Freaking Out

Training is flying by. When I left home two months in Abbotsford seemed like it was going to last forever, now I find myself with six days left at the Mark Centre, and the last couple of months seem like a bit of a blur. Today I woke up and realized in a week from now I will be in a plane that is going to take me half way across the world, and suddenly my stomach felt like there was something in it that didn't belong there. I realized I am incredibly nervous!! For almost eight months I am leaving everything familiar to me, from food to ettiquite, and going to a country completely foreign to me. I knew that all along, but suddenly it became a bit more of a reality. Don't get me wrong, I am still so excited, I feel like this is where God wants me to be, but right now that's a little bit tainted with nerves. Earlier this week my team met with the team TREK sent to Chonburi last year, and they were very helpful to us, they shared with us some of their experiences, what their roles in ministry were, what their experience with the culture had been, and some of what they enjoyed and didn't enjoy. While I know that my experience will be different than theirs, it was helpful to hear a little bit. Please pray for our team as week pack up and prepare to leave this week. We feel incredibly ill-informed about what we will be doing this next year, and that makes the idea of packing up and flying away a bit daunting! Pray that we will continue to grow in our excitement and that we will be ready for what God will do in and through us!

Oh, and on Friday (the day before I leave) there will be a commissioning service at Columbia Bible College at 7:00pm in the chapel. It would be great if you could join us!