I'm leaving for the Middle East on Monday! I've been waiting for this day since December...I've had 3 hour long meetings every Wednesday night, for the entire semester. Can someone do the math to see how much time I've put into this? To tell you the truth, this is something I've been wanting to do for a long time, longer than just this year. And to be even more honest, this is something that a lot of people would want to do, Christians, Muslims, and Jews...can someone else add up how many Christians, Muslims, and Jews there are in the world? Hm. Well, anyways, all of that said, I am so so excited. This past week has been lonely, but good for me, and for my relationship with God. Its been refreshing and rejuvinating, and it was just what I needed. For those of you that don't know, I'm staying with some family friends in Apple Valley, CA until I leave for my trip. I am so grateful to them for letting me come into their home for a while! The reason I've been lonely though, is because the kids are in school, and both parents have busy jobs, so I've been left to my own devices during the day! I love the relaxation, and the tme with God, but I don't love the quiet. In fact, I was telling the mom today that I miss having 26 girls around, talking about boys and hair and makeup (this is weird for me, girls usually annoy me!!), and I miss that roommate of mine whom i loved...and also hated at the same time! This year was amazing, and I learned a lot, and I'm even more excited to see what God has in store for me next year. Phew, this is just a taste of what has been rollin' around in my head for the past week :) Good stuff huh? Anyways, back to the upcoming take off. Please be praying for my team as we head over to the Middle East. We're all excited to do what we're going to do, and see what we're going to see...and thats about all I can say....which is why I got sidetracked in the first place, because I didnt want to waste a blog on one sentence that is completely ambiguous and would just make you all even more curious! I know I'm definitely giving you all some vague stuff to pray about so, uh, good luck with that :) Thank you all again! And I'll see you sometime in June when I head back up to Oregon!
