Erin and I have recently been talking about how we never could
have written the story of our lives.
Three years ago, I was preparing to give my senior piano
recital, the “crown” of all I had worked so hard for those four years of
college. I was thinking about graduation and wondering what the heck to do with
my life. God said, “Wait.”
Two years ago, I had just been accepted to do The World Race. I had no idea what God wanted to do with my life
other than take it and make it something new. All I knew was that I was running in hot pursuit of God’s heart.
One year ago, I was celebrating Easter with my World Race
family in Ukraine. God was revealing his love to me in a deeper way than I had
ever known, and I was a broken mess.
Today, I am sitting in Michigan, in the house that I share
with 12 other World Race staff. I am continuing to process through what it
looks like to do the World Race again for four months as a squad leader. (Read my last blog.) I am
so excited to walk through the beginnings of brokenness and abandonment with my
new squad and to call forth the greatness that God sees in each one of them!
how did I end up here?
He is awfully creative, and I can’t help but recognize that three years ago, He
was most likely watching me with a smile on his face as I struggled to figure
out my life.
I’m positive that two years ago, His heart was beaming as my heart
exploded with excitement over dreams of the World Race.
One year ago, He held
me in his arms and spoke sweet words of love and grace to me.
Today, I’m
certain that He rejoices over me as I walk into the unknown yet again, with
full assurance that I’m right in the middle of where I’m supposed to be.
I don’t know how long I’m going to be with the World Race;
I’m walking by faith. What I do know is that whatever I’m “doing,” I want it to
be with these people. Until God tells me otherwise, this is where I feel called
to be. This is the place I find life, and this is where I see the Kingdom
advancing.
I am praying and asking God to provide about $10,000 more to
cover my expenses for the rest of 2010. This will allow me to finish out my
apprenticeship here in Michigan as well as lead the July squad as they go to
the nations!
If you believe in the lives you’ve seen changed by the World Race, I would ask you to pray about giving towards this ministry! God has called me to be his hands and feet in the nations as well as to call my generation to awake from their slumber; to feed the orphans and widows; and to set the captives free!
THANK YOU for your support!!!!!!
