My expectation for this trip is that I know God is going to work in ways I’ve never seen before. I can’t wait to be blown away at the things that he can do. Something that I tend to forget (and maybe a lot of us) is that God is all powerful. Meaning, without limits. He can do whatever he wants whenever he wants and he has the authority to do it. So we don’t really have any rights in questioning him. Who are we to question a perfectly holy, limit-less God?
Although I am very excited to leave for Africa, I am, however, a tad nervous. This is my first fairly long overseas trip by myself. It’s not like I take a long flight by myself and know someone on the other side. I will know no one. I’m sure that when I make relationships with my team members and with the Swazi’s I’ll be ok. I have a sense that the bonds that I make half-way around the world will be better than some of the ones I have at home. That I am looking forward to.
Because this is my first long trip by myself, I’m afraid that a little while after being there, I will get terrible homesickness and that will interfere with my ministry. I desperately don’t want that to happen. I know that I will get homesick, but I don’t want a feeling to dampen my affect for eternity because that feeling will end. Hell will not.
As you can tell already, I have somethings to pray for. Please pray for peace. Not only in me, but in my mother as well. See…I’m an only child and an only child leaving for three months for Africa has been rather hard for my mom. She supports me 110%, but it’s still hard for her.
Thank you for your prayers. They are much appreciated!
