The Lord continues to bless me day in and day out! I am so overwhelmed with joy that I can barely focus on daily tasks. This all started as nothing. Study abroad was not my thing and California was abroad enough for me. One night, late last semester, I couldn't fall asleep. It was one of those nights where your brain can't stop running. I just kept thinking and thinking about one thing, Africa. It was such an odd thing, how it popped up and I couldn't get it out of my head. This led me to apply for a semester in South Africa, I didn't know if it was where I was supposed to be or if I even wanted to go. But something inside of me knew I had to apply. This August, while at the zoo, I opened up an email from the Study Abroad Office here at APU congratulating me. I had gotten in. I was still unsure about it, but the fact that I opened up that email on my phone while standing next to the South African elephant exhibit said I had to think about it some more.
Each day that goes by I become more and more confident in my decision to go to South Africa. It seems too good to be true and I can't explain how lucky I feel! Tonight we had our first meeting and it just got me so pumped that I doubt I will be able to sleep. The things I know I will get to experience are going to be phenomenal and I know God is stirring up something big. This trip is four months of living in absolute beauty created by our Lord. It's something I've never done before and I am more nervous than I have ever been. But I have such faith that this is going to be a life changing experience. I thank the Lord day after day for the things He has done in my life! I could not be more thankful for this opportunity to explore a new world, form life-long friendships and experience God in a whole new light! I haven't been there yet, but I can see that the beauty of Africa is going to be hard to ignore.
