Monday, October 20, 2008

Here I go...

It is finally time to go serve on the Mission Field. This has been such a long time coming I cannot believe it is finally time. I have known I would do mission work since I was in Elementary school. I have always been in love with the fact that I can go somewhere and share the love of my Savor, Jesus Christ, with those around me who don't know the truth. I went to Haiti when I was in the tenth grade, and I wouldn't have come home if I hadn't had high school to finish. I went to Honduras in my Freshman year of College, and knew I needed to finish college before I continued. My teaching degree has always been important to me and it took me five years to get me BS in Education. I am certified to teach babies through sixth grade. I love teaching children and watching them learn.

I am now almost a year out of college and God decided it is now time for me to go tell others of His love. I am going through the International Mission Board (IMB) and will be in the Journeyman program. I will spend eight weeks in VA going through training. I will be getting to know others who are going around the world and also another family going to Poland with me. After the eight weeks, I will come home and spend Christmas with my family and then I head out.

Head out to where you ask. Well, God is sending me to Poland. This wasn't my first choice but it has always been God's choice for me. Over the last few months I have grown to love Poland and I cannot wait until I am on the field. I will be the teacher of the Missionary Children on the field and I am very excited. I want to pass along my love of learning to these children.

So here I am now, I leave for VA in eight hours and I am trying not to go crazy. There was so much to do before I could leave tonight I cannot believe I got it all done. I felt as though everything would never get done and then it all did and now I am just sitting, waiting until it is time to leave for the airport. I am eating dinner with my parents before I go at a wonderful restaurant called Mimi's and then I will have an hour to wait in the airport and then off to VA. I get to training facility tonight around 11p and then I have tomorrow to get settled and then everything begins on Wed. I cannot wait to get on the Field and tell others about the Love of Jesus Christ.

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