The countdown begins...

Africa...three weeks and counting till we depart!  School officially starts tomorrow and my "baby" starts first grade!  That is bittersweet, in itself.  It means that summer has come and gone (oh so quickly this year!) and my daughter is growing up!   And...with the commencement of the school year means being one step closer to the big trip my team and I have been anticipating and preparing for, the past 6 months!  I've completed the vaccinations necessary for travel to Kenya, updated the passport and now the packing process is about to begin.  Nervous?   A bit, but getting more and more excited as the trip nears and I focus on the reason I am going...to be used by God to serve the women and children of Kenya whom we will be working with.   And...I get to meet the Compassion child face to face, whom my family and I have been supporting this year.  How awesome is that!!   So...prayers are greatly appreciated as the final steps are taken for preparation!   I've been called to Africa and I'm tremendously blessed to be part of such an awesome, lifetime experience!    I have great friends and family joining me through financial and prayer support.  I am blessed!