Friday, October 10, 2008

In One Week!

Wow...can you believe it? My trip here is coming to a close. In the course of the next week I will be leaving my dream! The place I dreamed of going since I was 12 to come home! Saddness, excitement, and question lies in my future!
Sad to go, sad to not see these faces everyday, sad to get on a 18 hour plane ride accross the ocean, sad for the ending!
Excited to see my family and friends, excited to sleep in my own bed, excited to have that shower in my basement back (sad I know that I'm missing that shower), excited to see my Grandma!
Questioning where I will go from here, how I will respond to seeing eveyone, how well I will come back and adjust to the US time frame, and where God will send me next!

Today Gary, founder and president of EOH, headed home! :( Anna and I both are sad to see him go! We really enjoyed his Starbucks coffee in the morning...what a treat when you have had FAKE coffee for 5 weeks! It was really nice to have him there explaining things to us that we knew we experienced but didn't put it together! Also just to have another American to chat with and joke around with was nice!

This past week we have been helping everyone out as they went through what this next year is going to look like for EOH! Wow is it going to be amazing, I pray that the developments that are planned will be carried out to compleation! They are growing into an amazing organization and I am so happy to see that and be a part of that!

Tonight, Anna and I will be having a sleepover with the girls from MFH 4 & 5! All my friends and my sisters know how much I like sleepovers! I am so excited to hang out with the girls away from home and school, just treat them! No worries I will definatly have pictures!

LOVE YOU ALL AND SEE MOST OF YOU IN LESS THAN A WEEK!!

* Gary's traveling mercies back to the States!
* Anna and my last few days here in our DREAM land!
* My family and their tears...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Natalie,
I'll be HAPPY to have you home again!! So happy you could LIVE out your dream and God's plan for you. Many members at church have asked about you and how things are going..they expect a FULL REPORT!! I expect my happy child home again.
Love you always,
Mom

Anonymous said...

I love you darling!! Can't wait to have you home but I know you will also be sad about leaving! We're praying for you and are super excited to see your smiling, beautiful face! Do it all FOR HIM!

Love, Erica and Kevin