“Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger”
I can’t help but feel like Oceans by Hillsong United is my anthem for this journey I am about to embark on… Which leads me to the thought that a lot of you don’t even know what I am talking about.. So, here goes nothing..
Last summer I went on a missions trip to Costa Rica and it changed my life drastically. I went with a hard heart and no interest in even being there but for some reason, God put me on that trip and changed everything I knew. Days into the trip, I knew I was supposed to be doing missions and when I got home I looked for weeks to find a program that I could pair with but didn’t find anything. Before I knew it senior year was starting and the thought of missions was pushed to the back of my mind.
I went through the year thinking that I needed to go to college right away and do the traditional path, that leaving for a year wasn’t practical or “right” so I said goodbye to the idea of exploring the world for Jesus and said hello to another year at home at a school I didn’t want to be at.
Months went by and my relationship with Christ only got stronger and kept hearing from him that I needed to go, I needed to share his love and I needed to do it now. I didn’t know what that meant, so I just kept ignoring him. It got to the point where everyday was another sign from God that I needed to be doing missions so while sitting in my 3rd period photo class I looked up missions trips and that’s when I found it.
I stumbled upon World Race: Gap Year but as I read the information on it, I knew this was it. This is what God was getting my heart ready for. So right then I applied for it and came home and told my parents this was it, this is what I needed to be doing and they couldn’t have been more excited and supportive. I finished the application and scheduled and interview and went along with the motions and before I knew it I was accepted!
From there, its been an absolute whirlwind. I have been writing letters, talking to people about my adventure and really trusting in Lord because this trip is a big one.
I will be gone for 9 long months and go to 3 different countries to share God’s love with people that need to hear it the most. My hear couldn’t be more happy and as I get closer to the day we launch I get more excited but that’s where the fear kicks in….
Because I joined the trip so late, I have to do fundraising and super speed. My trip costs a little over $12,000 and I need your help. I can’t do this alone. I know that Jesus will provide for me and will be my steady hand but the idea of having to fund raise this is nerve racking.
So my prayer is that you guys will feel lead to support me, pair with me in either prayer or finance… better yet, both! If you are interested in supporting me, you can donate online through my website or can do a check which I am happy to explain the process to you if that’s the way you would like to go!
Just know that I have a heart for these people, they are broken and lost and I want to be able to go out and share the love that I get to experience every day with them. This journey is going to be far from easy, but its what The Lord is asking me to do so I am staying faithful and trusting in all that he is.
God Bless,
Taylor
