I am leaving the hotel in Miami in an hour to get to the airport and get on a plane. That plane is going to take me to Quito, Ecuador where we will meet up with the other half of the squad and begin our launch. Later in the week, we will head off to our ministry locations. 

Does that sound strange to anyone else? 
The fact that my race is beginning is completely surreal to me. I have spent endless hours reading racer’s blogs, imagining what my life will look like this year. I have ridden on the emotional rollercoaster for the last ten months and now, it’s here. 
It’s here! 
Craziness. 
Thank you all so much for getting me here. I never thought this day would come, but here we are. I am definitely going to need some extreme prayer over the next 11 months, so please feel free to pray! Please post comments and send me emails, even when I don’t have internet to respond. They bring me so much joy and help me through the rough patches. And I’ll make sure to respond as soon as I can. Make sure to subscribe all your friends and family to my blog (haha, but seriously…). Love you all. Thanks so much for supporting me. It means more than I know how to say. 
This is it. 
Let’s do this thanngg.