DOUBLE DIGITS!

99 days from today I will FINALLY officially meet my team and start training in Arizona! While my last blog post is still true some days, more and more days include excitement and looking forward to what God has in store for me and my incredible team in Africa. Last Friday I went to REI to get an idea of the gear I will need for my trip and was blown away by God yet again. Just in asking the staff questions I had the ability to share my faith and information about my trip with a few staff members and even exchanged emails with one who wants to follow my progress and blog! God's hand is already moving so much and I am so unworthy of His plan. In addition to showing those people Jesus, I actually made my first purchase! The tent in the picture below is what I will be sleeping in for 6 months!  

As I was setting it up in my living room for the first time I asked myself multiple times, "What have I gotten myself into?!" But even in the midst of the panic, there was a still small voice that left me with overwhelming peace. That peace, is what will get me through the next few months and ultimately the 6 months in Africa. God didn't promise it was going to be an easy road, in fact He told us that in this world we WILL have trouble, but He did promise a peace far greater than any understanding and that He has overcome the world. He is already proving Himself greater than anything I could ever ask or imagine and I haven't even left Detroit yet. As I write this, I am overwhelmed with scriptures and promises that my God has provided to show His hand and provision in my life and this journey He has called me to. Our God is NOT a God of chance, He is NOT a God that leaves His people alone. He IS a God of divine plans, He IS a God that walks through EVERY second of EVERY day with us. His plan is ALWAYS perfect and His timing is NEVER wrong. Because of that promise and who I know my God is, I have peace.