preparations

Well, I am not actually in Africa just yet.... 6 weeks from tomorrow. Right now I am in planning mode. I am trying not to be too consumed with the trip. It is hard because everything is in limbo. The whole world is shifting before me. Life is not about Africa. However, right now Africa has touched every area of my life. In one month, I will be unemployed. This is foreign territory for me and a little intimidating. One constant question that I ask myself and that others ask me is 'what will I do after I get back?'. The answer is I have no CLUE! My desire is to work vocationally with the homeless. I do not know what this looks like. I do not going to waste the time away though being consumed with this question though. The Lord is allowing me to go and He knows what is important to me. He has hidden a passion and a love for the poor deep in my heart. I don't think that is by accident and so I will trust Him that the next step will be as clear as this one has been. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Sierra Leone is the next step for me. I am stepping out of the boat and I don't need to know anything beyond step 1 at this point.