This Is It

As I sit here writing this, I am in the Guam International Airport, halfway to Manila. I keep asking myself, “Is this really it? Has this moment really arrived?” Because it still doesn’t seem real to me, but I know that this is it. This is the moment I have been waiting for. This is the moment that I said “Yes” to so long ago, and it has finally become a reality. As I get closer and closer to my home for the next nine months, I feel as though I am being submerged into a deeper level of His love, joy, grace, and compassion--a deeper level of the depth of God. I felt it on Sunday as the Pastors of my church prayed over me, and I feel it now. As my plane taxied out to the runway and tears fell softly from my face, I felt joy within my heart because this is a desire of my heart that has become a reality.

I spent the last few days with my family in Santa Cruz and enjoyed every minute of it. I am still overwhelmed at the love and support that not only my family and friends have shown but strangers who have blessed me financially. Our Heavenly Father is truly a provider for His children!

I will spend my first week in Manila getting settled into my apartment, meeting other community-based organizations that Extreme Response (ER) partners with, and hopefully find a great church to get plugged into. I will also receive an orientation/training before starting my time at the Manila Children’s Home (MCH.) Updates may be sparse for a few weeks as I get internet in my place, so please bear with me :)

“Faith never knows where it is being led,

but it loves and knows the one who is leading.”

~Oswald Chambers~