I might be somewhat of the 'wildcard' on this trip. All at once, I am probably the most absolutely excited and most horribly terrified team member you'll meet. It's not the trip, the flight, the task at hand, or even the unexpected changes that are bound to happen that right now are affecting me so deeply. I'm not a major traveler, but I do enjoy traveling and even flying when I do have the chance. I'm excited about the work, and hope I'm reasonably capable. As far as changes, I'm plenty laid back enough to roll with that as needed. Stuff happens. Sometimes lots of stuff, but I've done a few mission trips before, so I know the Lord always provides. Right now, though, as I've allowed myself a few moments to think, I'll confess some hard to even vocalize feelings as I prepare. You see, for me personally, Guatemala is pretty special. Sure, it has some to do with the fact that it was the destination of my first ever international mission trip back in 2001. That was certainly an experience that laid some foundations for many things that have happened since in my life. However, there are a couple of stamps in my passport since then that say Guatemala on them. And for me, Guatemala mostly means a beautiful little boy sitting in the back seat of my truck on the way home from church Sunday night, singing David Crowder Band's 'How He Loves'. It's my other home, even though no one there knows it or me. It's a little strange like that. This will be my first time back since bringing my son home, and the first time there without anyone else in my immediate family. So with all that said, I hope I have a few more chances to write about a place and people that I love while I'm there, and share Jesus' love in all we do with the people there. I hope you'll come to love them as I do, and more importantly, as Jesus does. And then maybe even after we're back 'home', you'll have this strange feeling of 'homesickness' still left as well.
Tim
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