9/16/2017
Hey everyone! I finally made it to Romania. After a few long days of travel from Atlanta, to NYC to Portugal, I have learned quite a bit so far. On our way to NYC I learned that being patient requires a bit of work. This is the first instance where I realized that being patient and quiet in the Lords presence is very important. Sitting on a crowded and loud and uncomfortable bus isn’t the ideal situation, but learning to be patient is. We finally made it to a run down motel in the heart of queens? There I slept in a room with 3 other girls on my squad that all agreed it smelled like used cigarettes and dust. Again this is another instance in where a God was telling me to be patient in him and be content in the lords presence. I slept pretty well considering the bed was as hard as a rock, but safely made it back on a shuttle to get to the JFK airport. Our squad had a 10-12 hour layover and all we did was sit in the airport. Now, I was fine with this because there were so many things happening around me and all of my squad mates getting super pumped up. But again, I felt the Lord saying “Camryn be patient and focus on the quiet.” Once we got on the plane to Portugal (our first main flight) I felt much more relaxed and really just allowed God to give me the rest I needed. But oh my goodness was Portugal awesome! Once we got there I literally freaked out about the fact that we were ACTUALLY in Europe. Holy moly. The hostel we stayed in was super hip and I just wanted to stay there forever and ever. We explored around the town and I had a bunch of cool encounters with several different people. I was really wrapped up in being busy however and felt God telling me once again to really sit in the Lords quiet presence. And I did for like the 4th time after being so busy. We left Portugal that same night and I think by this point everyone was really worn out and just needed a day to rest, but here I am really trying to stay busy and stay awake but I know God was telling me to relax and so I did. We made it to Romania after 3 travel days and boy did the jet lag hit me like a bus. I couldn’t even keep my eyes open but yet I was trying really hard again to stay super busy and just couldn’t sit down. After a few hours later of arriving here, I heard the Lord tell me again to be silent and still and sit in his presence. So I did. That night, I felt so at peace, it was crazy. So here I am two days later and God has allowed me to have that quiet time at night. It feels good to know that being quiet is okay. Now I never would have thought of the Lord providing me such a mind of peace but God is really cool like that. I learned that you don’t always have to be busy, because being still and quiet is just as fulfilling.
