Last Stop

Tomorrow I leave for India and my heart is racing just thinking about it. I am filled with excitement but also some sadness knowing this is my last month on the race. I have grown to love this slow moving world-wind they call the World Race and although chaotic, I have never spent a better year in love. It would be easy to check out early and spend my days dreaming about home. But I know I will be laying on my bed, staring up at the same old ceiling before I know it. Will it all feel like a dream? I have no idea, but I do know I don't want to come home wondering "What if." 

What if in Honduras I never took the time to talk to the two small junior high girls? I would of never found out they had eating disorders. My testimony would of never been told, new paths wouldn't of been taken and God wouldn't of been glorified. 

Or what if in Thailand I chose to let fear of being shy or being uncomfortable determine my actions? I would of never met Kim and Pan two women who work in the Red Light District of Chiang Mai. I was able to tell them how much they are worth to God. I listened to their dreams and stories of their children, I became a light in a really really dark area through the love of Christ.

Or what if in Kenya I chose to save a little money and not help a family in need? Yes I could of bought a sandwich with the money the next weekend but instead I was able to treat an entire family for jiggers. This small act of love inspired my team and the following weekend we treated over 130 children at a nearby school. That's some BIG love!  

God has us exactly where he wants us. It's easy to dream about the future and say "I'll be happy if only I was there" or "if I had this" but those are lies. Joy doesn't come from circumstances it comes from our Heavenly Father. We cannot live in the future for the future is right now. So as I head into this last month I refuse to let one day slip by. "What if" will not come to mind as I sit at home thinking about my last month in India. I will love with all I have and through Christ it is going to have an everlasting impact. 

And for my last stop I will be working at Sarah's Covenant Home. It is an orphanage in Ongole, India that takes care of special needs children. Their vision is incredible and I couldn't be more blessed to be spending my last month with this organization. To learn more about this orphanage go to  www.schindia.com/