GO!!

Well, here I am, sitting in the Miami National Airport! I cannot believe the day is finally here…the past week has been such a whirlwind. From Carolyn’s stunning senior solo to broken suitcase zippers 6 hours before departure, it’s been quite the eventful couple of days. And now, after months of preparation, I’m off! I think my emotions have been on overload for so long that they've now decided to go on strike, because I don’t feel much of anything at the moment. However, the Lord is blessing me with a deep sense of peace that stills each fear that tries to rear its head.

I finished Till We Have Faces by Lewis a couple days ago, and it’s hard to describe the chords that it struck in my heart. I wrote in my journal a couple excerpts from the last few pages that I want to share with you all.

“Suddenly, I knew that all this had been only a preparation. Some far greater matter was upon us.

“He is coming.”

The air was growing brighter and brighter about us. I was pierced through and through with the arrows of it. I was being unmade. I was no one. The earth and stars and sun, all that was or will be, existed for His sake. And He was coming. The most dreadful, the most beautiful, the only dread and beauty there is, was coming. The pillars on the far side of the pool flushed at His approach. I cast down my eyes.”

“I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are yourself the Answer. Before your face questions die away. What other answer would suffice?”

I must admit, since I finished that book, 2 Corinthians 5:8 has become very real to me. “We are confident, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” And that’s where verse 9 comes in: “So we make it our goal to please Him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.” I am so excited for this adventure, and I have a feeling that God is going to be showing me some of the freedom in “pleasing Him” that comes when we long to be home. In a few minutes I'll get on a plane and wake up in La Paz! Supposedly. We'll see how well Tylenol PM lives up to its reputation. 

Praises:

• Suitcases with zippers that close!
• A wonderful prayer support system at home
• Peace that passes understanding

Prayer:

• A quick mind to hear and understand the Spanish around me
• Flexibility when schedules change
• A gracious attitude while I feel really gross for the next week or so =)