(Really) Almost There!

Hi Everyone!

Guess what? I'm fully funded for my trip! Yippee! God has been faithfully providing for my needs with regard to this trip and it's been truly amazing watching Him prompt His people to help me along. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of that.

I leave in a little less than 3 weeks. I'm not nervous about living and working in the Philippines, but I'm nervous about saying good bye. I've never been away from my family for more than 48 hours and I'm scared to say good bye for 5 months. Please pray for me that God would be preparing my heart to leave and that everything will go well in that regard.

Also, I just realized that I'm bringing electronics to a very humid area without a/c. Has anyone had any experience with regard to this problem? If so, do you have any recommendations?

Thanks!
~ Danielle

Leap of Faith

I’m diving in, I’m going deep in over

my head, I want to be 

Cought in the rush, lost in the flow,

in over my head, I want to go 

The river’s deep, the river’s wide,

the river’s water is alive 

So sink or swim, I’m diving in

~ Steven Curtis Chapman, "Dive"

In July, I'm leaving for Manila, Philippines to volunteer at Shiphrah Birthing Center. I'll be gone until the week of Thanksgiving. For a gal who's never been gone from home for more than 36 hours, five months is a long time... At least God gives His strength to those who ask for it!

Probably the biggest obstacle for me right now is finances. However, I'll be in the Philippines as a missionary so I'll be able to raise support. Hopefully in this next week, I'll get a support letter out. Also, on Saturday, my church is hosting a global outreach celebration and I'm able to be one of the missionaries there. Whenever I start worrying about where I'll get $6600 (about $1400 a month), I take a deep breath and remind myself that God owns all the money in the world and He can supply me with enough to get me through. *deep breath*

Please be praying for me as I go on this new adventure!