3 days left!

3 days left! I have finally reached the point where i don't have much left to do. I can just relax and enjoy the few days i have left to spend with family and friends! It has been very stressful preparing for this trip for the past few months. Surprisingly, this week, I have felt very relieved. I am getting very excited! It has started to hit me lately that I am actually going to be in Africa next week. I know this is going to be an amazing trip! I have definitely spent a lot of time thinking about the things that I am going to miss. I have a lot to be thankful for.

For the next two weeks we will be training in Johannesburg, South Africa. We leave on Tuesday at 4pm. There is a group of about 5 of us on the same flight from Dallas to Frankfurt. Frankfurt is 7 hours ahead of us, so hopefully we will be able to sleep well on the plane. At the airport, we will hopefully run into the other Hands On people that will also be heading to Jo'burg. It will be really fun. We are stuck in the airport for about 12 hours, so it will be a good opportunity to meet my new best friends for the next semester. Later that night, we will fly from Frankfurt to South Africa. We will arrive on the 15th and begin our training.

Please be praying for all the Hands On people that are heading out this week to places all across the world. There is a lot of traveling and I'm sure a lot of worrying that is happening right now. Pray that training will go well, so that we will be well prepared for our work.