a little scare, but moving forward

while the story is long and weird, the long and short of it is that an old, dorky egg allergy almost kept me from being able to go on the trip...

during my consultation with a travel doctor, i found out the yellow fever vaccine (which is pretty non-negotiable) is cultured on egg proteins. historically, i've been allergic to eggs and because of that, they weren't willing to go ahead with the vaccines until i was tested for the allergy.

well...the test happened and it came back negative. this means:
1. i can now enjoy omeletes and egg scrambles and that delicious-looking/smeling breakfast cassesrole i always see at potlucks but have never tried.
2. i can move forward with my vaccinations and GO TO NIGERIA! (obviously, i'm a little more excited about this one)

i guess that setback had its place, you know? we often times work very hard for something, hope for something, pray for something, and then life happens and glitches happen in the plan. it was an opportunity to be prayerful and faithful and move forward in an open way. those setbacks, then, have the potential to make us more grateful for the opportunities we've been given. i'm thankful, beyond words.

so we move forward. we pray and plan and hope for what is to come. i get my vaccinations in a couple of weeks and have started eating more foods that i'll be eating while there. luckily, i have a less than picky palate and i tend to enjoy and find tasty anything that someone, at some point, has called 'food.'

there are many things yet to happen between now and june 8, but the day is drawing close and as it continues to do so, we continue to seek your support and hopes. more updates soon...

peace to you.