It is weird to think that I can feel alone here sometimes. I am with my best friend and soulmate all the time, I am so grateful for that. I am surrounded by people. We have a team that might finally be finding our groove in our relationships, as God and time have smashed some of our rough edges off.
I have met incredible people, have great conversations, have leaders showing me the way, what could be missing?
I have said before that community is tough- I miss my friends. I miss having buddies to just goof off with. Guys to talk about guy things with. Not girls who try to talk about guy things, but guys. We just have a different way of being around each other. I don’t think anyone could argue with me that guys need guy time. Male bonding. I don’t know what it is, but when it is just the guys, without women or any pressing needs, usually male bonding happens. I think I miss that, whether it is working together on a project with guys, playing sports, or just hanging out- I miss it.
God is a little funny to me. The whole mercy and grace thing. I don’t get it, but I sure do take it for granted. God has answered a prayer that I never actually prayed for. I never actually asked God to put another guy on our team. I thought that was pointless, did not actually think it would ever happen- it was so far from reality, that, like I said, I never actually prayed for it.
God answered my need in adding a guy to our team. Not just any guy, but a guy my age with similar interests! A guy I can actually talk with about subjects I am comfortable with (sports and uh….)!
I met Rusty Jackson in Cusco. He is the guy that came with Josh Daniels and me when we went horseback riding and explored the cave. Rusty was a sports anchor man for ESPN, covering the Arkansas Razorbacks. (makes me think that I should stay away from discussions on the Civil War, I wonder if he calls it the ‘war of northern aggression?’)
Rusty came to the debrief in Swaziland and I had some more good time with him, hanging out and talking about the other subject I like- God. Then the day he was leaving, he told me there might be a possibility that he could join the world race in Thailand for our final 4 months. Then I heard later that he might actually join our team!
So, I got an email a few days ago that said he was definitely joining us Aug. 2. He has bought the ticket and made the plans.
Rusty still needs to raise $3000. If anyone reading this would like to join in what God is doing in his life, the lives of people around the world, and most importantly to me, mine….(jk, kind of.)
To support Rusty, here is his blog: www.rustyjackson.myadventures.org
