I was reading the team blog page when I came across something, something I have seen quite a few times in the past couple of weeks but it has never quite hit me.  It was a brief schedule of our year in Africa.  Suddenly my heart skipped a beat and I felt as though I'd begin crying.  I'm going to Africa, I'm really freaking going to Africa!  The thought baffles me.  I cannot comprehend.  This has been my dream from little on.  Some people wanted to be teachers, others police men, me, I wanted to go to Africa.  I was really convicted however one day as I talking to my friend Luke.  He told me how I was never really there as a friend because all my life I had been too preoccupied with the orphans in Africa.  This is true, from about middle school on I've known my calling was Africa and I became consumed with how I'd get there and so all through my highschool years I was there in body but I was forward 4 years in mind planning how I'd go to Bible School.  After graduating highschool I went to New Tribes Bible Institute and before I knew it I was no longer at Bible School, my mind was serving in Africa.  I looked back at my life and realized how much life I've wasted always planning for my next step but failing to realize that God had me right where I was and he was going to use me right there, sure maybe one day I'd be in Africa but for now I was in Waukesha Wisconsin at New Tribes Bible Institute learning more about this GOd I so loved and wanted to serve with my life.  My prayer soon became for the Lord to keep me content with where He has me at each point in life.  The Lord has been so faithful to answer that prayer.  So now when people ask me the so frequently asked question, "are you excited for Africa?"  I do not even know how to answer because I've hardly been able to think about it...I'm happy just where I am.  And right now God has me sitting in my living room with my  one year old nephew Landon sitting on my lap so patiently waiting for his auntie Sam to play and thats what I'm going to do because in not too long I won't be able to do just that. So right now I will post this blog shut my computer and enjoy these last two months the Lord has blessed me with the just enjoy with my family. Until next time...

Sama