Embarking on an Adventure

In three hours, I head to the airport. In about nine, I fly out of the country.

I know I've been absent from this blog recently. It's not for a lack of gratefulness. It's mostly because my job has made me too tired to think enough to post. (At least that's the excuse I'm giving.) I'm rather grateful for that job though. :) But now, I have a unique opportunity to jump start my practice of gratitude.

As I said, I'm leaving the country. I'll be spending just under three weeks in Liberia, West Africa. I'll be with a team from my church, doing a medical missions trip. We'll be setting up a clinic in a remote part of the country and doing lots of diagnosing, handing out medications, and even some simple surgeries. I expect to go through lots of challenges, hopefully more than a few triumphs, and I hope that I learn a whole new meaning for the word gratitude.

I'm excited to come back and have lots of stories to tell. Please keep me in your prayers/thoughts/send me good vibes. See you all on the other side of this crazy ride!