This first post-departure blog was planned to be about launch and everything we did learn then, not everything is going to go according to plan. Being this emotional is something that I don’t always show to everyone but I want to be 100% vulnerable with you all on how everything is going.

I hadn’t cried for a single goodbye but I think I’m crying enough for them all combined right now. As I pulled out my phone to make a vlog about launch it finally hit me. I have launched and this is real. I can not express how much you all mean to me. I knew leaving everyone behind was going to be the hardest part of this trip, but I did not know it was going to be this hard. I’m overwhelmed to the point of tears for the last 20 minutes, just thinking back on all of you showing support through things like your prayers, donations, letters, texts, words of encouragement, choosing to subscribe to this blog, is emotionally wrecking me.

This is not going to be easy, but God is so good and I know He has called me on this journey and I’m so blessed that you all have decided to take this journey with me. I will be posting at least once a week an update on how everything is going. God is going to move in crazy ways and I am so excited. Thank you for being so excited with me.