It’s been a surreal past 18 hours. I boarded the plane yesterday afternoon and here I am now in fort Lauderdale waiting for 3 p.m to come around when I’ll get to meet my team. Even now I’m having troubling believing that I’m really here and that I’m really going. I keep thinking I’m going to wake up tomorrow and head to work, it’s crazy to me to realize that that chapter of my life is ended and that this time tomorrow I’ll be settled in Colombia. It’s such a strange feeling, but it’s such an amazing one too. As my friend from work put it, “it’s the end of an era”… but it’s the start of one too.
So far not much has happened on this adventure, lost my sunglasses five minutes after arriving at the airport in Hartford… I can just hear my friend saying, “that’s such a Jackie thing to do!”. Other than that, it’s been pretty straightforward. Looking forward to meeting my team and heading out to our first country.
Not gonna lie, I’m a little bit nervous. 11 months seems like such a long time, and I still have a long ways to go with fundraising but I know that this is where God has called me to be this year and I know that He will continue to provide. If there’s anything that I’ve learned these past few months it is that nothing is impossible with God!
Please continue to pray for me and my team as we enter into this era, for steady faith, for patience, for wisdom, and for hearts to be open to go wherever God may call us this year.
Thank you all for your prayers and support!
Sincerely,
Jackie
