"...I'm leavin' on a jet plane...

Wow, only 4 more days at home. As my goodbyes are said, I am feeling a lot more focused and ready for my trip, ready to just leave already! It was pretty hard to kiss my 7 year old nephew goodbye as he was all teary eyed at me leaving for so long. I am, after all, his “favorite treasure”. :] I feel like I am just oozing garlic, thanks to Mom who convinced me to swallow a few cloves to abate the sickness that has been nagging at me. I hear London really has a bad flu bug! Well, I will just keep eating Vitamin C like it is going out of style, and pray I do not catch anything!

My departure date was postponed a day, due to the threat of a British Airways strike. So I will be leaving on the 10th, arriving in Zurich on the 11th. I have a 5 hour layover in London, and wish I had just a little bit more time with which to go in and see more of the city. Last time I dragged my luggage all over London, because I didn’t want to pay to stash my bag just so I could see Big Ben! My friend from Wales cannot come in either because he is away on a trip, so I guess Hannah and I will just have to entertain each other. Not too difficult, in my thinking. I am so happy that Emmanuel and Cornelia Lippuner (the couple in charge at Guetli) will be picking us up at the airport in Zurich.

I am so EXCITED!!

I feel in a sense, like I am about to leave on a trip with God. Of course, He is always with me, and as He is my very life, I live in constant communion with Him, but somehow this feels so special and tailored just for me. I feel His hand on me, guiding and directing and going before me, and I am so happy to just put my hand and heart in His capable hands, and just trust and enjoy the ride. Please keep me in your prayers as I embark on yet another adventure with Him, that I will be in tune with Him and learn, and bless every life I come in contact with. Pray that my sense of adventure will not override my wisdom!

I will try and post again during that long and possibly infectious time in England. :]