Here I am Lord, send me

I'm getting really excited about leaving!! I feel the butterflies in my stomach and it is making it hard for me to sleep. The butterflies are not only of excitment, but also nerviousness, a little scaredness, and just a little apprehension of the unknown! I leave in about 36hrs to begin my biggest adventure to face me in my young life! Actually I have already started the adventure a few months ago when I decided to commit to a year of student mission work. I had no idea all the paperwork, purchasing of supplies, and all the little details that go into a trip like this would take so much time and energy to complete. Yet, here I am on the verge of leaving for Peru and have so much energy and excitment I can't contain myself. I'm still having a hard time grasping the whole concept of actually being away from the people I love and the environment I feel at home in and replacing it with a year of uncertainity as to what is exactly going to happen to me. But in the end, I realize what a great opportunity I have to learn to rely completely on God for everything. There are going to be many times that patience and my faithfulness to God will be tested, but by God's grace I will conquer all obstacles and return a stronger servant of the Lord.