I’m supposed to write this blog, but I’m not sure what to write. I’m purposely trying to not set expectations for this trip. Anything can happen when God is in control, and I don’t want to put Him in a box by thinking about what could/should happen in 2011. That being said, I couldn’t help but form a few expectations.
- I expect to have the experience of a lifetime
- I expect to reach my highest high; and my lowest low
- I expect that at times I will be confused, frustrated, scared and homesick
- But I also expect that at times I will find clarity, hope, comfort and love
- I expect that I will do things I’ve never done before
- I expect to grow and learn so much
- I expect that I will not be the same person when I get home
- I expect to laugh, and to cry
- I expect to be constantly outside of my comfort zone
- I expect to be blown away by God’s power
In short, I expect this trip to be the most difficult thing I have ever done. But I also expect to love every second of it, that the joy I find will be worth every heart ache, and that I will come home being closer to God than I can even imagine right now.
