Right now I am on the plane in route to Hong Kong where we will have a 3 hour layover and continue on to one of the many places we will call home this year… the Philippines. It has been so crazy getting to this point. I don’t think I really put much thought into how long I was going to be gone, what I was leaving behind, and what this adventure is going to actually look like…. Or maybe God just blinded me from all of that until He knew I was ready.
Looking back on what my life has looked liked since I committed to the World Race is absolutely insane. I can now see that all of it was God’s perfect plan to get my heart just where He wanted it, just in time. O
ver the last few days, this trip has finally become real. It’s insanely exciting but I am not going to lie… its kind of scary.
ver the last few days, this trip has finally become real. It’s insanely exciting but I am not going to lie… its kind of scary. Once we boarded the plane, I was ridiculously tired and already feeling jet lagged but right before take off all the excitement of the adventure we are about to embark on rushed through me and as the plane began to lift off the ground my eyes began to well up with tears and I looked to my teammate next to me and said, “I can’t believe how much He trusts us.” Which completely sums up how I am feeling right now…. What did I do to deserve this? I can’t believe He chose me!
I don’t know what any of this is going to look like but I know my heart is on fire, I want to share the sweet love that has overtaken me, I want God to romance the nations through me. I don’t want this trip to be about painting this perfect picture of my faith and begging people to buy it, I want it to be about inviting everyone I encounter to experience an unconditional love that is irresistible. One of my best friends, Carrie, wrote me a letter that said “love them until they ask why.” She couldn’t have put it more perfectly.
As I stare out the window in awe, I’m wondering what my year is going to look like…
“Daddy, thank you for bringing me on this trip. Thank you for choosing me.”
