SO Here's the deal:
The Holy Spirit has been working in RIDICULOUSLY crazy ways these past few months, and finally He suckered me in to abandoning all comforts of this life I'm currently living, and to totally be dependent on the Lord–with everything. I repeat. EVERYTHING.
I was accepted to the World Race back in February, and I was pumped! So I didn't understand why the Spirit was pressing on me to decline. The Lord made it clear as crystal a few days afterward saying I needed to stay put and decline because He needed me to be used here for 1. my family, and 2. to finish up school
(Which were actually my two arguments that I used FOR my case TO GO on the WR. "Those two things will always be there; family and school. I'll just pick up where I left off when I come back!").
Sad and confused–but assured by the Lord that this was what was best–I declined. Three days later my mom passed away. Literally, it was out of the blue (I'll probs write a blog on that later… hm. anyway.) And everything made sense–as far as why I needed to decline from the World Race anyway..
It wasn't until this May that summer had started, and that everything was totally taken care of (school, funeral arrangements, temporary housing, etc etc.) that the Lord began to speak to my heart again about the World Race.
The conversation kind of went like this–
- Jesus: "Cheyanne, you need to go on the World Race."
- Me: "What?? You already told me to decline…That'd be such a pride-killer, and besides I'm buzay.. I've got to apply for a zillion schools.. nursing schools.. I can't go. I need to finish undergrad. I've got deadlines to meet. If I'm to reach my goals, I can't stray from them now."
- Jesus: "I've got some different plans for you."
- Me: "Seriously? Ugh.. I'd be so far behind with school, I won't graduate on time.. I doubt they'd reaccept me anyway. Besides, it's way too late in the game to reapply, I'd never get enough funds in time."
- Jesus: "TRUST ME. I've got this. WHEN have I EVER let you down??"
- Me: "But I don't understand!"
- Jesus: "Just let it go, everything, let ALL that you're holding onto go, and TRUST Me."
- Me: "*deep exasperated sigh* oooook. Let's do this."
MEANWHILE:
- Satan: "frig. this sucks."
SO that's my reasoning for reapplying–and funny thing was, I got accepted.. again! It's not the same route mind you, Jesus had something even better planned and I'm stinking PUMPED even MORE SO about this route!!
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Philippines
Australia
Malaysia
Thailand
Cambodia
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
I ship off in September–ONLY through the provision of the Lord and His touching/urging your hearts to give! Whether that's through financial support or prayer support. Regardless community, I NEED YOU.
Would you please consider praying about supporting me in this AMAZING journey that Jesus has in store? It's not just about me and my walk with Him, but the NATIONS. The beautiful people of the world are counting on us as missionaries to bring them the savory goodness, delicious redemptive grace, and flat out beauty of the Gospel.
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Total surrender. Total adoration, and admiration. Total GLORY for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To the one who turns things beautiful from ashes, I pray feverently that you–yes YOU–would consider stepping into this journey of faith with me, starting now–ending, never.
–Chey
