Time to say Goodbye

Ok, I'm going to attempt to make this blog happy, which is going to be a little difficult since tomorrow at 6:05 AM I will be boarding a plane to head home. Oh goodbyes, how I hate them. My hope is that one day I'll be able to come back to Poland. I don't know for how long or when, but one day.
God has again taken Himself out of the cookie cutter box that I placed Him in and shown me more of who He is an who His children are. When you think about what you might do on a missions trip, one of your automatic thoughts would probably be that you would tell someone how they could know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, and that you will most likely do some sort of physical labor. But what does going on a missions trip really mean? In my opinion, it means doing whatever you are asked and being content with doing nothing if that is all there is to do. I walked into this internship with some ideas and expectations already formed. When the things that I thought I would be doing didn't happen or things weren't going the way I thought they would, I began to question God about why I was here. He would gently remind me of all the doors He had opened for me to get here and I was here for a reason. At the other camp I had worked at I connected really well with my campers and was able to have some great conversations with them, but here with the language barrier that wasn't as possible. I started to become frustrated and question things again. Then God brought the question to mind, "Are you here so you can feel good about yourself and proud of what you are doing or are you here for me?" Our plans are not always His plans, which is exactly what was happening here. Instead of connecting really well with the kids, I connected with the counselors and staff, which was actually what I prayed for before I came. Funny how sometimes we forget what we pray for and when God answers the prayer we're like, "Wait, what just happened?" Then He has to remind us this is what you talked to me about. All that to say a mission trip is more than a trip with a checklist of things accomplish. It's to see more of who God really is.

I'll see you tomorrow! Love you much!

Asia