Training camp brought many things. From the amazing worship to being shown again and again that Christ is my provider; I kept being reminded that God really does have the best for me.
Training camp also brought along with it a new route. >>GET PUMPED<<
Many of the countries are still the same but the countries in Africa got switched and instead of going to Thailand I am now going to Vietnam.
This is my new route:
Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Ukraine, Romania, India, and Nepal.
So here’s the funny thing. Before I applied for the World Race, I told God that I was cool with giving a summer to do missions [God obviously had other plans for me: 11 months, yikes!]. Last summer I was applying to go to Swaziland, because I really left like that’s where God was calling me. But the day I was supposed to complete my application, my mom had to have surgery that was pretty short notice. Long story short, I wasn’t able to finish it and didn’t feel like it was the right time to leave my family.
However, I still really felt like God was calling to go to Swaziland.
After all this happened, the World Race came up [you can read the whole story in my blog post “Google [How I was called to the WR].” I really felt like God was calling me to apply to the second route, V squad. Which didn’t really make sense because I felt like I was called to go to Swaziland and God had started to lay Vietnam on my heart. I saw that South Sudan was on the route and thought that would be a pretty stinking cool place to go. I also loved how this route went to Europe. So yeah, I decided to go with it because I just felt this attraction to the V squad route.
Well, as you probably already guessed, when they told us we had a route change and then listed the countries, I about had a heart attack. Like no stinkin way! I couldn’t believe that our route had switched a bit and though I am sad I’m not going to Thailand or South Sudan, I am so flipping pumped I get to go to Vietnam and Swaziland now. God is the greatest. BA-BAM!
At training camp, I also found out my team for the next 11 months.
You can look to the left on my blog, under my picture, and click on their pictures that open up their personal blog site.
I am so excited that I get to serve with these five for the next year and can’t wait to see what God is going to do while we travel and serve.
I really didn’t think it was possible to love five complete strangers so quickly, but I really do. I may be slightly biased but they truly are the greatest.
Yesterday, I received an email that contained the date of launch and when we’ll be flying out of the country.
September 7th is when I arrive in Atlanta for launch and then on the 10th I’ll be flying out with my squad as we head to the Philippines.
I still need $3,942 to meet my next deadline in November and $8,442 to be fully funded. I completely believe that if God wants me on this trip He will completely provide but I really can’t do it alone. Any amount is SO appreciated and I am also so thankful for any prayer.
Huge thanks to everyone who has already supported me, you all are really a blessing!
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