21 HOURS

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

It's been brought to my attention that most people begin the "before trip countdown" atleast a couple weeks ahead... Well, I have officially begun my countdown and I have ***21 HOURS*** before my plane leaves! But only ***17 HOURS*** until I leave my house!

I can't fully express to you how I'm actually feeling right now. I'm such a strange mixture of anxiety and peace, of fear yet comfort. I can't wait to fully embrace the opportunity and mission field that God has led me too!

I'm the kind of person that doesn't reply anticipate things or dwell on them for a long time. I've been excited about my mission trip for a couple months now, but until last night, all of the things I have left to do hadn't hit me yet! As I was laying in bed, I realized I had a two hour orientation I still needed to listen too, cultural tips and evangelizing methods to study and remember, things I need to pick up from the store, an online airplane check in to remember, a Saturday church workday, laundry to do and a still empty suitcase all waiting for me!

As I sit here typing this, I still have some things to study, laundry to do and an empty suitcase! Even though my suitcase is empty, my heart is full and overflowing. Full of excitement and anticipation, full of love for my team members that I haven't even met yet, full of love for the people I'm going to get to share my Jesus with!

I would try to express to you the beauty that my heart is experiencing and seeing, but I know my words will fail. Words of this earth are so inadequate compared to the presence of The Great I Am!
 
I'm so grateful for all of the prayers and encouraging words that have been shared with me! One of my team leaders just called me from the road, just to pray with me for my safety and peace throughout the traveling process! I leave you with many heartfelt thanks for allowing God to use you to make this opportunity real for me, for encouraging me and praying for me! I am hoping that I will get to steal a few minutes at least a couple times this week to be able to post on this blog and share with you all!


Peace, blessings and love to you all!
-SaraKate