9 days. That’s how long I have left until I leave the U.S., my home, my family, my security. Everything I know of this world is about to change in 9 days. So many emotions are going around in my head. Name one, and I’m probably feeling it. But overall, I have one emotion that surpasses all of them; PEACE. I am so glad that I have “The peace that transcends all understanding Philippians 4:7″
My team and I will be serving in Huaticocha, Ecuador, an area in the amazon basin. As far as I know now, we will be working with Ninawachi Mission School doing construction and working with the community. Ninawachi means ‘house of fire’ in Quechua. Of course I was excited when I heard about our placement, but I was also a little worried about knowing where we would be. From the very beginning, we were told to drop all expectations about what our race experience will look like or be like. As soon as I found out our location though, I was doing a lot of research on Huaticocha, and what other racers who have been there before me have seen and experienced. Through one of their blogs, I was able to see where the previous racers stayed at in Huaticocha. That’s where I have to stop myself. It’s nice seeing where they got to stay and yes, there is a chance that our lodging will be the same as theirs but I have to dissolve all my expectations. My only expectation this month is to be completely blown away by my God and my savior. I expect God to radically move in my life in ways that I have never imagined, to use me in ways I never thought were possible. I can’t wait.
