Dear PVT Parents,
In less than 48 hours we will be embracing you with hugs and possibly a few tears. We are all anxiously awaiting your arrival. We’ve been praying for each of you and asking the Lord to begin to do work in your hearts and ours. We’ve asked Him to prepare us all for an incredible week of growth together.
Now I’m not sure how you are feeling about the upcoming days, but I know that there’s a lot of different emotions among all of us. I thought I’d take some time to gather some quotes from your kids so that you could get a glimpse into where we are at before you arrive. Here they are:
“After almost a full 9 months I’m unbelievably excited to see my parents and have them do life with me this week. I’m excited to share what God has done in my life, my community, and His Kingdom all over the world. I’m also excited to see what He has done in their lives the past 9 months. I often forget that they are on this journey with me and have supported me every step of the way. I’m just super pumped for them to have a small glimpse of what my life has been like over the course of this year and I’m praying for the Lord to interrupt their lives in the best way possible — to give them a love encounter like they’ve never experienced before and to open their eyes to what it looks like to walk intimately with Christ. My prayer is that their expectations will be shattered in the most beautiful way possible.”
“I am more than anything else excited. This will be a great week. My only anxiety is that you, my parent, will come looking for all the ways I have changed. Maybe you will have expectations that I cannot meet. Ways you thought I would grow during this trip, but I did not. I hope more than anything you will come and just accept me for me, no matter how little or how much I have changed. And overall I think you will.”
“I am so excited to see you! I am a little hesitant though because I have changed on the Race, and it might be weird for you to see that. I’d love for PVT to be a time to develop a more mature relationship with you where we can talk about faith more easily.”
“I am really excited to see you because you used to live in Guatemala and I’m really excited to experience that part of your childhood with you.”
“I have so many mixed emotions about seeing you. I’m excited to see you because it’s been so long. But I’m also nervous because of all the growth and things I’ve experienced these past 9 months. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for us during this week together.”
“I am unbelievably excited to see you and have you join me for a week of this journey. I am nervous though. Nervous that you may not accept or see the woman I have become on this journey but even more nervous that I won’t be that woman around you and will revert back to who I was before the Race. Be patient with me as I tread this new water. I love you so much and can’t wait to love you better because of the love the Lord has shown me this year. I am anxious to see what all you have learned over the year as well. This is where our journeys collide and I know the Lord has big plans for us. See you soon!”
“I’m so excited to see y’all and snuggle with you Mom!”
“I am filled with so many different emotions. I am SO incredibly excited to give you a huge hug…and probably cry. I’m nervous for your reaction, to the new woman you will get to experience this week. I am nervous to fall back into the same relationship pattern that we had before I left. I cannot wait for you to get a little glimpse into what our lives have been for the last 9 months. I hope you see the transformation that the Lord has done in me.”
“I am so excited for a familiar hug, but I am nervous because I know I am not the same I was 9 months ago and I don’t want to be seen as the same. I pray that I see the growth and the intimacy with the Lord I have prayed over you for months.
‘In each of our stories, there is a moment when all of our priorities, all of our concerns, are shifted. Our identity begins to change with it. We sense a disparity between what is and what should be. There is a nagging feeling in our souls that something’s been wrong with the world for a while, and when this moment happens, the feeling is no longer bearable. You no longer ‘fit’ into the old world. You’ve seen too much, heard too many things, and you can’t got back to ordinary living.’ -Jeff Goins”
“9 months is way too long. I’m so excited to see both of y’alls faces and talk about the next season on life for me and for y’all! My excitement overflows!”
“I’m so excited to have you spend a week with me on the field! I want to share my heart with you and bring you into all the ways I have grown and what I have learned! I also want to hear about the things God has been doing in your life these past 9 months. It’s going to be a great week catching up on life!”
“I’m so excited to see you guys and to be able to share with you everything the Lord has taught me these past 9 months! Love you both!”
Well that’s just a few quotes from all of us that will be with you at PVT. You’ll notice some trends in how we’re feeling, we’re nervous and excited, so if you are too, don’t worry we’ll figure this week out together. We love you!
Love, Your World Racer
