God of Wonders

It's so weird to be away from my friends and my church family. I feel sad when I think of Conway--the place I had come to call home. I find it very strange that my calling to serve in Zambia means making so many sacrifices and saying so many good-byes. It seems that doing the right thing should make life easier, though I know the very opposite is often true. In this case, leaving is probably the hardest thing I have ever done, yet I am doing it by choice because it is pleasing to God and it is exactly what he has planned for me. I can take comfort in this as well as in knowing that my family and friends in Conway will be my family and friends forever; even after this life is through. I pray that God eases my pain and blesses this time I have with my parents and other family and friends in New Mexico before I take the big leap and move across the ocean to the unknown. I also praise God for all that he has done for me as I continue to plan this trip of faith. I am so blessed. He truly is a God of wonders, isn't he?