So as our stay comes to and end here in Byron bay I try and recall all the memories that I gained here. The truth is that I’ll never remember every moment or feeling of emotion that I felt here with the people that I call my family.
Looking on the future is just as exciting though. There are only 9 more months left and sitting here thinking about all the experiences that I’m going to have it makes me feel like I just need to be in the moment of everything that happens and not try so hard to remember what just happened but look forward to the memories that I’m going to make, if that makes any sense. This is The World Race it’s going to just be one big memory for anyone who goes out and does it, I’m in love with this life and as long as I trust and follow what God wants me to do then I won’t have to worry about anything but being provided for through him. But that doesn’t mean that I can just sit around and expect God to do everything for me all he asks in return is that I do what he wants me to and I listen to his teaching and follow the path that he has for me.
Today is only today. The days ahead are going to be amazing because God has something to do with it. Just trusting in him is enough for me and that’s all he wants from me.
The people of Byron are struggling to find themselves, I kind of regret not doing more in the community with talking to people and finding out their stories. I’ve always prided myself on being a history lover but my dad once told me “to really know history is to truly know someone else’s story” how many stories do I know, how many questions did I ask. I realize now that I didn’t do much for this community but what this place did for me was it taught me to ask questions about others not just tell them my story but listen to them. Hearing my team mate’s testimonies has opened my eyes to a whole new world of learning and experiencing of life and community.
It’s crazy to think that just two months ago I was a totally different person I was living a life of comfort in the US A with no worries and great friends and a family who loves me but now I’m sitting in a park in Byron Bay Australia of all places and these past two months I’ve grown and changed so much but the amazing part is I’m still not done I’m still going to grow and be changed by a God to I now can trust with my whole heart no more worrying about who in the flesh loves me or is going to care about me just knowing that God, the ultimate Father, loves me unconditionally. I’m safe and no one can touch me.
Pray for: the community of Byron Bay, the people and their stories, the history of this place, and for the spirits of fear and self-seeking confidence are banished forever
