| | I did go to Scotland this summer. Yay. It was amazing, and wonderful ... and I came to know God in a way far more intimate than I had ever imagined was possible ... much of the summer, it was just me and Him.
I was on a team with two guys--Adam and Jordan. We traveled into the Scottish Highlands and Islands, helping the local churches with their ministries and building relationships with the people there. We stayed in the homes of church members, and tried to live as much like the people as we possible could. It was incredible. I came to know and love so many people, and I believe much of my heart was left in the Highlands.
I am currently praying about whether the Lord is calling me to foreign missions--and if He is ... whether He is calling me to go alone, as a group, or with a husband. He'll answer that in His own time, I'm sure ... no rushes, no worries.
I am currently at Berea College in Kentucky. While it claims to be a "Christian College," it very much lacks those very elements that define Christianity. The school is liberal, the academics are hard ... but I have a wonderful group of friends here. I am blessed with a Godly roommate, good friends, and a loving and involved local church family. I am making friends from countries I've never even heard of ... like Turkmenistan. I have friends from Japan, Nigeria, a slew of South American countries, China, Burma, Afghanistan, Russia, Serbia ... to name a few.
God has good work here. I love it here ... I do miss family and friends back home, occasionally with a momentary sharp and poignant pain when I realize I am missing so much of their lives, and they are missing mine ... however, I know this is where God wants me. I want to be here too, if I can't be in Scotland serving or living or studying the Celts. I'm praying about opportunities to return to continue missions work in the Highlands, as well as the VERY SLIGHT chance of a study abroad at Aberdeen, Stirling, or Dundee Universities ... I'm hoping for Stirling, because I have friends there ... but Aberdeen is where I am praying about going for grad school to gain a degree in Celtic Studies or Celtic Archeology.
Everything has turned out so differently than I ever imagined. When God is in control, He opens doors we never thought possible to open. May have never even crossed our minds. It's amazing how someone can go from wanting to be a lawyer at 15, wanting to be a housewife at 18, and wind up studying the Celtic people of Scotland and pursuing missionary work there at age 21, eh?
Gosh I've had this blog for a long time.
Its seen me through the best and worst moments of my life.
Thats all for now ... I need to finish my German and Math homework for class tomorrow (worked on German for over 5 hours yesterday, and I was already caught up--if not a little ahead) ... and then see if I can coerce my friend from Turkmenistan to teach me how to play real soccer, and then head off to BCM tonight. If I get my homework done. Hahaha.
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