Cambodia in like 2 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm leaving for Chicago in 2 days and flying to Cambodia in 3 crazy exciting, and maybe a little freaky. But I'm ready for it. I just need my head to be ready too. I feel like there are a million things on my mind and enormous amounts of things I need to do or want to do before I leave. In some ways I almost feel like break has escaped me and Cambodia can't be just days around the corner. While I didn't do a lot of things things I had hoped to, I was able to do something that mattered. I learned what it truly means to be a friend even during the rough times. It's about laughter and tears, emotional roller coasters and heartfelt prayers, conversations of a wide randge of topics, late night adventures, and lots of hugs. So while I am beyond excited to see how God shapes my heart as well as the rest of the group, and to see how he uses us there. I'm really just waiting for my head (or my thoughts) to join my heart...

Several nights ago I was blessed to have the opportunity to say goodbye to an incredible, absolutely amazing man. This man happened to be the father of my best friend and a role model for me. His faith was so strong and he lived it day in and day out. He loved Jesus, and his family, and serving others. I know that I'm a better person today because I knew him, learned from him, and had my faith challenged and strengthened through him. He went home to be with Jesus the very next night and it's almost a bittersweet goodbye. His pain and suffering are over and he is rejoicing up in heaven where we'll see him again someday. :D