Ok, so I am a "pen and journal write down your feelings" kind of girl. Have always been a writer, not a typer. But, I like to try new things….so here we go, I'll start with blogging. I will be trying a lot of new things starting next July and one being the idea of the World Race. Those of you who don't know what I'll be doing or may be asking yourselves "What the heck are you going to be doing for 11 months in 11 different countries?" Well, let me tell you. Simple things. little things. hard things. boring things. challenging things. Things that we hate to do, but are able to do. Things that may be the easiest thing to do, is the most challenging in a 3rd world nation. I will be doing God's work here on Earth. Whatever he lays on the path, my group and I will follow and pick up the pieces and do His work. Because that is what my profession will be for the next year: God's servant. Yes, I know I should be God's servant everyday of my life, and I am, but I'm LITERALLY going to be LIVING as a SERVANT! I will be serving His people who need MY help! Amazing to think that ME, a 26 year old American can impact a life. And it will be my goal to show Jesus Christ to at least ONE person in each country. That's 11 people that I can bring to Heaven. And with the World Race, I want God to show me how to bring His work to my home country. How to share His love without feeling like I'm offending, hurting, bashing, or shoving my beliefs in peoples' faces. I just want to show people and my family and friends how happy I am and how much happy they can be with Jesus as their best friend.
I don't think that's too much to ask, is it?
Why am I doing this now? Well, as many of you may know I have been on many mission trips already in my short life. Most lasting only two weeks long. I found out after my 5th trip, that two weeks was just not long enough. With each country and friends I left behind, so did I leave a bigger piece of my heart and tears. I have seen what God can do in a community in two weeks and I want to see what he can do within a year! And with the World Race I will be able to do just that. See God work in 11 different countries is just truly amazing and I am so anxious to start! To sacrifice myself, my job, my life, my comforts, my security…all for HIM. This is just not a Lynsey thing, this is God working inside of me. This isn't just a calling, this is God working inside of me. Why else would I be feeling this way for the past 5 years? I love my career now, it's great, but I believe whole-heartly that there is something BIGGER I'm suppose to do. And now is the time. A time only when just ME can do it and not when I am a wife and a mother.
God has taught me what it's like to be faithful and now that I know that, He's teaching me how to TRUST HIM! So that's exactly what I'm doing. I'm TRUSTING Him to take me to 11 countries and rock my world upside down!!! That is seriously going to be my motto for this trip. "I want God to rock my world upside down!"
I hope you will consider joining me on this adventure. …maybe not physically, but prayerfully, mentally, emotionally, and financially. I will wear your name on my sleeve and your name too will be in 11 different countries. If it wasn't for you, God and my amazing parents, I would not be who I am today. I would love nothing more of your support and love throughout this entire trip. I will post blogs, pictures and videos as much as I can to keep you updated and hopefully, you will see just how BIG our God is and what He is doing in the world. I hate watching the news, because rarely do you see a happy story, the sad and angry stories ALWAYS get more attention then the happy stories. Well by golly, I WILL show you the happy stories from my World Race and show you that God is very much still at work in the world! I just can't wait to go. I am so ready.
God Bless!
