Tomorrow I leave for Gaborone, Botswana. It's been a crazy ride thus far, and will be getting much more intense in the coming days. Thank you to everyone who has provided me with love, encouragement, prayers and financial support. It has be such a blessing to be a part of this trip and we haven't even left yet! Our flight departs from Dulles Airport in D.C. at 5:40 pm tomorrow night. We will fly about 18 hours to Johannesburg, South Africa and then eventually arrive in Gaborone, Botswana on July 4th. I am going to try to update the blog when I can, although I am not exactly positive how much access we will have (I'll have to shorten my ramblings a bit).
At church on Sunday, they had a little 'send off' during the service. All the words of encouragement, well wishes and prayers that my fellow congregation members extended meant so much to me. But my pre-school teacher reminded me that I am where I am today because I'm an Advent Pre-School graduate.
This past week I've been spending time with friends and family, relaxing and enjoying some things I won't be able to get while I'm in Botswana. I've definitely have had more than my fair share of Wawa ( hoagies, smoothies, lemonade iced tea) and Rita's. I had some delicious homemade fried flounder. I got to celebrate an awesome friend's birthday. We even grabbed a Sandy-wich with some family at our favorite family hang out Sandy's Beef and Ale in Langhorne, Pa (Home of the Sandy-wich). (Now I've got all my shout-outs in here.)
Thank you again for all the prayers and support! My next update will be from BOTSWANA!
