Ernest Hemingway once famously wrote, "The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."
There's risk involved in trust- that's what makes it 'trust'. Trust doesn't eliminate your fears; that's the thing. Your fears don't disappear when you decide to trust, but the decision to trust somehow gives you the courage to act despite that fear. Well, that's what I'm hoping anyway.
But for now, at least I've found some courage to accept the Church's call. And that counts for something.
It helps to start trying to learn some about the people who live in Madagascar, the culture, and daily life. I'm starting to get excited... nervous, but excited. I can't say what the year will bring, But I can say that it will be life-changing, and I can say that I will pray faithfully that I will in some way (by the grace of God alone) be able to be a blessing to my what will be my new community for a year.
