OK...so I decided not to go to Guyana. I thought long and hard and prayed about it. And though I'm sure I'll regret it, I'm going to pass on this trip. I did really want to go, but I think if I were to go to South America on a Mission Trip I would want someone that I knew to be with me. That's a huge thing to do by myself. So maybe next year.
I got my passport in the mail the other day and it was exciting, but a reminder that I will not be using it anytime soon. But it is good to know that I can leave the country whenever I wanted to because I have the right documentation.
On another FANTASTIC note...I got a phone call from an dear old friend this weekend. By "old" I mean, I've known him since I was literally a baby. He had a son this past November...I'm sure you've seen the pictures! Well I was asked to be Co-God Mother to him!!! Yay!! I can't tell you how excited and honored and thrilled I am have been asked to a part of his life in this way! I have just been in such a great mood all weekend!!
An article from the Lutheran magazine said:
A godparent is to develop a special, lifelong relationship with the godchild, communicating faith and values to her or him in word, deed and play, reminding him of his baptism, rooting for her as she grows and questions and struggles.
I can do that.
How might one choose a godparent?:
* Will take a child seriously and invest time in developing a friendship with him or her.
* Listens well, is caring and trustworthy.
* Is a baptized Christian who could share her or his faith with a child (and later an adult) in conversation or action.
I can do that too!!!
It is just a wonderful feeling to be recognized as someone who will get to be a part of this child's life and is important enough to the parents to even be considered. I definitely feel blessed!!
Monday, January 29, 2007
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Is Opportunity Really Knocking?
I've been given an AMAZING opportunity to go to Guyana, South America to build a church in the "jungle". How awesome would that be?
The church has offered to cover some of the costs, not all of them, but enough to make it to where I'll be able to afford it without going completely broke. Last year there was a group of about 7 or 8 people from out congregation going, so I figured that would the same this year. I was completely wrong. So far, I'm the only one from the congregation that is showing interest in going. Here lies my delimma...Do I stay or do I go???
I would be meeting up with a group of people from another church, so I wouldn't be completely alone on this journey, but knowing me, I would feel very alone.
I talked with a woman from the congregation that has journeyed down there three times and all she keeps saying is to jump at this opportunity. She's 75 right now and her kids don't think it's a good idea at her age to go, or else she would already be there. She feels such a connection down there. For her, it was a life changing experience. Of course it is...you're making a difference for people who really don't have anything.
I've traveled by myself plenty times, so I'm not really worried about the flying and travelling part. But going to a whole new COUNTRY!!!! That's a big deal. I've never been out of the United States. I don't know if I want my first time out to be by myself.
Anyways... I need to make a decision soon. Apparently by Sunday or Monday, which only gives me a couple of days. So all I'm asking for is some prayers for a decision to be made...or advice or just words to put me at ease. Or if you're really feeling generous...COME WITH ME!!!
The church has offered to cover some of the costs, not all of them, but enough to make it to where I'll be able to afford it without going completely broke. Last year there was a group of about 7 or 8 people from out congregation going, so I figured that would the same this year. I was completely wrong. So far, I'm the only one from the congregation that is showing interest in going. Here lies my delimma...Do I stay or do I go???
I would be meeting up with a group of people from another church, so I wouldn't be completely alone on this journey, but knowing me, I would feel very alone.
I talked with a woman from the congregation that has journeyed down there three times and all she keeps saying is to jump at this opportunity. She's 75 right now and her kids don't think it's a good idea at her age to go, or else she would already be there. She feels such a connection down there. For her, it was a life changing experience. Of course it is...you're making a difference for people who really don't have anything.
I've traveled by myself plenty times, so I'm not really worried about the flying and travelling part. But going to a whole new COUNTRY!!!! That's a big deal. I've never been out of the United States. I don't know if I want my first time out to be by myself.
Anyways... I need to make a decision soon. Apparently by Sunday or Monday, which only gives me a couple of days. So all I'm asking for is some prayers for a decision to be made...or advice or just words to put me at ease. Or if you're really feeling generous...COME WITH ME!!!
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