The term bittersweet has come into full focus as I am now on a greyhound bus to the airport to fly out to Colombia. The weeks before I left many people asked me a simple question that became so hard for me to answer… “how are you feeling?”. Where to begin??? I feel extreme sadness for leaving the people that I have known and loved for my whole life. I am sad that they are going to live life without me and I will only be able to hear bits and pieces of what they are experiencing. I am sad that I will not get to see their gorgeous faces again until next summer. I hate saying goodbye but I know that 9 months will go a lot faster than I think, and I know that in order to develop the relationship that I want with the Lord I have to give all of my time over to Him now. What makes this so difficult is that I also feel extreme excitement and curiosity. My question is how do I possibly feel both emotions so strongly? I cannot wait for all of the different cultures I will experience and all the people I will get to meet. For all of the relationships I will form through Jesus and all of the people that will learn His story. I am also happy that my family and friends will get to live their wonderful lives and I am so excited to see where the Lord will lead them over these 9 months. So those were the emotions that I was feeling as I took my first step into the foreign place that will be my home for the next four weeks.
