Honestly, every time I think about this trip (often!) my mind cannot grasp any clear picture of what the year is going to look like and I feel as though I really have no idea of what to expect. But God keeps telling me that’s kind of the point – it’s exactly the state of uncertainty that he wants me to be in because that’s when real trust and faith actually occurs. The adventurous side of me is totally excited and gets a rush not knowing what I’m going to be experiencing through the year. The practical side wants to know what’s going to happen… I want to be shown a day by day itinerary of the trip to be as best prepared as possible. But again, that would just make me comfortable and that’s not what this journey is supposed to be about.
Anyways, all to say, I’m thinking these types of things might occur along the way.
I’ll experience real joy.
I’ll inherit a second family (my team!)
I’ll learn to appreciate and value sleep
I’ll probably get caffeine withdrawal headaches
I’ll know what it’s like to wear clothes down to the last thread
I’ll become a major hug – giver
I’ll get homesick
I’ll learn true compassion
I’ll find myself in dangerous situations
I’ll be broken, scared, frustrated & discouraged at times
I’ll learn to listen for God’s voice & know that I’m being spoken to
I’ll depend on prayer
I’ll become confident with sharing my faith to even the skeptics
I’ll experience miracles and see demons cast out of people
I’ll be attacked over and over again by Satan
I’ll miss my friend Starbucks very much
I’ll apply these words daily to my life “Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name” (Deut. 6:13)
I understand that my life is in your hands Lord & I lay it all down, here at your feet, I lay it down. Help me believe that all that I need is in You. For the glory of the King I will go. Let my actions speak my words to those who haven’t heard. I will live to feed the hungry and stand beside the broken, I will go!
