0 day | I took my very last final of my undergrad career TODAY
6 days | I will graduate from UC Irvine
28 days | I will fly to Atlanta, GA, for the Training Camp
43 days | I will fly to Taiwan, visiting my grandparents before I take off for the WR for a year
85 days | I will leave the States for the World Race for 11 months!
Crazy, the Race will happen in 3 months, THREE MONTHS! That is actually very little time left before this 11mo journey. For those of you who don’t know, the World Race is a 11-month mission trip to 11 different countries. I will essentially be backpacking Asia with about 35 other amazing people. I am leaving in September 2015 and coming back late July or early August of 2016. For now, I don’t know what I will be doing in each country yet but the ministries can from caring for orphans in orphanages, building churches/construction, door-to-door evangelizing, ministering to prostitutes/sex trafficking victims, to running a local shop, etc. (aka, I really don’t know). The only thing I know, though, is that God is going to do marvelous things throughout the trip and crazy works in me.
This past Sunday was my last Sunday service at Newsong, a church where I consider my home church away from home for the past 4 years. It was after service did I experienced a rush of sadness and panic for separation. You see, I’ve moved around quite a bit—from elementary school to middle school, from middle school to high school, and eventually to college, I’ve made friends and lost friends whenever I relocate. And I realized that I’m really bad at saying goodbyes because I would always be in denial and wish that if I don’t say goodbyes then our friendships will be able to withstand time and distance. Oh little naive me…I wish I had understood that friendships take intentionality that means going out of your way to reconnect, and vulnerability that gives old friends a chance to see a glimpse of how you’re doing currently. Anyhow, this weekend I’ve cried a bit here and there just thinking about the community, Edge, that I’ve been part of for the past 4 years here in Irvine. One of my fears about separating with friends is that they will move on without me and that by the time I come back around, everything will change and I will have to start over again, with different people. As sad as I am to finally have to say goodbyes to many of my good friends, I am hopeful that we will see each other again and that God is going to do great things in each and every one of your lives. If God willing, may our paths cross again.
Beauty Arise Melody Hwang
A friend from my home church back in Fremont wrote this song. The lyrics are so true and I love the tune so I’m just posting it here. Hope you enjoy!
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Hi friends and family, as of today I am $9831 away from being fully funded for the trip. I prayerfully ask that you would consider supporting me financially to go on this trip. I really really really want you to be a part of this journey because this trip is more than just me being overseas and doing missions, but it’s a journey where God shows both you and me how great He is and all the powers He has to move hearts in nations to seek and find Him.
If you would like to donate, you can either go to the orange “Support Me” tab on the fundraising bar, or go to this link. Thanks for reading!
