Dear future Self,
I can’t wait to see you. I know these 11 months are going to blow by so I’ll do my best to enjoy every second of it. I hope when you read this you won’t even be able to recognize who I am now. I have no idea what to expect, except the fact that Jesus is going to show up in my life like never before.I’m so curious to hear your stories and all of the ways God worked. I’m about to gain a whole lot of friends this year that will last a lifetime.
I left this morning crying as I said bye to family. But I am now tearing up in the plane to launch, not because I miss home, but because of how great God has been and still is. In the past 3 years every single year has been better than the previous one. I do not expect that to change. I am incredibly excited for the opportunity to serve people around the world.
If there is one thing that I was taught the last few years it was how to love God and love people to see lives changed. Now I am embarking on a journey to live that out.
I can’t wait to see all of the different faces this year; God’s reflection here on earth. I can’t wait to walk the streets with people Jesus loves so dearly. I can’t wait to see people come alive for the first time as they experience God’s love. I want to look back at this year not thinking of what could have been or what I should have done, but simply reflecting of God’s greatness.
I started the day a little nervous, mainly just because I have never flown by myself before. It now seems like most other days. Maybe because I have become more aware of God’s presence in my life on a daily basis. I will say this, I expect to experience His presence in incredible ways every single day, and that makes life worth living.
