As I’ve written before, there is a great amount of anxiety and stress that can come with the World Race. Whether it comes from financial issues, worries about what will happen while you’re away, all the things you must do before you leave, etc. . . However, despite all that, there is a great amount of excitement that has come with it as well.
Some days it really doesn’t register with me that I will be participating in an 11 month long mission trip. It seems pretty surreal sometimes, like “yeah I know I’m signed up and all, but going on an 11 month mission trip is crazy nobody would actually do that.” It almost seems like it’s someone else who is signed up and is getting ready to leave for a year. But, when it does hit me I can’t help but feel excited. I mean I can’t even imagine all that’s going to happen, the people I’ll meet, the things I’ll see, the stories I’ll be able to tell when I get back. It’s all so overwhelming, but in a good way.
I’ve already been talking with the people that are on the same route as me through Facebook, and it’s been awesome, but I really can’t wait ’til I actually get to meet them. Obviously there are some fears that come with knowing that you’ll be spending a significant amount of time in close proximity with the same people day in and day out, but those fears don’t really measure up to the beauty of what can result from that.
I know that it’s going to be a tough year, if it wasn’t going to be it wouldn’t really be worth going, but I also know that it will be a year filled with joy, laughter, adventure, growth, fellowship, discovery, revelation, inspiration, and healing. It will be a year of seeing God at work around the world, and I just can’t wait for it. I can’t wait to see God moving, not just in others but in me too. I can’t wait to hear the stories that people will tell. I can’t wait to see change and be changed, and I can’t wait to experience life as God made it to be.
