Greetings from sunny Ecuador! We swung from summer to winter on our way here and have ended up with a beautiful fall climate – the perfect prelude to our last 4 months of the Race! R Squad is taking time to debrief with two of our alumni squad leaders, our coaches, and mentor, which means plenty of time to get over jet lag and think about the past 3 months.
Along with this continent change, we’re about to have another team change. I haven’t written much about that because it felt raw for quite a while. The last time around, I was devastated to lose my family and the community that we’d built over the first four months. I learned so much from my sisters on Team Intrepid and knew that no one could replace them.
But I forgot that God could.
The biggest lesson I learned during this past month in Malaysia was to let go and just trust my Father.
And since Anna and I watched Frozen the other day, of course there’s only one song that could truly express how I feel right now.
While unlike Elsa, the cold does bother me, I’m ready to let go of isolation. To let go of not acknowledging my feelings. To let go of trying to please others over trying to please God. To let go of fears of being judged or rejected and choose freedom in Christ.
So this time, I’m excited for a change, in a cautiously optimistic way. I’m excited to put the negativity that tried to bring me down in Thailand behind me. I’m excited to speak Spanish and serve others and explore new places. And of course, I’m still holding out hope that I’ll get to work at an orphanage!
The past is in the past, and the present is in South America!
