We were asked to write a blog about how we felt before leaving on this mission trip. Here is what I’m expecting…
To leave (many) marks as I partner with God to
help others rewrite the story of their lives
I hope that the pages of our lives,
theirs and mine,
will be a love story of
contagious passion
unforgettable redemption,
and radical change.
Hopefully, we’ll become new paintings
as we collide into one another’s future
brushing on bright new shades of
perspectives, lifestyles, and cultures
Pour, pour, pour out more
from the recesses of what I can give
love,
patience,
hope
May I be filled as I serve
I want to share in the experience of the suffering
that I see on TV
that I read in magazines
that I hear about from another person
To know it’s not just an unfairy tale fiction
but to experience it as an un-fair conviction
I want to see God speak to me and them
in unexpected ways.
I want to be a fighter for social justice.
I want to push myself to take a chance,
then another,
and another, and another,
each more daunting
but better for me and others.
