I am not the same, having seen the sun set on the other side of the world.
September 28th.
On September 28th 2011 I wrote a note about life, travelling, people, Papa. Whatever. I remember thinking 'God only knows where I will be this time next year' after my amazing time at camp, travelling through America and loving amazing people, and so I find it funny (amusing, ironic?) that on September, 28th 2012 I will be boarding a plane to Pemba, Mozambique for the next step. Actually, I remember sitting in the library at uni last year, just after my friend left for Moz and thinking 'woah. I don't think I could go there...' but here it is. 2 days left in Northern Ireland and I'll be on my way. 2012 has been the most unpredictable year of my life to date. Most probably the best year, also. With final placement, losing my granda and graduation, God's goodness has been phenomenal to me. At times I don't know how I did any of it, but Papa has been kind and He has fulfilled my hope in many things. I got to see God's wild and adventurous side as He took me on a journey through South East Asia, and, as I process that my mind is blown...His goodness is all over the place and I realise that I got to be the happiest I have been in my life over the past few months, which is so beautiful. I'm realising what SEA really meant, in that it wasn't just a few months backpacking and doing touristy stuff. God is revealing how much He spoke to me out there, how much of my heart we worked through and discussed. It was a time of incredible friendship. The experiences and memories which I will only ever share with one other person and papa showed me how honoured I am to have had that. Papa heard me, or maybe I heard His heart and allowed that to become my concern as He honoured me with the chance to actually do some of the stuff I talked about and dreamed about. Things I never thought could happen so easily or freely. But He is good, and there we go.
I am not the same, having seen the sun set on the other side of the world.