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No it isn’t binary code. It is THE date.
January 11, 2011 at 1:10 pm (I’m secretly hoping we land one minute late just for kicks)
Two months from now, approximately 5,200 miles away from home, I will
step off yet another plane and my feet will once more be in Kyiv,
Ukraine.
I can hardly believe it. Am I ready for this?
Truthfully I will NEVER be ready, yet I long to be back with the university students that I love.
We chat on Facebook and leave messages but I am ready to hear
laughter and give hugs again. I am even looking forward to being
tortured with Russian lessons, and I’m sure friends here are ready for
me to stop torturing them with the five phrases I have already mastered.
The past few weeks have been a gamut of emotions as my departure date
creeps closer. Finances loom in my head but the assurity of God’s
leading, His call, and His love for Ukraine stands taller. Fears of my
own inadequacy whisper in my ear, but then I chat with one of my
students and it erases all doubt. I wake up with a chill in the air and
try to motivate myself to get out from under the warmth of my covers and
wonder how in the world I will survive winter… ok so I haven’t found
anything that counters this one yet.
Within the past week I was given the money needed to acquire my visa.
So I am sending off my application for this very important sticker. It
still seems a bit like a dream.
With a visa and a ticket to my new home that just leaves monthly
support for actually living. My goal is to raise $1,150 a month to cover
expenses. If you would like to support me either with a one time gift
or monthly, click here for more info.
And if you come across any great deals on Under Armour please let me
know, I think I’m going to make sure they stay in business at least one
more year.
