Like I said before, I am planning on going to El Salvador on a mission trip in April. At the point I decided on it, the biggest worry on my mind was whether or not I would have a job at that point…and if I could get out of work for it. That’s it. The biggest worry.
However from talking with a friend of mine (who is also going on this mission trip), I see that there are other worries that I hadn’t thought about. Such as war with Iraq. If a war starts are we going to be overrun with terrorism? Will we have a catastrophic day like September 11th? My biggest worry would be the plane ride to and from El Salvador. The country of El Salvador is not exactly a hotbed of muslim extremism. So I doubt that we’d be in much danger while down there.
I guess there are some things which you have to put in God’s hands. There are some things I can’t control. War with Iraq is one of them. So I choose not to worry about that. I can control if I go to El Salvador. I’ve made my choice to go and intend to stick to my choice.
I used to worry alot. Sometimes about tornados. Sometimes about germs. I’ve learned not to worry about that anymore. I still worry too much. I worry about what people think of me. I know I shouldn’t, not as much as I do. But I still worry.
What I’ve got to continue to tell myself is to leave it in God’s hands. God loves me so much. He has blessed me. Why would He put me into a situation that I can’t handle? He brought me in and out of China twice without any problems. Why would El Salvador be any different?

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
Luke 12:25 NIV

As far as the war with Iraq is concerned, it may just happen pretty soon. Who knows? I suspect it will be a short war like Afghanistan. However it could drag on for months. Who knows?
I suspect Saddam Hussein can and will use chemical weapons on our troops. I’m not excited about war. It’s a bad thing. I certainly don’t trust Saddam at all and strongly suspect he is arming terrorists. Can we afford to let this happen? Can we afford another September 11th? I suspect GWB knows more than the average citizen about Iraq. They could have a bomb and would sell it to the highest bidding terrorist in a heartbeat. Maybe the time for war is urgent. I’m glad I don’t have to make decisions like that.
Catch me if you can: Man sneaks into 33 Super Bowls without a ticket and he’s going to try again.
Nell Carter is dead. I remember her well. Watching “Gimmie a Break” over at my grandmother’s house in the summer. The episode I remember her for is the one where she accidentially killed Joey’s fish by sticking her vacuum drape attachment in the aquarium. How brutal. Then they showed it at the beginning of each episode during the credits. This was insensitive to aquarium enthusiasts. But I got over it. And it was a pretty funny show. I just closed my eyes during the opening credits.