What do I expect this mission's trip to be like???????
I've been trying so hard not to think too much about….what is to come. The reason for this is because I am a thinker! Once I allow myself to go there, I just cannot stop thinking and overthinking about everything! I am trying to just let go of my expectations and allow God to lead my steps and trust Him rather than trying to figure everything out before I am meant to know.
But if I was to dare to try to guess what to expect…..well here is a list of things I would expect would come along with a trip like this! (This may be fun to look back on after I return from the race and see how far or close my expectations were!)
1) I am expecting to go to very poor countries and have my heart broken over and over again because I get so attached to the people I meet there- especially the children.
2) I am expecting time to go by very fast because I am also expecting that there won't be much time to be bored. So time will fly.
3) I am expecting to come home from the race a completely different person (in a good way) I am expecting to care more, love more, take less for granted, be more generous, and to see people differently
4) I am expecting that when I return to my own country, I will feel alone for a while because others won't understand my experience and how it changed me. They can try but unless they've done it how can they truly understand?
5) I am expecting to come back to my own country and feel more convicted about injustice. I am expecting to care more when I see a homeless person sitting outside of Tim Horton's rather than just walking by like I normally would do because of excuses I have
6) I am expecting to have amazing stories to share with people when I return home and I am expecting them to have an impact on people
7) I am expecting to see the world differently, as right now all I know is what life is like in North America, but after my travels, my world view will be much wider
8) I am expecting to learn so much about different cultures and I am expecting to love this part of the trip!
9) I am expecting to have the opportunity to experience/try new things in each country (on our days off of course!)
10) I am expecting to overcome some of my fears #1 SPIDERS, public speaking, street evangelism, being in large crowds for long periods of time, being far away from home (Canada) for long periods of time, failing
11) I am expecting this year to change my entire life forever
12) I am expecting to make SO many new friends from all over the world (especially those from my squad!)
13) I am expecting to see Jesus in new ways I have never seen Him before, and to see faith lived out in different ways than I am used to
14) I am expecting to see miracles and God change lives like I have never seen before
15) I am expecting to miss people constantly throughout this trip! (loved ones from back home, people I will meet in each country then have to leave after the month, my squad-mates when the race is over)
16) I am expecting to try so many new things and to try not to overthink things and to be more chillaxed – afterall this is an adventure
17) I am expecting God to reveal things to me about my future and my life's calling while on this trip. I don't know what my next steps are after the race, but I am expecting to know more by the end
18) I am expecting to learn more about new languages than I ever have before
19) I am expecting to grow in my faith in Jesus Christ- tremendously
20) I am expecting to get over my coffee addiction as I won't have a Tim Horton's on every corner anymore!
21) I am expecting to learn to cling to Jesus more, and less to money and other things
22) I am expecting to learn to adapt to many types of situations, and to not care how I look as much as I do now
23) I am expecting to hate snow even more than I do now when I return to Canada after the race!!
24) I am expecting to be an expert at traveling by the end of this trip
25) I am expecting to freak out the first time I see a tranchula (maybe this won't happen! wishful thinking!)
26) I am expecting to have an amazing experience and to fully rely on God for the strength to carry me through!!!!!
