We were asked to write a blog about our expectations of our upcoming missions trip. Expectations are a funny thing though, so while part of me wants to go into this completely open-minded and ready for anything, I don’t know if that’s completely feasible!
So, here are some of the things I expect:
…to be broken
…to experience an intimacy with my Creator like never before!
…to form life-long relationships with people I otherwise never would have met
…to miss my family and friends…and my cat, who truly is a God-send 🙂
…to pray for a stomach of steel, as I will be eating foods that normally would not be my first choice
…to get lost?
…to love on those who feel no love
…to grow and learn from those around me
…to be left in awe at the majesty of God
…that my current “comfort zone” will be shattered
…to learn to be flexible and not need to have an exact plan
…to cry when I see the full extent of the human trafficking issue with my own two eyes
…to have some amazing and maybe at times, hard-to-believe stories to share
…to see the hand of God move so clearly and direct my steps each and every day
…to miss the comforts of home, but to also realize that I can live without them
…to minister and be ministered to
…to fully rely on and trust God and God alone [this has already started!]
…that my life will never, ever be the same…and I am totally okay with that.
This list certainly isn’t exhaustive, but it is what comes to mind at the moment.
