This is specifically written for Q, S, T, and of coarse my dear R squad. Yet is can still apply to all current racers.
Dear current racers,
Soon you will be returning home. You will be reunited with parents, family members, significant others, best friends, and of course your much missed dog or cat. But before you get too excited HOLD ON A MINUTE…… I just wanted to remind you that YOU ARE NOT DONE YET. YOUR RACE IS NOT OVER. It is so easy to get carried away with thoughts of home and the future. Trust me I understand and know from experience. But… you still have about 24 days left until you come home. Has this race been everything you wanted it to be and more? If your answer is no; why not? There is still enough time left for it to become that.
One of your moms told me that it is like I am a race mom now. I spend time looking up the different time Zones, I read your blogs, I look at your pictures, I pray for you and just like them I miss you a ton. I can’t even imagine how much love they have for you knowing you your entire life. I have only known you for a year and my cup is overflowing.
But even though we miss you and are excited that you are going to be back soon, we trust that you are still there for a reason. There is still work to be done, in and through you. Focus on that because we have it covered over here. Trust me where you are right now is a lot more exciting then what is going on here. So hold that baby in South Africa or China a little bit longer today because pretty soon they will be what you miss most (not Chick-ful-a) I know you still have some sparks left in you. Continue to let them shine.
Don’t be afraid.
I know some of you are feeling a little scared of going home. I know I was one of those people. Let me ease your mind a little bit. It is not as scary as you think. You will be just fine. I was scared to see how people have changed. I was scared to see how people hadn’t changed. I was scared to discover how I have changed. There had been babies born, marriages, moves, break ups, new jobs, and kids that seemed to have grown up way too fast. But…everyone seems the same. Yes they have had new and different experiences but when I talk to them now it seems as if we were never apart. When I kiss my niece and my best friends baby it is as though they had been with me the whole time. When I visit my old college friends we still watch silly YouTube videos and talk about boys late into the night. We have new stories and experiences to share with each other but nothing else has changed. It is no longer scary. It is exciting.
I was scared about being away from you. Scared of being lonely. I am not going to lie to you it is hard. I miss you all the time. I have to tell myself that I will see you again someday and I believe that. How cool is it that we now have friends all over the country and all over the world?!? Wherever we go now we know that we will have someone to stay with. Someone we love. But for now while I am home I need to invest in these relationships and friendships with my whole heart. I can still pray for encourage you from a distance, but God has us where we are and around the people we are around for a reason. For you right now it is your team and your squad. It is also your contacts and ministries you are working with. Don’t be afraid to fully invest in them these last 24 days. Yes the Goodbyes will be extremely hard. But the hellos that will follow in the future will be more then worth it. Oh and give them an extra hug from me while you’re at it.
Love, miss, and am praying for you all,
Jordan, Jortan, Jo, Jordie, Jo Jo
