you never know who lives through your experiences

Yesterday my mom's friend called me completely out of the blue to thank me. He said he had received the letter I had sent to everyone who helped me financially with my mission trip to Jamaica and that it had prompted him to go on a mission trip to Ecuador. He said this was the best experience of his life and that he planned on going back again next year. While that letter about my experiences and the lessons I learned in Jamaica may not have been given a second thought by most who read it, for my words to have encouraged another to do God's work is a huge triumph. 

The same scared that I felt before that Jamaica trip is what I am feeling right now about this London trip. Afraid of the unknown. But if the appreciation for another culture and the lessons I learn there can encourage even one person to do the same thing these butterflies in my stomach are worth it.