9 more days!

Only 9 days are left until Carissa and I step foot on an airplane and our lives will be forever changed. I am so thankful for how incredibly faithful God has been through all of this, and I am so very thankful that I can know He will continue to be the rest of the way!
In these last weeks, Carissa and I have been planning and preparing for what will come on our trip. Like, emailing and messaging missionaries that are oh, so helpful and answer our every question we think of about what to expect or bring, like making a master packing list of every little thing we(well, I) can think of that we will need to bring, like paca(clothes store) runs to make sure we have skirts and shirts that will work with and match those skirts, like waiting and watching as God is providing everything we need, and anticipating this trip we've been looking forward to for such a long time!
Now that the time is finally just a few days away, the reality is setting in of the fact that I'm going to have to be away from my family and my Mommy and Daddy for a whole month and a half! I've never been away from my family for such a long time, let alone so far! It's scary thinking of us living there and experiencing life all by ourselves, but I am so VERY confident that God will take care of us and that His Will will be done while we are there.
And it's also somewhat intimidating thinking about how everything I've ever believed in is being put on the line. I have believed(and still believe with ALL my heart!) that God is ALWAYS faithful and He ALWAYS has a purpose for things and that He ALWAYS works for the greater good of those who love and serve Him, and now it is all being put to the test. Was I right about all the things I've ever believed in, is God really faithful, will He really come through, and will He really be everything He promises He will always be?
Anytime I think of these questions, anytime they are brought to my mind, God answers them with the perfect answer. I Am. He Is Faithful. He Is Good. He Is perfect. He Is Love. He Is All-knowing. He Is All-powerful. He Is wonderful. He Is grace. He Is Mercy. He Is my God who deserves to be praised with every breath I have in me.

So though the last weeks have been somewhat stressful with a never-ending to do list that is never completely checked off, God is faithful. And I praise Him for that! He has put this trip together, He has picked this time and this place, and He has chosen Carissa and me. And I will trust Him that His Will be done in and through it.

Prayers that the rest of the support will come in and prayers that Carissa and I will have peace as the day actually gets here are very much appreciated! Thank you all for your prayers and for all of the support you have all given. Carissa and I are SO very blessed!