One Happy New Year
This is the first New Year in a long time that feels
new. Everything in my life has changed,
I no longer have an address, my bed has gone from a pillow top mattress to a
sleeping bag, and most of my possessions fit in a backpack. Despite loosing every ounce of stability I
wouldn’t trade a minuet of this adventure.
I was a little worried coming into training because our team
was in a state of fluctuation. Silas one
of our guys decided to switch to the June team for a variety of reasons. That left our team with 5 girls and one
guy. Not the best ratio for Spano, our lone male holdout. After much prayer Andrew Mass and Breanna Caldwell decided to switch places. I’m so excited to be a part of this team; you
can follow along with all our blogs at www.theworldrace.org then go to the 2007
participant’s link. We are the top team
(on the page, not on the race…yet.)
All day long we have had wonderful training and all I can
think about as the speakers continue is what in the world have I gotten my self
in to? Can I do this? Am I actually going to spend a year being a
missionary? Starting this race is scary,
not because of the unknown but because of what I do know. I know my own weaknesses and struggles. I wonder if I will be able to live up to my
expectations this year.
As I think about the upcoming 24 hour bus ride though
Mexico I’m reminded of my freshman
volleyball coach. At the end of an
intense rally she would pound the floor and yell, “The mind always quits before
the body does.” I have a feeling that
tidbit of knowledge is going to be useful.
This year I will be pushed in ways I can’t even fathom but I’m excited to
see the growth God brings about in me and the ministry that flows out it.
If your praying for me please pray that I feel better. The cold I was struggling with during my last
week in San Diego has come back; I’m definitely some what tired and run
down. My prayer is to be 100% before the
race begins!
