I am in Madrid! This is absolutely surreal and wonderful. After a very long flight and very little sleep, we are safe and sound at the hotel in Madrid.
Thank you all so much for your prayers. I could feel them through the entire flight. In a situation that would often give me a lot of anxiety, I have been completely calm. I am at peace and know that this is where I am supposed to be. I am also so grateful to be traveling with Shelly. It is much easier to not be doing this alone!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Estoy Lista.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3: 5-6
I have read this verse a million times and have had it memorized forever, but as I read it tonight, it was exactly the reminder that I needed. As I leave for Spain tomorrow, there are so many things I could easily be anxious about, but instead I need to trust my God. And I can't just trust him a little bit; I need to trust him with my whole heart!
As I head out on this adventure tomorrow, I ask for your prayers for safety and peace. Please pray that I would not be anxious about anything, but in everything present my requests to God and trust Him. Please pray for the people that I will meet and the experiences that I will have. And pray that I will listen to God's callings and be able to labor for His glory in Spain. And pray for my parents, I don't want them to be worried about me :)
I have read this verse a million times and have had it memorized forever, but as I read it tonight, it was exactly the reminder that I needed. As I leave for Spain tomorrow, there are so many things I could easily be anxious about, but instead I need to trust my God. And I can't just trust him a little bit; I need to trust him with my whole heart!
As I head out on this adventure tomorrow, I ask for your prayers for safety and peace. Please pray that I would not be anxious about anything, but in everything present my requests to God and trust Him. Please pray for the people that I will meet and the experiences that I will have. And pray that I will listen to God's callings and be able to labor for His glory in Spain. And pray for my parents, I don't want them to be worried about me :)
Monday, January 9, 2012
No School?
Classes started today in Greeley and I am not there. This is so strange. It means I am really leaving for the semester.
I can't complain about the extra long break, but I am missing my dear friends greatly!
I can't complain about the extra long break, but I am missing my dear friends greatly!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Countdown.
Three weeks from today. THREE WEEKS. Until I leave for a semester in Malaga, Spain. It finally felt real last night when I received my host family assignment. As hoped, Shelly and I will be living with the same family. I immediately took the address to Google Earth to "see" it. Technology rocks. I also now have a list of everyone participating in this program and an itinerary for our first weekend in Spain. This is the real deal!
I love to travel and I love Spanish and I love that I have the opportunity to spend a semester embracing both.
I am excited and nervous and learning more every day about what it means to trust God, especially when it comes to something as big as this. I am a planner and I like to have things lined up, but I have no idea what this semester has in store. God does. Thank goodness. I am striving to leave my worries in His hands because He is so much bigger than all of them.
I love to travel and I love Spanish and I love that I have the opportunity to spend a semester embracing both.
I am excited and nervous and learning more every day about what it means to trust God, especially when it comes to something as big as this. I am a planner and I like to have things lined up, but I have no idea what this semester has in store. God does. Thank goodness. I am striving to leave my worries in His hands because He is so much bigger than all of them.
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