High Emotions

4-24-07 Pastor Fred nailed it on the head...I was feeling nearly every emotion I could imagine- magnified x100. In some ways I wanted to stay in Richmond where I loved my life, my family/friends. But I knew beyond a doubt in my heart that joining HIS (Harvesting in Spanish) in El Salvador was right. As someone once said, you have to let go of what's in your hand in order to reach out for something else. So I left my life in Richmond, Virginia to trade it for whatever the Lord has in store for me in El Salvador. Many tears were shed. It was scarey to let go, but it was right. The Lord provided for perfect travel connections, and everything went extremely well at customs and immigration. I was granted a 90 day visa which will hopefully allow time for me to obtain residency (which is NOT the same thing as citizenship!)

Britney and Bobby, a young couple who just arrived here as missionaries in January had my apartment ready for me: bed made, towels in the bathroom, water in the frig, Ramen noodles on the counter, and the fresh smell of a recent fumigation :) I was welcomed warmly by the kids and everyone else.