Medical Missions to Mongolia

I am preparing for a Medical Mission to Mongolia. After much deliberation, I finally made the commitment a few weeks back to go and serve. I can't speak for anyone else, but I had such a persistent complaint about the lack of time and how much I had on my plate. "How can I just drop everything and leave?" I realized that this would always be an issue and that sometimes you have to trust that all will be taken care of. Most of us live our lives with such restrictions and limit ourselves to what we do in life, from our careers, to our goals, dreams, aspirations, relationships etc. I'm the worst at this...Worrying about the future, when it hasn't even happened...creating stories in our head that aren't even true...worrying about what other people think of you..."Avoiding looking bad or trying to look good!"...I am inventing for myself and my life the possibility of beig selfless, contributing and being blessed!...I didn't realize the amount of preparation needed in a Missions trip...Issues of Spiritual formation, reconciliation with others, being vulnerable with your fellow team mates, logistics, physical training etc....It's all very exciting...we're about 4-5 weeks out before we depart...time seems short, but I have faith that all will be handled...we have such a great team assembled...a few have had experience with Short Term Missions and have great input into making this trip an amazing experience for first timers like myself...Today at training we had to share our Lifelines...Significant periods in our lives and where we were spiritually in those moments....I was the first to go and felt that I needed to set the tone for the others...I felt that it was important to allow myself to be vulnerable and really share openly....Each and every team member was so attentive and I appreciated and acknowledge their listening and support...I am so blessed to be a part of this community...I know that through this experience I will be transformed....