A grand adventure
I felt pressure to say something brilliant with my first blog post, but time does not allow this, so I'll just write! My hope is that this blog will serve as a source of information for those that would like to join me on my journey to Australia and beyond. A friend told me that her impression of blogs is that they are for aspiring authors....an author, even an aspiring one, I am not, but I look forward to the connection with my friends and family that I will share through this.
My flight leaves Denver at 5:15 PM and I arrive into Perth at 12:45 AM on January 4. As I write, I have about 3 1/2 hours left in my house to do last minute preparations that always crop up and finish packing. It's amazing, I really am going to get everything into my 4700 cubic inch bag (this didn't mean anything to me until my long quest for the right bag that would allow me to fit sleeping bag, sheets, towel, pillow, clothes, shoes and toiletries in it for 6 months). My bag both rolls and transforms into a backpack so it gets high points for versatility. This will be the first time that I've left the country for as long as 6 months and by myself. I've been flooded with waves of emotion at the thought of embarking on the unfamiliar - I feel both excited and filled with trepidation. As I was thinking about going alone, I realized that I'm not alone at all. The whole reason for this adventure is to more deeply encounter one who will never leave or forsake me. I'm going on a grand adventure with him to discover his heart for the nations of the world and how I can be a part of his plan... When I think of it that way, the excitement far overtakes the anxiety....its about his worthiness, not my unworthiness.
A quote came to mind as I was thinking about this. I saw this in my friend Cely's room and liked it so much, I copied it....
My flight leaves Denver at 5:15 PM and I arrive into Perth at 12:45 AM on January 4. As I write, I have about 3 1/2 hours left in my house to do last minute preparations that always crop up and finish packing. It's amazing, I really am going to get everything into my 4700 cubic inch bag (this didn't mean anything to me until my long quest for the right bag that would allow me to fit sleeping bag, sheets, towel, pillow, clothes, shoes and toiletries in it for 6 months). My bag both rolls and transforms into a backpack so it gets high points for versatility. This will be the first time that I've left the country for as long as 6 months and by myself. I've been flooded with waves of emotion at the thought of embarking on the unfamiliar - I feel both excited and filled with trepidation. As I was thinking about going alone, I realized that I'm not alone at all. The whole reason for this adventure is to more deeply encounter one who will never leave or forsake me. I'm going on a grand adventure with him to discover his heart for the nations of the world and how I can be a part of his plan... When I think of it that way, the excitement far overtakes the anxiety....its about his worthiness, not my unworthiness.
A quote came to mind as I was thinking about this. I saw this in my friend Cely's room and liked it so much, I copied it....
"I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: 'Give me a light
that I may tread safely into the unknown.' And he replied: 'Go out
into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of the father. That shall
be to you better than light and safer than a known way.'"
-M.L. Haskins
posted by Laura @ 7:38 AM
1 Comments:
At January 9, 2008 at 8:09 PM ,
googlegirl said...
Well you did it, you up and left us for unknown territory, I am very happy for you. You are going to meet new people and see new things and make a connection with God like never before. Keep us updated. I will keep you in my prayers that you are able to do what you have been sent to do!
Sincerely, Danielle & Damari
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