As I Leave...

I’m there already! I have been waiting for “The Exit”, disconnecting from all things safe, and stepping into a familiar, yet foreign place. And I get to on January 16^th!

You know what I envision when someone talks with me about my trip to PNG? I see the airport in Port Moresby. It’s really smelly… but it’s my gateway.

My active participation hasn’t even started yet, but let me tell you- being a part of Interface has been challenging already! If doors were wide open in the beginning, they were swinging shut around October and November. I started to doubt, and started making plans for things I’d rather do.

And God, in true God style, just looked on, and let me do my thing.

Eventually, I heard, “Trust Me…”

That’s never something that comes natural to me though.

Then I heard it again- “You have to trust Me. It’s ok, I am Good. Walk with me…”

I crawled…

So, God came to me. He met me where I was, and showed me how to walk with Him, and put my faith in Him.

I leave for Goroka, Papua New Guinea on January 16, and will return February 28^.

I will gladly welcome emails or letters while away- it’ll definitely help me not be homesick.

I thank you, my supporters, for helping me see God’s faithfulness.

So often, many of you have let me know that you have been- and will be- praying for me. I cannot adequately express how much that means- to know that I’m lifted up and covered in prayer, no matter what I may encounter. Thank you for just perpetually showing me your love and support- it is a very moving, humbling experience. Thank you for demonstrating your belief in the fundamental importance of “all the world knowing”.

That is exactly how it should be within The Body.

Please remember me when you look to Heaven. I will remember you.

Interface email address: itf_emily_parbhoo@ntm.org.pg

Please Visit http://www.roamingangel.blogspot.com

For trip updates.

Snail address: (should be used up to Feb.8, due to an increased

amount of travel time for mail)

Emily Parbhoo- INTERFACE

New Tribes Mission

P.O Box 1079

Goroka, E.H.P. 441

Papua New Guinea

Fundraising Update and Some Thoughts

From that little party, $357.00 was raised. My Leaders from Revolution informed me that night too, that Revolution would match what was raised. So grand total straight from God's hand in one night: $714.00. That brings total funds raised to $3634.00!!! How do I not believe at times?? I must be the Queen of fools to continue in my disbelief at times...

You know, God did the same thing last time too. A girl came twice to Revolution. The first night she was there, she heard the four of us talk about the trip. The second night she was there, she donated $1500 towards our fundraising efforts, really rocketing us forward, and giving us much hope to continue. It turned out that SHE had been to PNG to do Interface- how cool is that?? I have never seen her since. I had her phone number, but with time and moves it's disappeared... I do have her address, and did send a letter to her in recent months.

I've never seen or heard from her again.

But that's how God works. She was not meant to be in my life but for a few brief moments... But oh, how the memory of that experience continues on. God worked thru her in a great way in those moments.

And God has worked thru all of you, my current supporters too. Obviously, I needed to be re-shown how faithful He is though I am not.

Now, I am starting to feel homesick. Wait... What the... I'm not even gone yet! I have been sooooo looking forward to "The Exit", it's not even funny. Any given day, if you'd ask me where I'd rather be, I'd say, "in the airport at Port Moresby." Man, that place STINKS!!! But I can see it in my head, and that's where I'd want to be, and I'm going to be there on January 20th. I'd say I can't wait to put my cell phone away for 6 weeks, not worry about work stuff, house stuff, money stuff, guy stuff- for 6 weeks!!! I would say I can't freaking wait for the Big Disconnect from everyone and everything that's dear to me.

But NOW though, I have seen just how supportive my friends are, and the "I miss you" feelings are beginning to surface... Already I can't wait to be back, and the conflict of these 2 thoughts is weird...