Hi, I’m Allison. I’m 14 years old. I have an amazingly close family. I live in Paris, Tennessee, a small west Tennessee town. I’m a freshman at Henry County High School. I play Basketball and Softball with my best friends. And I have a gorgeous boyfriend who is a football player. Life is Good.
Where will I be in 10 years? Well… I’ll have a college degree. I will be in med school. I’ll be married to the love of my life (hopefully that gorgeous football player). We’ll be talking about having kids, or maybe we’ll already have one. I don’t know where we’ll be living, but no matter where we are, we’ll have a lot of friends. Life will still be good.
Hi, I’m Allison. I’m 18 years old. I have an amazingly close family. I live in Oxford, MS. I’m a freshman at the University of Mississippi. I’m single. I love this freedom. I party every single night. I rarely go to class. What’s class? There are so many cute boys. Life is a party.
Hi, I’m Allison. I’m 20 years old. I live in Southaven, MS. I have to sit a year out of college because I failed out. I have a boyfriend that I’m in love with. I did get a job with an amazing medical device company in Memphis. I’m trying to seek God, but it’s so hard. Worldly things are easier, so I choose those things instead – alcohol, so much alcohol, more than enough alcohol to make me forget “real life” at least for a night. This can’t be real life.
Hi, I’m Allison. I’m 25 years old. I love my job and company. I am finishing up college. I live in Memphis. Working full time and going to school full time isn’t easy. I’m single. I have 2 dogs that have my heart. I have no idea about a lot of things these days. I’m in a constant battle between God and Satan. This is not what I had planned.
Hi, I’m Allison. It’s 5 years later. I’m 30 years old. I have an amazingly close family. I have an undergraduate degree in Business / Marketing from the University of Mississippi. I have been with my company for 10.5 years. I have been promoted and held various roles within the company. I am currently a Regional VP Assistant for Central Region Sales. I live in Nashville, TN. I have 2 dogs that have my heart. I’m single. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. I placed membership at a church. I teach preschoolers at church on Wednesday nights. I volunteer with Inner City Ministries. I sponsor two precious girls in Kenya. I went on my first mission trip to Uganda and Kenya in June. I’m going on my second mission trip to Haiti in December. God has set before me a new opportunity, a fresh start. He is asking me to seek Him, to run after Him, and to allow Him to show me new things. Life is going to be good.
I’ve been broken. I’ve had dreams that didn’t come true. I’ve been discouraged. I’ve been empty. I’ve been lost. I’ve been in lust. I’ve known sadness. I’ve known God, and I’ve chosen to walk away from Him. I’ve screamed out to Him in anger saying, “I don’t want You,” and He’s replied over and over and over, “I want you, your mess and all.” He wants to heal my brokenness. He wants me to know His peace. He wants to give me new dreams. He wants to encourage me. He wants to fill me up. He wants me to seek Him so that I can find Him. He wants me to experience love, everlasting love. He wants me to feel joy.
So, who am I? I’m a World Racer. I’ve chosen to give up literally everything for 11 months to follow the Lord through 11 different countries to serve “the least of these,” – I’m stepping out of my comfort zone to step out into the unknown to share the Gospel, to serve His Kingdom, and to love His people. I want more of Him. I want less of Me. This is the good life.
