Everyday I try to tell myself, “Do not be anxious.”
But it’s so hard to not feel that way when there are so many things ahead of me. Within the next three months, I will encounter moments of: selling most of what I own, quitting my job, saying see you later to so many people that I love, raising support, packing up my life for the next year, praying constantly praying, getting vaccinations, collecting mailing addresses, and creating new ways to spread the Gospel. I am so excited for training camp! I can’t wait to meet the other 50 crazy people that decided to dedicate a year of their lives to follow this calling that the Lord has lead us to. I can’t wait to put all of my gear to work & experience what it’s like to fully depend on God instead of my comforts. I can’t wait to experience the freedom of worshipping with open arms and open hearts with my brothers and sisters in Christ. I can’t wait to wake up in the morning and realize that if something happens which requires me to call 911, I will be on a team that is the 911 response team. We are the help, we are the ones that will be getting our hands and feet dirty for the Lord. We are the ones that long to be the change we want to see in the world. I’ve read it and written it time and time again, but I fully believe that God does not call the equipped, but He equips the called.
I don’t know what I’m doing half of the time, but I know that the Lord is just as excited as I am for this journey that has already begun to take place. Jeremiah 29:11 proclaims, “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
Raising support has been a huge life lesson for me. Every day I’m learning more and more that being a follower of Christ requires a lot of trust and dependency. For those of you who know me personally, know that I am extremely independent and find myself wanting to do things “on my own”. It’s been so hard for me to reach out and ask people for their financial support, I feel like I’m burdening people when I ask which is why I turn to work so much. I feel like if I’m trading or working instead it doesn’t seem as dependent. But the Lord is showing me how powerful and unexpected the body of Christ is. Every time someone donates, I am filled with so much joy and even tears sometimes because I realize that people believe in this. They believe in the World Race, they believe in the hope of Jesus. It blows my mind how a mission trip like this is bringing people together, to pray and to seek the Father’s heart. I am so thankful for my supporters, and it truly is a miracle to know how much can be done when God’s people gather together.
If you feel called to help support my trip you can simply click the Support Me tab above to donate. Truly, any amount helps! Also spreading the word is an incredible way of giving too.
I’m also taking photographs for whatever you need – weddings, family, lifestyle, food – let me know & I’d love to collaborate – you can find my current work here: http://www.beedeephoto.com
I’m printing World Race calendars that I made as well – they make wonderful gifts or prayer cards so you can see where my team and I will be traveling to – just send me a message with how many calendars you’d like to order & I’ll mail them to your address that you add under the Support Me tab.
I also designed these shirts last month which was a huge success – so if you’d like to purchase one – click the link – https://www.bonfirefunds.com/send-brittany-davis-on-the-world-race
Now that summer is approaching, TRAINING CAMP is only about a month away. I can’t thank you all enough. Although, most days I do feel drained, I can feel the power of people praying over me, every day. I can see the joy radiating off of others and the kingdom of heaven is at hand, so I’m gonna do my best to release it. Love you guys!
-B
