Wow. it’s really happening. it doesn’t feel real. nothing feels real. God did it. God did the one thing that I never thought would actually happen. He answered my prayers. crazy. God heard me. My name is Katie Knoblauch and I am going on the World Race because God heard me. ME, a nobody, a 17 year old dreamer who was stuck feeling like nobody was listening. But there God was the whole time listening and waiting on His perfect timing!
Id like to flash back six years to when I was in 7th grade and I had decided to become a missionary. Once I decided to commit my life over seas to serve I quickly became the girl in school who romanticized poverty and was interested in diseases because I wanted to hold and love people who had them. Once high school began and I went on my first mission trip to Haiti, my passion peeked to a small obsession and I knew for sure that I was supposed to be a missionary for sure! After years of non-stop talking about Haiti and missions a lot of people told me a lot of very discouraging things about why I should stay home and do my best to have a very successful career with three kids, a good income and a mini van. There is nothing wrong with this, except for the fact that I found my success Jesus I don’t need the American Dream to live my dream. Despite my relentlessness towards my plans for the future, many of the comments stuck with me and I was tired of fighting a battle that could never be won, so I decided to do what everyone else wanted me to do, go to college first then get a job so that I could make good money and travel at my own leisure. I was set and ready to go to college and follow the plans of other people when I stumbled upon my now team mate’s (Claudia Fitzpatrick) photo on instagram that said she was going on this crazy nine month mission trip to serve the Lord. When I saw this I drowned in jealously and guilt. Guilt that I had given up on waiting for the Lord and that I had doubted His power and faith. I knew right then that I had made a mistake and that God was finally telling me that it was my turn, He was saying that I had waited long enough and now I am “ready” to be a servant of the Lord in the most literal ways. Because of Gods most perfect timing I will be taking a year off before college to go on a nine month mission trip and to love Gods people. I will be traveling around the world in His name, and it is so worth the wait.
There are many ways you can partner with me throughout this awesome trip! The first way is through prayer! Please pray for me and my team as we go out! Also there is an option online to give to my trip financially! Please find it in your heart to donate and help me complete this God given task. Let the Lord lead your heart as you consider helping me do the Lords work! Thank you so much for your support! Also if you like my blog and would like to be updated whenever I post a new one you can click the subscribe button and get an email or text update!!
In Him,
Katie Jane Knoblauch
