Why not me? Where can I go where God is not there? There are some dark and dangerous places out there (in mysterious places to all that have not gone), but God says he will never leave me. Does God not keep his promises..? He is the one person we can rely on to keep all of his promises.
What lead me to take the “leap of faith,” as they say, to go on The World Race? I have always been drawn to the idea of going. For me this usually meant other continents, and I have always loved missions (especially after going on some when I was younger).
A couple of years ago I decided I wanted to go on one, I remembered the organization I had went with when I went on trips with my former church (Adventures in Missions). So I found their website and after digging around (not too hard) I found The World Race, I was instantly intrigued!!! What an opportunity, so I told my parents my vague understanding of it and they obviously said HECK NO! So I obeyed and dropped the issue, but none the less walked away a little heart broken.
The beginning of this year, January 2014, I remembered this crazy 11 month trip, so I went and found it again. This time I was more prepared, I have grown in my walk, by leaps and bounds, and I have the most wonderful support group of co-workers/friends… but they are in reality my family. So I was able to prayerfully speak with many of them about this decision and how to approach my parents with it. They all supported my decision to apply to The World Race and one of my co-workers suggested to make a PowerPoint to show my parents I mean business. 😉 So that is what I did, sure they do not support my decision because they do not want to see there daughter get hurt in any way, but I was granted their respect with regard to going. I had already applied, so there was not much they could do to stop …well Gods call on my life, it was bound to happen. So here I am writing my first blog entry, EVER and it is about something God has called me to. Crazy! (in the most awesome way!)
