Well the journey has officially begun. It
is 1:00pm in Paris
and I am writing this during our 4 hour layover. There are 52 of us sprawled
out on the airport floor trying everything we can to catch up on a little
sleep. We have been awake and traveling since the wee hours of yesterday
morning. After meeting everyone in New York,
we flew through the night to Paris and will soon
be boarding for our final flight to Kiev,
Ukraine. This
has been the most bizarre 2 days of my life filled with many firsts. It was the
first time I had to say goodbye to my family for such an extensive period of
time which was far from fun. It was my first experience on an international
flight which apparently includes dinner, breakfast, movies, video games, and
even a couple dance parties in the isle. And it was my first time seeing the Eifel tower, even if it was just from a distance out the
airplane window. When I look past my physical exhaustion and longings for
people back home, I have had such an amazing time so far. The people I am
surrounded by are unreal! There have been so many laughs interspersed with
conversations that are both uplifting and spiritually challenging. There is
already a solid level of community that has developed amongst us all and I am
extremely excited to watch that grow deeper. The opportunity to be a part of
this is absolutely insane so that is why I want to thank everyone who has
supported me to make this happen! Please continue praying for me, my team, and
those whom we will be ministering to in Ukraine.
