"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him; and he will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:5-6
Well it has finally come to an end. It seems like just yesterday that I was trying to fundraise and meeting these 60 strangers who would become my family over the next 11 months. Now I am back home in good old Berne, Indiana, thinking to myself what the heck just happened? Regardless it is time to move on with life. As I close this chapter, on what was without a doubt the best and most influential year of my life, the question on my mind as well as everyone who has been following my journey is: What’s next?
(yes. this is how I was greeted by my brothers at 3 in the morning in the airport. Love my bros!)
However, before I talk about what is in my future, I want to take this time to thank everyone who has been there for me this year. I want to first thank all of my donors. Without you it would have physically impossible for me to embark on this journey. I also want to thank everyone for all the constant prayers, love, support and encouragement that I received throughout the year, especially from my family. Thank you to everyone who read and commented on my blogs. It makes it worth writing knowing that people actually take the time to read them. I also want to thank my squad for an amazing year. They have taught me so much and have loved me so well. None of this would be possible and I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for them this year.
(the full squad on the last day of the race in Cape Town, South Africa)
So without any more delay: what is next for Clark Moser? Well, this year I have fallen in love with missions. Seeing the world away from the USA has made me realize how desperately the world needs to hear and experience the love that only God can give.
Also this year God has really begun to reveal to me that in order to change the world and bring people, back to him, it needs to start with the men. You may remember me talking about this in one of my previous blogs: "So You Think You're A Man? Prove It!". So, I began to think how do I minister to the men. Well after talking about it with a couple of the guys on my squad we came to the conclusion that the best way is to go after the next generation of men. This means getting to the men in high school and college and turning them back to Christ.
This is a good vision but how do I go about doing that? Well as I am sure everyone knows I have an incredible passion for lifting weights.
Boom! I can’t think of anyway of connecting with high school and college age guys better then lifting weights. So that is why as of right now the plan is to open my own gym. I am planning on opening a gym that will double as a place to minster to the high school and college age athletes by doing things as bible studies and missions trips. The long-term goal is to open another gym outside of the USA in one of the countries that I traveled to this year and then have the men from the gym in the USA go minister to guys in the other gym.
Obviously this vision is in the very early stages of development, and since I don’t really have any idea of what it is like to run a Kingdom based business as well as I still want to continue my growth and deepen my intimacy withChrist, I need some training. So in order to receive these things in January I will be heading to G42.
What is G42? G42 is a 6 month leadership academy that takes place in Mijas Pueblo, Spain. The 42nd generation is a network of Christ-followers with the mission to plant churches, businesses, & ministries to spread the Kingdom of God around the world—to inspire and develop leaders who are passionate about giving their lives to the Message of Christ. This is a great place, where I will be immersed back into the intense community of being around so many believers that the World Race provided, as well growing my faith and learning more about being a follower of Christ, and at the same time taking the business/entrepreneurship tract to learn the steps needed tomake my gym a reality. You can check out more about G42 at their website www.g42leadershipacademy.org. Also if you feel so inclined you can donate to my tuition at http://www.g42leadershipacademy.org/donate.
I am so excited for to begin this school and begin the next step in my life. Until I leave for Spain in January, I will be living and working in Berne, Indiana as well as spending some time traveling around the U.S.
I will also be posting another blog shortly with a video showing some of the highlights of this year.
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick,but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life." -Proverbs 13:12
