1. To keep an eye on how much time we had left to get things done, AND
2. To have a visual on when we would begin this new adventure God had for us. So often, in day to day life and ordinary things, it is very easy for me to become discouraged- wondering when the things God had spoken to us will come to pass. I like to put up reminders for myself- just a visual encouragement that God's plans will come to pass and that we will continue to walk by faith. Is God locked into the dates on my calendar? Absolutely not. He can do it, or not do it, whenever He likes. It just makes me feel better.
So, I wrote all that to say that very soon I will be crossing off October. Where did it go? After I cross it off, only November and December will remain. Yes, there will be January and yes, we are not sure exactly when we will be leaving in January, but I think January will go by quickly also.
We are so excited. Not a 'bounce off the walls' excited, but a deeper kind of excitement. It's like something you have been saving money for and now can finally buy.
I am not as eloquent with writing as Mike is, but I wish I could put into words how I feel. I was 16 when I went on my first month-long, overseas mission trip. I knew then that mission work was in my future. I just had this overwhelming feeling that God could use me to help people, that He would give me a skill that was in demand/much needed in another culture, and that through providing people with physical healing- God would use me to bring emotional healing as well.
That was 14 years ago.
Well, on a lighter note-
This is Solomiya watching me type this blog:
