Do you not see it?!

"For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?"
Isaiah 43:19




So it is 11:50pm in Brussels, Belgium and I sit here in my attic extremely happy. The last couple of days have been filled with exhaustion and uneasiness. I knew the transition to a new country wouldn't be easy so I had braced myself for it; however, that does not exactly make it any easier. The last couple of days have been good, just rough. So last night ,after crying, I made up my mind that things were going to be different. I was going to suck it up and make things better today.


Well, God is good. Today could not have been any better. I started off the day going downtown with my roommate to buy my metro ticket. She was off to an interview so when I made it to the clerk's station, I was left alone with a french phrase and a pep talk. I walked in, worked my magic (if you can call screwing up "good morning sir", magic). But it all went well! So, feeling like I could conquer the world because I had just purchased a metro ticket, I rode the metro home. Jubilation. I unlocked the door, ran upstairs and celebrated with owl city and gummy worms.


I had my internship interview with ECRAAL; an organization that works with non-European actors and incorporates them into the European sector. I was excited to not only have an interview but to get there on my own (something that has eluded me the last couple of days). However, when I arrived, the entire building was under construction and I had to go through the car garage to get to the eighth floor. A business man was sitting in the middle of the garage with his desk and computer. We both just looked at each other as I wondered what in the world he was doing. In the end he pointed me up a shifty staircase. Long story short, I found the right place (miraculously), talked with this amazing organization and they told me they wanted me.


It is simply amazing because I was praying so hard for this internship. I'll be studying Africa, attending conferences and helping this small organization tell the EU what it needs to change. I'm beyond excited and beyond grateful to God for this opportunity!


I ate dinner with my host family and went downtown with my roommate to celebrate both of us having internships (!!!!). It is so beautiful downtown Brussels. I really can't describe it. The most beautiful part of the evening was at the top of a car garage, overlooking the city. Stunning.


I'm so blessed. I can't believe I have this opportunity to live here and get to know not only the city but the people in it. The verse I began this post with is just something that has been on my heart and on my mind. As I flew on the airplane, as I arrived at my new house, as I went to orientation a small it was just a small reminder. "Don't you see what I'm about to do?! Don't you see how I'll use something new?! It has already begun!" I pray that God uses this time, this semester, to make his master plan perfect.