Limbo

"Have a little talk with Jesus, tell Him all about your troubles. He will hear you cry, He'll answer by and by" -Secret Place by Kevin Davidson

Right now is a big transition time. I just finished my sophomore year of college and am waiting patiently for the next three weeks to leave for South Africa. I spent two weeks of my summer last year in Cape Town and have graciously given up 6 weeks this year to serve with FCA. It's basically going to be last year's trip, but amplified about 10 times. There are going to be around 20 more interns this year, which just means the family we'll create is going to be bigger. There are so many things I need to do in preparation for this trip as well as getting ready to be gone for half of the summer. Organizing is something I've always felt I've been strong at, but it's challenged by my biggest enemy, Time. I leave in 19 days. I want to spend as much time with my family as I can, which is hard since I'm constantly having to go back and forth. It makes me appreciate my time with them since I don't get to see both of my parents everyday like some of you, but it's also tough because I'm trying to divide my time as evenly as I can. I also am wanting to see some of my friends that don't go to school with me and are home now for the summer too. Most I haven't seen in months. And I also have the most wonderful boyfriend (which is something I didn't have to consider when I signed up for this trip) who is also competing with all of these other people for my time. I don't want anyone to get left out. It's just one of those things, like many in life, that I have to give up to the Lord and pray that He will give everyone in my life that loves me so dearly an understanding heart and help them realize that I'm doing the best I can.
Now that I've talked about all of the who's I need to get to before my departure, let's go to the what's. I still need to pack...and unpack. My car is still full of my things from college. I need to clean all of that stuff out as well as sift through all of the things I own because I know I don't use everything. I really want to do a clean sweep of my possessions (mostly closet items) and give them away because I know someone else could appreciate those things more than I have been. I need to clean up this mess before I make a new one. Once I do all of that I think I'll be able to start collecting things to take to South Africa. For almost two months my entire life will be in two suitcases. Since I went last year, I have a good sense of what I need to bring and the things I can definitely leave behind. I'm slightly overwhelmed, but in a good way. All of the things I'm worrying about are blessings! God has been so good to me and I have no idea why because I'm such a sinner! The Lord is good and I also want to take this time to thank all of those who sacrificed financially to support me this summer. And thank you to all of those who have been praying for me and our team; I speak for all of us when I say that we are forever grateful.

I hope your day is brighter now than before, if anything you've just read has inspired or encouraged you thank the Lord; for it is His Spirit that flows through my body, my heart, and through my fingertips as I wrote this. Bless you.