Reflecting on my 23rd year of life

Yesterday was my 24th birthday. In this post I am going look back this past year and look to the future. I feel like this year of my life has been the most exciting and has had the most change. I have been out of the country twice this year. I went to South Africa in December of 2008 and then to Mexico in March of 2009. South Africa broke my heart for the lost and the sick but also showed me how big God really is and how He takes care of us. In South Africa we meet a lot people who were sick but also meet even more people who were healed. In Mexico God showed me how people worship the Him and have a passion for Him. It was beautiful to see the rawness of worship. Another significant part of this year was the process of leaving for Hungary. I had to go through an application and an interview and finally training. Right now I am training so this year was full of trying to get to the next chapter of my life. This summer was full of adventure which was exciting. I did a lot of hiking. One of the hiking trips I went on was a 33-36 mile hike in one day. Not the smartest idea but I was a good hike. I learned a lot about myself and about the people I was with. God also showed what love looks like and how to show that to other people. I saw the love of my family and my friends. I have found love in my friends and I value who they are and what the mean to me in my life. Also my family know how to love to each other. So the theme this year would be love. It has been exciting. Now my birthday was yesterday and now I start a new year. In this year I will move to Hungary so everything I have learned this year about adventure and love I will use in Hungary. My birthday yesterday was the best birthday. I did not spend it with family which was the first time and I thought I was going to sad and lonely. But I realized that I got to spend it with people that are newly part of my family. The people I live with have become part of my family and also I got an amazing card from my sister which was the best gift I have ever received. Seeing how this 23 was, I can't wait to see what 24 is going to look like.