Goodbyes are closing in

Well, I am down to my last two weeks in Ohio. I will be leaving on the 27th of July to head down to Atlanta, GA for Staff Training and will leave from there to head up to Canada till the 9th of August. I will be back to Akron on the evening of the 9th and pack up all my stuff to move down to Jackson, MS.

I find myself freaking out a little bit inside, thinking about all of the friends and family I am leaving behind. I keep shrinking away from saying goodbye to people because I don't WANT to say goodbye! But this is the path that the Lord has directed my footsteps onto and as much as I don't want to say goodbye to everyone, I want even more to start down this path and see where God takes me as I start work down at Belhaven College.

I am really looking forward to meeting new people and getting involved in a new church and city and state. Its just the mixed feelings of excitement and sadness are really screwing with me right now! Fund raising over the past couple of months has been intense in many different ways but has made me grow so much in a very short period of time. I feel truly blessed to be able to share my heart with all of the people supporting me and to see the financial support come in over the past few weeks has been overwhelming. I can't even express the feelings of gratitude that I have towards everyone that has been supporting me through their prayers and/or finances. God has been so gracious in giving me so many good friends and such a supportive family. I still have more money to raise but I feel confident that the Lord will provide, because He has already provided so much!

As I work to raise support and try to enjoy and soak in my last few days in Ohio, please pray that God would provide the rest of my support and that He would help me to keep in touch with all of the wonderful friends and family that I am leaving behind. I look forward to telling you all about my life in Jackson and how Christ is using Naomi and I at Belhaven College.