I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with my life now that I am home from the race I have some news for you all… I’m leading a Passport trip! What is Passport you may ask? It is a trip similar to the race, for college-aged young adults (18-22) who are eager to learn more about who they are in the Lord and immerse themselves in other cultures and be world changers. Unlike the 11 months the race was, Passport is only 3 months long. I will be leaving in January and coming back in April. “Where are you going, Haley?” I don’t know yet, I’m sure we will find out some time soon. It doesn’t matter though because I know it’s where I’m supposed to be in this next season of life.
This is something that has been on my heart since attending Project Searchlight at the end of August. I wasn’t sure if it was something I wanted to do but so many doors I thought were open in coming home kept slamming in my face… except this one. It’s scary to think about leaving again when I haven’t even been home for that long, but I know that I have something to give to this group of individuals and I am so excited to see the way the Lord works in their lives. I realized how much of an impact the race had on who I am today and I can’t even imagine what my life would look like had I done something like the race at even a younger age. It makes me excited to see a generation of people who genuinely want to follow the desire of their heart to seek the face of Jesus and to empower them to change the world around them.
I’m still not exactly sure what leading this trip will look like, but it will involve living in community, learning how to say things with Truth and Grace, giving and receiving feedback, learning how to love one another better, and being Jesus with skin on to those around us.
It may not be easy. I might fail at times. If I’m honest, I’m a little scared. But that’s ok, I heard this great message last weekend about Gideon and the take away for me was that sometimes you have to obey God in the midst of our fear. Sometimes we have to fight, it doesn’t mean that we aren’t scared of the outcome, it means that we fight scared. Trusting in the faithfulness of God. So I choose to say “yes” and show up, regardless of my circumstances.
Similar to when I went on the race, I am asking for your help. First and foremost, please pray for me and my team and wherever we end up. For open hearts and willingness to step into uncomfortable things in order to grow into who we are meant to be. Secondly, I have to raise $2,000 support for the 3 months on the field. This cost includes travel, lodging, food and insurance. I do have one student loan I can’t defer while I am gone and other various expenses for the time I will be gone. I would like for you to prayerfully consider donating to this opportunity. For a tax-deductible donation you can hit the ‘donate’ button on my blog. If you feel led to help with my other expenses while I am gone I have a PayPal account or you can email me and we can set something up. Lastly, I want to answer any more questions you might have, talk more about my race and what this leadership opportunity looks like. Feel free to ask anything and let me know how I can be praying for you during this time. If you would like to stay up to date on my blogs as I go through this next season, please subscribe so you get email updates everytime I post something new! I really am excited to see what the Lord is going to do in these next few months.
Loves. Stay Salty.
