In 29 days, I will be on my way to the Dominican Republic for the 5th time. This year most of my best friends in life are going to be right beside me for a week in one of the most beautiful places in the world, and I couldn't be more excited. But this year is extra special because my Mom is getting to go with us, and she will get to see why my heart is wrapped up in love with the Dominican. In the Dominican my LOVE for God doesn't waver, my struggles and stresses seem minute, my blessings and riches become more apparent, and my love for others and everything in my life just seems to pour freely from me without effort. It is just a week full of love for God, love for others, and love for myself. This year I want to look for God in places I haven't looked before. Of course, it is easy to see him in the beauty of the Dominican, the kid's faces, the missionaries down there, and just the people in the DR, but I want to challenge myself to look for him in the wood shacks, the dirty water, in the dying people, and in myself. It is most of the time hard to find God in myself, but I know without a doubt he is there, it is just about me finding him because he knows where I am.
Dear God, Let me see you in ways that I have never seen you before. Let me see you in myself and let me see you in others. Please keep my friends and I safe and prepare us mentally and physically for this trip we are about to embark on. Let my mom find comfort and a new love for you and ease her stresses about this trip, Lord. Thank you for all of the blessings you have given me, especially getting to experience something as life-changing as the Dominican.
If you read my blog please send up prayers for this trip and everybody who is preparing and a part of it!
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