Hello All!
First of all if you are reading this I want to thank you for supporting me and praying for me as I am about to embark in the biggest journey of my life!!! Second of all: this is my first blog post EVER in my life. So bear with me as I try to figure this out and hopefully get better as the days go by!
I am so excited and I can't believe its already only 3 months away. I was able to really reflect this past week as I have had off from work and was able to take a small break from the chaos that is my life. Thinking about it is overwhelming at times. In fact, just the other day I had a little bit of the an emotional break down as I was making lists and thinking about everything that will go into the trip. Its hard to plan out your life six months in advance. Thinking about how many bars of soap you'll need, or planning out how much tooth paste to bring, and thinking of all the other things you may need on a daily basis to survive life in third world living conditions. It is terrifying and mind blowing, but yet I still continue to feel peace about my decision to go and serve my brothers and sisters in India.
A very special person said this to me when I told him what I was going to do: "When else are you going to find something that you're passionate about. Something that will make you crazy thinking about, something that drives you. Maybe its the craziest thing you'll ever do, but you'll drive yourself crazy not doing it. How many people can say that they did something worth meaning, that followed the drive, the passion? Not many. But you have a chance!" I don't know if he knows how encouraging that was, because I don't think I ever told him. But how true! How many times in your lifetime can you say that you felt truly passionate about something? How many times can you say that you feel 100% driven to do something? And when that happens, how many times do you hear someone to tell you to go for it?
For example: I was so scared of my parents response when I told them of my plans to travel half way around the world for six months. I heard their excuses in my head before I even said anything: "How will you handle your car payments? Loan payments?", "what about your job", and "what about school". Because these were questions I had already asked myself. What an awesome surprise when I heard nothing like that,. but instead received their blessing and support. Just another sign to me that this was exactly the direction that God was pointing me!
I hope that you will enjoy reading my posts about my trip as I share with you my thoughts, my fears, and my prayers. I hope that you will feel free to share and comment on anything! Thank you so much beautiful people!!
With Love (from America but soon to be INDIA!)
Grace
Matthew 5:14-16
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither
do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on
its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
Lord I pray that you continue to guide me and lead me in the direction You want me to go
I pray that You continue to bless this trip as You have been doing so far
I pray for the beautiful children that I will meet and I ask that You keep a special eye out for them
I pray for Indian Christian Ministries as they prepare jobs for us and that You will help them and guide them to put us in places that we can serve You the best
I pray that You prevent any fear that may be entering my mind that would prevent the gifts that You have given to me from shining through.
I pray for the team members that will be starting the journey with me, that You will provide support and funds for them and that You will put their minds at peace
And finally, I pray for the wonderful people at Global Hope India that make everything possible
Amen
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