I feel so blessed with all of the people God has surrounded me with my entire life, especially these past few years. I see His hand in all of it and am thankful for the relationships he's put in my life. I am leaving for my trip Friday afternoon. I am so excited but I have a hard time saying goodbyes even if they are just temporary. This last week has been very filled with to-do lists, last minute prepping, packing, and most importantly spending time with my loved ones. I am shocked at the outpour of love I have received from everyone, and I am so grateful. It has made the temporary goodbyes so sweet and filled with love. I've been prayed over, taken out to lunches, hugged a lot, helped my newly engaged friend make bridemaid invites, fed the homeless with my girls for the last time, was taken to a worship concert with two guy friends, had people be generous and make sure I am taken care of while I'm gone, talked to my grandma and laughed up a storm, received the sweetest letters from my high school girls and my best friends, and have been filled to the brim by others' words of encouragement. I am so thankful to everyone who has been an encourager in my life and supported me by prayer or donations for this next chapter. I will miss my friends, students, ministries and family here in Texas, but as my friend and mentor Abbie told me the other day, "There is nothing greater than furthering the kingdom. Nothing." I am so excited to spend the first half of 2014 in Africa and serve Jesus as we serve the forgotten poor.
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| Joe snapped a photo of the the students in our ministry praying over me. |
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| Feeding the homeless with my Girls and Christy,. Love love love them. |
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