Oh my goodness, the day has finally arrived!
After six months of preparation and anticipation, today I leave for my Global Project in Bolivia! I cannot even begin to describe the emotion I'm feeling right now. Try mixing together excitement, nervousness, joy, and panic all into one. It's quite a complicated emotion.
So far, I've already had quite the experience in preparation for this trip: fundraising, trying to learn Bible stories in Spanish, cross-cultural ministry overview, and packing by candlelight when the power went out the other night. It's like the pre-adventure warm-up. And now, here I am, about to board my plane in a couple hours and say 'adios!' to the US for three weeks.
Thank you, everyone, for all of your amazing support through my entire journey. All of your love, prayers, encouraging words, financial support, gifts, and everything else in between - it honestly means the world to me, and has brought me to tears on more than one occasion. I couldn't do this without you. I am so incredibly blessed. I feel as if I don't deserve it. I am so excited to be able to share in this awesome mission experience with you!
I ask that you continue to pray for myself and my team, that God would ready our hearts and minds to engage the culture of Bolivia with Christ's love, and that we truly would have servant hearts. Some other prayer requests include:
- Health for the team
- Peace for my family (and friends) as I travel miles away from home
- My eyes became incredibly irritated this last week, possibly due to the overwearing of my contacts, so please pray for healing on that!
- For the hearts of the people we will be ministering to
- For safe travels and favor going through customs
I can't wait for what's in store in Bolivia. I know I'm going to return from this trip changed, with a new perspective on the world. I know God is going to use this time to draw me closer to Him and teach me how to rely on Him even more. I will try to blog at least once or twice while I'm down there (June 24th-July 15th), but other than that I will not be checking my email or able to use my phone. So, if something extraordinary happens in your life and you need to tell me right away...well, it's going to have to wait. My apologies. Send me an email, write me a letter, and I promise I'll read it when I return! But keep an eye peeled for more blog posts!
Muchas gracias! Dios te bendiga!
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