This time, it has come in the form of a bulletin here on Myspace.

There is a China Camp ministry called Bring Me Hope, and they ask for volunteers to fly to China for a week {or two if you choose} and work with orphan children. It is run by a family of Christians who want very much to give these kids the love they have never known before.

I always throw myself into these dreams quickly and whole heartedly! This one is no different. From the moment I read the “About Us” page, I have been planning and thinking and sorting things out in my mind to be there for camp this year. If you were to read my away message on my IM’s right now, {the message has been there all day in fact. And I only read about this group a few moments ago.} you would see that part of it says “And in some cases, I just want to GO.” This is how I have been feeling lately. I want to go, go and do something! Yes, I have ideas of places that would be fun {for the sake of fun I mean, not for the sake of ministry} to go and already had dream plans for at least two trips in the works right now. They melted out of my mind when I saw this one and saw that I already have the cost of camp! {I would still need to save just over 1,000 for my passport, visa, plane ticket, and spending money}

I showed Mum the page, with the ‘lead in’ of “SO, should I go to China?” and her reaction was much like I expected!! “Sure! Just get the money! You are going to have a hard time coming home after that. You will just have to start saving for the next year as soon as you are back, since you know you will want to take those kids home with you.”

The ‘interesting’ part? It was not until I sat down here to write this that I had any thoughts of my health. Even Mum did not mention those set backs and road blocks! I was not worried that my back could not handle the work, the trip,anything, nor did I have any fear in regards to my allergies or thoughts of how I was going to continue treatment for all of my conditions while away. The only thoughts I had was: “Prayer letters will need to go out. I will need to start the work on the visa and passport. Maybe I can get some of my Chinese friends to teach me a few more words by August” and so on.

I do not look at that as ‘a sign’ that I am to go,but it is encouraging to me in some ways that my first thought was not that I would be unable to do it due to my health. Today is even shot day, I have both arms wrapped due to the painful injection sites, I have already had to take a Benadryl since I was not longer able to fight off the effects of the shots on my own,and I have been wearing a brace on my left hand all day due to the pain from whatever afflicts it! {Carpal tunnel or Tendinitis} Just yesterday Mum, Dad, and I were discussing my allergies, the severity of them, the fact that this is a life long thing, something I will not just grow out of but instead need to learn to deal with, live with, and manage.

As with every other dream and endeavor I have had, this is going to take a HUGE amount of prayer, both for me and by me, as well as my family! They have a ‘sponsor a child’ program on there as well, so I will be praying about perhaps doing that, especially if it turns out I am not to hop an aircraft for Beijing!! All things are possible with Christ, and I know that if I am to go, I will have the money, have my passport, have a visa, and have the stamina/health/medication/ability to do this!!

At the beginning of this year, I told my friend SarahHope that I wanted 2008 to hold BIG and WONDERFUL things for us. China had not been on that list for me, but now it is. I have been praying for direction, praying for a place to go, praying for so much……this does not change those prayers, just gives a new, more specific direction and line of prayer!! heh.

So now, the question is: компютри втора употребаDo I go?мебели