My Next Adventure

Well, it's been about 3 weeks since I've been back from Spain and I'm about 1 week away from starting my next adventure in a foreign country.  Starting August 31 I will be spending a semester in the Dominican Republic taking classes, sight-seeing, and serving at a ministry site.  I will be there until December 16.  It's hard to believe that in 8 days I will be in a completely new environment with new challenges and new joys.  This semester is definitely going to be tough:  I'm taking 18 credit hours of classes (including a 150-hour internship and an online class); I won't have a roommate since I am the only male going on the trip; my Spanish isn't great but I can still get around.  Despite these fears, I know that this will be a growing and stretching experience.  I will learn a lot from my classes; I will get real-world experience at my internship; my Spanish will greatly improve since I won't have a roommate to talk to in English; I will experience God in ways I never have before.  I am very excited for this trip, but would appreciate prayers to calm my nerves and subside my fears.  God is in control.