I leave Albuquerque on September 5th. That’s just 9 days away!
So many people have asked me, “How do you feel about leaving?” The answer is hard to put into words because I feel so many different emotions right now.
I am excited, sad, eager, overwhelmed, expectant, confident, secure, heart-broken, and happy all at the same time.
It’s really hard leaving my life here because I have been so blessed. I will miss a lot of things, but I will mostly miss the beautiful people in my life.
I feel so heart-broken to leave the people I love, but so eager and excited to meet new people and go on this new adventure.
I don’t know how to leave, yet I don’t know how not to leave at the same time.
My heart feels torn in every direction possible. I am a wreck of mixed emotions and I have been extra crazy lately. I don’t really know how to handle all this change and it’s all hitting me at the same time.
I want all of you to know how much I truly love every single one of you. I don’t know how to express this to you. The Lord has filled my heart with so much love for every single one of you and I will miss you all so very much.
It brings tears to my eyes to leave you, yet joy to my heart to go on a new adventure with my Father. I am such a mess, you guys.
I wish I could express how much your support means to me. God has used YOU to impact my life and the lives of so many others. He has used YOU to change the world. Your support is changing the world.
This might sound crazy, but I truly believe that I can change the world. I believe that every single person is changing the world, whether they acknowledge it or not. The way we live, the way we act, the way we treat others is changing the world around us. People notice YOU and they are impacted by the way you live your life.
The question is not whether or not we are changing the world, the question is whether or not we are choosing to positively change the world.
You guys, this journey is not just a journey that I am going on. This is a journey I want you to experience too. I may be across the world, but it’s a good thing that God does not just work powerfully in the bush of Africa. He works powerfully here in Albuquerque, NM also.
YOU are making a difference in the world no matter where you are. I want all of you to remember this and to live this out because God has such big plans for you. His has so much more for you. More than anything you could ever dream or imagine.
This 11 month journey is the just beginning of an even greater story that God is writing in my life and in YOUR life. I can’t contain my excitement – I want to shout for joy from the roof tops because God is such a good good Father.
The Lord is reaching out his hand to YOU. Will you take it and go on the greatest adventure of all with him?
**Fundraising update: I still need to raise $3,880 to be fully funded. I’m so close you guys. Please prayerfully consider supporting me financially to help me reach my goal.
