I have very few expectations going into this trip but the few that I have are huge. I expect to be broken and put back together. I expect to learn from my teammates and grow spiritually every step of the way. I know it will be hard and at times I may want to come home, drink my Starbucks and pull the covers over my head but I also know that it will be rewarding. God has called me to the world race and from my experience when you listen to the call of God he blows every expectation out of the water.
I expect that all of my expectations are seemingly small to what God has in store for me. I will be challenged while encouraged, I will find strength through my weakness, and I will experience God in the darkest places of the world.
Beyond that I expect to be challenged physically. I will have to eat things I have never thought I would ever touch and live in conditions that will shock me. I cannot wait to be taken out of my comfort zone and pushed and stretched where God sees fit. I expect to have the time of my life and create friendships that will last a lifetime. I know God is going to use me in ways I can not imagine and I will see lives changed by the work he will do. I am just thankful that I get to play a small role in his amazing production of life.
