11 Questions you wanted to know about My 11 months.
HOME SWEET HOME! I am back 🙂 It is very surreal being home. I am missing my squad and ministry so much but its great being back with family and friends. My race is far from over – there is so much still do be done in this lifetime and the world race was only the beginning- it was like my training.
I am finding it hard to wrap up my full year so I asked you on my facebook to post me questions that you wanted to know. The first 11 questons I would answer and post. So here they are….
After the year what do you think God has called you to do with the rest of your life?
– Steven Mcleish
Quite honestly I have no idea what I will do for the rest of my life., and thats okay! The Lord has spoken deeply to me this year about waiting on Him and taking new steps 1 day at a time. What He has given me is huge dreams and possibilities. So I will be seeking Him in where to go. I do know that my life will be about bringing kingdom to this broken generation! Thats all I am here for!
What was the main revelation you got from taking part in the world race? And in what ways did it change you as a person?
– William Gibson
This is a hard question because God has shown me so much. There is huge change in my whole squad! We could probably write a book on the experiences we went through.
I think the biggest revelations have been new levels of trust, freedom and love! I have walked Into true freedom! In Romania month 4 I had a very hard time- quite honestly I had sunk into a deep depression. I didn't want to be there. I came to a place where I was crying out to God for help and strength to just get up in the morning. God started to change my heart. True freedom came and it blew my mind. You can read in detail about the whole experience and what happened to me in my blog called – choose freedom.
I also came into a new place of His love. Truly seeing the way God loves people. I was feeling in my heart glimpses of how He feels for people. I fell in love with people and it wrecked me. In Thailand working in the red light district I poured out to the extent that I had nothing left to give. Then God would fill me up over night to go back out and give again. It was a crazy experience that I've never had before and it changed my whole mindset of the world! It showed me how much He really does love His people. Read my blog – Love is a verb -for more details of that experience.
When I try and talk about the journey of the WR I say that every month has felt like I am running and jumping hurdles. Every month the hurdles get higher and higher. The hurdles represent trust. I feel like every month God gives me something more to trust Him in. The trust gets higher! And he says " So are you going to jump over this hurdle that seems impossible? Are you going to jump and trust me that you will make it?"
Haha that brings change! One thing I know is that I cant go home and be who I was before I left!
Love in the red light of Thailand
After your world race do you feel your called to still live in Scotland or move abroad?
– Liam Haining
Lol thats a tricky question. I am open to where the Lord takes me. There are places I desire to be but its up to Him!
For this season the Lord has asked me to go back to Honduras in May. He has only asked me to go for 6 months. I don't have the plan after 6 months but He does so thats the main thing 🙂
I am very passionate for my homeland too and if the Lord has me there for the rest of my life I will be happy. Scotland needs His love just as much.
Honduras
If you could redo the whole world race what would you do differently?
– Emma Frew
Haha good question. I am a firm believer in what has happened happened for a good reason. But if I was telling someone who was going on the race what to do- I would say " journal every day!" "get to know squad mates that weren't on your team and who you didn't know as well" " when you hear the holy spirit telling you to do something just take a risk and do it" " pour into feedback- be vulnerable with your team on month 1 and not month 5"
Lol -Yes these were some of the things I didn't do! If I was to go again i would do these things!
What was the best experience on the world race and what was the most difficult?
– Ruth Grant (mum)
My best experience on the world race would have to be when I was in honduras I got to go to the island of roatan. We got blessed with the opportunity to snuba dive for free!! It was a moment of conquering my fears. It was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had. Gods beauty is even under the sea 🙂
Snuba diving in Roatan
Snuba diving in Roatan
One of the most difficult experiences I had was in kenya when i had malaria and hook worms. I was really ill and it was hard to stay positive and see the end of the race. But in the end it turned out good and God showed me a lot through being ill.
Where was your most favourite place on the wr?
David Campbell (cousin)
This is such a hard question because there has been something that I have loved about each country 🙂 I think I would have to say honduras and thailand. I met people there that changed my life 🙂 I would go back to these places in a heart beat!!
What is your best memory on the mission trip?
-Steven burns
My best memory was in honduras. I sat on the couch with carlos- ( rescued street boy). Me and Carlos had a special relationship and he cuddled into me one night and said " your like my mamma". This statement changed a lot of things for me and it broke me. I have crazy love for carlos and this was one of the greatest memories I will cherish forever.
me and carlos 🙂
me and carlos 🙂
What did you learn about yourself?
-Steven Burns
I learned that i cannot do a single thing in this life without the strength of God. I can try to but I always fail or run out of steam. I have learned to trust inGod for everything! I have also learned that the Lord has gave me a heart for the harder things. Things that people don't like to do. The lord has gave me a heart for – teenage boys, the addicted, the lady boys, the prostitutes – the broken!
What did you learn about God?
– Steven Burns
I learned to never put God in a box- He can do anything!! I have experienced new depths of his love that have blown my mind. I have a new relationship in him and have went to new levels of knowing him as my dad and me as his daughter.
What did you learn about your own vocation?
– Steven Burns
I have learned that my vocation in life is to live every single day in the love of christ and to Give it to others. I have realised that my life will be living for him and bringing kingdom to the broken world.
Whats next?
– Steven Burns
Well in january I will be going out to America to a thing called search light where we are reunited with our squad. It is a time of worship, prayer , teaching and guidance for whats next. There is also opportunities for jobs and bible schools. I will go there and return home. I will be at home with my family until May. In May I will travel back to Honduras to a ministry called Zion's Gate – to know more about Zion's gate check out my blogs- "the true heart of christ"and "a whole new world". I will be out there helping at Zion's gate- working alongside the street boys. I will be writing a blog very soon about Honduras.
After Honduras I don't know what is next. But I have learned in the beauty of waiting for the Lord. Not trying to plan every single day of my life out but waiting for when the Lord speaks! Haha thats the art of being stress free!
D SQUAD – We finished! 🙂
Please pray for me in the different transitions that are coming up in my life. Being home is hard but I know God is with me.
Thankyou everyone for taking the time to send me your questions. Its good to hear the things that you want to know and are interested in. Its very hard to tell about a full year that has been jam packed and that has brought so much change.
Thank you for your constant support and prayers- without God putting you in my life I wouldn't have been able to be where I am today. I am forever thankful to God for you in my life 🙂
Love Dani xxx
