My best intentions were to write a blog with a long list of how the World Race changed my life and how I planned to help change the world for the better.
Instead I cried in a grocery store.
I thought that I would return home and put pretty little bows on what I learned while traveling and get back to “real life”. Instead I found more lessons to learn and deeper questions to ask.
* How to figure out what I need when the world is so needy.
* How to live like I’m worthy of love and belonging.
* How to make a life decision with out asking 1,000 people what they thought of it first.
* How to share what I’ve learned.
Then I was asked to consider leading a trip.
I laughed and closed the email. I wasn’t going to be one of those crazy people who leaves home immediately upon returning because they didn’t know how to handle life in the US. However, once I got quiet and away from the expectations that I thought were coming from others, I realized this the answer I was looking for.
I’m still weaving the lessons that I learned on the Race into my “now life”. I think the best way to further learn is to give away what I know to a group of younger believers who are starting a journey like the one I just finished.
That’s why I’m leaving again. Not because I’m avoiding anything here in America, but to give away what I’ve learned to people who are hungry to learn.
I’ve been so honored by the love and support I’ve gotten both while I was gone and since being back home. You, friends and family, are the hardest thing to leave again. I’ll miss being in physical space with you but you’ll always be close to mind and heart.
I hope you’ll continue to support me in prayer as I continue this journey. I can’t wait to see what God does in these next few months!
Here’s a video I’ve made about fundraising and my trip!
