Sometimes life just doesn't go as planned. Misinterpretations happen, goals aren't reached, a task is so huge you aren't sure where to start, or there aren't just enough hours in the day. For me, today was a reality check. I'll just say our meeting today did not turn out to be what we planned. We still have a lot of work for Tanzania and we leave in eleven days. It will all get done and it will be okay, but if you could pray for us now that would be much appreciated. We are still putting together lessons, crafts, and translating various Bible stories into Swahili.
With so much going on for preparations and in our own lives -- personally I have to box up my room and ship my belongings out to Washington state within this week -- it's easy to worry, stress out, or even throw in the towel. But in this chaos there is peace. I know it will all get done and the reality check of today was when anything stressful surfaces, what will you do? Remember to pray and focus on the task or fester in frustration? Complain or keep pressing onward? We are all pressing onward as a group and that in itself is very humbling! And it's practice for the trip. A lot of teaching is improv and on the mission field, well, you can't really know what is around each corner.
In other news, I am so, so, so close to being fully funded! If you haven't and God has laid it on your heart, please give today!
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