The beginning

      So I finally made it! After 20 hours in the air I finally get to have a break from flying!  Surprisingly I did a lot better on the flights than I thought I would (in case you're confused flying terrifies me).  Technically I'm still on a plane for another hour and a half because in a little bit we will make a drop off/pick up in Kigali, Rwanda (hopefully quick!).  Flight experience so far has been  pretty good.  The food is surprisingly better than i remember except that i feel like they're constantly feeding us (I've had 4 meals in the past 16 hours) (which isnt terrible except for the fact that ive been sitting in the same place for basically 20 hours and so has my food.)  Best thing about airplane food by far is the dessert, worst thing is the pizza because of its nasty chewy crust!        I met up with Sarah, the girl from Colorado who will be working with the ministry for the summer as well, and I think we're gonna get along so well! She's been to Kamonkoli (village where we will be living) 3 other times before.                  I'll be honest I am starting to feel a little homesick and kinda have that looming feeling that the adjustment period will be a little tough, but I suppose I expect that because of how different everything is and just the lack of communication I'll have with family and friends :/.  Fortunately, yesterday morning (while I was rushing to get everything done because I left it all last minute) I got stuck behind a car in the middle of a meltdown right after I said bye to my mom and the car had a bumper sticker that simply quoted psalm 46:10 - "be still and know that I am God". I honestly don't think there could have been a more perfect time for me to see that... I was scrambling all day and overtaken with anxiety and fear and as soon as I read that I was reminded that who am I to worry about this trip? Yes, it's very outside of my comfort zone, but that's when God uses us the best isn't it? The rest of the verse finishes by saying "I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth". I mean really? I'm so amazed how God works sometimes because the beginning of the verse is telling me to give up control and let God do his job, and then the rest of it finishes by God proclaiming he will be exalted among the nations... I think it's pretty fitting since I'm going halfway around the world to do His work and spread His love. I am nervous and scared and anxious and excited and ready to see what He's gonna teach me here!  I'm chasing my lion (in case you're confused by that reference you need to read "In a pit with a lion on a snowy day" by mark batterson it's an amazing book encouraging you to step outside of your comfort zone and let God use you. I hope my posts don't get boring to anyone I'm gonna try and post as much as I can! Please leave comments because this will probably be the main form of communication I have! I miss and love you all so much and I can't wait to share my adventures with you! :)    So this is gonna be 2 blogs in one... We just got into kamonkoli (village where I'm staying) and luckily the hotspot is working right now so everyone can get an update! Last night was miserable for me :/ I think a big reason for that was because I was expecting it to be so I just allowed myself to break down unfortunately. Please keep me in your prayers, when night falls for some reason I just start to get attacked by the devil and my mind goes crazy. I'm 7 hours ahead of you all so start praying in the afternoon and it'll be my night!  The positive about it all so far though was how awesome it is to see my friends here! It's been 3 years but doesn't seem that long at all! My Internet connection here is through a hot spot so it's super spotty and won't always work and it's only in the office and isn't always on, sooo I will update as much as I possibly can! If you wanna shoot me an email feel free!! I love hearing from friends and family! I love and miss you all so much! Thank you all for your prayers!