Goodbye, My Little Coche

Hey all,

Thursday is the day! I'll be going to Indianapolis for orientation. I've been staying busy by washing, packing, shopping, and taking care of lots of last minute errands this week. This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to get to go on a little vacation with my parents to their beach house in Florida. It was nice that I got to spend a bit of time on Saturday at the beach. I also got to see my aunts and uncles on my dad's side, so I was surrounded by my family. It ended up being a nice little wrap-up to these couple of weeks I've had resting at home.

This weekend, I said my first goodbye... it was to my precious car, aka My Little Coche (the Spanish word for Car). My parents thought it'd be a good idea to leave my car at the beach so they could have a second car down there this summer. I was reluctant to agree; however, I don't think I'll have much use for my silver Hyundai over in Africa, so I suppose it was for the best!

Me and Baby Bennett being adorable

I also had to say goodbye to my sister-in-law, brother, and my baby nephew, Bennett (picture on right). We had a little birthday party for my brother at my parents house this evening (his birthday is at the end of the week), and I had to say goodbye to them for the summer. I love them and miss them already, but I know they'll be fine and that I'll get to see them in a short couple of months.

Although I'm already saying "goodbye" to some loved people (and things, namely my car), I know I am saying "hello" (or, more likely, "bonjour") to all the new people I'll get to meet over the next two months at the same time. It's bittersweet, but at the end of the day, I'm feeling mostly just excitement. I can't wait to see what God has in store for me and for this ministry! Continue praying, everyone. Africa is about to get real!

Love always,
Danica