I’ve been thinking a lot about my future this month. We live in a two bedroom apartment in the middle of the capital city of Ukraine. This is feministry month, meaning all girls all the time. Most times this brings joy because there is much more freedom. We can walk from the bathroom in our towels and discuss anything we choose at any moment. Although there are some things I miss about our guys, I am LOVING this month with my women! Luckily my team of 4 women got to join the team with my old teammates, which I was BEYOND excited about!
It just so happened that our ministry is building relationships with students, mostly women. We hang out at our apartment, get coffee and see the sites of Kiev with these beautiful women I’ve come to love. What a hard missionary life, right?!
It feels like life with 8 roommates. We wake up, get ready, with make-up and cute outfits for the first time on the race, and are out the door usually by 9. Our mornings are busy with speaking in front of English classes sharing our experiences in different countries, and our afternoons we lead the English clubs that our contact organization is in charge of.
We, and by we I mean never me, get to cook our own meals, so we’ve been eating really healthy! Some meals have just been salad and my stomach is happy because I can be gluten-free.
Being here feels a lot like home. We can go to the grocery store around the corner anytime we need. We can get around town quickly, thanks to the trusty metro. And I have lovely ladies to do it all with.
My thoughts have been drifting toward the future often because this month feels like before I left for the race when I lived in Baton Rouge. I got pretty every morning and was out the door by 9. My days consisted of building relationships with college students, sharing about my experiences with Southwestern. For those I selected and those who chose to take on such a tough experience, were trained.
I loved those 5 months I spent in Baton Rouge. I lived with an AMAZING family that taught me so much and I was SO blessed by their three small daughters who lived in the room next to mine. I miss them. I miss my bible study. I miss the students I got to pour into and watch grow.
That short season of my life taught me all about being balanced. I worked hard. I had good friends that poured into me. I had a family at home that I loved and learned from. I worked out. I ate healthy. I made personal time a priority. I did not get burnt out. I loved life.
The question is, do I go back to that life I loved, or is God calling me to something new, something fresh, something else that He’s prepared and created me for?
Whatever I do, I know I am called to pour into people’s lives on an individual level. To see and be a huge part of growth, revelation, and proven potential.
Please pray that God will continue to give me discernment as to what the future has in store, how to act, and how to continue to be present in what I am living today.
OH AND… Thank you to EVERYONE that has supported me on this crazy adventure!!! As of this month, I am FULLY FUNDED!!! SO thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! Your support is changing lives, planting seeds, and bringing light to dark places. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of it all!
