The One With All The Packing

I can't believe I leave tomorrow! First, I would like to thank everyone who has already been diligently praying for my preparations and for my year in Africa. It means so much to me that I can count on such an incredible support system of friends and family at home.  The reality of leaving has been setting in over the past few days but God has been showering me in His peace. I am so excited to step through the security gates at the airport and to know that it is just He and I setting out on this adventure together.  Goodbyes are always bitter sweet but the joy of knowing that I am about to embark on the adventure that God placed on my heart 7 years ago is bringing me a joy that is making all of these goodbyes worth it.

For those of you who are anxiously awaiting more details about my school placement I am sorry to say that I  wont find out more until I arrive in Dar Es Salaam (Dar for those in the know).  But that is only a day and a half away so don't let yourself get too worked up waiting. For now I am home and packing, getting my last few things ready to go and spending the evening with my mom, dad, and Christian (who is currently sitting over my shoulder pestering me in a way that only a brother would know how to do, I can't wait to be missing moments like this).

I will arrive in Dar Tuesday night (which will be around lunchtime here in the states) after over a full day of travel.  I will be heading straight to Mpingo Farm Stay (named after the Africa blackwood trees) located about an hour outside the city which is where I will be living for the first week of training.  After that I will have two more weeks of training at a location a little more rural.  For now, that is about all that I know.  I look forward to posting more from Tanzania as soon as I have a break from training and access to internet.