He is faithful

This was something I wrote a couple weeks ago and posted on Facebook, thought I would share here too.

Two weeks from yesterday I will be getting on a plane! Things have really been coming together. I've been proud of myself for not procrastinating more than I have. Lol. God has come through in so many ways. I payed my way in full out of pocket, but people have still been so generous to support me and back me financially. I have had gifts and donations flooding in. I've had people specifically help me buy things I need, like a nice backpack, hiking sandals, a new phone, clothes and tons of little stuff. 

I have to have a visa for Mozambique so I applied for one a few weeks ago. There a bunch of things you have to include in your visa application, one being proof of airline reservations, which about and hour after I sent my application to the embassy in DC, I realized I forgot to include. I tried to get ahold of the embassy for a week after that with no response. Finally a week later I got through on the phone and was able to understand through broken English that I could email my itinerary, so I did. That was in the morning, and that afternoon when I got home from work, my visa had arrived!! So they had already issued it and sent it out without even having my itinerary. God is good!

I have to get travel insurance, trip and medical. I had looked into it and it was a lot more expensive than I had expected. I saw some quotes for $300-600 and was a bit discouraged. Then someone told me about a company for volunteers, and I was able to get trip and medical insurance for $53 just by sending my acceptance letter!!! 

This past weekend I was attacked out of the blue with bad anxiety. I've dealt with it before but I don't think it's ever been that bad. For 3 days I had a lot of stomach pain, my heart raced and I couldn't focus. On the Facebook page for the school I asked the other people going this summer to pray for me, and a few friends and family were praying for me too. Since Monday it has been so much better! 

Thank you so much to everyone for your support and prayers. I know that this summer is going to be life-changing to say the least!

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Another update/prayer request is that I had to get a yellow fever shot, and I have to show paperwork for it in the airport. I got the shot 7 days before traveling and they told me the shot would take 10 days to be effective. So I'm not sure what will happen, because the dates are all on my immunization record that I have to show in the airport, but with how God has provided for me so far, I know he will continue to and it will be ok! He is faithful:)