Saying Goodbye.. or see ya later!

I feel like since I started this blog a few weeks before my trip, I should probably give you something to read. So here we go...

Seven days until I will be sleeping in my own bed (well probably the couch) in Inver Grove Heights, MN. It is so unreal that my first year of college is coming to an end. I can honestly say that this year has been one of the best, most challenging years of my life. I have radically changed this past year. While I have learned a lot in the classroom, the majority of what I have learned has been through experiences, conversations with friends and mentors, and my time spent with the Lord. I have been challenged to really live out what I have believed for the last 19.5 years.

Jesus Christ was crucified on a cross, so that I, a sick sinner, could have eternal life. It is only through His grace that I have a real and everlasting joy. The only appropriate reaction to His mercy and grace is to give my whole life to Jesus Christ, to glorify Him in all that I do, and to share this truth with the world.

"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord has given me - the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace." - Acts 20:24

2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Anyways, after six days with my family and friends in the (651), I will head back to Des Moines to catch my plane to Uganda! As the trip gets closer and closer, I get more and more excited and nervous. Today I bought student travel life insurance for $22. I feel like that is not enough money for a life's worth of insurance.. but I suppose it didn't burn to much of a hole in my pocket. :)

- We are supposed to bring little gifts for the people we meet in Uganda. Some suggestions given were books and little Drake gifts. I am thinking about making bracelets to make it a little more personal. If you have any ideas of gifts they might like please let me know! Thank you!

x Emily