Hey Friends!
Well, here it starts! I am sooo incredibly excited about what the Lord has in the next year for myself, and the people around me. I still can’t believe that He wants me to go on this trip… I have never been more driven towards something, and have just as much peace.
I’ll be coming from my second year in Wyoming… I work currently an hour from Jackson Hole on a dude ranch as chef! I grew up in a small town outside of Fort Worth Texas… surrounded by much countryside, animals, and small town love. But being called out to Wyoming has been the greatest adventure yet! I have experienced things that most people wouldn’t even know to put on their bucket list! But God knew they were on mine, or that my heart needed such experiences to change and grow me to the person I am right now… not matter how extreme. I live with and around many missionaries in Wyoming, some are dear to my heart and have taught me so much about love for people and passion to bring them to Christ. I don’t guess, I know that He had me surrounded by such people to prepare me for a heart that desires this very trip.
I have been out of the country only twice, and that was to Ireland and Mexico… also I have grown up a privileged American with food everyday and freedom to love and seek the Lord, which I know is so much more than most. Going to eleven countries, I know will change me in dramatic ways. I will be surrounded by people that have faced poverty their whole lives, and have never heard the grace that the God of the universe has for them…
The past couple years the Lord has brought people in my life that have or still are currently going through very hard things. He has given me the ability to help them in whatever way I can, mostly through love and encouragement or understanding truths. Through these people I have a growing desire to stop sex trafficking, encourage destroyed lives with the hope of Christ, and love on those that have not yet seen the harshness that life can bring. I was so excited when I saw that I can do all these on this World Race trip. The last decade has been hard and challenging for me personally… Sometimes I feel like I have lived a full life of heart ache all ready but I know the Lord is my strength and has seen me through every day. I would not be here without Him! He has provided me with great healing through His will in Wyoming, and I have no doubt the World Race has less to offer! I am excited that because of my life’s experiences God has turned my vision to helping others by any humble means I am aloud to offer.
Hmm… some facts about me…
I love Diet Pepsi… running is my outlet- nothing can compare to running in the mountains! I can be a little too sarcastic sometimes… I love Pride and Prejudice! My dog Hoss is my best friend. I’ll never be the same after riding a horse an hour up the mountain in a storm to retrieve a (bloody) elk for hunters, and snowmobiling, in Yellowstone, in a blizzard at night to retrieve sleds… and my favorite thing to do is to have deep Biblical conversations with friends. =)
