26 Days and counting...

Saturdays are beautiful things!

This weekend was Youth Conference here at Faith, so the campus has been over-run with high schoolers. I actually enjoy getting to meet the teens and introducing them to college life. However, Youth Conference means that there is a general sleep deprivation of all on campus. :-) Nate came down with our church group, so it was great to be able to hang out a little with him. Last night the whole group went ice skating. So much fun! This morning, because I'm such a nice sister, I got up to go running in the "Fun Run" with Nate. Since we won't see each other that much, I figured it would be nice to spend a little more time with my brother...turns out he leaves me in the dust and proceeds to finish far ahead of me. sigh...
This weekend isn't over yet, the Chorale is out tonight and tomorrow morning for our last two traveling concerts. Some of the people who worked with Youth Conference will be exhausted, but other than that, it should be an enjoyable time.
I'm very excited, because my entire Minnesota Robbins family is coming to our concert tonight! It will be so wonderful to see all of them. Tonight will be a hard night though. It's not fun to say good-bye to people. However, I know that they will be praying for me and that is a huge encouragement!
Well, I must finish packing. Maybe I'll post when we get back from the weekend.

31 days!

The title of this post says it all....I only have 31 days left in the country that has been my home for the last 19 years. Wow. It's quite incredible to think about living in another place for a year. As I have gone through all of the preparations to leave on ARRIBA, God has continued to be so faithful. It has been amazing to simply watch Him work, provide funds, and do things that my small faith doubted.

Since the beginning of this adventure will be starting so soon, it also means that something else is ending. That something is this year of school. It's so incredible how quickly this year has gone by. Honestly, I'm ready to be done with classes. However, I'm not ready to say goodbye to all my dear friends who have become a second family over the past two years. Emotions are so complex...it's so exciting to be going on the missions trip and serving God, but at the same time it's so hard to leave my family and friends behind. The wonderful thing is that I know since God is calling me to Peru for this year, that He will provide the necessary strength to accomplish the task.

Hmm..enough musing...it's time to get some much needed sleep. Hopefully, I'll get back soon and update a little more about everyday life. :-)