*sigh* We leave in 24 days! Can you believe it?! We're all soo excited and wish we could just go NOW!! October 20th we will be flying to Richmond, Virginia to start training at the ILC! During our last 3 weeks here in St. Louis we're trying to squeeze as much as we can in before we go.. such as going to the Zoo, the Science Center, shopping, visiting with friends & family etc. I still can't believe the day is almost here. This year has gone by sooo fast! During my summer when I would hang out with friends, we would talk about all we wanted to do before I left, but I didn't like talking about WHEN we would leave. I wanted to enjoy every moment I could with who ever I was with, without worrying "Is this gonna be maybe my last time doing this with this person? My last time to see this person for 3 years... maybe even longer?" I prayed to God all year about this transition, to just give us a peace about it and He has!! At first I was excited, but not really sure I wanted to go. I mean as a teenager you wanna stay with your friends & go do silly stuff like TPing, or have lock-ins or go to camps with your youth group. I realized who cares if I miss that... where we're going I'll make friends and do that stuff with them. And I mean how many teens get the chance to go to AFRICA for 3 years to share their faith?! I'm soo happy about how many people there are who will be praying for us. Just thinking about it now.. woosh.. thats A LOT! hehe. During our time in Virginia & our travel to Botswana my mom & I will keep the Blog updated and get on as much as we can! God Bless! :]
Love Kb
