I have been struggling with this blog because I don't even know where to begin! My expectations are endless and probably too extreme to adequately put into words. I expect to be challenged in every area of my faith and I know that I will be ripped apart but only to be rebuilt again with God's love. I expect to face hardship, fear, and pain but only to be uplifted with joy, love, and complete fulfillment. I expect to discover new aspects of myself, but more than me...I expect to discover God in a new way. I expect to fall in love with God over and over again and expand my knowledge on His word and become a confident leader to others. I know that I will be lead and guided by my group leaders, my team members, the people in Kenya, and by God; I can’t wait to be influenced in such a positive way by such powerful people shaped by our Lord. I expect to miss my friends and family tremendously but knowing I will find my complete family within the arms of Jesus. I hope to find a new appreciation for the life I am blessed to live as I am surrounded by a world I not only have never seen but certainly never experienced. I expect to love and embrace the babies, children, and families in Kenya as God has called us to do and simply share Jesus with them in anyway I am able.