The countdown to departure has begun. As tired and hot as I am and how full my brain is, I don't really want to leave. Because my depature date is upon me, I want to go - or I want to the travel to be over with! But honestly, I could stay. I need a break and time to process all that I have experienced and learned. But there is also so much work to be done back home. The fundraising task before us is a little daunting, though at the same time, I think all three of us feel very positive and hopeful. It is going to take an enormous amount of work, networking, organizing, strategizing, friendraising and I am so thankful for the support we already feel back home. Eddie and Greta and I will be in dialogue and then also with the board in determining our goal and strategizing how we will get there. Guys, we are going to build a school!!!! How amazing is that?
There is a lot to learn and I doubt myself sometimes (don't we all?). It IS a daunting task. But it is far less daunting knowing the passion everyone has to see this school come to fruition. It is far less daunting when I am confident God has orchestrated so many events and relationships over the years to bring us to this very moment. It is spectacular when I think about it. It is overwhelming and it makes me giddy sometimes. And that, interspersed with moments of panic and self-doubt AND the highs and lows of navigating cross-cultural relationships, is where I am at today. Head, heart full and swimming in emotion and ideas and facts and impressions. God be with us!