Thank you so much to Sherrie Ober, Troy Landis, and Cara Hershey for being patient with me and coordinating so much for this trip. Thanks to my brand new MST:  Mary and Daryl Martin, Kerry Martin, Danita Beachy, and Jean Kruis :) for being so supportive and encouraging ; and Amber Huber and Sharon H., Jan, and everyone at Landis Homes. In the last two weeks, I have met a few people that have been to Africa, or specifically Kenya, or specifically on GO! assignments. I can really see the prayers working already; and God is bringing everything together.
There are some response questions to finish before training, a lot of financial support to raise, miscellaneous mental/emotional/spiritual preparation, and overseas medical emergency coverage to purchase- but things are going well. I was putting those hugely important things on the back burner for awhile because I've been so busy, but now I'm working on them again.
I also haven't been very dedicated to updating this blog throughout the process, but originally I didn't plan to include the beginning stages of getting ready while still living my usual life here in Pennsylvania. I will be posting a paragraph or two more frequently now, in order to keep everyone informed. (That'll  keep me more accountable and focused, too).
Today I turned in my resignation form at work: a sad moment, because I am finally at some level of proficiency in my job, and have learned to love the people I work with and the residents that I serve.
But I know good things will come from this, and life moves on to new things.