ready. and thankful.

driving home from church tonight (after a great message and many, many hugs) i was struck by the awesome beauty of God. the mountains were the perfect shade of purple, the sky bright orange fading to blue...i even passed a small lake that reflected the splendor in the sky. amazing.
all i could do was give thanks. i am so thankful for this opportunity. for this life. for my God.

so, the night before we leave, how do i feel? ready.


here i am God. send me. use me.

three days to go...

we leave in three days...i can hardly believe it! last minute errands, prayer, time with family and friends, packing, more prayer, and reading are filling these last days.

how do i feel? in a word...excited. nervous? surprisingly not. i have an utter sense of calm and peace, which can only come from God. i feel so blessed to be a part of this team. to have the chance to meet and be impacted by the people of afghanistan.

i am looking forward to:
*being wildly (and subtly) changed
*having my perspective on life blown open
*experiencing a radically different culture
*being quieted (got to work on toning down the loud laugh a bit more) :)
*connecting...with my team and the people of afghanistan
*being used by God

for those who are curious, we head out monday afternoon...denver, DC, dubai, then kabul!

oh yeah..."kooja?" is dari for "where?" (dari is the main language i'll encounter in afghanistan)

later!