As the Resident Director one of my jobs this year has been to organize and plan our mission trip to Guatemala. This has been a great, but challenging experience for me. I have never been on a mission trip, yet alone organize one. Administrative work has never been a strong suit of mine and this process has put that to the test. From making sure everyone has their passport, to organizing fundraisers, booking plane tickets, and setting up what we will be doing in Guatemala. At times this process has been frustrating to me because somethings are out of my control. I could not force every student to get their passport as early as I wanted, or control how many people came to our fundraisers. There have been times I have been discouraged because it just did not seem the trip was coming together, at least not how I wanted. I have been grateful for this opportunity though. The planning of this trip has helped me grow in my administration and organizational skills, but more importantly this has reminded me that I just need to trust God and know that he will come through like he always does. A verse I have been holding onto recently is Proverbs 16:3, which states, “Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.” I have had to remind myself multiple times through this process that God is in control and everything will work out. Currently we are just over two weeks away from leaving and everything has fallen into place. I could not be more excited about our trip!