OK GO

I believe if you click on the title of this blog you will find one of my favorite music videos. It is by a group called Ok Go and is very entertaining- but don't click it until you finish reading!

In 12 hours my plane should be leaving. I will have quite a day of travel ahead of me. Four hour flight to New York, one hour layover. Eight hour flight to Zurich, one hour layover. Three hour flight to Bucharest, three hour car ride through the mountains. And finally I will arrive in Brasov. Saturday will be an orientation day for me to learn my way around the city and places I will be frequenting. I hope I'm not too chicken to test out some of my Romanian language skills!

Today has been an interesting day of getting ready for departure. I cleaned the house (those of you who know me well will not be surprised by this) and picked up some last minute things. But tonight was the best part. Some of my closest friends came over to help me pack and I could not have done it without them. Thank you to Ali, Jonelle, and Liz for literally packing my bag for me. We also watched So You Think You Can Dance- you know, we had to take care of the important things! I also got to talk to my sweet brother, who was able to dissipate the stress I began to feel after everyone left.

You see, the simple act of packing started thoughts racing in my head. Thoughts like, why I am taking so much stuff for me when I am going to be with people who need so many things? I have so much stuff, too many bags. And while these are valid points, I will not allow Satan a foothold in my thoughts before I even leave the house. I leave knowing I am loved, knowing I am prayed for by many people. Probably more than I realize. I leave knowing that even if I do take too much stuff or the wrong things that God is SO much bigger than my feeble worries and nothing I do is going to stop His work. I leave happy, overwhelmed by this blessing. I leave feeling sent. That may be an odd way to put it, but just like Barnabas and Saul in Acts 13, I have been prayed over and sent to another place. Thank you for reading, praying, supporting, and backing me up.

So, the next time I write will be from Romania! I do not know what to expect, but I think it will be an adventure. Ready or not- ok, go! (But really, ok go. Go click on the title now, it's super fun!)