I am loved.

One last camping trip in good company and bad weather, waking up to my favourite scent and favourite view: subalpine forest, lakeside. One last time for a while.

One week to go until I find myself climbing almond trees over-looking the turquoise Caribbean, waking up to temperatures hotter than midday in Vancouver, and flagging down taxis in MoBay's bustling, narrow streets...a different kind of paradise.

As I contemplate leaving (and all that I don't want to leave behind) I cannot help but be in awe of my Heavenly Father. He is so involved and interested in the lives of His children. Who am I that He would call me to this unlikely place at this unexpected time? And who am I that He would bless me with all the beautiful people in my life whom I am so privileged to know? His goodness is greater than I can begin to describe.

So, while leaving people makes my departure difficult, I know it will make my homecoming that much sweeter and I am thankful to have so much to leave. I am truly excited to follow Jesus to Jamaica and serve His people there. God leads us to a land of promise and when we step out in obedience to His call, He draws us closer and shows us more of Himself. And I thirst for that intimacy.

Thank you all so much for your support, encouragement, smiles, hugs, and prayers! "I thank my God in all my remeberance of you," Phil.1:3

"God does not ask us to do the things that are naturally easy for us. He only asks us to do that which we are perfectly fit to do through His grace..." Oswald Chambers