I’m literally living the dream.
My junior year in college I threatened my dad to leave college and go do missions (never a valid threat–reason would always win). I would be sitting in my classroom for a class I didn’t care much about for 50 minutes and I would ask God, “Why am I here when there is so much need in the world?!”
However, I finished college. I got my degree. I learned to finish through even when it’s hard. I learned to bloom where you grow. And I learned how to create your own ministry.
The Lord then blessed me with the “desires of my heart” (i.e. the World Race). I don’t know if He will always have me do missions long-term (I hope so), but I am trying to be content with month by month in each country trying to have my feet planted where I am without looking to far into the future.
Because I’m literally living the dream.
-I am traveling. I’m seeing God’s beautiful countries and experiencing different cultures.
-I’m living simply. Just out of my big pack and day-pack. I will be investing in one nice shirt, a dress, and nice shorts maybe because they are handy to have, but otherwise I’m pretty content living out of my pack. Granted, I’m only in month 3 so that may change soon so my honeymoon phase of the race may end soon. But even if my feelings do change, I’m going to try hard to be thankful because this is what I’ve always wanted.
-I’m actively loving people. I’m living how Jesus lived. I’m loving the unlovable and unseen. I’m meeting so many people that I can learn about their lives and living out God to them, learning their perspective on life and learning about their culture.
-Even those long travel days–it is still a novelty for me (which may change, also). But even those 20 hour bus rides. Who gets to say they had to pee in random spots, was in a sleeper bus for 20 hours, listened/watched weird local music videos….
–Others: Living in community, learning a lot about myself, learning a lot about God.
Obviously, not every month is going to be rainbows and butterflies because every month brings new ministry (official and created by us), growth, hardships, etc.
But He is continually conforming my perspective of the world to be more like His and I hope it continues.
So to all those who have supported me in past years of following my dream, those who have financially given, and those who have verbally encouraged me and prayed for me–THANK YOU.
You have allowed this crazy girl to follow the dream that God has laid on her heart, at least for this season. <3
