Farewell Malawi

The end is here. My heartaches when I think about leaving. Don't get me wrong I am excited to go home and be with my family but the thought of leaving all the good things in Africa breaks me in two. America is so constantly busy and full of shortcuts. Africa on the other hand has a challenge to break through each and every day. Its slow paced, personal and full of warmth. The fact that complete strangers greet you on the street as you walk by and expect a full length answer is testament to the differences. America now seems cold and heartless to me. It seems like its the dreamland to everyone outside of it but its full of people who don't know the true meaning of sacrifice, survival and service. This year has opened my heart and mind to so many aspects of life and its hard to see this chapter of my life close. Tomorrow I board a plane and say goodbye for awhile to the continent of Africa. We've had this goal in front of us this whole year and now that its here its hard to accept. Its hard to say goodbye to this chapter no mater how exciting the next one may be. So many goodbyes have been said in the last 24 hours and they all seem so anti-climatic after 10 months of thriving and experiencing life together. Each and every person I met and impacted my life will always hold a special place in my heart. I think God that He placed them all in my life to help me fall in love with my year here. I've learned so many important things this year but I guess the one I feel is the most important is that this is only the first stop for me. God has huge plans for me and I am so excited to accept and succeed at those plans no matter where the location may take me!