T-1 Day and I'm Really Starting to Get Nervous

If I could describe my current feelings in one word, it would be "unprepared."  Though I could make a very long list of good things that I have done to get ready for this trip, it's the very long list of things I have one day left to do before leaving (a few should have been done a month ago), that are starting to worry me. 

--Buy boots for David and myself (we were hoping for some used ones, but the building is too full for us to get to them, and even then, we don't know if they would fit, so...buying)

--Buy gloves to take with us

--Get our Tetanus shots (we have appointments at the Health Department tomorrow, since David had to go for his TB test results anyway)

--Scrounge up and pack trash bags, Vitamin E, and David a hat. 

--File all relevant documents in our carry-on bags

--Finish packing toiletries, last-minute list check, journals, etc.

But honestly, as scary as these things are to me right now, a few other things are scaring me as well.  Like the fact that, besides our team leader and my husband, I know zero of our other members by name.  And spiritually, I haven't exactly been on top of preparing to serve either.  I didn't even know we were supposed to start the journals LWI sent us to be working on until yesterday.  And while some of it I can blame on the fact that my husband and I have been living out of a shared suitcase for the past two weeks, some of it is just my own fault for not making this a priority. 

However, at the same time, I see the grace of God on this trip, despite me more than thorough me.  He has provided in many ways, giving David the opportunity to go, providing financially, and preparing us through other avenues as well.  Last night, David was going through the journal, and it suggested as a preparation that we go through our closet and get rid of a bag of clothing we don't need.  It had suggested it for last Monday, the same day David took 7 or 8 bags of our un-needed items to Goodwill.  (We have to downsize significantly to fit in a 1-bedroom apartment when we get back)

We'll see what the next 48 hours bring.  I hope it involves sleep, but I'm beginning to doubt it.  I know it will involve God being sovereign and gracious.  I hope it involves me being gracious, too.  Starting with myself, and then with everyone else as well. 

T-11 Days and a Plan Comes Together

After a few days of climbing, digging, burrowing, scrounging, and re-organizing, the suitcases are half packed.  They are small, which should help us stay within the weight limit.  Which reminds me:

TO DO LIST: Check airline for weight limit restrictions for suitcases. 

David has talked to Kim, our trip coordinator, who got the airline to re-issue his ticket for free (Hallelujah!), so we're good to go on that.  I also found a great pair of junk pants which he can wear for well-digging without worrying about messing up some of his nice jeans.  Speaking of which, here is my to-get list. 

To Buy or Borrow: 
More Snacks
Boots for David
Boots for Jenny
Pants for David
Reusable water bottles
Sunscreen
Anti-Bacterial Wipes
Rain Jackets

Things are coming together, and fast!  And they'd better be, we leave out in less than two weeks. 

Nope, still hasn't hit yet. 

T-14 Days and Panic Sets In

David and I are going to Honduras. 

This may not seem as momentous as it feels right now, for everyone who doesn't know the situational considerations I feel very keenly as I type. 

We are living in David's parents' house, in Jeremy's bedroom, while he lives on our futon in his drum/game room.  David has no job, and I have two, neither of which have paid me anything to date.  Of the two serious job prospects David has, one won't answer his calls, and the other one requires us to sell a bunch of our furniture and move an hour away to a secluded town on the other side of the mountains. 

We are living out of a suitcase, while our other belongings, minus a few items (mostly pantry), are packed into a storage building, behind a giant table saw.  Including our passports/paperwork, other suitcases, some of the clothes we would need to take, and most of our toiletries. 

I made a packing list for us today, and marked D for "dig up" or B for "buy or borrow" items.  We have two weeks to turn all those items into check marks and have them ready for the trip.  In that two weeks it is very possible that we will move or at least make a trip to my parents' house to get the required Tetanus shots. 

Bottom Line: We are under-prepared, hugely under-funded, and following where we know God is leading. 

Under the Bottom Line: I need to make more lists.