When I first signed up for the World Race I truly had no idea what I was getting myself into. I left the States with this mind set that I was taking a break from life, that I was pressing the pause button on my life and I was going on this crazy journey that was outside of my normal everyday routine. I had these unrealistic expectations for the race, that I would get to play with little kids all day and witness miracles left and right. I have only been gone for a month now and I have realized that these expectations were all wrong. Life doesn’t just stop because you moved across the world. I have a normal everyday schedule here, just like a did at home. No, I don’t get to play with little kids all day or have I yet to see a miracle. Social media makes the World Race look so glamorous when in fact its not.
Throughout these past couple of weeks, I have experienced frustration, anger, sadness, and disappointment. But through all these emotions I realized that God is still present. He doesn’t want the race to be fun and games all the time. These past couple weeks have a been a rollercoaster and that is exactly what He wants. So in the lows you can remember to lean on Him and in the highs you can see how great He truly is. I am also starting to realize that God doesn’t have any expectations and He needed to crumble mine so I can truly walk this journey with Him. So now I just expect the unexpected, God works at his own pace and He has his own plan.
Yes, the Race isn’t anything I expected it to be, but that doesn’t mean I am not loving every single minute of it. I love the ministry that I have been given here and I love the people around me. I can already see growth in myself and in my other squamates. I am so happy to be blessed with this experience and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
Lots of love, from Guatemala
