Today is June 20th. Which means in exactly one month, I will be leaving for my trip to Peru through Youth Missions International! I am beyond excited. I really do feel like I can be excited now that school is out and I don't have to worry about homework and exams.While I have seen God's hand work during the preparation for this trip, I do think that this is the first trip that I have gone on where I really do not know what to expect. I have been spending time in prayer over the last couple months, as well as in preparation through reading and YMI training, and I really feel like God has been telling me to let go of my expectations and to just be ready for whatever happens. To be prepared to do whatever He calls me to do, to help in whatever way I can help, to learn in any way possible, and to always be focused on His glory and His name. However, for anyone who knows me, it's really hard for me to be flexible. While I want to, it's hard to let go of that aspect of control and just completely go with the flow. That being said, I am very excited for this trip and for the opportunity to grow in my flexibility. I am also excited for the opportunity to live with Julio and Rosario, and to be in Peru for two months. It's an adventure that God has opened up for me, and I know that He will be with me every step of the way. I am beyond excited to see what He has in store for this trip.
It is a huge blessing that God has provided the means necessary to fund my trip, I am so amazed at how He continues to provide and support for the things He has called us into. Nothing is impossible with God. However, I would like to ask for continued prayer support. This is my single biggest need, because I know that it is only by God's hand and through Him that this trip is possible and that it will have any impact on me or the people I am with. I am going for the purpose of His name alone, but I also know that the path He has called me to will not be an easy one. That being said, I would like to ask for prayer. Please pray for Julio and Rosario, and their ministry with YMI Peru. I have talked with both Julio and Lucero about the ministry that they do, and I am beyond excited to help in any way that I can. Prayer that His will be done, and that I will have His eyes and ears and hands and feet during this trip. Also, prayer that I can fully and completely invest wherever I am in whatever I do down there. I am a home body, and I know that I will miss my family and friends deeply. However, I also want to just be able to fully invest in whatever God opens up.
Thank you so much for partnering with me in this. I will continue to keep you updated as much as possible at what the LORD is doing, and I am excited to see what lies ahead :) I will be leaving on July 20th, and returning on September 19th.
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Acts 1:8
