Losing My Sanity

Hallelujah! I am blessed enough to say that I have attained my Masters of Engineering Degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Florida! Now I have more time to devote to raising support and connecting with old friends and acquaintances. Also, I have reached 25% of my goal to go to Southern Sudan in October! It's always fun watching people's reaction to what I am doing now that I have graduated. I guess most people are expecting me to say, "Well, I am applying for an engineering position at Company X and will be making X amount of dollars." The best response I received was from a young man at a graduation event. When I told him that God has called me to go to Southern Sudan to work on clean water projects, his countenance dropped and he stared at me with a blank face for what seemed like minutes. "Why?" was all he replied. Sometimes it seems that I am going against the grain and doubts seem to creep in. However, God has been so faithful in confirming to me through scripture and other people that this is what He has called me to do in this time of my life. I am starting to understand the feeling that Noah must have felt when others might have questioned his sanity when he began building a boat to literally house animals. I can't explain everything, but I know that God is in control and by putting aside my notion of sanity for his, I become like Him. "If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you." - 2 Corinthians 5:13

This is a picture of a well located in Mundri Town, Southern Sudan, which is where I will be going. Here some local boys and girls are "hanging out" near the well.