Hello Everyone!! I am back from Africa and am very happy to be home!! But, to be honest, I could get on an airplane and head right back to Africa to see ALL of the PRECIOUS children I met!! I had SUCH an amazing time! :) I look forward to blogging about my experience and to share with you some of my pictures over the next few weeks!
First of all I’d like to apologize that it’s taking me this long to get my first post up! Before leaving for Africa I had hoped I would be able to blog while I was there. But, with the poor connection and with not always having electricity, that didn’t work out too well! :) Then, on my way back from Africa to the U.S. I was so excited to get home and to share with everyone about my trip. However, once I got home, I realized just HOW much my head and heart had hurt from everything that I had experienced while being over there. I was having such a hard time and I really was just missing all of those kids!!! I tried to get my mind back to my “old” and “normal” life, but was just having such a hard time getting back into the swing of things! So, I decided to take a full week to relax and to let my body and heart rest up from this trip of a lifetime! Although my heart still aches, I am ready and excited to share my journey with you!!
Day 1: Sunday, June 26, 2011
Today was a very exciting day! We were able to fly into Washington D.C. last night which was awesome because it gave us some time to get to know our team members a little bit better. It’s still so hard to believe that we are here and are talking with all of them FACE TO FACE….rather than just having 22 women talking on a conference call. We have so many wonderful ladies on this team…I look forward to getting to know them even more!! I know God is going to use each and every one of us…and is going to pull us and stretch us in ways that we might not be comfortable with, but I look forward to experiencing all of God’s ways and plans with each and every one of them! I don’t know what He has planned for me, Shelby and the rest of our team—But I am SO EXCITED to find out!! :) I’m also not one bit nervous—nor have I been about anything prior to this trip. All of my emotions have consisted of being happy, thankful and excited!
We got to the airport and I was just SO excited and still SO happy and thankful that God led me on this journey!! It’s so crazy for me to think that I’ve wanted to do this…I’ve wanted to go to Africa for such a long time now to LOVE…SERVE…and FEED God’s precious children! And now, I’m here…just waiting…waiting….waiting in the airport…waiting to see what God has in store for me! Ahhh…I just sit and think of how God has guided me in ALL of this and it brings tears to my eyes. He is SO loving…kind…patient…mighty….powerful…true…and faithful ALWAYS!! My heart is full of JOY knowing that whatever happens in life GOD is ALWAYS with me…and I do believe this with my full heart—with that childlike faith. HE IS ALWAYS WITH ME….HE is ALWAYS with YOU! ….I know I can turn to him at ALL times…about ANYTHING…and I know he hears my concerns…cries…praises…worries...EVERYTHING! This is why I am not one bit nervous…just THANKFUL and EXCITED! :)
Here are Shelby and I…waiting to board our airplane!! :)
Sunni & Shelby!
Our Visiting Orphans Uganda/Kenya 2011 Team—Africa Here We Come!!!
Shelby…trying to sleep! It was a 12 hour flight and we didn’t/couldn’t sleep a bit! I was way too excited to see what God had planned for us!
Here’s Abdul and Shelby on the plane! He was such a nice guy and was on his way back to Ethiopia to see his fiancé and family! Very nice guy—I was thankful we got sat next to him!
I truly know and believe that this is God’s plan and will for my life at this time. Therefore, I KNOW…that I KNOW…He WILL guide, protect and take care of me. I have no fear! :) I’m so glad that I have this personal relationship with Him because if not…if I didn’t have this faith in Him…I most likely wouldn’t have stepped out and taken this leap of faith by going on this trip. And if I didn’t take this trip I know my heart and soul would be missing out on SO much!....So, I dare you…I encourage all of you to really listen to God…pray to Him and see where He wants YOU to go…What He is calling you to do…Believe me when I say this…He will NOT let you down and He will ALWAYS be with you! …Just like He will be with me, Shelby and the rest of our team members as we begin this journey!!
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