Romania or Bust...Lynn's Story

I must have been crazy when I agreed to go to Romania…It sounded like a great idea when it was just an idea, but now past the point of no return I find the whole thing terrifying. The truth is at first I was honored that someone would ask me to help lead a children’s conference…..me of all people, how could I say no to that! However, they failed to mention that this ten day journey on which I would be embarking in June would change the rest of my immediate life. The first task was easy, I could handle getting a passport, and I am now the proud owner of the world’s worst passport picture ever, and I bear that title proudly(just let me know if you would like to see it). The next step I wish I could say was less painful, but unfortunately not so much …. SHOTS! Ok so shots aren’t really a big deal to me but I was a little behind on some of my immunizations and ended up having to get a few more than I was expecting (4 down 1 more to go). So with those very important tasks done I felt as I was off to a pretty good start to my planning, after all there was really only one more things I had to do. Our missions minister who I will call “the turtle” assured me that I was totally capable of handling this particular task with stride, after all finding several thousand dollars to spear is easy….right? So desperate times call for desperate measures, and I have become the queen of odd jobs. I have spent my nights and weekends working in our church activity center, being a nanny for three crazy kids, having garage sales ( which I am totally against), and even more depressingly had to cut back on my shoe addiction. So now not only do I find myself utterly exhausted and wearing the same shoes on a daily basis. To make it even more depressing I am still short . So with only few days to go I still have a lot of work left to do, and many more prayers to pray. We still have to plan our conferences. I still have to convince myself that going to the bathroom on the plane is not that scary. The “turtle” still has to find a way to smuggle 38 boxes of silver wear into Romania. However, the most exciting and terrifying part of the whole experience is how God is going to use ME this summer in Romania….and I can’t wait to tell you about it!