I’ve been back in Charlotte for just over two weeks now, and though I have been thrown into busyness and “regular” life, I am still processing four months worth of facts, stories, sights, sounds, smells, experiences. I try to describe the past four months but my answer is always along the lines of “it was hard. it was real. i learned a lot.”
And I realize that’s not really an answer that educates or invites for further discussion, although my hope is that my experience on the World Race WOULD be an invitation for further discussion, a chance to share what is really happening in the world and what God is doing and how we, individuals, can be a part of changing things. In the coming weeks I will have the opportunity to share with my youth group about trafficking in the countries I worked in, and possibly will share this with much of my church family. I need to sit down and organize my thoughts, pictures, facts, etc. so I’m able to share more than “it was hard. it was real. i learned a lot.”
In the meantime, until I’m able to articulate these past four months, I want to share two incredible, informative, heart-wrenching blogs by my teammate Kylie. She did a great job describing a small glimpse of trafficking in the US, and the steps, big and small, that each of us can take to get involved, even from our living room couches. I want to encourage you to read these blogs here and here, to become aware of the process and to pray about what you can do.
I also want to thank each of you for keeping up with my (sporadic) blogs, encouraging me, supporting me, and praying for me and those I’ve met throughout this trip. You’ve been a huge blessing and have done more than you or I can know. Thank you!!
