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<\/a>1. I\u00a0purchased a plane ticket<\/strong>!\u00a0 I am planning on leaving for My Country, West Africa, on January 21, or 75 days from now.<\/p>\n2. I am fully funded<\/strong>!\u00a0 People have given and promised to give enough to meet both my ongoing financial needs and set-up costs.\u00a0 That is totally a God-thing, and it’s especially noticable as such in today’s economy.<\/p>\n 4. I bought a computer<\/strong>!\u00a0 Since a lot of what I’ll be doing is helped by having a computer, I’m getting a new one that should serve me well for quite a while.\u00a0 That also means that I should be able to have access to the internet and e-mail while I’m gone, too.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n 5. I ordered a new harp<\/strong> (Thank you, Grandma!).\u00a0 For all of you who have been wondering what I was going to do about a harp, here’s your answer.\u00a0 6. I have a host church<\/strong> in My Country who is getting ready for my arrival.\u00a0 The church and, in particular, a host family from that church, will help me adjust to life there.\u00a0 I may be able to start e-mailing the pastor in the next week or so!<\/p>\n 7. I bought a ticket to go to Dallas<\/strong> the first week of December.\u00a0 I know, Dallas sounds like a great place to go in December.\u00a0 But I’m not only hoping to enjoy good weather; the trip will also help me get ready for my time in West Africa.\u00a0 I was asked to go to the library of the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics to learn more about African languages.\u00a0 How fun!\u00a0 (And, as an added bonus, I have friends who live near there that I’ll get to see.)\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Yes, it’s been a rather crazy few days here.\u00a0 And that not even considering the Missions Celebration at Oakwood Church a few weeks ago, the little vacation my parents and I\u00a0took after that, or the fact that our kitchen is currently being remodeled.\u00a0 Life is crazy, but in it all<\/em> God is good<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/a>3. I applied for a visa<\/strong>.\u00a0 You can pray that it will go through and that I’ll be approved to live in My Country for the next 5 years (that’s as long as you can get a visa for at one time).<\/p>\n<\/a>My grandma bought me a new little harp that is able to be disassembled so that it will be easier to take with me.\u00a0 I won’t be able to play all my music on it since it’s not a pedal harp and doesn’t have as many strings, but it’s so much better than nothing and will be well-loved!!<\/p>\n