Yap-ward Bound

In about three hours, I am getting on a plane and going to the island of Yap! And I am really excited about it. From what I have heard, Yap is a very different place to Guam. There is definitely a Yapese community here on island, but I'm looking forward to getting to really spend some time on an island that hasn't been quite so westernized as Guam. So... woo hoo!

I only have a month and a half left here in micronesia. Time really seems to be speeding by lately-- I think because I have determined to really enjoy myself. Now that YWAM's fate is decided (at least for the rest of the time that I am here), it definitely feels like a burden of sorts has been lifted. It's still kind of a long and hard explanation that happens every time someone asks me what happened, but that's not really the worst thing in the world.

For now, I am just going to choose to love where I'm at. And I think it makes a difference. This morning I was helping a girl who is just moving to Guam clean her new apartment, and the movers came while I was there. I started talking to one of the guys, and eventually was trying to explain what I'm doing here, exactly, which was difficult because English was definitely not his first language, and eventually, he just kind of interrupted me and was like, "do you ever need help?" And it kind of struck me anew (yes, I just said "anew") that people want to be a part of something that brings freedom. We had such a hard time for so many months with nobody-- even committed people-- wanting to be a part of this... whatever it was. And now it is kind of over and I'm just doing whatever is in front of me and I'm choosing to enjoy that, and random people want to help. Hmm. How do I stay in this mindset? How do I live in the freedom that I have in Christ even when it seems impossible? It shouldn't be hard. So why is it?

But there's no time to ponder these things right now because I am about to meet my good friend Michelle and get on a plane and go to Yap! How cool is my life that I get to go to places that many people have never, ever heard of? I know the answer to that question: pretty darn cool.