It's coming down to the wire now.
I have 9 weeks until training camp,
and about 3 and a half months until launch.
Time is passing (a little too quickly if you ask me) and it's actually time to talk seriously about it and get everything together.
It's amazing that back in August of 2011, I started this journey of support raising and preparing for such a huge mission.
I told one of my friends, Megan, the other day that I felt like we were getting ready for deployment.
Truth be told though, as excited as I am to leave
and as much as I know that this is going to be an experience of a lifetime,
I am going to miss it here.
God has blessed me with such a great tight-knit group of friends that I really just don't know how I'm going to say goodbye to them, other than by just giving everyone a big hug and saying "see ya in 11 months" while quickly walking away without crying 🙂
I'm going to miss working where I work (although I'm sick of it right now)..
I'm going to miss my family..
salsa dancing on Fridays..
going to the beach whenever I please…
going to the church I've been at for over 3 years now..
bike rides with special friends..
unlimited amounts of coffee..
hanging out with friends who have become family to me and are so dear and special..
But when I think about this completely awesome, radical, freeing opportunity to just live a simple lifestyle and not worry about rising gas prices, bills, having to work at a normal job, etc., it makes me so excited inside.
God is going to do some awesome things through this mission, on the mission field and on the homefront.
I'm excited for the next three and a half months.
I'm excited for the 11 months of World Race craziness.
and
I'm excited for the future to ensue after I get back.
Life is so crazy.
Please please please consider supporting me in this. I can't do this without you!
