Thursday, May 30, 2019

Redemption in Peru

This blog has been in the making for 7 years. Seven. Long. Years. Of God refining me. Of God taking away desires, and putting them back. Of longing to be 'better'. Nights of sorrow, nights of questioning if I would make it; years of my dad losing sleep he will never get back.
Well I'm here. I'm not done; I won't ever be. But I'm better than I was.
Man I love triathloning with my buddies.
Lord willing, I will be making a drastic life change. I will be moving to.............

PERU!!!
It still takes my breath away to say/read. Let's say it again.
I'M RELOCATING MY LIFE TO SOUTH FREAKING AMERICA!!! 
God has been showing Himself to me in so many ways. He has been closing many doors. And this door is opening, so I am walking through it.
If you would've told me one year ago that this would be my life trajectory- I would've longed for it, but known it was impossible. God is the God of the impossible.
These girls watched me go to Fairhaven, and are now
watching me get to pursue my dream of living overseas!
So what am I doing?
I will be teaching English at cultural. I have studied abroad at this school so they know me already. They are a great people group. Oh, its Arequipa, Peru. We have all the logistics worked out don't worry! Everyone on my treatment team is on board ready to travel electronically with me! :)
Y'all. I bought a one way ticket to dang PERU. What?
My cool Pinelake fam keeping it real on a Saturday
night doing dares with the kids min. 
How do I feel about this?
I am petrified and excited. I feel in a euphoric state, but am trying to stay here in that it's not going to be all roses and rainbows. I don't know Spanish so....guess I gotta start learning! When I start thinking about all the things I'll miss I get sad, then get a smirk that I have so many things in my life worthy of being missed. The Lord is so gracious y'all.
Like long roads to spend time with Pom on.
I have a to-do list of 7382847 things, but I couldn't be happier doing them all because I know the end of it is living abroad. Of being able to continue creating the person I want to be. Of being able to reach more depths of myself I haven't known, and grow in ways that can only be sought by living in another culture. 
This isn't my 'good bye' blog where I get sappy. This is my 'WOW God is amazing by allowing me to serve Him in Peru' blog.