We Made It

I am typing this from my hotel room in Honduras, to let you all know that we have made it and we are safe. My mom and I knew that the Lord's hand was upon this trip since the beginning. We made all of our flight connections and when we landed, all of our baggage was waiting for us. Wednesday we went to Eternity Christian School, where I will be teaching K-5. The school was beautiful, their mascot is a dolphin, so already I am pretty pumped. While we were talking with the principal's wife, she was speaking about all of the ways that people have received healing in Honduras and as she was praying all of the pain along the front of my knees went away! It was absolutely incredible. Thursday we were able to get me a cell phone, and we had a lot of time to relax.

If you want to know how I am feeling, Thursday I was overwhelmed. I was overwhelmed by sadness, I was overwhelmed with new information and excitement. I knew that leaving the US was going to be difficult, I just didn't expect it to be that difficult already. I felt that at any moment my tear ducts could burst.
I know that this is in the Lord's hands though, and I also know that satan is going to do everything in his power to get me to give up, and quit and come home. I know that after this year, I will look back on this and be so glad that I did it. I just my frame of mind to change.

My mom and I have really had a great trip though and the more I explore and the more I step out of my comfort zone, the more comfortable I get. This year is going to be so full of trying new things and letting Christ have His way in every area of my life. I have prayed for years that Christ's will would be done. I am living in the center of that will. Everything that I have been planning for, everything that i have been prepared for, everything that I have wanted since I was little is happening. That is crazy! I told God to send me, he sent me. I asked for more faith and greater trust, and that is what this move is all about. God answers prayers! Even years after we have been praying them. I cannot express to you how much I am looking forward to during this year. I am anxious to see where I was and where I will end up! Not my will, but HIS be done.

If you want to pray for me, here is what you can pray for:
1. Continued healing in my legs. I am so very sore.
2. My students-please pray that each of my students comes with an eagerness to learn! And that their minds are open and I am able to teach them in the best possible way.
3. My house- I will be living with another teacher at the school. They are still looking at houses for us though. Please pray that they find a house with air conditioning as well as one that is very close to the school.
4. My sadness- this is a time of joy and yet I still feel so sad. Please pray that it does not overtake all of the good.

Thank you friends for helping me get here!

Blessing.