Hi everyone!
I have been putting off writing for the past month as I was unsure of what I wanted to say and exactly how honest I wanted to be seeing as I was assuming many people would read this. I suddenly felt encouraged, however, by my first donation. This first donation has me feeling as though this trip is really going to happen and as though somebody actually believes in me. I am awstruck right now by the kindness this couple had in their donation. I wonder, would have been so kind had the tables been turned? Something my dad once told me is really standing out right now. My dad used to speak of what he likes to call "glimpses of the Kingdom". They're those times when someone performs a kind deed, speaks a kind word, etc. and their attitude reflects what one might believe the attitude of God, Himself would look like. An example could be a man who allows a woman with her baby to cut in front of him in the grocery store line because he understands how exhausted she must be and how nice it would be for her to just be home and out of the line. In this, one can see a glimpse of the Kingdom; an individual who puts the feelings of another before his own. The couple who gave me my first donation today were my glimpse of the Kingdom. I legitimately feel like crying right now which is weird seeing as I rarely cry. Perhaps this goes to show that God's love can break down my barriers faster than anything or anyone else. I knew I wanted to go on the world race, but it wasn't until now when I had my first taste of this trip and finally allowed myself to entertain the thought that this is really happening that I realized just how bad I want this. This literally means everything to me. I am expecting to come back a changed woman and to change lives in return. I guess that's all I have to say for now. I'll write again soon.
P.S. I love reading everyone's blogs and I can't wait to meet you all!
