Three days ago I graduated. In 18 days I am moving 1,190 miles away from the town I grew up in, to Helena Montana. Thirty five days after that I will be going to Atlanta Georgia for a week long training camp to prepare me for this upcoming trip. Just over a month after training camp I will be leaving the country for 9 months to serve the Lord and those in need.
Thats A LOT of change if you ask me.
I will admit at times I want to panic, I want to freak out and think of all the things that could go wrong. I want to curl up in a ball and cry over the fact that I won’t be able to see my friends and family for 9 months. I want to stress over the thought of having to meet all new people and step out of my comfort zone.
But then I realize these fears have no place in my life. They are only a weapon that the enemy is using to break me down. Then I turn back to God and he changes my perspective on everything.
I see moving to a new town as an opportunity to start over. I look at being away from my friends and family for a long period of time as a chance to grow. And I look at all of the “what ifs” as God strengthening my faith in him.
Perspective really changes everything.
I’m not saying that the thought of moving doesn’t bring tears to my eyes or that this trip doesn’t scare me at all anymore. Because the truth is, these things are hard and they are testing my faith. But now I can see the beauty in it. I look at how amazing God has been in providing for this trip and I can’t even fathom what he has planned for this trip.
I want to take a moment to thank all of you who have helped me get this far. Your donations, prayers, and words of encouragement mean more than you know. I am now 69% funded and I’ve almost met second deadline (9,000 by june 13th). Thank you…for everything:)
