GHANA

Hey guys I'm gone until August 7th! I'll be in LA for orientation and then to Ghana for 5 and a half weeks. Prayers are greatly appreciated! Love you all!

I'm emotional.

I cry a lot. It's a little ridiculous, actually.

I'm pretty sure my emotions have been at an all time high this last week.
I'm joyful, I'm upset, I'm sad, I'm frustrated, I'm happy, I'm excited, I'm delirious, I'm hysterical. They're all over the board.

Friday night we said goodbye to our seniors who are leaving us for the real world. After we prayed for them, they also prayed for the summer missionaries who are being sent out. I cried (inevitably). And then as I was saying goodbye to other people, I cried more. I'm really not ready for Ghana. Not in any way, shape, or form. It hit me hard that we're leaving in a little over a week. What am I going to do? Will everything work out? Every time someone said, "I'll be praying for you while you're in Ghana" I teared up. I appreciate the prayers more than anyone could ever know.

Today in church, two missionaries were visiting and speaking to the congregation. One of them said something like "Some of you might never have the opportunity to go the Middle East or Africa or Asia, but you can still make an impact from here." I turned to my dad and said, "I can't say that." I never write on the prayer request side of the attendance cards. Today was the first day I did. I didn't know what to ask for though. "Hey, I'm going to Ghana, pray for me, okay?" doesn't really cut it. The question is always "When are you leaving?" The topic of conversation is always Ghana and what we'll be doing. "Are you excited?" they ask. "Kind of. I'm more scared at the moment," is my normal response.

But we sang "God Will Take Care of You," it's an old-fashioned hymn. It's kinda corny. But as we sang it, it was what I needed to hear. Here's one of the verses...

All you may need He will provide,
God will take care of you;
Nothing you ask will be denied,
God will take care of you.

Right under the title was the verse Nahum 1:7

The LORD is good,
a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in him

Also what I needed to hear. I think I'll keep coming back to this verse this week.

Anyway, prayers are appreciated. It's a reality, we leave in 9 days.

Mission Updates

So if you happen to be one of the few who read my blog and you would like to receive an email update or two or three from me while I'm in Ghana, let me know. Pretty much our only communication (with people here) will be through email. I'm compiling a list of people who want to receive these updates, so yeah... let me know. haha.