With the New Year
just a few hours away, it’s a good time to sit down and look at not only my
expectations on the year to come, but also look back at how God exceeded all my
expectations the previous year. No
matter what I write here, I know that God is going to go above and beyond
anything I can imagine. With that
in mind, here are a few expectations I have for this trip:
-I
expect to grow as a disciple in wisdom, faith, and obedience.
-I
expect God to move in spite of me at times.
-I
expect to see the lives of my team, the people I’m directly ministering
to, and those supporting me at home to change for
His purpose.
-I
expect to have a new passion placed on my heart that will never leave.
-I
expect for my future to be changed because I will never go back to
normal.
-I
expect borders to be broken not only through travel, but also through
building relationships and revolutionary love.
Unfortunately,
because I’m human, no leap of faith can come without fear and doubt. Most of these that I have, I am blessed
because I have a team alongside me that have the same fears and doubts. I feel confident because even though I
will be thousands of miles away from my friends and family, I will never be
alone. So here are a few of my
doubts and fears:
-I
fear ignorance on my part. I won’t
know the culture, language, or
how to communicate.
-I
fear that I will get in my own way and doubt myself.
-I
fear the lies that will undoubtedly be planted in me.
-I
fear being away from my friends and family, and dare I say it…homesickness.
So there are my
expectations and fears for the trip.
I count down the days until we leave out of anticipation and
anxiousness. There will definitely
be highs and lows and with that in mind, I want to leave you with a few prayer
request. I can’t do this without
support, so here is what you can do:
-I
pray that money will not be a hindrance not only for myself, but my
team as well. Please pray this is
not a distraction.
-I
pray I don’t waste these next few months, but that I am preparing myself,
as well as still growing and loving those around me.
-I
pray all the fears on my page and those of my teammates would be
quieted and that we would rally together as a team.
