matthew6:34

this picture brings me peace. it is a constant reminder of why i am so thankful and astounded that God chooses to use me, such an inadequate human, to laugh and play with such precious children. this picture makes me excited for what the future holds, especially the coming month of june in zambia, which will be devoted to benefiting the children of lusaka, zambia. the past few days however, have been among the most frustrating in this whole process. different classes have fallen through, things have cost more than expected and I am now frantically trying to e-mail professors that I don't know and ask them to approve last minute classes. to be completely honest, the point of this blog is to mostly ask for prayer. i leave exactly 2 weeks from yesterday and i am stressed. the stacks of paper work are unending. the list of phone calls I need to make is eternal. Oh, and the number of e-mails I need to send out i can promise you is somewhere in the thousands. different people are calling me telling me they need me to do this and that, fill out this form or that form and i feel like i am slowly losing my mind. please pray for sanity and peace about the whole thing. at the same time i'm trying to deal with the fact that i will be gone for 6 months. there are so many things i will miss. i know 6 months isn't that long but i am not as strong as i like to think i am. it scares me more and more everyday to think about being away from my family and everything i know for that long. on the other hand, we finally got my flights sorted out! hallelujah! that is a huge deal and i feel so relieved that that is now taken care of. i have a lot to be thankful for and many people to thank for helping me through this whole process. not counting today, i leave in 13 DAYS! today, more than ever, i need this reminder- therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. each day has enough trouble of its own. matthew 6:34