I'd planned awhile ago to do a "countdown 'til Launch" sort of blog entitled "T-minus __ days…" Suddenly, it's here and in many ways I'm having a hard time processing how it could possible be time for me to leave, how I'm going to actually handle all of the possible scenarios ahead, how I'm not going to see my godson for 11 months, how am I not going to be alone for 11 months…….
As I've been fighting through these questions, trying to sort out my excitements from my fears and concerns, I listened to these words:
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand."
I've always found that old hymns – which hold such deep, rich truths – soothe my anxious heart. This is what I cling to – knowing that every step taken, every person encountered, every moment coming up in these next 11 months are commanded by my Jesus.
"Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me."
I'm currently sitting at around $8,000. I need $11,000 in my account by the end of March and to be fully funded at $15,500 by the end of June.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed! Words can hardly express how grateful I am!
