grow.

I expect to change.

 
I expect that the way I view the world will never be the same….