The World Race Expedition Route is only 18 days away! I’ve reached my 3rd deadline of raising $10,000, I’ve purchased everything I think I need, I got my vaccines, my passport is up to date, I told my boss I’m leaving, and I bought my plane ticket. PHEW! Now I’m mostly just working and waiting to go.
One thing I’ve learned while getting ready for the Race is the realness of the Fear of Missing Out. 11 months is a crazy long time! I’ll miss birthdays, weddings, and funerals. I’ll miss snow days and beach days. I’ll miss random hangouts, bonfires, and late night IHOP trips. I’ll miss 4th of July fireworks, Memorial Day fishing, and Easter candy. I’ll miss the Super Bowl, NBA finals, a ton of UFC fights. I’ll miss all the new movies and TV shows. I’ll be the last person to hear about major world events. The FOMO is so real sometimes I think Do I really want to go?
Well, I really want to go. I REALLY REALLY want to go. FOMO is real but there is so much more on the line. The only advice I have for getting over FOMO is the same advice my pastor has given my church many times, you have to change your perspective. I changed my perspective from missing what is happening here to getting to experience what is happening there. I changed my perspective from missing my friends and family to making disciples and building relationships all over the world. It’s not easy and sometimes my perspective goes back to what it was before, but that doesn’t change my need to go.
I can’t wait to see my team. I can’t wait to visit different 12 countries for the first time. I can’t wait to glorify God all over the world. That’s why I want to go. BUT I have to wait to leave. Only 18 more days!
