***I want to begin by thanking all the KD staff and the serve team that made this past week possible. It was life changing and incredible. Thank you doesn’t begin to say it, but THANK YOU. You are loved and appreciated.***
The question every world racer hears multiple times a day after getting back home,”So, what’s next?” Ummm, Mexican food? A consistent shower schedule. Awkward social interactions. O! Wait. You mean a little more long term, naturally. For the past two months my answer has been a half-hearted “I’m going to Spain and then back to China.” But that was before Project: Searchlight. This past week the staff of Kingdom Dreams gave 100+ World Racers the incredible opportunity to come to Gainsville, GA, sit under some amazing teachers, and dream. Dream big. I’m talking HUGE, I’m talking about ending the sex trade in our generation, changing the lives of countless orphans, seeing HEAVEN invade earth. big dreams, impossible [without God] dreams, Kingdom Dreams.
[photo from Carrie Hokanson]
So, my dream got bigger. It got bigger than China and what I can do in my power for that nation. My heart is now set on Jesus. It’s not about China or India or Swaziland or me, it’s about Jesus. See, I realized that I was full of ugly, nasty pride. Pride for what I’ve done and what I planned to do. It’s been about me and my plans, but this week I realized that it’s about Jesus. It’s about Jesus and his Kingdom. It’s about seeing a generation fully alive in their identities as sons and daughters of God. My dream is to see my generation awakened by the love of the Father. My dream is to encourage, strengthen, and grow the body of Christ through discipleship and worship. And yes, I do hope and pray that that dream takes me back to China. But if it doesn’t that’s ok, because it’s not about me or China. It’s about Jesus. So, stick with me…the best is yet to come.
[photo from Alison Ingle]
