In the past month, I'm sad to admit, I have done almost nothing to prepare for this trip. My new passport arrived. Yay! Plus, I put a little effort into writing my support letter, which has yet to be sent out. And that's the extent of my effort toward this mission.
Lately, my week consists of getting up at 5:30am to work out with my friend from 6-7. Then a quick shower and head to work by 7:45am. I see patients till 5 or 6pm, grab a quick dinner (and possibly a power nap) before heading to rehearsal for my play, lasting 7-9:30pm. And I go to sleep as fast as possible. Weekends tend to be busy too. Last saturday for example, I spent time with one friend from 2-5pm, then had a phone date with my Texas friend from 5-7, followed by movie night at another friends house from 7-9pm, which was then followed by yet another movie night at another friends house from 9:30 till 11:30. And this weekend is kinda looking the same.
And if you didn't know, I'm an extremely introverted person… spending a lot of time with a lot of people, almost all day, every day. And can I tell you that I'm tired? Can I tell you that my heart is weary? Can I tell you that I don't have the energy or motivation to put toward preparations for this trip?
But then I realize that maybe this is really good preparation for this trip. They tell me alone time doesn't really happen on this trip (and I greatly value my alone time). It may be filled with lots of work… or maybe not. So I guess I should be taking this opportunity to make sure I'm learning all that God wants to teach me. He wants to build our character to be more like Him. Every moment is good training ground if we take it.
