So my route changed.
I know I haven't been faithful with posting a prayer blog, and I apologize. I really need to do better about that, for the sake of my Squad, Team, self, trip, and especially for all the people with whom we will be coming into contact.
It is my fault, and starting now, I will do better. However, I would ask that you beautiful people show some sort of enjoyment, participation, or response of any kind really. Because I noticed that my prayer blogs are always the blogs that get the least amount of readers. Which is really unnerving to me. I hope that you guys are praying without ceasing, both for your own spiritual life's sake, as well as the sake of me and my trip. I hope that the reason I have so few financial supporters is because I have an insane amount of prayer supporters. But by the looks of it, no one is interested in prayer. At least not for the countries on my route. All that to say, I was/am feeling pretty discouraged about the support I have garnered, both prayer and financial.
So I will make this deal with you all: I will continue to post frequent prayer blogs on the condition that you guys actually read them. And I would love to see you repost them, or take them to your church and get your church to support me prayerfully (and financially, by all means!…if they feel led).
Since the two of us cannot really communicate while I write this blog, I will assume you all agreed to the deal. Awesome. Thanks for your cooperation.
Now Let me tell you the countries on my route, and the order in which we presume to be traveling to them:
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
China
Thailand
Cambodia
India
Nepal
The two in red are the two new ones, and they are replacing Malaysia and South Korea.
Funny story though: The three places that I really feel like The Lord specifically has called me are China, Thailand, and India. When I first got rerouted, I was pretty bummed that India was no longer one of my stops. I was a little frustrated with the new route because it seemed to be to be a delay that I did not want or need. However, had that delay not occur, I would have been leaving in about 3 or so weeks. There are a few problems with that.
Problem 1: I have only about $4000 dollars raised at the moment, and that is not enough for me to actually GO on the trip. So I wouldn't have been able to leave in September anyway.
Problem 2: There would have been a conflict between my summertime commitment to Camp Fuego and my World Race Training Week had I still been on the September route, and I would have hated to choose between two things to which I believe I was led by the spirit.
Problem 3: I would not have been able to graduate college before the September departure. I would be a mere 14 credit hours away from graduating at the time I left the country. It sure would have sucked to come back after a year of ministry and immediately get back to the college grind.
Problem 4: My squad mates would have been too perfect. Now that may not seem like a problem to everyone, but understand this–I want to grow. I want to be made uncomfortable. So having a squad that is perfect, where everyone gets along, would have been terrible. And I may have fell in love, who knows? (God, I rebuke that so hard. Amen). With my new Squad, We are all so different. We all have the potential to annoy the crap out of one another. But that is what I love. Our seemingly imperfect squad is so perfect for me. It allows me to be moved beyond myself into a place of supernatural patience, love, and vulnerability. Don't get me wrong, my new squad is balling. We Group Text each other day in and day out, at all hours of the day. But I can see how our vast vast differences will be tools that the lord uses to grow us. I realize that satan will try to use that against us, but no weapons formed against my Squad will remain, you feel me? These guys and girls are superstars, and I am beyond excited to see how the Lord brings us together in supernatural community.
Alright, so here is the deal. After I finish this blog, I will immediately begin writing a prayer blogs. So far we have only covered China, Thailand, and Cambodia with prayer, so we got some work to do church family. We have to go back and get the two new Asian countries, as well as get the European countries, and of course the African ones. Lets do this dang thing together as the body. Support me. Cover me in prayer. Thank Him for His faithfulness in my TWO route changes. Thank him for my amazing new squad. Thank Him that I had no schedule conflict. Thank Him that I will graduate before the race. Thank Him that I have more time to fundraise. And thank Him in advance for the way he will provide for my financial needs. I know I am doing all of that right now. Join me, Church?
