...and the journey continues!

I am so sad to say that the two explorers are now only down to one. Keelie had an incredible opportunity to begin a nursing residency program at Cook Children's in Fort Worth and she has accepted the position! She begins June 5th, therefore will not be able to go to Africa but will definitely be there at heart! I am SO excited for her to start her nursing career at such a wonderful hospital but will definitely miss her when I am eating bugs in Africa! :) When Keelie told me about this position and that she could no longer go on the trip, I was surprised by my reaction. I feel like normally I would jump right on it to find a way to cancel our tickets and just assume that this was something I had to "fix"... instead the Lord gave me such a supernatural peace about the entire situation and I simply took a step back and turned to the Lord saying "what next?" After several days of praying and contacting the organization about safety concerns with going alone, I feel like now more than ever the Lord is saying "go!" Its such an incredible feeling to know that I am growing in my relationship with the Lord and have learned to TRUST Him in a whole new way. I pray that I can continue to learn how to listen and respond to His word! So, here we go! I have placed every ounce of control out of my hands and into the Lord's because I know that His plans are far greater than my own! Please pray for safety and that the Lord will fully prepare my heart for what is ahead. Im so thankful that I stand on a ROCK that can not be shaken!

more to come on trip details soon!