a year ago today i was on a plane heading to dakar, awaiting a new adventure.

it is weird to see where i am now. it is hard to believe it has been a year since i left.

then, i was hopeful, expectant. i knew where i was going and had hope in what i might learn. and today, i almost feel i have gone backwards.

in all truth, i know i have made huge strides forward, but as i learn to wait and to hope in God, i feel the force of that process. i’m praying for endurance. but i am surrounded by wonderful people who remind me of the promises and the joy that God has for those who wait on Him.

i wait for the Lord. my soul waits for the Lord and in his word i hope. more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.