holy cow

Well here we are.  The countdown is almost to an end as my team approaches less than 24 hours before we begin our over 20 hour journey to India. All I want to say is holy cow and I think that’s pretty fitting of where I’m about to go. As I reflect on the past months of what it took to get here I am just so incredibly thankful. I’m about to fulfill a piece of a dream, a calling that was placed on my life before Jesus said “let there be light.” As a child I knew this was the kind of life I wanted. I remember being 14, about to leave for my first missions trip to Ensenada, Mexico, and I was terrified. I was sick about it for weeks, so afraid to fly, to leave the comfort of my country. My dad sat me down one night in an attempt to encourage me and said “Jessy, God made you to do a lot of things in this world. You have such a big purpose, He’s not going to let anything happen to you.” I didn’t realize as a young teen what my dad was really saying then but I got on the plane for Mexico and had one of the best experiences of my life, definitely the best one at that time.

So tomorrow as I board a plane for a different country, I remember not only what my dad spoke over me but what my Father has also said. I remind myself of what I’m called to do in this world for His Kingdom. So yeah, thankful hardly sums it up but that’s how I feel. I know this trip is the beginning of so many more, known and unknown, adventures around this globe.  Thanks to everyone who was obedient to Jesus and gave towards my trip. I look forward to telling you all about it when I get back. I expect to have a farmers tan, tons of stories about miracles and, fingers crossed, a new appreciation for peanut butter and jelly.

Pray for me, our team, the pilot of our planes, and the people of India.  लेट्स गो !

[Countdown to India: 19 hours]