I think it's okay that I don't know what will be on every page of my story. More importantly, I want the themes woven through my life to be about love and adventure, hope and joy, struggle and perseverance. Ultimately I want my story to somehow reflect the grace and faithfulness God's shown me and will continue to show me the whole way.
So what the crap am I writing about? Well, this coming year, the chapter in my life story will take place in Cuernavaca, Mexico! I decided it would be pretty lame of me to say I care about serving others, helping those in need, and living sacrificially with Christ as my template and never actually act outside of my comfort zone and selfish bubble. Don't get me wrong, by no means do I consider volunteering abroad this AHHMAZING sacrifice, that I'll be a suffering saint, and that people who don't move away to volunteer aren't fully living life. Anyone anywhere can love and give, derr. This is a given. I'm just saying that I'm excited that the next place I'm called to go is to NPH in Mexico!
A little bit about NPH....NPH stands for Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, which is an organization that has a network of orphanages throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. It's sister organization within the U.S. is Friends of the Orphans. I found them searching www.idealist.org and I love their philosophy and mission. I realized today that my flight down is less than two months away, eek! I have a lot of prep work to do (going to the doc to get shots tomorrow, boo) but I'm starting to really get pumped to go!
I know I'm going to miss everyone back at home a ton (or will I??? haha) and I'll appreciate your prayers...please keep in touch with me! I'll have the internet and may not want to bug you to death (we'll see if I get desperate) but please please stay in contact so I know everyone hasn't forgotten about me. K, that's it for pitiful pleas, haha.
This post has been oh so pesado (heavy, for all you gringos)...I don't plan on being so crazy serious on here in the future, so definitely check back later for a more amusing read. If you're beyond bored and want a sample of the kind of spastic rambling to come, you can check out my blog from the end of high school. Interestingly enough, my maturity level may have peaked in middle school and flat-lined since then (or is it just my personality?).
Okay, definitely feeling the need to wrap this puppy up. I guess I'll just end by saying how blessed and excited I am, how awesome James 1:27 is, and how much better the food I'll be eating this coming year will be to any food you've ever tasted (this is not verified information).
This is the list of broad resolutions I came up with in January after reading the Don Miller book, some of which I may been failing miserably, all of which I'm not giving up on. It chills nicely on a post-it on my laptop screen:
*2010*
-exercise
-eat healthy
-responsible with $
-great friendships
-adventure
-sacrifice
-hard work
-love
AN AWESOME STORY!
much love,
whit
