Tomorrow's Tomorrow

Tomorrow’s tomorrow (that would be Friday) is the day that I have been looking forward to and planning for for some time.  It is the third day of the sixth month of the two thousand and eleventh year of our Lord, what a mouthful!  It is also the day that I start taking Malaria fighting meds, to get the little soldiers all stationed in my body before I actually meet the enemy, and the day that I embark on part one of my trip.  A short flight to New Jersey will lead to a longer one to Paris.  Then sleep, kiss mom and dad goodbye, and hop on the plane to Antananarivo, Madagascar, the capital city.  I’ll land there around midnight and stay with one of the missionary families that live there.  In the morning they will take me back to the airport, help me haggle down my over-weight luggage fees, and put me on plane number four to Toliara, the coastal city where I will be living with my sister Tessa for about 6 weeks.  

I wanted to have a place where the pictures and the thoughts and dandy experiences could all be put together.  Well, here it is, the adventure log, my own personal “There and Back Again.” I plan to be very diligent about posting daily or at least every other day.  But I will ask you to remember all of the things you have planned to be diligent about and hand me grace with a knowing smile on the side!

God has given me a lot to munch on these past few days as I have been getting ready for the trip.  He has shown me things that I know I will struggle with while I am there and started to help me prepare to fight these things, its been a blessing to go into the battle knowing some of the enemies weapons.  I would like to ask my brothers and sisters to be praying for humility, a freedom from the language and culture barrier, a deep love for the people of Madagascar, and a willing, moldable, and teachable heart.  One of my mentors told me that every time you go into an area of service or ministry you need to have a set of goals in mind, a vision of what you want to see at the end.  I am going into this trip asking to learn about missions and ministry and to grow deeper in my own walk and love for Christ.  I am also asking to see at least two  people come to faith in Christ.  I don’t have a very clear idea of what this trip is going to look like. I know I will be leading a girl’s bible study on the book of Ruth, so if anyone has any awesome things that God has used that book to teach you please comment and share! 

  Some of these posts will be funny and some serious.  God has been teaching me a lot about the body of Christ lately and I know that I can do no good without my brothers and sisters lifting me up in prayer and encouragement, I’m selfish enough to want each of you involved in this trip!  I am so excited for this adventure that God is allowing me to go on, and with my wonderful, fabulous sister no less!! Thanks for coming with me!!