It's Just the Beginning

I turned 19 on Friday!!

Tomorrow I start my ministry work in the Appalachias.

Honestly, I'm a little nervous because I don't know what to expect as far as work goes. We've driven to Jefferson City and have gone around the area. It's not a sketch town but it's a town where you can see the needs of the people.

I move in tomorrow. We have to get up early because 1) we have to be out of the cabin by 10am and 2) I have to report to AO by 5pm. Before I can do that, I have to move into my apartment on campus. Lord knows how long that's gonna take...I pray everything runs smoothly.

My dad's still wary about this job because I'll be working out of state by myself. I figure I'm 19 and I can't be stuck at home forever. There needs to be a time when the strings are cut. You'd think by this point the parents would take the huge scissors and cut me free. It seems like I'm the one wanting to go and they're trying to pull me back. I know the only reason why they do that is because they love me, but there has to be a time to let me fly!

Whatever.

I start tomorrow. I don't know what will await me these next two months but here's praying the Lord will see me through. I have faith He wouldn't give me something I can't handle and He wouldn't allow me to do something that wasn't in His ultimate plan. I'm stepping in faith and praying everything goes smoothly tomorrow.

Keep me in your prayers and also my family who will be going back home to Jersey as soon as I'm moved in.