a crowded world: A Crowded World

Soon I embark across the vast ocean yet again. This time my sights are set for Austria. I’m to spend three months living, traveling, and working my way through Europe on a study abroad trip.

I’ve had mixed emotions. There are days I’m STOKED. And there are days that I’m nervous. But more and more I am experiencing days when I’m not sure I want to be on a plane to Austria. I want to be on a plane to China, to Peru, to Haiti. To places where I felt I had purpose, on trips where I had a mission, and on adventures that left me full of lessons learned.

Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE to travel. I’m excited about experiencing new places and I’m itching to see the history of the world. But, I’m having doubts of the degree to which I will experience the breath of God. Holding orphaned children in China, sharing the gospel on the streets of Peru, and painting orphanages in Haiti were all experiences that left me striving to know more of a marvelous God.

But how divinely inspired will I become after three months of sipping coffee in cafes and touring castles of the world?

So, I have wrestled.

Then I read a quote by C.S. Lewis: “We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.”

A couple of years ago the Lord taught me an important lesson about missionally living wherever I currently am. At that point it was high school. Last year it was college. And this year it’s Europe.

The Lord is everywhere. So, wherever he is I can experience his love, his purpose, and his character.

The Lord is in Europe. The Lord is in the United States. And I am to be in the world with the Lord.

All of that to say—I am slowly becoming more and more excited about moving to Europe for three months (but prayers are still appreciated!).

I have two blogs: Asfeelingsfade.blogspot.com and this blog.

My intentions are to save As Feelings Fade for where I am in my spiritual world and to make A Crowded World for updates on where I am in the physical world (pictures and stories of my time in Europe.) However, without a doubt they overlap…. So I’m not really sure how that’s all going to play out.

Nonetheless, I would love it if you followed my life and my blog as I step out of my comfort zone into the world. Pray that my physical and spiritual eyes are always open. Pray that my heart is always striving to love the Lord and the people he has placed in front of me. And Pray that I discover just how crowded the World is with presence of the Lord.

Here are some pics from my packing so far!