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The End / 07.26.10, 11:04 PM
The end is here! This is my last Mission Year blog. I have one more week to live in Chicago. I have never felt such opposite emotions so strongly. On one hand I cannot believe that I am leaving this place that I have learned to call home this year and these people that I have fallen in love with. On the other hand I am so excited about the next chapter. In some ways I feel like the time flew by and in other ways I feel like I have experienced enough things to fit into several years. This has been the best/worst year of my life and I would not trade a single part of it for anything in the world. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat because the people I have been blessed to become friends with and the lessons that I have learned are irreplaceable. It has been such a beautiful time in my life and there is no way it could have happened without everyone of my friends and family back home who have supported me prayerfully, financially, and emotionally this year. There were times that I had peace in a situation that should have been complete chaos. I know that it was because of the people praying for me back home. There were times when I was so emotionally exhausted that I could not imagine how I was going to keep going, but God used some precious people in my life to give me the encouragement that I needed. I could not question that this was exactly where I was supposed to be this year and God continually affirmed this for me. He has provided for all of my needs. One huge example of His provision is the financial gifts I have received. I am excited to be able to say that God provided me with $12,675 this year. That is $675 over what I needed to raise (praise God!). The extra money has gone to help support my teammates and Mission Year as a whole. I am so grateful for all of the love and support that I have received this year. If you are reading this blog you were a part of this experience with me and I will never be able to thank you enough!
What’s Next?
On July 31st I am headed back to Memphis to live for at least a year. In the fall I will be taking classes at the University of Memphis. I prayerfully made this decision a few months ago based on a yearning I have to learn about my home city in the same way that I have been able to learn about Chicago this year. I want to intentionally enter into relationships to love and learn from the hurting in Memphis the same way I have been learning to do here this year. I love Memphis and I feel drawn back there in a way that I can’t explain. I am completely willing to go wherever God leads me in the future but for now I believe that He is leading me to open my eyes and serve in the place that He put me first. I am so excited to enter into the journey of navigating life in Memphis with the experiences I have had in Chicago. I don’t know exactly what it will look like yet but I do know that I can’t wait to see what God has planned! I look forward to reconnecting with friends and family soon! Please let me know if you want to hear more about my experiences in Chicago or my decision to move back home. There is no way to put all of this year into words in a blog, but I will be happy to talk more about it anytime.
Love and Peace,
Jessica
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