1 more day!!! I can’t believe how fast time has flown by. It seems like it was just yesterday, sitting in a coffee shop with Julianna and Rachael talking about our dreams and goals for 2013! I never thought I would be doing this! Thank you all for your support and prayers on this journey. God has truly blessed me with an amazing group of loving and encouraging friends and family. You all mean so much to me and I wish I could find the right words to say thank you, but no words can fully tell you how thankful I am.

     I am really seeing how perfect God’s plans are because with work and school everything is falling into place perfectly. Not at all how I thought it would go, but so much better! I am really learning that God has a specific plan for each of us that don’t even come close to our little imperfect plans in our heads. God’s timing is truly amazing!

     I had a conference call a few days ago to go over my itinerary and had some unexpected news. A while ago there was a girl that I was told would be there with me during the time I would be. I was excited that I would have somebody there to talk to and relate to. Though, one of the first things discussed on the call was that the girl decided to leave Chile early for various reasons and would not be down there with me. All of a sudden I started doubting my decision and wondering if I could really do this. If she can’t make it, then how could I? How could I do this without another intern? The rest of the call went pretty well, but I did get a sense of what the communication barrier will be like. Am I really ready for this? I left the call with mixed emotions and knew I had to step away from it all and just pray.

     God reminded me that He is the only one I need. He has gotten me this far and I need to trust Him fully. I know He is sending me to Chile and I want to obey. After praying about everything I felt peace that God planned for this girl to not be interning with me for a reason and I just didn’t know yet. Once again God HAS a Plan! A really good friend of mine reminded me yesterday that we can only see part of the picture. It is like someone making a tapestry where on the backside everything is all tangled up and on the front everything is perfect and has a clear picture. We see the backside and think that everything is messed up while God is creating an amazing picture on the front that is perfect. All we need to do is trust Him and His plans.

     Tomorrow my plane leaves Omaha, NE at 4:00 pm and I will head to Dallas. I am pretty nervous because I have only flown once before and I had parents to tell me exactly what to do then, but not this time! Once in Dallas I will have a two hour layover and then head to Santiago, Chile for a 10 hour flight. On Wednesday I will arrive in Chile at 8:00 am and will hopefully meet Tio Daniel at the airport. Please pray for travel safety and that I will easily be able to find Tio Daniel at the airport. I am still not sure what it will be like or what my schedule will look like, but I am going to try my best to keep you all updated with posts and pictures. Thank you again for all your prayers and support!