Love heals homesickness

As the plane’s wheels touched down on the runway in Cusco, Peru, I thought, “Maybe it won’t be so bad.” 

At first, when I learned I’d be going on a service trip to Peru with other young Christian Scientists, I was beyond excited. As the trip got closer, I became even more enthusiastic … until the night before I was scheduled to leave, when a wave of nervous fear flooded over me. Should I go on the trip? Would it be safe? I didn’t want the nervousness I was feeling to ruin my experience.

I couldn’t shake that feeling of missing home.

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Gratitude for … tests?
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Finding healing and home after college
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What success really looks like
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A healing on Halloween
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Where do I belong?
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Finding my worth
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Tackling the rapids
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The answer to friend problems? Love!
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Course correction
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A quick healing
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Would I ever see my dog again?
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I didn’t have to miss out
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Safe from harm
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A quick healing at camp
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A God-directed role
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Off to practice—trusting God
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After the break-up

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