It's getting real now, I have a flight itinerary. I will leave Cleveland on December 16th, travel for 23.5 hours and arrive in Lusaka, Zambia on December 17th. Jonny will pick me up, show me around, and drop me off at Family Legacy where I will get to do some organizing and help out around the orphanage, what ever that might look like. Friday, Jonny will pick me up, and I'll spend the next 6 nights with him, both of us will have a friend to celebrate Christmas with. He'll take me back to Family Legacy on the 26th for Dream Camp that will run until January 4th, I'll spend that weekend with Jonny and head back to the airport on Monday, the 6th arriving back in Cleveland on the 7th.
I would be wrong if I said I don't have any fears about Dream Camp. I found out last week they would like me to teach a class, I promptly, but politely told them I'm not ready to teach and that I was sure I'd be better at assisting someone who already had lesson plans. Photography? There is no way I can teach a photography class. Sure, I enjoy photography...but I don't know everything there is to know about photography...there is no way I can teach if I don't know the in's and out's. Right? The more I spoke about it out loud, the less daunting it became. Within 15 minutes I wrote my contact, Katie, back and told her I was sorry for my quick response and that I'd pray about it over the weekend. I knew in my heart that Jesus was trying to stretch me. By Sunday, I had prayed, talked it over with a couple people and decided that I'll give it a try. I know I can do this, I know that if I listen to the Spirit in me, everything will work out just fine. Much prayers appreciated on this subject though, as it's still a little bit scary.
This next part is probably my favorite. It's the constant reassurance of Christ that gets me every time. I went to church on Sunday, sat with a new friend and loved the entire service, our Micah 6:8 weekend. After the benediction, said friend gave me a card, I love cards. :) I waited until I got to my car to open it and inside I found a letter that had me in tears before I even looked at the amount she had written on the check. When I looked at the check, being one of the highest anyone has supported me thus far, I sobbed, not because of the number and not because of the person, but because God is good. He knew I needed it, He knew when to show me that this is exactly where he has placed me. Complete affirmation.
I'm excited to continue planning and tell you all about my journey getting there. I can't express enough how good and gracious God is. Thank you for all the continued prayers, I enjoy talking to people about it, so if you ever have questions or just want to chat about Jesus, feel free to email, or facebook message me. Ask me what the Lord is doing in my life.
Love and hugs to you all.
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