The Friday morning my mom dropped Caroline and I off at the airport, I was full of nervousness, excitement, anxiety, all of the above. I was also full of comfy, warm clothes thinking it would be freezing in Minnesota. Something that I had been praying for was for God to carry us swiftly through the airports because I have this fear of being lost in an airport and missing the plane. Not even joking, we land in Atlanta, get off the plane, find our connecting flight, and the gate was just across from the gate we got off. If you don't believe God can work through just about anything, even making your travels easy and stress-free, there ya go. Proof He was right there with us through it all.
As we land in Minnesota, you could clearly see snow on the ground. I was proud of myself for actually coming prepared for the weather. Usually, I just do what I think is best and it's never a smart decision. Well, I came prepared and it was not cold one bit. The Mississippians brought the warm weather with them. That's enough about the weather.
Oh my stars. I don't even know where to start how the weekend went. Everyone with PPM is ridiculously awesome and nice! I felt welcomed from the moment I walked into the hotel from the moment I walked out to leave. They are all obviously so in love with the Lord that they're willing to serve Him with everything they have. To be with people like that is the most encouraging thing I've experienced. I know without a doubt God used some people I met to calm my heart about the summer. It's crazy weird how when people are motivated by the same thing which is to glorify the Lord and make His name known all over the world, you feel like you've known these people forever. But in reality, you've only gotten to know them within 2 days. It brought the meaning of being the body of Christ to life for me. As we serve our Father, we are a huge family and we're all in this together.
I am beyond blessed to have this opportunity. It's been amazing and hard going through this process of God bringing me to this point. I cannot doubt that God has brought me here for a purpose. Through all of this, I've realized not everyone will support me 100%. People will doubt me, will find every reason in the book for me not to go to Haiti this summer, or will tell me it's dangerous. To be honest, I've thought the same things. I have experienced running away from God's callings before. The more running I did, the more exhausted I became, and until the point I ran out of breath, I realized I couldn't keep running. It was miserable running for so long. Surrendering, completely surrendering, is scary. But I've found so much joy, so much peace, and abundant life. Even though sometimes I grow weary and unsure, I will never go back to running from God. Until the end of time, I will run full force to Him. It's a joy to know His arms will always be open. I will pray for the people who doubt and I want to help them understand I was once in their shoes. But I'll keep on buying plane tickets to foreign lands until I go Home.
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me- the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace.
Acts 20:24
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