HOME

Well I have officially made it through my first week of living abroad, it has been exhausting, exciting, terrifying and extremely sad all at the same time! I can say that I love London more than I thought I would, and that I also miss home more than I thought I would. However, God is an amazing God who knew exactly where I would be and what I would be feeling when I arrived, and I am so grateful to say that he met me here! From the moment we stepped off of the plane our team has been walking in favor, we made it through customs in a breeze, we met really polite people while traveling through the tube stations (with heavy bags and holding up traffic). I encountered many incidents throughout London that day that really warmed my heart and left me with a hopeful outlook of the two months I'll be spending here, and I can't thank God enough for that (he knew I needed it). And to top that off he set me in the best possible host home that I could have asked for! I was so thankful for all that God had done for me that day. However, when I was getting into the nice cozy bed I will call mine for the next two months, it hit me, I'm really here, I'm really away from all my family and familiarity and this is my home for the next two long months. . . At that thought I started crying!! Really what have I done and what was I thinking? I'm alone in London, I'm living as a guest for two months and that thought terrifies me! Thankfully God knows the end before the beginning, and he wasn't at all surprised by my fears, he was ready and waiting. I brushed back my tears of fear and opened my bible and began to read. The bible has always been what I read to study, or to learn, but this time it was so much more than that, it was HOME! I can't tell you how incredible and meaningful that time with God was for me, I literally felt like I was home! Here I was crying because I was afraid to be lonely and all the while God is trying to tell me "hey you are not alone! Wherever I am there your home will be" What an amazing God! He was all over that day even when I wasn't quite paying attention, it was like he set up these moments for me and all I had to do was walk into them, and then later I realized that was him and that was for me! I am so excited about these next 8 weeks I get to spend with my God, and the wonderful things he will show me along the way, it helps to know that home will only ever be a prayer away!