“I may not know what I want from this life but I know I want more than the starting line.” -Jon Foreman
I’m often asked questions like, “Is this safe? What if something happens to you? Are you willing to take that risk?” To answer plainly: no, this is not as safe as the life I lead here and yes, I am very willing to take that risk. When Saint Joan of Arc ventured out on her mission to save France a woman asked her how she could make this dangerous journey and she replied, “I am not afraid for God is with me; I was born for this.”
I feel incredibly humbled and honored by the task God has set in front of me. I can feel my heart pounding in my chest as I set out on the mission He has given to me. All my life I have wanted… MORE. Always more! Not in the way of more things to have but more mission, more purpose, a higher call. For years I hid away as I lied to myself about being unworthy of such a life until the desire burned in me so badly that I couldn’t stand it any longer. I leaped. Now here I am, 2 weeks away from what will be only an early chapter in my life. 12 countries. 11 months. Nothing with me but what I can carry. Talk about living the dream, right? I don’t know what the road ahead holds but I know that I want to be sprinting headlong down it. I want to look people straight in the eye and treat them with all the dignity they deserve and pour into them every ounce of love that it is in my being to give. I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I want it more than I can tell (shout out to my homegirl, Belle).
How many times do we sacrifice the good things we desire to our lies of unworthiness? God does not make trash. God does not make anything or anyone meaningless. Run after the good and triumph you seek. Run as hard and fast as you can. The day I broke into an all out sprint towards Him was the day I found myself in the middle of these wild, beautiful adventures. I feel more alive and more fully myself than I ever realized was possible.
Now for the part that actually makes me shake in my boots… I genuinely need your financial support. I 100% cannot do this without donations. I still need about $8,000 to be fully funded. Every little bit helps from $1 to $8,000. Please consider joining me on this adventure by praying for me and making a contribution to my journey.
So off I go. Come hell or high water… I am not afraid. I. was born. to do this.
