Great Expectations

It feels like the night before Christmas, and I am a little girl who just can't sleep. What will tomorrow and the next 14 days bring? I am not naive enough to think that this will be all roses and daisies, but I have faith enough to know that no matter what God is with us and we are taken care of. I am filled with excitement, hope, and great expectations. I am in my bliss! I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be, and I am grateful.

So with great care, I packed my suitcase filled with personal art supplies and clothing to wear there and share with my new friends in Kenya. I packed two rolls of toilet paper for comfort, and a bunch of undies because I am shy about the housekeepers having to wash mine. Oh, the things that I think about!

I realized this week that it will be two weeks before I drive a car or watch a tv again. Two weeks before I kiss my sweet girls and smell their hair or do my "pug and a mug" morning coffee with my dogs. Two weeks before I take a hot shower again. Two weeks before I sleep in the comfort of a real bed. Things I take for granted, and will miss so very much.

But what a blessing to serve and love and to be served and be loved on. I strangely feel like I am going "home" to Kenya. It is no longer a foreign place to me, I feel like I am reuniting with family and friends. I don't know what the next two weeks will bring. So much is changing each day, but I do know that no matter what I am blessed to be a part of this amazing adventure in God's story book of life.

Please pray for me when I come to mind and for my amazing group of fellow Christians who are on this journey. I have included the poster that the church printed for the conference that we are speaking at. This is so amazing!
Love, Jenn