A great day!

Today has been a great day in Oregon. First of all, it was Freddo Friday at Peet's. As many of you know, I am an avid fan when it comes to $3 Freddos and I was thoroughly disappointed by my mom's response of "it's okay". But that's beside the point of it all. The real big second is that I added 5 more bottles of Children's vitamins (Costco size) and a baby scale thanks to donations from the hometown. The baby scale was a last minute need that was completely fulfilled by a stranger from a craigslist ad. Once he found out I was taking it to South Africa, he told me to take it for free! The generosity of all the people I have encountered just brings me so much joy! I love the fact that I am traveling with a little bit of everyone's love. For those who cannot travel with me, I will bring one more resource, one more hug, and one more ounce of unlimited love. Now hopefully they won't charge me for the extra baggage, but I just can't leave these essential items behind.

Preparation

If you had asked me 4 months ago if I knew I would be packing children vitamins in preparation for my flight to Africa, I would have said you were crazy. Yet, that's exactly what I'm doing and in 6 days I will be boarding a very very long flight to Amsterdam and then to Johannesburg, South Africa to personally deliver them. Thanks to so many family and friends who have made this possible!
There's a part of me which doesn't really believe this is happening. That I'm actually old enough to travel across the country, no across the world, by myself to a continent I've only dreamed of going to and work at an orphanage. People have asked me if I'm nervous about the whole trip. To be honest, I'm not. Although I cannot be certain what God has in store for me, I am certain it's where I'm meant to be. I am also certain that He is my protector and my provider and that He will guide my way. Look at how far I've come already!