Too long, too long

Yes, its true. I feel like its taking too long to leave. You see, last time I left Alaska, I wanted to leave because I was sick and tired of it. I hated waiting on every last little day to end. It turned out to be me just wanting an excuse to go to bed, just to get up and do it all over again. Then, Jehovah looked down at my useless life and slapped a blessing of unimaginable weight and significance on me. Bethel. I honestly believe that the best thing that I got from Bethel was perspective. It was that perspective that made me want to go to Gilead, and made me want to reach out for more. It transformed me. I cant even explain it with words. Tears in my eyes and everything, Bethel was...breathtaking. In so many ways. Because of a freedom that it gave me, I look at everything with new focus. Now, I love Alaska, and I dont have anymore bitterness to it. Now, I am happy being single and instead focusing on my service to Jehovah more. Marriage will come, sure, but I have much to do before I even want to consider trying to care for a family. I know that right now I would flop and fail as a husband, and I would hate to put my wife through that.

I mean come on! This is awesome!

Anyways, about Alaska. I have come to really love Alaska for what it is. Jehovah has created so many different types of beauty, and Alaska claims a lot of that. Its true that you take it for granted, but I have been able to get a better viewpoint on it. Now, when I leave for Africa, I think I will look back at my time in Alaska as a blessing. I will always consider little old Kenai as 'Home', no matter where I go. *sigh* It makes me sad to think about leaving my home.

Alaska, you will always be 'home' in my heart.

                                                                Nevertheless, the distant horizon is a goal that is set in my heart. Home will always be waiting for me to come back. For now, though, its time to set aside such a beautiful haven and stretch out to new skylines. Jehovah as my power, no horizon is unreachable, and no skyline is too far. Due only to his unwavering support and love, His servants are bound by no restrictions or weaknesses, but instead have power beyond what is normal to accomplish things that they never imagined they were capable of. Its time that Trevor finds a new home to call his haven, and I am sure that, if I remain faithful and true, Jehovah will follow me where ever I go in his service. So thanks to Jehovah for allowing me to stretch beyond my hearts limits, and instead go further than I had ever imagined. He has really, honestly blessed me in more ways than I even know how to count. Alright, enough mushy talk. Time to do something manly...

*flex* Yeah, that'll do.

Thoughts of randomnicity

 
There she is, the Pearl of Africa. Jehovah has blessed me greatly and allowed me to serve in Uganda. Surrounded by more 'known' countries of Africa, Uganda is landlocked and full of green. This short blog is really just a journal of sorts, giving me time to get my thoughts together before I officially take the plunge. So, I can break it up into a few paragraphs explaining what is going on in my head so far. Read on if you care, close the window if you dont, its all good.
~Plan

I am leaving Alaska October 15th, and joining up with my good friends in Hudson, NY. (Its the 'A' on the map) I will be there for 5 days. I'm visiting Wallkill Bethel again. I cant wait to see how its changed since I served there.(Shout out to Hudson: "Hey everyone!")

Next stop after NY is London. Thats right, I am going to see Big Ben. A C.O. got me a place to stay, and they are going to get me a tour of the British Museum. What is great is that I get a tour by witnesses, for witnesses. I will also be sharing in the field ministry and attending the sunday meeting in London. That will be great fun! Time to brush up on my accents...


Then, finally, I end up in Africa. I will be gone from Alaska for a total of 6 months, and then I start my next adventure. But thats another story, another blog. For now, its time to focus on Africa. I will land in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. From there, I stay at the Uganda Bethel. They allow full time servants to stay for a few days, so I am going to try to take advantage of that. After using that time to adjust to the time switch, (11 hours different from Alaska, by the way.) I will leave for my final destination: Fort Portal.

Until then, I will continue to update my thoughts and what not. Its more for me, than for you, to be honest, but I dont mind you reading it. Nothing private is said here, so its all good!
One last thing before I go. It seems that everything has fallen perfectly into place. Jehovah has blessed me so much, and everything that I worried about he has fixed. Like a perfect game of Tetris. Well, I suppose you cant win Tetris, can you? Actually, maybe if you just max out the numbers, you could consider it 'beat', since you couldnt gain anymore points. Thats it, Jehovah has helped me max out my score in my efforts to Need Great. I love comparing life events to old school games. My brain seems to work that way, I guess. Well, anyways, thats it for now. I'll update again tomorrow, most likely. Thanks for reading!

"Humans have their eyes on the front of their head for a reason: To see the far horizon, to look to tomorrow. Never let yesterday hurt you anymore than it has, but instead let tomorrow give reason and hope. Always advance, always move to the horizon. With such a determination, we walk a path of the Skyline." ~A much appreciated friend.