Dear Friends,
I've been preparing for this trip for months, and started my official count down 150 days ago. It's incredible to see that number 1 on my calender. My enthusiasm is overwhelming. I feel like screaming, jumping up and down, peeing my pants. I have no idea what's in store for me. I don't know what's going to happen. I'm not sure what I'm going to see. I'm not sure how I'm going to feel. I do know that I'm going on this trip for a reason. I'm not going so that I can make a difference, but so that others can make a difference in me. I'm excited to be changed.
I've been asked a number of times how I feel about going to Kenya this summer. Words cannot describe. I'm not nervous or scared. I am really excited. I'm anxious. I'm ecstatic. I'm humbled. I'm so greatful to have been giving this oppurtunity. I'm READY.
I'm looking forward to seeing what God has in store for me, and the others on my team. I'm excited to step far outside of my comfort zone. I'm pretty much 100% positive that I am going to bawl my eyes out. I might end up crying even more than my mother (which is A LOT)... love you mom :) I cannot wait to show Jesus' love to all of the children at our Vacation Bible School. I hope that the children, youth, and adults that we come in contact with will see Jesus through our actions and our words. I hope that they'll realize we aren't so different after all... even though we come from different cultures, backgrounds, and styles of living. I hope they realize that the Jesus that loves us is the same Jesus that loves them. That the God we worship, is the same God they worship. I hope they realize that this isn't the last time they'll see us, because we will all meet again one day in heaven.
Thank you so much for your support.
I will post my journal on here when I get back.
God Bless,
Amberly
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