I’ll be honest, this process has been a roller coaster for me. Looking back to October when I first made the decision to go on the World Race my heart was enthusiastic and charged. The hardest part about this journey has been the waiting. With so much time to sit and overthink, the World Race has become not only my most anticipated and exciting chapter in my life, but also my worst enemy. Although through all of my unsteadiness and wavering, God remains faithful.
My “lasts” are starting to get to me. And when I say “lasts” I mean my last time to laugh with my friends in my english class, my last chances to go to Whataburger when nothing else is open, my last opportunity to serve as a senior in my church’s youth, etc. I have been involved in my church for a huge portion of my life and in these past months I’ve spent a lot of “lasts” there specifically. These “lasts” aren’t comfortable. In fact they signal the end of my comfortable life and invite complete change. Embracing all of the new is very hard when you still love the old. I have been blessed in every single area of my life and I’ve never known what it’s like to be uncertain of the days coming before me. But through this time God has been there guiding my steps. When I don’t know what is coming next I trust that He does and that He will prepare me.
The reason I’m writing about this is to be completely transparent. If I put on a strong face just claiming that this isn’t scary or a huge deal I wouldn’t allow myself room to grow. You all should know, if you hadn’t assumed before, that the Race is coming fast and that brings excitement, anxiety, and every emotion in between.
Now I’m going to ask for something. I have so much love for my friends and family I can’t even try to write it down. Y’all have supported me in so many different ways and this is the time I need y’all the most. I am leaving my cushioned stable comfortable life and I need some support. So my request is to please continue to love and encourage me while I am gone. Please keep me and my squad in your prayers as we prepare! This journey is not meant for me to take alone, and all that I experience will be wasted if I don’t share it with you. So if you haven’t already and you would to follow me on the race you can subscribe to this blog! I will be posting fairly often about my adventures and the work God is doing on the field. I’m already leaving my home, I can’t bear to completely leave my community too. Also! Me and my squad are open to prayer requests so if anything is on your heart feel free to email me or comment on here and we can make a note to pray for you!
Finally heres the question that isn’t so fun to ask. It’s just a fact for this trip to be made possible I need funds. If you have any interest in partnering/supporting me financially I am completely open to meeting up and explaining what you would be investing in. I promise you that I would not be asking for these donations if I didn’t believe in the good they can do, and that you will in turn be apart of. There is an orange button at the top of my home page which says “Donate!”. This will take you to a page with instructions. Here is also a statement regarding donations from AIM:
Adventures In Missions is a tax-exempt organization under IRS code 501(c)(3) and is a member of the ECFA. (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability). Due to IRS and ECFA regulations governing the administration of tax deductible donations given in support of a particular trip/program, support contributions given on behalf of an individual will be used to offset the costs of the trip/program you are involved in. All contributions are non-refundable regardless of the participant’s success in completing the program.
Thank y’all for taking this journey with me. I am so excited to see all that God will do over this next year.
