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Heath proving to us that she can eat a cup full of sour cream…
My team! We all fit!
Team 10!
We’ll be serving All Saints Parish in Lakeville, Minnesota :)! Better get my winter stuff ready!
What are you waiting for ;) ?
Jump out of a plane: check
Nine months with NET: almost check
…I guess now I just have to drink a gallon of milk in less than an hour and run a marathon…
Peace and love!
And so it begins…
Posted by thelifewelove
Since I received the call on May 5th inviting me to be one of the 120 young adults traveling with NET Ministries this year, all I have been able to do is count down the days until August 19th is fiinally here. Months turned to weeks and weeks have now turned to days (9 dayysss!!!).
I decided to work two jobs the whole summer to save up enough money for my mission, I did not, however, realize how stressful working two jobs would be. There were nights I didn’t get home from work until 3 a.m. and then I would have to be up by 8 a.m. (I guess you could say God wanted to start working on my sleeping habits a little early being that I won’t be able to get as much sleep as I would like while i’m on the road).
I sort of lost sight of what was important and started concentrating more on working and making more money, for a second there I started feeling that no matter how much I worked there would just not be enough money. All this was distracting me from concentrating on what it was that I was doing and why I was doing missionary work.
God has always answered my prayers, sometimes he likes to take a second, but he’ll usually answer them pretty quick…this whole time i’ve been feeling overwhelmed, a little stressed about the money and also not having the time to fundraise for my mission ( let’s just say I would sit at home and type my sponsor letters at 4 a.m.)…
…So this Sunday, Father’s homily was about being patient…at first I thought “well I’ve always been pretty patient, sooo what else, God?” and then as I sat there I realized I haven’t actually been patient. I started feeling overwhelmed because I did not think I would be able to save up enough money to start paying off my student loan, I wanted to have the money ready by the time I thought I needed it, but somehow this last week as a waitress I made exactly the amount of money I needed to start making my payments while on my mission (please tip your servers 20% ;))…I stopped and I realized that He WILL take care of me and I just need to trust and be patient…this is where He wants me and He will provide.
Now i’m wrapping things up at my other job and packing…packing will probably be the hardest part (besides saying bye to my family and dog), stuffing everything in a suitcase that can’t weigh more than 50 lbs, talk about a challenge for me! I cannot believe i’m only 9 days away from what will be one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I’m very excited and can’t wait to meet the rest of the NETters.
I will keep updating my blog being that I will not be able communicate with everyone for the next nine months.
Peace and Love
For the next nine months I will be traveling around the country with NET Ministries. I won't be able to communicate often so I will be sharing with everyone through this blog.
