What's a Missionary?

When I woke up this morning, I realized that I have 10 days left. Ten more nights to sleep in my own bed, to have my own room, to wake up and see my family. Honestly I have such mixed emotions! It's finally becoming real to me that I am leaving, but how do I spend enough time and invest enough into my family and friends so that they know I love them and care about them before I depart? 

It will be so hard to leave and to say goodbye, but for just nine months, maybe it's alright. I have work to do, the world doesn't change itself! Though I wish I could drag all my family and friends along with me to NET training, and then pile them all into a NET van and travel the US, NET isn't for everyone. Not everyone is called to the same missions, but each of us are called to be missionaries! Whether it's in our community, our family, Africa or the entire world, each individual is called to something great and each of us are called to do something different that no one else can ever do. My only calling in life isn't just to do NET, but so many other things as well!
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Something else I am preparing for is a cupcake fundraiser to help me raise the rest of the $4,200 that I need for NET! If you're interested in helping to support my Missionary work around the US, you can come to church this weekend and get a cupcake and/or a donation evelope. If you aren't around town or busy, you can visit www.netusa.org to make an online tax deductable donation to support "Lauren Myers".} I am selling the cupcakes after the Sunday Masses this weekend at St. Michael Catholic Church and I am so excited, but my house is currently overflowing with boxes of cake mix and frosting, so I am also happy to get all these cupcakes baked and the stress gone! Not to mention that I am also speaking at each Mass, which is adding to the anxiety! In all things though, let go and let God...

God bless,
Lauren