Earth or Wings?

Current mood: Excited!!! Can't sleep...clown'll eat me (haha, j/k, a little simpsons humour in the morning never hurt anyone) Current song:"Fix You", Coldplay

Today's the day....

I figuratively and literally can't believe it. Today, after 7 months of thinking about applying to be part of the team, becoming part of the team, praying about it, freaking out about how i was going to pay for the trip (though I work for a bank, i most certainly do NOT own it), planning various fundraising activities (really, who can eat THAT much spaghetti?!), praying about it, going to meeting after meeting with the team, answering a lot of people's random questions (for the last time, NO, there is no way i will get AIDS by going there and "picking it up"...), and finally, only ended up paying about half of what was originally quoted (just under 2000 when we were expected to pay $4000!!!) it's finally happening.

Those who know me well, know that i'm quite the busy bee. Even last weekend, as i was tying up loose ends up at work, writing a paper about the protection of UN aid workers on the field (wait a minute, i'm kinda one of them now too...eek!) chilling with friends and getting my sunburn on among other things at Caribana last weekend (yes, black people get sunburn...mind you, this was my first one ever! hahaha), this still crept up on me like Boo Buddies creep up on Mario in Bowser's castle.

You know that commercial of those (annoying) kids who can't sleep and jump into their's parents' bed because they couldn't sleep since they were so excited to go to Disneyworld? Today, i'm that kid, minus the snotnose. I write this to you at 7 am, running on 4 hours of sleep (finally finished that paper this morning at 2 am--let me tell you, it doesn't help to be a perfectionist and a procrastinator!!), tired as all hell, but still very, very excited...

This morning, i came across a quote in my "quote perscriptions jar" that said the following: "When you come to the edge of all you know, you believe one of two things: there will be earth upon which to stand, or you will be given wings to fly." I have to say that today,i am totally at that point right now. I'm going to a place i've never been to, literally half a world away, putting myself at risk of various diseases (malaria? ewwww) and about to experience some serious jetlag...but i have to say that now that i've gotten all of the busy-ness of everyday life away and there's nothing left but God, me and the journey, i gotta say that i'm feeling a little airborne...

Do me a favour, will you? okay, maybe more than one. Keep the GO team (that's what we're called...why not the A-Team? lol) in your thoughts and prayers--especially for the yougn's for whom this is their first trip EVER--and also for the people of Swaziland who we're going to serve. We definitely go with many blessings already, but it doesn't hurt to have a little more.

See you on the road!! I will be updating you as the trip progresses....stay tuned!!!

peace and hairgrease,
june.