I am not a good decision maker. You can ask anyone who knows me. It just is not my thing. I don’t choose restaurants or movies or anything! My journey to the world race was full of confusion. I had to trust the lord in my decision-making, because without him, I would have been lost.
We all know that when we graduate, we have to have to make a decision of what to do next. I always thought it would be simple. I planned to go to graduate school and I would just go to the one where I got in. I applied for one mission trip as a backup plan, but I always thought I knew where I wanted to be.
I got into my first choice school and I did not get the mission trip that I had applied for. End of story right? Well, obviously not.
Over the course of the year, the lord totally changed my heart. I desperately wanted to work in mission for a year and that’s where I was feeling called to go. However, I had my number one school, Northwestern in the bag. I was SO confused! I told my friend Laura about what was going on, and she suggested I look into The World Race. I applied that night. That weekend, I visited the school and I could totally see myself there. The professors were awesome and welcoming and the campus was beautiful! I had my interview for The World Race the day I got back. I was totally and utterly confused at this point. My brain and sensibility was in Chicago, but my heart was strongly pulled to the people I would help and learn from on the race. God wanted me there and I knew it, even if it was not sensible.
I e-mailed all the professors at Northwestern about what I wanted to do and they were all so supportive! The people who were once giving me advice to go to Northwestern, were now giving me advice to go on the Race. Everything changed. God knew I needed to hear that he wanted me there and he showed it to me!
Now, as I go about support raising, the lord has put the most encouraging and wonderful people in my life. I am in constant awe with how god is teaching me throughout this time.
