The adventure begins today. My bags have been packed for a couple of days and all tasks completed yesterday. There is one task left undone and that is to have my last will and testament notarized. Per my mother’s urgings I finally put together that which I’ve procrastinated on for a long time. I can see why I did; it ain’t fun making out a will. I know it won’t be necessary for this trip but responsibility calls and I gotta show up for it once and a while.

How do I feel…? Well, to be honest, it feels like I have a pulled muscle in left hamstring/glutt area. I’ve been limping all day. Good times, eh? I did about 30 minutes of Yoga, took some Advil and applied some medicated ointment and the rest the say, is in God’s hands. Not to sound like too much of a downer, but in general I’m physically feeling pretty blah. Not sure what this is about - maybe a combination of sleeping pill, Malaria medicine and emotional drain. I pray that God will strengthen me for the journey.

With that said, I am ready to “get it on”!! I want to get past the 24 hours of heinous travel and get in country, ya know?

Here’s something that bears talking about: There has been MUCH talk of this being a “life changing experience”. What I’m trying to do is not let all this talk about that affect the actual experience. I mentioned to a few that I’m even a little angry and frustrated that such expectations are out there. It feels it ruins the possibility of just being present. What if this isn’t a “life changing experience”? Then what…was it a failure? Am I a failure for not having had that experience? You know what I mean? My mantra for this trip is, “Just show up. Try and get out of my own way. Be of service. Let God handle the rest.”

So that’s it for now. I’ll be transcribing the rest of my blog when I return. Keep us in your prayers and I look forward to sharing the adventure with you all when I return. I hope you have a blessed two weeks yourself!

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