rwanda?

thursday i heard the word go.
i love that word, but i have to be careful because it can easily get me into trouble if i am not listening well. i made a few phone calls, looked at tickets online and waited 24 hours. that is my new rule. i have to wait, at least 24 hours before running all over an idea, i have to stop and ask the Lord... and wait for an answer before i keep running. sometimes i know the answer already, but i still wait. there is something about that overwhelming peace from the Lord as you watch him orchestrate the things in your life in ways you could never have imagined.
i received the peace.
phone calls were returned.
emails were confirming.
tickets were bought.
i am leaving sunday and have nothing less than complete confidence that this is where and when i am supposed to go. with only 7 days on the ground, this will be a small taste of the summer months to come. but i am positive that it will be time well spent, in obedience of the word go.
a few months back, when expressing my frustration to a friend in a lack of direction for the future, she said:

jess, if God were to tell you where you were going to be a month from now, you would be bored with the idea before the week is up.
i think she is right. He keeps me on my toes, keeps me listening, and calls me to just obey.

helen and gifti, two of my very favorite people.