Hey!
I made it to Hungary! The GO Conference was amazing and extremely helpful as I move into the missionary part of my life, but it is really good to finally get here!
The last few days of GO were really good, but I started to really get worn out. I am good with large groups for a few days, but after a while the introvert inside of me starts screaming to get somewhere quiet for a while...so the last few days took some patience, and thankfully I found a prayer room on the top floor to get mentally back into it! At first I wasn't sure I wanted to do the GO conference because I just wanted to get to the field, but during it I realized that I really needed it! It gave me a great opportunity to get grounded on why I am doing missions in the first place. OM is really taking good care of me, and I couldn't be more thankful for the organization I am going with!
The travel today was great because it almost fit with a movie title! I took a train, plane and automobile...if you don't get the reference go here... (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093748/) I found out a couple nights ago that I would also be helping a Korean guy get to Stuttgart, which made me laugh cuz I really didn't know where I was going...not only that, but he didn't speak very much English! Almost everyone else was flying out of Frankfurt, but I found a cheap one out of Stuttgart and thought it would be easier to get to, but alas we made it! We walked a half mile to the train station at 5:45, then hopped on the train (which I was never fully confident with it being the right train), transferred in Stuttgart, and made it to the airport with an hour and a half to spare! It turns out there is no English on the trains, or near them, so that is what made it all fun, but I was very thankful for my Korean companion even if we couldn't talk much it was a huge blessing to have someone around for those early hours! My highlight of the morning is when someone walked up to me and asked me what way the subway was going...I even gave him the right answer!
Anyway, my flight on germanwings was fantastic! I was in the very first row and couldn't even touch the barrier with my legs stretched out! Oh, and the row was all mine, so not a bad experience for all 1.5 hours! Then I met Josh at the airport and we headed to my apartment. Turns out I really enjoy unpacking when I have been living out of a bag for a month! Its an above average feeling for sure!
The next few days I will be working to settle in here in Erd. Tomorrow I am going to church, then Monday I start language school in Budapest! Please pray that I would have the passion to really learn the language (or try) because its really tough and I will probably get discouraged at some point over the next few months. I will also work to share any words that make me laugh, for any high school students that may read this... also, please pray for the team here, Josh is moving to a small town this Wednesday, so pray for his transition, and also pray that God uses us in his own way.
Thanks again for all of your prayers! Travel isn't my favorite thing, but it all went well and I have God to thank for that!
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