Well, here we go! The journey is about to begin, and the anxious feelings are starting to stir up wonderful emotions. The week of orientation has been a wonderful growing experience where I was able to connect with all of the other YAGM and share our stories and angst about the coming year. The bonds that we have made during this past week will continue to carry us through the coming year, and further strengthen relationships with each other when we return and share our stories. I am just finding it hard to believe how we are finally leaving. The process has been full of several surprises, but through each surprise I was able to grow and I can not even imagine how much I will grow in the coming year.
My thoughts and prayers are also going out to my family and friends who will be following my journey through this blog and other networking sites. Just know that I am extremely happy to be sharing this journey with you all, and look forward to communicating what I expereinced upon my return. I know that the task of telling my story is going to be difficult to articulate in a two minute synopsis, but I hope sharing the journey through the blog and newsletters will help communicate what is going on in my life. The next time I make posts on the blog will be when I am in Jerusalem, so until then God’s peace.
