First off, I am extremely humbled that God has chosen me from my own personal wreckage, to perform such an incredible task such as the World Race.
A little about myself, I am 23 years old, started my walk october 11th 2014.
At first i was on fire, i cant tell you how fast i read through the Bible after i was saved, but once i read the final verse of revelation, i was left with a what next feeling.
The problem with me, is that i like to take things into my own hands and make things happen when i start getting bored, which has been the case for these last five years out of high school. I had thought that i had everything figured out. I was going to make it big in music, tour the country and bask in fame and fortune. So every move i made in life pointed towards music and what i needed to do to make it.
After several horribly failed attempts, i had broken down and nearly given up. In that grey patch I found Jesus and then everything changed. I was still making music, but my motives were different. I no longer wanted the fame or the fortune or the glory, i just wanted to please God. I had vowed that i would no longer commit myself to the secular side of music and give back to God what he had given me. So i went from playing at bars and open mics, to youth events, relay for lifes, and everything in between for the Glory of the Kingdom in a ministry band called Forever in Majesty.
So all of this leads to why i’m here.
I had never truly planned on doing a mission, i just kind of assumed my international work for God would come through F.I.M, my band. Little did i realize God had been reinforcing the very idea for years to go out and work. As i was waiting on a jobsite for my boss to show up one morning, i remember sitting next to a marina on st. Simons island, Ga. There i typed in the words “mission trips” in Google, and let the spirit take over. Not only did God lead me right where he wanted, but confirmed in my heart over and over that this is where i needed to be. I cried. Like, ugly cried. Dumped my purse right there in a parking lot of a condo complex for everyone to see. It didnt matter though, because after years of waiting to know what God needed from me, i finally listened long enough to hear it.
Ever since that moment i have been learning to live almost entirely off of faith. Quitting the job i had worked for two years where i had made a sustainable amount of money, and reducing the hours i worked at a second job at Buffalo wild wings, where i serve. That alone is a walk by faith job. I live off of tips and handouts. All this to focus on fundraising, even taking on an internship with my mentor to try and grow that much more before departure.
With all this being said i praise God to the fullest for the opportunity to spread the reaches of his kingdom. This has been, and will continue to be the greatest thing that has happened to me. Thank you for taking time to hear my story. Ill be sure to keep posting.
