driving in mexico

The group of us that drove the cars joined the group that flew in Mexico City last night. It was a long three days of driving with all three of us. Sounded like the group that flew had a really hard time. Over half of them were sick and their flight was delayed due to mechanical difficulties.

I found the drive through the Mexican countryside lovely, however the part I really liked was the city. I ended up getting one of my turns behind the wheel for the last stretch of our trip. The part where we drive through the city. It was so much fun! I had to use all my driving skills, be constantly alert, and pull some moves just to keep up with the lead car. I have a special place in my heart for challenges that are intense enough to get my adrenaline going. There were a few times I felt like James Bond. Shawn was praying and honestly thought he was about to die. It was awesome! I am gonna like it here.

For the sake of my team you should probably all pray that I get smoother at this city driving. It would be sad if they all went home with gray hair at their age.

sent out

The last week has been busy. I'm trying to see most of my friends before I leave. This is pretty hard, I'm forgetting people.

There have been a lot of prayer for the team going to Mexico this week. A meeting where we prayed to be filled with the Holy Spirit. The housechurch we're all a part of prayed for us on Saturday night. Sunday the church all got around us and prayed for us.

Being sent out like this is not at all what I imagined it would be. It's all so new and different for all of us. I'm not really sure what it was I was expecting. Somehow this is entirely different. Sweeter, more solemn and happier. This last week has felt a little dream-like at moments. Maybe it's the mixture of being super excited at having a dream come true and also being super nervous and feeling all wrong for the honor of being sent.

I really thought I was not going to be a part of our first church plant. Two years ago I felt God very clearly ask me to surrender my desire to be a missionary outside of the U.S. I felt like God asked me to trust Him with the humiliation of not going when everyone knew it was what I had planned on since I was seven. So I surrenderd and began planning on not going anywhere anytime soon. Everyone else was planning the same I think. When I signed on with this school I didn't realize that we would be the first church planting team. I somehow thought we were doing something else. I would've been way more hesitant to come had I known. Crazy how God turns things upside down on you sometimes.

I'm driving to Mexico tomorrow or the day after so my next post will be from the city...