My family and I will be hopping on a plane at 2 pm today to head out to NYC for a 5 day vacation before I hop on another plane to head out to Ukraine. My bags are fully packed and maybe the magnitude of this trip just has not sunk in yet, but I am not really nervous. I guess 5 days of having fun in NYC is helping out, but I was much more nervous for training camp than I am about leaving the country right now. I must give God praise that he has eased my mind because changes like this in life usually have me turned upside down as far as anxiety.
I know I will likely forget something so the whole packing thing isn’t really bothering me, I’ve already accepted a loss at that one. The one thought that keeps coming back into my mind is that I will know God through this trip. It is inevitable, the way in which I must rely on him over the next 11 months will force me to know him and I am excited about that. I am still in the dark about what we will be doing as a team in every country so I am trying to rid myself of expectations as far as ministry looks. However, I do know that whatever happens I will know God more through this trip, and that will lead to great things that will be done for his glory.
Please pray for me, my team, and the people of Ukraine/Romania. I will be leaving the country Wednesday June 16th around 6 pm I believe.
