And So It Begins

I arrived in Colorado Springs Sunday for my week of orientation after a fairly uneventful day of travel. I did manage to break a sweat running through the St. Paul airport to catch my connecting flight after a delayed first flight, but I got here safely and on time. Sunday was pretty introductory...lots of icebreakers and name memorization. There are 25ish other interns here, and I am the only one heading to the India office. (There are 4 other India interns, but they are all returning for a 2nd term and already at the office.) Monday was full of slightly cheesy team-building exercises and a lot of teaching – a seminar called “God's Heart for the Nations” and some really useful cultural training. Overall, the first couple days have been pretty long (training Monday night went till 11) but really good. I feel like I've gotten to know the other interns so much already and I wish I could spend more than a week with them.

I got my final support update on Sunday, and it looks like I will reach my financial goal! Thanks so much to all of you who had a hand in that...I can't thank y'all enough. When all is said and done, I'll probably end up right at my goal of $6500, which is pretty amazing. God provides for sure.

The rest of the week appears to be packed full of activities, and I don't think I'll feel like blogging again for a little while. My 15-hour non-stop flight to Delhi is next Monday, so expect to hear from me after that. Thanks so much for all your prayers; this is a pretty crazy transition in life for me, but my first couple days here have been confirmation that this is where God wants me right now.