Here I Come, Baby!

So, I just got the news tonight (at 12:45 am) as I did one final check of my email before heading to bed. And the verdict is in! I finally have a visa for Scotland! I've been approved to go and do my PRIME there!!!! Oh man, I don't know how I'm going to sleep tonight...I'm floating on cloud 9 right now I'm so excited. It's great to have this finally over with. It's been such a headache these past few months, trying to get the right paper work sorted out...encountering delays, finding out I have all new forms to fill out. But, the visa has finally been issued! It's all over and now I am clear to head to Scotland on July 9th!

Looking back at this whole process, it's just amazing to see how God has been working through it. For the longest time I thought I would be going to Japan. Well, at the end of first semester, that kinda fell through due to certain circumstances. And then I couldn't really find anything. Then, through my profs, Hot Chocolate came up. They were interested in it and we proceeded. I wasn't sure what I was doing or how it would all work out. Sometimes, I'll admit, I didn't see how it would work out. But, things kept falling into place. They, in Scotland, were great with getting things done for me. The timing issues ended up getting worked out so that I was here to help with our strawberry patch, I can be in a wedding and see my sister before I leave. And I'm loving what it sounds like I'll be doing when I get there. All this to say that God definitely gets all the honor on this one. My plans didn't work out nearly as well as this has. He has been so faithful through all of this. And I thank all of you for your diligent prayers through this whole process.

Now that this part is done, it is time for me to move on to my next step. Time to start preparing to leave. It's weird to think that I'm leaving in about 2 weeks now. Crazy! And I'll be there until January. Even more craziness. With that said, I continue to ask for your prayers. Now it's a whole new ballgame. Pray that I can relate with and connect to the people there, both who I will be working alongside and with the students I'm working with. Also, pray for housing. I don't know where I'm staying yet. (As of right now, I don't care since I can finally say I'm going.) There was mention of staying with a workers friend in his flat, which would be so nice. So, pray that the right housing comes into play. And pray for finances. That is ever an issue on my mind for this trip. It will be expensive. But it will be worth it all.

Well, that's about all I have to report for now. I'm just so stinkin excited about all of this! Too bad I didn't check my email earlier or I could have had this out earlier. Oh well. Again, thank you all for your support and I look forward to continuing to share my journey with you all.

Peace