16 Days Until Kenya

Wow, here it is already August 28!  I haven't been on here in a while.  Seems like life got crazy busy all of the sudden and I look up and we've got 16 DAYS until we board the plane for Kenya!!  Where in the world did the time go?!  Everything that I've anticipated is almost here.  God has been so good and He is Faithful and man have I learned to trust Him during this process!
I'm so excited, it's almost time to go meet God's precious people in Kenya but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little bit nervous, a little anxious.  Maybe it's because the reality of everything that seemed like such a dream before is finally here.  Maybe it's because I'm leaving my kids for 11 days and will hardly get to talk to them (even though I know they'll be in great hands while we're gone) much less see their sweet faces.  Maybe it's because this is something so much bigger than me and I don't have a clue what to expect.
But there is one thing I know and it's this...God is going to show up!!  As a matter of fact, He's already there and He's preparing the hearts, as we speak, of the people that we will encounter.  And what's cool is that He's still here too with me and with my kids and with the team that we are going with and He's preparing each one of us, as we speak.  And I know that no matter how anxious I may get about any of this, God is in control and He is sending us out "to the farthest ends of the earth" because He has a plan and a purpose for us and for the people of Kenya and for my kids.  What a testimony I get the privilege of bringing back to my children!!
And I just believe with all my heart that God is already orchestrating a perfect plan for us to meet sweet Dorothy!!  And if we don't meet face to face, well, there is already a piece of my heart over there in Kenya because God saw fit for us to meet on Facebook!  I treasure the "conversations" I've had with her.  And Dorothy is praying for us :)  What a blessing!!
So many emotions!!  I never dreamed that I would ever be going on a mission trip OVERSEAS much less feel the way I do about it right now!  Happy, sad, excited, overwhelmed, humbled, unworthy and the list goes on and on.  All I know for sure is that I serve a mighty God and I am honored to be able to "GO" and be His Hands and Feet!!