I've wanted to go to Africa for quite some time. Not just to visit & vacation, but to make a difference. When I was in school at Howard Univerisity, friends of mine when to South Africa for a service trip. I didn't go for a variety of reasons...or maybe I should called them "excuses". I was too busy...I probably wouldn't have been able to raise enough money...and the list goes on and on. But there's a quote that I knew all too well from years ago that states...
"Excuses are the tools of the incompetent, built on monuments of nothingness, and bridges that lead to nowhere. Those who use excuses seldom amount to anything"
But there I was...5 years later, still making excuses. I heard about mission trip to South Africa was coming up with my church, but I claimed I couldn't go because of work, because I didn't have the time, or because funds were tight. Yes, I was told I could raise all of my money....but of course I had this fear that I'd still need to have enough money saved "just in case" I'd had to pay for the trip myself.
This year, I was presented with yet another opportunity to go on a mission trip to South Africa. But this time? I had NO excuses...even if I wanted to. I had just gotten a promotion and was making significantly more than I had been previously. The trip just so happened to fall during the time that my job would be closed for Spring Break. Everything was aligning perfectly! Am I still nervous about raising enough money? Of course. Am I anxious about everything that will happen on the trip? Sure. But my desire to serve, and my will to make a difference far outweighs my fears.
It's time.
