T minus three months, three weeks and one day

What is going to happen you may be asking?!  Well, let me tell you!!!  I will be boarding a plane to Gabon, Africa to go on a little adventure!  :)


I've had this blog for awhile and as you can see, I'm not a very consistent blogger and tend to just ramble sometimes...  anyhow....  my intentions are that I will post sporadically to update those who are interested on how things are going in the next few months as I prepare for my trip.  I also figured I could use this for those who are wondering specifically how they can be praying and then if I have internet access while I'm there, I can just update, rather than trying to make sure I get everyone's email address.


For those of you who are wondering why/when/where/how/etc I'm going, let me fill you in...  Last fall, I decided I wanted to do some sort of short-term missions trip (see previous post) and have always wanted to go to Africa (It's on my bucket list in fact...).  So my associate pastor suggested I look into missions opportunities through my church (The Christian and Missionary Alliance).  It just so happens that the Alliance has two sites in Africa and they needed help!  I fly out October 1st and return October 18th and will jump back into work the next day-can't wait!  I'm hoping to do/see some medical missions stuff, but am willing to do whatever I can to help, serve and love.  As I prepare and think about what will happen, I often question why I'm going...I find myself asking God, "Do you realize who I am???  There are other people who are much more capable for this kind of thing!!!"  (You know, because God needs my input...)  Two quotes that are great encouragement as I prepare are the following:


1.  God does not call the equipped, He equips the called.             AND
2.  God's work, done is God's way and God's timing, will never lack God's resources.


I love that I don't have to know everything, be perfect or know the answer to every question.  God can use a sinful, foolish human like myself to bring Him glory and honor.  And it's not what I'm doing, but what He's doing through me.  God will give me exactly what I need and at the exact time that I need it.