I have officially survived one week of the World Race. 48 or
some odd weeks to go, but who’s counting? Definitely not me. This week has been
truly amazing. So much that it is difficult to dream of being anywhere else. During
this first week, I have seen power in many things. God is all-powerful, but He empowers
those who place their faith and trust in Him. Then we have the worldly power
(authority, strength, control) some things can have over others, which
constitutes a less powerful definition. I have witnessed the following to be
powerful within both worldly and spiritual experiences during this first week
on the race:

God- His presence has been so powerful in every circumstance. God definitely has a hedge of protection around us. One example- our van driver from Guatemala to Honduras was an awesome man of God! Ricardo spoke no English, but that was okay. He was totally an angel sent from God. If we wouldn’t have had Ricardo, things could have gotten scary. 

Love- We have truly seen the power of love and how this is going to define our team this year. On three different occasions people have prophesied over myself about how the love I have through God is going to overflow onto my team and keep us bound together. A prophecy was also spoken over my team our last night in Antigua from a World Race staff member. Tim said the people we come in contact with are going to feel God’s love from seeing how much we love one another. I know this is so true, and this makes me very excited. It is also holding me accountable to loving my teammates no matter the circumstance. I know there will be times this year when loving each other will be difficult, but knowing it is having an affect on how we glorify God and expand the kingdom will make it much easier.

Laughter- Each squad was required to create a video of “What it looks like”. This could be anything we wanted it to be. It is amazing to see the creativity and humor within the 64 of us. I will post our video soon.

Nature- On our last day iAntigua, the entire S-Squad hiked Volcan Pacaya iGuatemala.This was one of the most supernatural four hours of my life. We were surrounded by some ofthe most beautiful sights of God’s creation I have ever seen. Oh, and we roasted marshmallows over lava rocks. Pretty cool, huh?



C

offee- Thank goodness for coffee. I 

a

lready am a fan, but the power a 

vanilla latte, with two extra shots of espresso bought from a

 Texaco in middle of nowhere Honduras, has on the ability 

to make it through the last leg of a 17 hour van ride is 

unbelievable.

Peanut Butter- PTL for the accessibility of peanut butter. When all else fails, you can count on it, which is totally fine by me because it is my favorite food. I didn’t think it was possible, but I am pretty sure I have beaten my personal record for my weekly intake already.

Prayer- The World Race definitely believes in a lifestyle of prayer, which I so desire for my life as well. I want to be in the habit (for a lack of better word) of letting God direct my life, and I want to do this by praying over every minute of my day. He has already answered numerous prayers of ours through many situations.

Community- Our community this year will be what we make it. What do you think community would look like 17 hours in a 14 person van with 13 people? Well, ours could have easily been a nightmare, but it wasn’t. In the midst of frustrating circumstances, we found laughter, and love. The power of community is in our hands.

Coke- To disbelief of many, a bottle of Coca-Cola, or any energizing drink for that matter can get a van of missionaries through a police checkpoint in Honduras. That’s all I have to say about that.

Condiments- I have learned first hand that condiments/spices can transform any meal into something else. Especially rice which looks like mashed potatoes when mixed with eggs and vegetables. Let’s not forget the side of cinnamon toast and “crunchy” beans. Meet our first homemade meal in Honduras, cooked by yours truly along with Allan and Dexter. Don’t knock until you’ve tried it. 

My team of 6, plus another team of 7 will be outside the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, for the month. Here we are working alongside our ministry contact, Tony, who is originally from Utah. He first came to Honduras six years ago for a week long mission trip and felt the call of the Lord to move his life to Honduras and begin relationships with the people here. God has blessed us abundantly with this month with Tony. He is giving us complete freedom to plan out how we want our month to look, and how we want to begin relationships with the people here. This could be teaching, having leisure time with them, WHATEVER. He is already close with a few families and is well known in the surrounding areas, so our feet are already in which is awesome. I am so excited to see what these relationships will look like and how God is going to weave them together. We have been resting up and enjoying community with one another since arriving, but are going to hit the ground running on Monday. I will post more about this later. Also, check out my teammates’ blogs because they will probably have different information than I do!