Expectations of My Mission Trip

 

Honestly, I don’t really want to form expectations, for a few reasons:

1. I don’t want to be disappointed, and

2. I feel like making expectations puts God in a box.

 

However, I will list a few things I think probably will happen, in addition to things I would like to happen.

 

I think:

I will cry at least once a month.

I will be forced to confront a lot outside my comfort zone.

I will resist leaving my comfort zone.

I will experience a lot of emotional and spiritual highs and lows.

I will miss my family.

I will suddenly develop an affinity for rice and beans.

 

I hope:

God pulls off something that only be explained by His presence.

I experience the Lord’s love and can show the same love to others.

My team becomes my new family.

I will make a difference in some small way for one person.

I can get over my fears and anxieties and out of my comfort zone.

The highs of the trip are more numerous and memorable than the lows.

I can shake off the lows.

I don’t get sick of rice and beans.

I find new ways to cook rice and beans to avoid monotony.

 

Honestly, I really don’t know what else to expect.  I suppose that
makes this trip more of an adventure.  It’s always more fun to be
surprised.