Sore arms and beginnings

Hi,
This is my first post, and I am delighted about it! It has taken over a year to get to this point, that is to say I am a missionary. It's funny because really we are all always missionaries, or like Errol Lawrence says, "If you're not a missionary you are a mercenary." But now I have the official title, and in a few months I will officially fulfill that title. So far I have just begun fundraising and thanks to wonderful folks at the Pioneer Apartments, I am on my way to getting all the funds needed. I did get my vaccines last week. It was an interesting experience, to know that by taking some vaccines I could get brain damage (extremely low chance), but that if I did not get the vaccine I could not enter Benin, so that made up my mind! I got three all in one sitting, so two in the left arm and one in the right. At first it was the right arm that was sore, but that quickly changed to the left am, especially after a day at the greenhouse, lifting bags of soil, hanging baskets, and such. That's the beginning of the beginning, and I know there is so much more excitement, adventure, and blessing ahead! God bless.
In His grip,
E