We were all ask to write a blog about what we expect. Here are some of my own thoughts.
To miss my family, church family and friends
To miss the people I serve in Christian Horizons (group home for developmental disabilities)
To cry a lot, which is hard because it doesn’t happen often
Things to EXPECT spiritually:
Long chats with the Lord
Spiritual discipline
Breakthrough
To sing to the Lord a new song
That the Lord will birth new songs in my heart
Lots of reflection time
To see God in creation that will lead me into His presence
To lean upon Him even more than I currently do
That there will be spiritual attacks
That my heart will be broken to the things that breaks the Lords
Things to EXPECT in the team:
That we will see a empowerment of the Holy Spirit
That we will break down walls together in Jesus name
That we will see miracles
That we will be united together through the power of prayer
To go through hard times together
That we will hurt one another but be able to forgive before the sun goes down
That love will be written on our hearts
That we will all try to respect one another
That will speak words that will only uplift and encourage each other
That we will all be friends for a long time after the race is done
To share our deepest thoughts and emotions
To see change in all of our lives
To see vulnerability
To share everything just like the Acts church
That we will all use our God given gifts and abilities
That the Lord will use our team to make deep impact in the nations we will serve
Things to EXPECT on the field:
Hardwork
To be stretch
To love unconditionally
To learn to listen with my heart
To hold people in my arms
To cry with people
To see injustice
Make new friends from around the world
Things to EXPECT that are typical of me:
To make a fool out of myself
To show my geeky side
To fall many times. I am prone to scrapes and bruises. Also my clients call me droppy because I constantly drop things. So please watch out for those things.
To laugh really hard, then I start crying and turn beat red
To show my paranoid side. When I see symptoms of sickness in others or myself I kind of overreact just a little. It’s actually funny. My friends make fun of me all the time because of it.
To make fun of myself and laugh things off
To get confused
To get lost a time or two. Just don’t give me a map and we will be fine. I took a road trip in the states two years ago (yes I’m Canadian so it’s a big thing to travel in the States lol) and my friend and I were driving around Philadelphia in the dark for two hours, trying to find a hotel. There was no one on the roads and the city looked deserted. I was the one holding the map in which I could not understand for the life of me. We drove around in circles until we found a taxi driver and then we asked for directions.
I EXPECT the UNEXPECTED. Who knows what God is going to do while on the trip. We are all just a bunch of crazy, foolish, radical, revolutionary people with a heart to serve the Lord and to build His Kingdom. Some may call us strange but deep down they know that we got something they don’t. We will influence, we will bring change, we will break chains. Are you excited yet. I know I am! Can you hear the sound of revival? Holy Spirit unleash your power around us.
