IM HERE!!!! After so much time of waiting, the world race is finally here. I arrived to launch on August 5th with a very strange feeling…part of me wanted to cry having to leave my friends and family, yet part of me was so excited that it was actually happening that I wanted to hurry up and say my goodbyes so I could be back with my squad.
These past few weeks have really showed me just how much those around me care for me, are excited for me, and are praying for me. I received so many encouraging letters and texts the last couple of days that it made the goodbyes THAT much harder. It even made me think, “why am I leaving all of these great people to go live with others I barely even know??”.
However, the Lord works in crazy ways. Somehow all of my sadness and doubt went away, and I now started to leave my friends and family with a smile on my face and a heart ready to grow. I love these people in my life so much that 9 months will not break us apart. Knowing that reassured me that this trip is exciting, new, and life changing. There is no reason why I should be sad that I won’t have American food, my comfy bed, or my friends, when I have been given the opportunity to change my life so drastically to serve God!
Today, I’m hopping on the plane for Guatemala. How insane. I will be spending the first three weeks in Antigua with my entire squad of 40, and then I will head to Quiche with my group of 7, where we will stay for the remainder of the 3 months we have in Guatemala. (updates will be coming soon with details on my ministry!!!) Wish us luck!
