Okay, maybe countdowns are cheesy, but really now - 10 more days?? I haven't even started packing yet :S
So on Wednesday, January 16th, Becky and I will board a 4pm flight from Athens to Vienna, arriving a little after five in the afternoon. I'm glad it's close - don't want to be too exhausted our first day (though I'm guessing the emotional toll might wear me out anyway).
Obviously I'm excitedly anticipating finally leaving, after months and months of planning and choosing and whatnot. And to tell the truth, it will probably be easier to talk about this vision trip of ours once we've actually done it. Sure, right now we can name the places we'll be in and give a general idea of the kind of work we'll be doing, but we'll probably make much more interesting conversationalists once we've actually experienced it all :)
Then again -"easy" to sum up seven months of ministry and travel in one conversation? Silly me.
With the excitement also comes the sadness :( Not so much that I have to leave Greece - I'm ready to see other places and anxious to get down the basics of "living on my own". I just wish goodbyes didn't have to be a part of it. I'm going to miss a lot of people here. Seven months is a long time - I have to say, I'm glad we'll be starting work straight away in Austria. I'll need something to distract me so I don't become too homesick. I'll probably be an emotional wreck on the 16th, but I never expected anything less, so I'm preparing myself ;)
Some people have asked us what we're thinking about the whole Kenya situation and whether we still plan on going there in July. All we can say is we really don't know at this point. It's possible that the bad stuff may blow over by July, and then again, it's entirely possible it may not. They apparently have required that all Canadians leave the country - I haven't heard anything regarding Americans, but if it comes to that, we'll see where God leads. I'm not particularly worried about it at this point.
Happy New Year, every one. I hope you'll have a great one. We're just getting started :)
10 more days!!
- Kendra
So on Wednesday, January 16th, Becky and I will board a 4pm flight from Athens to Vienna, arriving a little after five in the afternoon. I'm glad it's close - don't want to be too exhausted our first day (though I'm guessing the emotional toll might wear me out anyway).
Obviously I'm excitedly anticipating finally leaving, after months and months of planning and choosing and whatnot. And to tell the truth, it will probably be easier to talk about this vision trip of ours once we've actually done it. Sure, right now we can name the places we'll be in and give a general idea of the kind of work we'll be doing, but we'll probably make much more interesting conversationalists once we've actually experienced it all :)
Then again -"easy" to sum up seven months of ministry and travel in one conversation? Silly me.
With the excitement also comes the sadness :( Not so much that I have to leave Greece - I'm ready to see other places and anxious to get down the basics of "living on my own". I just wish goodbyes didn't have to be a part of it. I'm going to miss a lot of people here. Seven months is a long time - I have to say, I'm glad we'll be starting work straight away in Austria. I'll need something to distract me so I don't become too homesick. I'll probably be an emotional wreck on the 16th, but I never expected anything less, so I'm preparing myself ;)
Some people have asked us what we're thinking about the whole Kenya situation and whether we still plan on going there in July. All we can say is we really don't know at this point. It's possible that the bad stuff may blow over by July, and then again, it's entirely possible it may not. They apparently have required that all Canadians leave the country - I haven't heard anything regarding Americans, but if it comes to that, we'll see where God leads. I'm not particularly worried about it at this point.
Happy New Year, every one. I hope you'll have a great one. We're just getting started :)
10 more days!!
- Kendra
1 comment:
I hate countdowns...well, it depends on what I'm counting down towards.
One request: keep the blogs regular!
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