Today I started this 11 month journey that will take me to 11 countries around this world. It’s going to change me and mold me into a person who I do not yet know. That girl who left the Indianapolis airport early morning will not be the one who steps back into that airport before Thanksgiving. When I see you again I will look like me, but things inside me will have changed. I’m excited for this and scared about it at the same time. I am excited because I know that I’m going to be closer the person God created me to be. It is scary though to think that I will not know the new person. It won’t be an easy road to get to that new person. It is going to cause me some pain and it is going to push me away outside of my comfort zone, but all good things cost a little something right?
This whole thing has been a step by step process and I’ve been walking it in faith one step at a time. I can’t take the whole chunk at one time; I have to take it piece by piece. It reminds me of the episode of Friends where Monica and Chandler are getting married. The idea of marriage freaks Chandler out and so Ross tells him he doesn’t have to think of getting married that he only has to go get a shower, an easy harmless task. He takes him step by step through the process until Chandler is standing in front of the church waiting on Monica ready to jump in with both feet.
I feel like that is me right now. I’ve taken this whole thing piece by piece. Telling people what I’m going to be doing. Raising funds to be able to afford to go. Getting the shots and medication I need. Going to training camp. Packing, a task which took me many tries to get right and I still ended up having my friend in LA send a few things back home for me. Getting in the car and riding to the airport. Saying good bye to everyone and now here I am sitting on a plane ready to start this whole thing and I’m excited for it. Like Chandler I know that this is a huge step in my life and that it is going to change the way I live my life forever, but it is a step I know deep in the pit of my stomach and at the bottom of my heart that I want to take. So, here I go stepping into what God has for me this year. I ask you to pray for me throughout this journey as God works in me and through me. And please let me know when and how I can pray for you throughout the year as well. I am so glad you are coming on this journey with me. I will do my best to keep you updated with blogs. If you haven’t done so yet sign up for updates on the left side so that you always know when I put up a new blog. Thanks again for coming on this journe
