We were asked to write a blog about how we felt before leaving on this mission trip. Here is what I’m expecting….
I expect to…..
- have mountain top highs
- have valley lows
- fall more in love with the creator of the universe, my Creator, my Lover
- be floored with humility
- have breakdowns
- be completely broken by God’s world, by God’s people
- experience unfamiliar things
- be stubborn about my “ways”, then become broken about them
- experience homesickness for just a little while at least (I’m already a pro at this)
- grieve for all things
- find true freedom in Christ
- not trust God with all things
- experience Gods provision and then learn to trust him through that (will be a cycle)
- be fully provided for in some way, shape or form
- be weary and tired alone, but fully rejuvenated by Christ
- try to hide how I’m really feeling about certain things
- LOVE living in an intense community and get things out in the open (also a cycle)
- know my teammates well… very well
- LOVE traveling around our awesome world a bit TOO much
- learn how to live independently of how others view me
- love fully without boundaries
- know truth more than ever
- feel like I’ve lost my mind
- feel sad, happy, joyful, excited, stoked, nervous, scared… etc. basically a wide range of emotions!
- learn more about the God of the universe
I have a lot of expectations… I think i have a healthy balance of good vs. normal vs realistic. I think I get in the way of myself too much sometimes…
