Our fleet of planes to work on at A&P school
It has been absolutely crazy to think that it has been a year since returning from the world race. Everyday I see updates about new squads going to new places and experiencing God in new ways. Keeping up with all of my fellow racers and seeing where God is taking them is also very exciting. Some have already traveled back leading and mentoring other worldrace groups. Others have updated us and showed the completion of the children’s home we worked on in Thailand! Others are back overseas studying in different programs. Many are pursuing dreams stateside working with several ministries. Just because the race is over our 2nd Generation T-Squad is not slowing down at all.
During one of our last weeks in China, my team sat down and wrote notes to ourselves to open in a year about all the things we were worrying about. Several weeks ago I found mine tucked deep in my wallet. Yeah, it stayed in my wallet for a year! Upon opening it I soon realized that all my worries, God had taken care of or is still faithfully bringing me through. Even finishing up my classes for the year, many things I still worried about. Trying to find a job for the summer, finding a new apartment and roommate, and lots of travel plan arrangements was really stressing me out. But as God always does he provided everything I needed right at the moment I needed. Even though I wanted it figured out sooner, it was His perfect timing. Just like everything on the note I wrote a year ago. He always takes care of us. Over the course of this year I had many changes in my life and every step of the way God was faithful. No matter where you are, what you are doing, continue trusting Him with everything and He will bring you through. Even if it seems like He has left you, be patient and wait. He will take care of you. Don’t let doubt creep in and think that God can’t do something. If you do you will think back and see how foolish your doubt really was.
I am now 2/5 done with my Aviation Mechanic schooling. My summer class starts June 1st. I will finish August of 2016. Class is going great overall. God has blessed me with the mental capacity to have straight A’s so far! It has been challenging but rewarding to pursue this goal.
This year many friends and acquaintances are getting urges and dreams to go. It will be hard to say good-bye but I know like me these steps are hard but so worth it! It doesn’t make sense at this point, but sometimes you have to do what doesn’t make sense and let God make sense of it. Whatever God is laying on your heart, pursue it! If He is in it, it will happen. If He isn’t, do you really want to be a part of that anyway? It is so exciting to see friends stepping out in boldness to pursue their callings!
Don’t let worry hold you back. God calls us to things we can’t do on our own. This brings us to a greater dependence on Him!
Philipians 4:6-7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Photo courtesy of: Athena Papadopoulos
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