When the night comes,
and you don’t know which way to go
Through the shadowlands,
and forgotten paths,
you will find a road
Like an owl you must fly by moonlight with an open eye,
And use your instinct as a guide, to navigate the ways that lays before you,
You were born to take the greatest flight
Like a serpent and a dove, you will have wisdom born of love
To carry visions from above into the places no man dares to follow
Every hollow in the dark of night
Waiting for the light
Take the flame tonight
Child the time has come for you to go
You will never be alone
Every dream that you have been shown
Will be like living stone
Building you into a home
A shelter from the storm
Like a messenger of peace, the beauty waits be released
Upon the sacred path you keep, leading deeper into the unveiling
As you’re sailing across the great divide
Like a wolf at midnight howls, you use your voice in darkest hours
To break the silence and the power, holding back the others from their glory
Every story will be written soon
The blood is on the moon
Morning will come soon
Child the time has come for you to go
You will never be alone
Every dream that you have been shown
Will be like living stone
Building you into a home
A shelter from the storm
(“White Owl” by Josh Garrels)
In just a few hours, my squad and I will be heading to Bolivia for our first month of ministry. We’ve spent the last few days in Atlanta for some final training and preparation, and now the day is finally here. I don’t think there are adequate words to describe all I’m feeling right now. Excitement, definitely. But also a little apprehension of the unknown. Sadness over everything I’m leaving behind for the next 11 months. God has given me so much to be thankful for, and the weight of leaving that behind to follow this path He has chosen for me is one of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to do. I posted the lyrics above to one of my favorite songs by Josh Garrels because I think it is the best way to convey how I’m feeling. I have no doubt that the next 11 months will be challenging and incredible and full of so much more than I can even imagine right now. I know God is going to reveal Himself in a powerful way and I can’t wait to see how He will use me and my team to bring His Kingdom to earth.
I’m super excited for our first month of ministry. My team and one other team from my squad will be in Uyuni, Bolivia working with a local church doing children’s ministry and outreach in the local communities. We’re flying into La Paz and from there we will take an overnight bus (we get a hot meal and oxygen on the bus ride!) to Uyuni. Please pray for safety as we travel and that no one will have altitude sickness, as we will be flying into the highest elevation airport in the world. Let the adventure begin!
