I am sitting at the airport in Atlanta, waiting to fly out for my new home for four months, Kijabe, Kenya.
A sense of apprehension is setting over me, not quite enough to affect me, but, a degree of it nonetheless.
The Lord did tremendously powerful things the last few days at training camp. People were encouraged, renewed, comforted, and, constantly reminded of how much they are loved, how much they are meant to be here, to be used by God during the coming months. Truth was spoken, again and again, over the trip participants, myself included. Experiences that were both startling and reveling, that lifted many of us up to a place we had never been, leaving us with a peace that the Lord will be with us during our time in our respective destinations.
I was thrust out of my comfort zone, and must say that it was not entirely too uncomfortable, in fact, it was an extremely welcome and a late in coming experience. With so many new people around me, so many seemingly awesome and terrific and exciting and joyful people around me, I would be crazy to not extend a hand to them and attempt to forge excellent and exciting new friendships with them, no matter how short lived they may be, seeing as many of us would part ways in the coming days.
It was worth the effort. It was worth the trust I placed in the Lord to both quell my fears about new people and how I would be perceived and treated by others.
So far, I have to say that choosing to become a member of this trip to Kenya on the Passport has been nothing short of being one of the best decisions I have made in my life. I eagerly look forward to seeing the powerful ways God will work through this team during our time in Kenya!
Now a photo of our team on the tram at the airport!
