So… it’s been awhile. A really LONG while since I’ve been on here. Many of you are most likely wondering if I’ve just vanished into some country never to be heard from again. I am headed to Mozambique in two hours so you never know, but I am planning on returning!
These past few months have been a whirlwind and honestly at the end of most days the idea of sitting down and typing up a blog loses out to a bed… or a floor… or some random bus.
If you were to wonder what the last 3 months has looked like I want to give you a glimpse:
I’ve been in the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, South Africa, and am now headed to Mozambique.
I’ve slept in 42 beds since I left.
I’ve eaten fertilized duck eggs and my share of yak meat.
I’ve traveled thousands of miles across countries encouraging men and women of God
I’ve caged dived with Great White sharks and dove the reefs of Oriental Mindoro
I’ve returned to the streets of Manila to once again hold the children who changed my life
I sat in the same room in a Chinese orphanage and was broken in ways I still can’t communicate or process
I’ve been past the point of exhaustion to travel to unreached people groups in Asia
I’ve seen 16 year old prostitutes told that they are loved by their Father in heaven
I’ve been part of two baptisms of incredible women of God
I’ve worshipped at a piano again
I’ve helped walk missionaries through this crazy process of the World Race
I’ve laughed more than I thought
Cried far more than I ever imagined I could
And I’ve continued to be changed
Doing this thing a second time has been far different than I ever could have imagined. To be honest; it has been incredibly hard. Physically, emotionally, spiritually. Living out of a bag for going on 18 months has taken a toll and God has allowed me to go to the end of myself.
While it’s not always a pretty picture, I can tell you I continue to be changed. There’s been a whole lot cooking in my head and I haven’t known where to even begin with you all. How do you capture the emotions and realities that you’re seeing when you yourself don’t have time to process them? But over the course of this next month I plan on stepping back a bit more and reflecting. Hopefully, in the form of some blogs.
You see, an incredible transition has happened and in order for this squad to move into all the Lord has for them we had to hand over the reigns of this squad to some of our team leaders; just like how I received the reigns of P-Squad over a year ago. I’ll be introducing them soon, but please pray for an incredible man and woman of God; Nick Hayden and Christen Chiles, as they step into this new season of leading the Z-Squad! Please pray for my partner Megan and I as well as we begin to train them up, impart all that we can, and prepare to head home in a month.
I love you all and thanks for your grace.
