We
were asked to write a blog about how we felt before leaving on this
mission
trip. Here is what I’m expecting:
To be
challenged physically. Even though I’m in decent shape, I’m sure carrying a
backpack around the world and sleeping in a tent most of the time for a year
will take its toll.
To be challenged emotionally. I know that separating from
Home, family, friends, and culture will become very taxing.
To be challenged mentally. There will be many problems to
solve i.e. getting from one place to another, setting up ministries ect. I’m
sure that it will be tough to endure at times.
To be challenged spiritually. While going through the above
mentioned trials, I know that God will be the only place to turn at times and
that I will get the chance to rely completely on him more than ever before.
To be completely taken care of by God even when I can’t see
how. He tells me to draw near to Him and He will draw near to me. I know that
when I look to the hills from whence cometh my help, He will meet me in ways I
have never before experienced and have only imagined.
To be empowered by the Holy Spirit to do the will of the
Father. I don’t know whether it will be healing, comforting, preaching, winning
souls… Hopefully all of it but what ever it is, I know it will fulfill me
because it is what I’m made for: to be an instrument of mercy and a vessel for
the one true God.
To see and enjoy the World.
