The End of a Chapter.

I left Atlanta last Tuesday, and I have spent the last few days here in Savannah. I should be here until the 19th when I leave for Colorado Springs, and start a new crazy chapter of my life. The next week should be filled with good intentional time with my Kingdom family and some last minute preparations.
Honestly I am eager to leave, and I am getting a little impatient. But I want to make good use of my last few days here and not let them go to waste. Even though something big lies ahead of me I need to focus on today, for tomorrow has enough worries by itself.

Despite my eagerness, the last few weeks have been good and I feel like I left Atlanta on a good note. I was able to say goodbye to most of the people that mean a lot to me, and I had a lot of good intentional conversations with my co-workers at Jimmy Johns. In hindsight I really enjoyed my summer in Atlanta working an easy job with little hours. I got to meet a large variety of people, and I was reminded of Gods amazing love for people. His heart is for the broken people of this world, especially those who are running away from him. I was reminded that he revealed himself to me not because of anything I had done, but simply because he loves me. I believe he has pointed these things out to me, so that I will be able to better love the people of Uganda. I really don't want to arrive with a prideful agenda. Instead, I desire to live amongst the people of Uganda with a humble heart while allowing myself to be teachable. I have a lot to learn.

There have been a few passages that have really stuck out to me the past year as I have been going through the process of applying and preparing for this internship. A big one I would like to share with you is the parable of the talents. It shows up in Luke 19:12-27 and Matthew 25:14-30 in case you have not read it before. I felt convicted early this year about these verses because I believe that we are the servant that receives the most talents. Just by looking at my own life, I see how God has given me so much. Not only am I a US citizen, but he gave me a healthy body, an education and a strong biblical foundation in my faith. In addition, He has provided me with you: Godly brothers and sisters willing to pray for me and support me. It's only natural that I do this internship with EMI. There is nothing crazy about it. I really want to use these "talents" He has given me.

I wanted to mention how I have been blown away by the support God has provided for me. I am close to reaching my financial needs for this trip, and I love how people have been eager to give on their own accord. It truly has been the Spirit that has stirred up people into giving, not any type of fundraising that I did. This is a direct answer to prayer, which I prayed for with the Georgia Tech Navigators in the beginning of this summer. God is pretty awesome.

Thank you for you praying for me, and reading my blog. I should be posting more frequently now that I am getting closer to leaving. So don't forget to sign up for email notifications on the right.

I love you all,
Alex