Mission Year: the full(er) story

Wow. I have a hard time coming up with words to express how I'm feeling about all of this. I am simply amazed by the Lord's grace and power in this whole experience, and this is only the beginning.

Here's the timeline of the Mission Year process so far. It's pretty incredible.

Freshman Year: First discovered Mission Year. Thought about it a lot, then dismissed it until "later".
November 30, 2011 aka "later": Remembered Mission Year and started looking at the website again. Started considering applying "just to see what would happen".
Christmas Break: Started thinking more seriously about applying. Intended to apply by the end of break.
January 3, 2012 (Tuesday): Had a conversation with Ashley. Decided to apply by the end of the week (break)....I applied by the end of the day. :)
January 4, 2012 (Wednesday): Received e-mail from Mission Year saying that after they heard from my references I would be set up with an interviewer.
January 9, 2012 (Monday): Received e-mail from Mission Year to set up my interview.
January 10, 2012 (Tuesday): Set interview date and time.
January 12, 2012 (Thursday): Interview. I was told I would hear about my acceptance in 2-3 weeks.
January 18, 2012 (Wednesday): ACCEPTED. SURPRISE!

Boom. That's just incredible to me. I feel like I'm a fairly patient person, but this quick turnaround and surprising speed has been a huge blessing, especially during the beginning of this semester! Wow, wow, wow. Here's the first part of the e-mail I got today. The rest was info about the attached paperwork and exciting things for me to look over before committing.

"Congratulations Cara!

Mission Year is happy to extend to you an offer to join one of our teams throughout the country. Your desire to serve others and experience discipleship has been evident throughout your admissions process, and we would welcome you on our team!

We will now wait to receive your Commitment Form as you prayerfully consider joining Mission Year..."