Update

Goodness.

We leave five weeks from TODAY! On August 24th Alicia and I fly to New York for two days of training, and then two days later we leave for NAIROBI!

The Lord has been SO faithful to provide...as of today, I have 74% of my funds in. In less than a month! God keeps confirming over and over again this is where we're supposed to be....which has been such a blessing this summer as obstacles get put in our path, preparations pick up, and stress levels rise. Packing everything I need for a year into just a few suitcases has proven to be no small feat. Stop for a second and think about everything you'll need or even might need for the next 12 months of your life. Clothes for every occasion (I know I'll be in the desert, but I'll be in other climates for at least two months of the year! It can get chilly in Nairobi), toiletries (For. A. Year.), electronics (my laptop is my only connection to the outside world! No cell phone towers in Korr), linens, medicine (there is no doctor anywhere near Korr...), books...you can see where it gets to be overwhelming. Throw in no running water and no air conditioning and things get a little hairy. There's not exactly a Wal-Mart in Korr we can run to if we forget anything - there's also not a bank in Korr, so I have to bring enough money from Nairobi to last for three months at a time.

Yikes.

It is comforting to know that despite all of the changes that are coming, God never changes. He is the same God we knew yesterday, today, and for forever.

One thing God has spoken,
two things have I heard:
that you, O God, are strong,
and that you, O Lord, are loving.
[Psalm 62:11-12]

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