Usually, as I prepare to go on a mission trip, bad things happen that make me want to give up. My first mission trip, my mom got really sick and was in the hospital for most of the trip. She was checked-in about 3 days before I left and spent about a month and a half in the hospital while I spent 2 months in Canada. That was hard.
In 2005, right after getting accepted to go to Tijuana, Mexico, my mom passed away. I went to TJ 4 months after her death but amazingly, was able to share my testimony with others.
Now, I was getting a little nervous of how I would be stretched as I prepare for this trip. Well, I ended up getting blessed with some exciting news. But am still being stretched through it. Here is the whole story…
My oldest brother had made some bad decisions in his past, which cost him the right to see his daughter. Well, it has been nearly 7 years since we have seen her and truly have spent time with her. I searched myspace everyday hoping to find my niece on there. About 3 weeks ago, I found her! I wrote her and was excited to get a response back. The response wasn’t from my niece but from her mother. I was scared that she would tell me to leave them alone but to my surprise she was excited that I wanted to stay in contact with my niece. She told me that I was able to contact her but that her father could not. This devistated me but I understood her reasonings. I got home and told my brother everything (he would have figured it out when he spotted her on my myspace anyway).
My brother understood all the hurt he had caused them and he also realized that he never appoligized for his stupidity. He wrote her mom to talk things out. Well, now they are working on setting a schedule for him to see her. We all know that this will be a process because my brother needs to gain their trust again. 
I had the lovely opportunity to spend this past weekend with my niece and will spend this following weekend with her again. Though this has been a blessing, I am now torn! I finally have the relationship I always wanted with my niece and now I leave in a few days.
Lord, give me peace!
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