Most know about my journey through my migraines. They began sophomore year of high school and were persistent, as in a headache everyday, for seven years. In July, I attended training camp in Toccoa Falls, Georgia where a healing began in me. I went weeks with no headache whatsoever, this was a miracle. Although these headaches meant leaving training camp and postponing my race, God was in it. I returned to training camp, having been healed, in October to begin my new adventure with my new squad.
Fast forward. I have now gone a very long time with being a normal, no consistent headache, kid. I am off my medicines and was doing really well at home. Until I get to Guatemala. Sure, I had a few here and there but nothing like this. I have been in Guatemala since Thursday night and have been in pain pretty much the whole time. I have been extremely upset about it and worrying that I didn’t bring enough medicine because I didn’t think I would need it. That’s when I realized, this is from Satan. He hates that I’m finally here. He hates that I am about to have the adventure of a lifetime serving Jesus.
It is easy for him to attack. But most people don’t know exactly how he will attack them. For me, it is clear. He wants me to be miserable. And I let that happen for a few days. Now, I’m fighting. I’m fighting him and grabbing ahold of God. I know for a fact that God called me to this race. He would NOT have done so if He was going to let me sit here on my bunk bed in pain.
We sang this at training camp 2.0 and it has become my anthem…
“I will wait on you, as long as you need me to, strength will rise up in me.”
I immediately knew this song applied to my life. I waited for the race and I waited for God to send me. I’m finally here but now I must continue to wait for Him to finish His healing. God doesn’t start a great work in someone just to leave it on His “to do” list. Patience has never been my virtue and man, I’m learning patience. It is easy to get caught up in feeling this pain but my team is helping me to remember that healing is a process and I am not complete.
Pray with me that I will continue to find the strength to fight the devil. Pray that God continues His work of healing in me. Pray that I continue to seek positivity in my situation and that I am able to be fully present in my ministry.
I will not give up and I will not give in until I can say that He has finished it.
I’m safely in Guatemala, if you didn’t catch that. We are staying in a SUBDIVISION with a gate. We are allowed to run the circle during the day and went out playing soccer today. My team and I are staying in a two story house with a girls’ room, boys’ room, staff room (two girls live with us and do ministry with us), three bathrooms, warm showers (although you have to know the trick to make them warm…I didn’t know the trick until four days in…), a full kitchen, and space to do p90x! We start ministry tomorrow with The Street Revolution. We will be working in the bus terminal with kids and adults, playing uno, painting nails, taking pictures, and sharing life.
Please pray for our hosts, David and Julie Voncannon. TWO of their cars stopped working yesterday and have become a financial burden. We know that The Lord will provide but prayer never hurts!
