The last few months have been a blur. I had so many plans and details about things I was going to accomplish before leaving on the World Race, most of which did not get done. I did not have an ultimate fundraiser to end all fundraisers; I did not see my favorite older brother, Mitchell; I did not go to Diagon Alley at Universal Studies; I did not clean my room (sorry Mama and Mama D); I did not write My Countries Part 3 blog.
However, in the blur of the past few months, God has shown up in amazing ways again and again. Any doubt or concern I have had about leaving (medications, visa, finances, etc.), God has shown up and taken care of business. For instance, when I couldn’t figure out delivery of medical supplies, God found me an international pharmacist who’s child is a type 1 diabetic (and uses the same insulin pump!). Time after time God keeps showing (and telling) me,
“Leslie, I called you to go. Do
you think anything will stand in my way?”
How cool is it that GOD keeps reaffirming me!!!!
Last night, as I sat immersed in thousands of dollars worth of diabetes supplies (14 bottles of insulin and 60 pump site changes!!) I felt the strangest sense of peace. Knowing it was my last night at home for a long time, I was expecting to feel sad. Instead I felt like I was finally going to be where I belonged, in the world.
All this to say, yes I miss my family and friends (especially my nephews, Mr. B and HD). Yes, I’m going to miss air conditioning and warm showers. Yes, I’m going to miss reading books at the beach. But I consider all of these fleeting idols worth sacrificing, in order to pursue the path God has placed before me.
My Tolkien moment for this post is from one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written. It captures the loss of comforts from home and the sense of adventures from the unknown.
“Home is behind, the world ahead,
?And there are many paths to tread?
Through shadows to the edge of night,?
Until the stars are all alight.?
Then world behind and home ahead,?
We’ll wander back and home to bed.?
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,?
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!”
To communicate with me while I’m gone, please send emails to L_L_oxford@yahoo.com or comment on my blog posts!
See you in 11 months!
