29 days...

I am without words. I have 100%+ for my budget. And every day more comes in. More people say they want to give. I am blessed and amazed by it all. I am amazed by how churches and people who don't even know me are willing to give and pray for me while I prepare and leave for Peru. I finished the last of my checklist things for Team Expansion and got approval to buy my airline tickets. I spent hours looking at prices last night. It was so overwhelming. I gave up and then when my mom came home from work had her help me. We finally found a flight that I think will be good. I have some long layovers in Lima and Atlanta. I'm trying to decide what to take with me to entertain myself. But I'll be okay. I think.

I told my mom that it finally hit me that I am scared about traveling by myself. I hadn't been worried until now about it. I have been blessed in my other trips to have groups going with me. To have leaders who were experts at traveling internationally. But now, the test comes. I have to do this for myself, on my own. It makes me nervous. I think more than anything else does right now. I know that being in the airport I will have more safety. But to have 7 hours almost in Lima overnight is a bit scary. I won't let myself sleep and will be very cautious. I just hope all goes well and that I manage on my own.

I still have lots of little things to finish it seems. Packing/shopping lists. Packets of information for a VBS that is supporting me. Reading and short papers that I want to get done and out of the way so that I don't have to take them with me. And of course family time. I can't believe that in 29 days I leave for Peru for 6 months. I just hope that I can do it. That I can make it. That my homesickness and fear won't overwhelm to the point of misery. Prayers would be appreciated in that regard. 29 days... here we go.