I am ready to sleep in my own bed again.
I am ready to wear clean clothes that do not have holes, stains, or patches on them.
I am ready to have the freedom to make my own choices, do what I want to do and when I want to do it.
I am ready to have my own personal space.
I am ready………..almost.
We have one more week left of ministry and then we rejoin the rest of our squad before we head off to final debrief in Thailand. I have been looking forward to this moment for awhile now, yet I know it will be bittersweet. I will have to say goodbye to my team which has become my family over the course of this year. We fight like sisters, laugh like best friends, and at the end of the day I know they have my back.
I will have to trade all my foreign currency for the familiar looking US dollar and readjust to hearing the english language once again. Instead of learning a new culture and meeting a new contact every month, I will be at home with dearly loved friends and family. Adventures on public transportation will soon be lost to the convenience of having my own (or my parents’) car again. Instead of grocery shopping, traveling, and making decisions with 6 other people, I will do all of these things alone. I will no longer wake up in the morning and think, what country am I in and what day of the week is it?
The life I have now grown accustomed to is about to end and I have no choice but to trust God as He leads me into another season. Change is coming, it always does. And with it will come new challenges, new adventures, and new lessons. So ready or not, here I come.
As some of you may know, I am not yet fully funded for this trip. As the deadline is quickly approaching I ask that you would prayerfully consider supporting me in this season of my life. I would also like to thank all of those who have already given so much through prayer and financial support, I could not have come this far without you.
