The Packing Process

This whole process of packing for 3 years is really not easy. I should be eliminating things, but somehow instead I seem to be buying a bunch of things. I'm so random. So the things I bought for moving to Costa Rica: Chacos, a headlamp, a new CamelBak, "Redeeming Love", the new TOMS shoes Botas, and a case for my iPod. Yet of course there seems to be more I need (or I guess want) like a good fleece and a quality but compact iPod dock. Oh and movies and music too. But through looking for all of this, buying some, and searching for the big Black Friday deals really makes me glad that I won't really have anywhere to shop or much need to for the next few years. I see things or great deals and then I somehow start to think I need them. This whole materialistic US culture (and time of year) easily distract me.

Anyway...back to packing: I'm trying to split up all my stuff into 3 groups.

  1) Stuff I'm bringing with me
  2) Things to get rid of

  3) The few things I should save

Going through all my stuff thinking this way, definitely makes me think what really matters and honestly how frivolous most of the stuff we have (or at least I have) is. Definitely makes me think a lot...


Well I fly out December 1st, so there's a lot to do and more importantly a lot of people to see :)

Things are Moving Along

So I got my business card last night! Though if I didn't already know what it says I wouldn't understand it all, I'm pretty excited. Not only do I have a business card, but I have an official ADE email address and title. Also more good news is that the website is making huge progress and almost up and running. Things are really coming along and I'll be heading down there to join the rest of the team in exactly 2 weeks. Though there's a lot to do this week and next, I'm starting to get stuff done and am getting ready to go.

My Exciting News

So here's the first update on me and the plans for why I made this blog:

I'm going to Costa Rica! I'll be headed down at the beginning of December to work helping to start a Christian nonprofit in the mountain village of Vara Blanca and will be there for at least 3 years. The nonprofit is called ADE (Association for Development and Education) and that is exactly what we will be doing, development through education. It's an exciting thing to get to be a part of, but with that there are a lot of unknowns and a lot of having to trust God. I'm excited to see the ways that God is going to stretch and challenge me and ultimately draw me closer to Himself during these next few years (as I've already seen simply through the decision making process).

Thank you, friends, for sticking with me through the process of getting here and I'll definitely need your prayers and encouragement as I don't expect the next few years to be easy; however, I am excited for the adventure that I'm embarking on knowing that I could never last by myself.

Blessings,

Lindsey

**Read Mark 10:13-31 (and take special note of verses 29+30)