Aria was Here!

So a few days ago my best friend Aria flew in only for a day. I spent a few precious hours with her and her sister Emilieigh in the streets of Cairo just catching up on things. The weird thing was, even though we were apart for about 6 months, I didn’t feel like we’ve been separated at all. Don’t get me wrong, of course I missed them like crazy! It was weird not seeing them around at all! It was even weirder that I haven’t gone on an Egyptian Adventure with them. Anyways, it felt more like we just hung out the week before, like as if time didn’t go by at all and we just started where we left off. I honestly don’t know how or why I felt that way, maybe cuz we skyped enough or that we kept in contact that we didn’t miss much. Don’t ask me, I’m still in the dark about all this, but as Aria drank her raspberry ice tea I just thought about where the last 6 months have gone. It seemed like yesterday that she and Ems were in front of my elevator giving me “goodbye” hugs. I remember that night clearly, we said our last greetings and had hope in the fact that we were going to see each other in the future. Then I began to look back on me and Aria’s friendship over the past year and I could see God written all over it. He planned all of it from the very beginning. He made sure we met and from then on I just grew in my relationship in Christ. Aria was there for me through the hard and happy times and I couldn’t be more thankful. Which lead me to think that since God has planned this divine appointment, I’m pretty sure that He already has things plan way ahead. Like the things I am worried about such as: fitting in college, my roommate, culture shock, leaving my family, living alone, and finding new friends. So I know that God is taking care of all those details, and I can’t wait to go back home! A good friend once shared with me his favorite verse in Romans 8 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” That is just a promise I can hold on to as I embark on another journey in my life. God will always be there no matter what I go through. :)