Preparation

How does life get so crazy!?  Last week I (Kaila) was thinking about how next week I would be able to get prepared, make checklists, feed and water my husband, and also somehow manage to complete all my graduate school assignments before leaving for Zimbabwe.  It is now Thursday and we have not begun to pack, just starting to think about our own clothing, trying to organize all the supplies that need to go, not completing any graduate work, and finding out that we are leaving several days earlier than originally planned for Ben's work obligations.  Since I like to be organized and in control, this has been a struggle not to get stressed.  

However, I sit down to read The Whole In Our Gospel by Richard Stearns and am continually reminded of the true needs surrounding the world.  He is challenging me to relax and trust in Him.  The world will not end if I don't get my papers turned in, we will be welcomed despite what treats we bring, and the most important preparation is a heart in tune to His direction.  I love that the Lord is so patient and so trustworthy. 

I can also get a little spooked that we are headed to a country with a dictator who uses violence and also wild animals that are not like deer or raccoons.  He reminds me that the safest place to be in all the world is where He has called me to.  That is Zimbabwe in a week. 

Kaila