I’ve started & restarted this blog a bunch of times, because finding the exact words to describe this part of the journey is a little more difficult than I thought.
Tomorrow is the big day. Tomorrow, I fly to the Philippines!
wow
crazy
so life changing
so eternity changing
In getting ready and packing (my bag weighed in at 46 lbs! aahhh playing the ‘what can I live without game’ is a little more challenging than i thought it would be haha) for the race, I’ve realized what I’m going to miss the most:
COMFORT
the little things that are important. like sleeping in a bed, in a room by yourself. or taking a hot or cold shower – with water pressure! or high heel shoes or running to the grocery store if I need anything.
The list could go on for a while if I really sat here & worked on it. There’s a common theme in that list: it’s all stuff. Materialist things.
God’s not really about materialist things…
There’s also another theme in that list: it’s focusing on what I’m not going to have.
Okay, so I may be loosing some comfort for a while. But what I am gaining is so, so much better:
Community
Miracles
Seeing the world!
Freedom
Kingdom
Love
yeeees!
These past 24 hrs have been a huge blessing in another way: my roommates drove in see me. all of them. wow. blew me away and meant so much. When they walked in the house I thought back to freshman year orientation and what a big step that was. 4 years later, my best friends are driving hours just to have lunch with me and say bye. wow.
This might be a big step, this whole 11 countries in 11 months thing. but WOW
THIS
IS
AWESOME!!!!
are you as excited as I am?!!!
Finally, brothers,
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is
pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable. if anything is
excellent or praiseworthy think about such things.
Philippians 4:8
super, super excited for this journey!
Love you all lots
THANK YOU to everyone who has/is supporting me (financially, emotionally, spiritually…) on this journey. much appreciated!
Love from NY,
Theresa
