Countdown to Africa: 7 Days

In 7 days, I will leave my husband, children, home, and comfortable life in Chandler, AZ to embark on a 16 day journey to Liberia, West Africa with about 30 other brave souls from the Grove, my home church. There are six of us in the band "In Between" that will be performing concerts in four different cities. I have very mixed emotions over the whole thing. I'm both excited and terrified. My dreams lately are about forgetting my passport and getting lost in busy airports. But, I am also hoping and even expecting to see God's power and love in ways that I can't even imagine. I'm praying that God will move in mighty ways in the hearts of the Liberian people to give them hope, and I'm also praying that God will change me. That he will wake up something deep inside my heart that has been asleep for a long time. I'm not even sure what that is yet, but I know that He knows just what I need. Just like most everything else in life, I'm approaching this with eyes wide open, not wanting to miss out on one thing that God wants me to see. Will I be able to keep my mind right? Will I be able to put aside the physical uncomfortableness that I'm sure I will experience, (sweat, bugs, new foods, new everything) and focus on the spiritual, eternal things that God wants to accomplish both in me and through me? I know that apart from massive amounts of prayer the answer is "no." So, I'm going to go out on a limb and document this journey on my website so that I will be held accountable, and so that hopefully someone, somewhere will also have something deep inside them awakened by God's transforming power. Friends, Thanks for allowing me to share with you, and I cherish your prayers!

Expectantly,

Ginger