Preparing for the Journey!

You would think that since I have done this twice before (preparing for around the world journies) it would be easy!! It's not. I still do not have this whole packing thing down. Ha ha!

What a blessing to have the opportunity to go AROUND THE WORLD 3 times. God is so funny! When people ask me how I got involved in this...I never have an answer. I start by telling them that I never even had the courage to dream this big. Yeah, I wanted to travel...BUT THREE TIMES AROUND THE WORLD!! I still have to pinch myself so I know that this is really my life. The things I have seen and the people I have met are beyond even my own comprehension.

As I prepare for this next journey, my thought process is different than it was for the last two. My first trip was going into the unknown. I didn't know what to expect and I didn't know anyone on the trip. I wasn't really sure how Kim Lynch was going to pull off the "missionary" title! My next trip was shorter and more familiar...which made it easier!! I was up for anything that came my way and ready for an adventure! As I prepare for THIS trip, I realize that I have NO CLUE what God is doing in my life and it scares me a bit. I have found on the previous two trips where God has gifted me and now I am wondering why?? I know that I have not lived up to my potential over this break between trips. I am too comfortable! I see areas of my life where God is forming my character and I just can't help but wonder WHY? This trip is going to be a journey of seeking God, growing closer to Him and hopefully finding answers to some questions I have.

Some people may wonder why I would leave my "comfortable" life to serve God. Pleasure trip (I get that a lot). I do these trips because I see God in the eyes of the people of the world. I am happiest when I am playing with an orphan in Africa or sitting with a Leper in India. I like to go as a vessel for Jesus Christ into the nations and love HIS people. Trust me, living on $3.oo a day, eating white rice for every meal and going to the bathroom in a hole does not excite me. None of that matters when I hear the orphans in India sing "Shout to the Lord" or I see a Chinese person read the bible for the first time in their life.

I am excited to see what God is going to do on this trip!! Thank you for your prayers!!