In case you are wondering who I am or just who might be crazy enough to take on a challenge such as the world race, well, that would be this girl. My name is Hilary and I have been about this crazy for the whole 31 years I have been alive. I was born and raised in Indianapolis, IN. Of course just like anyone else I have had my highs and lows throughout life but for some miraculous reason God has always found me wandering and scooped me back up in His arms and carried me through life in His sweet, sweet grace.
I have known since high school, about the same time I was baptized, that I was meant for international kingdom work. I have been on several short term mission trips to Mexico and Haiti but none for a while. It has been since 2007 when I did a mission internship in Tanzania for 3 months, that I have traveled out of the country; I have been dying on the inside. So why now you ask?
I am coming out of what has been one of the hardest years of my life. I struggled with sickness, causing me much grief (all better now thanks to a diagnosis of something I have apparently had since birth). This meant missing a ton of work and struggling with finances not to mention just struggling with daily life as I was not my chipper self on a daily basis. I was having a pity party. And in the middle of all of that, my beloved grandmother passed away. It was heart-breaking for sure. I was being trialed by fire but I didn’t know why. It wasn’t until March that I started to overcome and then was forced to face another hardship in April. I was assaulted and my attacker still remains free to this day. But while Satan was trying to get me down, my God swept me up. He never left my side, for He had and has great plans for me. Though He never wanted these things in my life, He used them to open my eyes. For this, well this is not where my earthly body is to be. I was reminded that I am to be there, doing His great works for Him who has saved me and Him who has given me the strength to overcome. It is in His arms I am comforted and always will be. He has blessed me with much and I am ready to give it all back. Now I just need a little help from my fellow peeps.
As I prepare for this journey, I ask for prayers mostly. Yes, I also ask and need financial support but I and the people I come in contact with will need daily immersion in prayer for safety and blessings. Thank you in advance!
