Tell everybody I'm on my way June 20, 2022

 Здраво !!!

Currently on my way to Macedonia ah !! Just waiting in the Newark Airport for our flight to London. This last week has been hard to say bye to my mission in Tennessee but I'm excited for what's ahead. Also fair warning I got 2 hours of sleep last night so hopefully this email makes sense... loll
I love the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000. Imagine being the boy who gave his 5 loaves and 2 fishes. What if he had decided to only give 4 and 1 fish just in case there wasn't enough for himself. I'm not sure that I would have enough faith to give up all that I had. But look at how much he and everyone around him was blessed and even the millions who read this account and have their faith strengthened.
Looking back on my time in the states, it's amazing to reflect on the countless times I have seen the Lord's hand in this work. Being a missionary is hard, like actually hard and some days I don't even know why. And each time it has been too hard and I'm not sure if I should hold back a little for myself just in case, I think of this story and give ALL I have, even if it is just 5 loaves and 2 fishes trying to help thousands of people around me. In fact, I don't think I've had a situation my whole mission where I felt that I had sufficient whatever to do the task ahead. I'm sure that boy wasn't sure if his sacrifice would mean much at the time, but he still offered it to the Savior.
When we are willing to give everything we have to Him, that is when we can see miracles. I cannot explain how hard it has been for me to give everything to my Savior. There are things I want to hold onto or hold back from, but I have found that true and lasting joy comes from knowing I am doing everything I can to help my Savior in his work. It is only through him that my efforts are magnified. Only he can turn my rocks into light and my 5 loaves into never-ending bread of life. He is the reason that I serve, that I leave my family and friends, that I get rejected, that I go to not one foreign place (Tennessee and Kentucky sometimes feel like a whole other country hahaha) but another where I have no idea how to even communicate with his children there. He is my hope and my joy and I look forward to the opportunity to help his children in Macedonia.
I love you all, I love my mission, and I love my Savior. Please pray for me as I try to catch up with my Macedonian and also that I'll sleep on my flight to London 😅
Со љубов,
Сестра Џенсен 
Pictures !!
-saying bye to Shawn
-Savannah
-the Shipleys
-my district
-pretty sunset<3
-Savannah's tortoise
-sestra and I traveling
-mission office!
-Sister Overdiek and I
-MY MTC DISTRICT IRL
-NYC for the day (living up this 12-hour layover:))






















































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