There is a flood of emotions running through me as I prepare to leave my family tomorrow and meet the team of amazing people that will become my family for the next month. I'm incredibly encouraged by all my friends and family here. They have been such a blessing in preparing me and sending me off on this adventure. I am also nervous as I leave them all behind and step into a world that is so unlike my own. I'm one to cling to my comfort zone and this is a far cry from it. However, my God has filled me with a peace that makes all of this ok. I cling to His promises and all is well. He has promised to use me, as well as my teammates, to reach out to the people in Thailand. Although I'm not quite sure exactly what that will look like yet, I know that He has big plans for us. So, as I go to sleep in my own bed for the last time in a while, I remember these words.

"Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope. I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a convenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness." Isaiah 42:1-7