Oh yes, it’s true. The rumbly in my tumbly, miserable traveler’s diarrhea. On the day when we FINALLY get to start our ministry I am woken up at about 5:00 with some bad news from my digestive system—won’t be going out today! 2 of my other teammates also came down with it, though theirs was a little more aggressive than mine.
It’s a really humbling experience to get sick right away on a year long mission trip. Definitely not setting the precedent that I would have preferred, but it is teaching me to really trust the Lord’s plans, no matter what. Maybe He wants me to just rest, pray, and have my heart break for the people of India before I go out and be His hands & feet. Thoughts of home have been really strong the past couple of days, because when you’re sick you just want your momma! Even though I have done perfectly fine without her for the past 4.5 years…ha. So pray that even though things aren’t going the way I’d hoped, that I would be patient and trust in the Lord’s timing. That I would not complain “why am I even here?� but look inside and ask myself each day why am I here?—knowing that is for His glory and Kingdom.
((oh and for those wondering, I am currently “on the mend�… I ate today and so far nothing has happened! PTL. But pray for my teammates to get better as well…and QUICKLY))
Love you all. A whole whole lot.
