How does one exactly explain life here? I definitely had a woah wait what moment the other day when I realized back in America, it’s fall time and halloween. As much as social media can put up a front, being away from home has deeply brought on nostalgia. Besides the normal things to miss (chick-fil-a, hot showers and an actual bed) a lot of thought has been designated to thinking about home. Honestly it’s the simple things, driving, seeing familiar faces and drinking my morning coffee. My heart has longed to be there for my friends for the late night cookout runs/ deep conversations. Hangout with my parents on their bed and talk late at night. Go to my favorite coffee place and run into someone I haven’t seen in a while. In my memories, it seems like yesterday.
While all of this is going on in the back of my head. At the same time my heart has adjusted to what travel is like. The feeling of becoming familiar with such a foreign place is somewhat enchanting and accomplishing. Deep inside I definitely have a sense of belonging to this kind of life. On the go. Minimalist to the core. There’s something more fulfilling then words can express when by the hour your life has a deep sense of purpose. That when we are in a tiny village hiking to houses miles apart to share the gospel to people who have never heard it before, it all seems worth it. The longing for home fades with a realization of a deeper reason for sacrifice. Where the selfish me inside of me screams to go back to the normal comforts of the previous life I once knew, my mind knows what is truth. The truth of what it really means to read he words treasures stored up in heaven and try my best to live it out. While discouragement is an easy path to take here on the race, my Father is encouraging. His timing is anything but a coincidence. In the midst of this nomad life, He is rest.
Through these struggles an instrumental part in the race has been community. When they said the words at training camp “you will have to choose each other”, I had no idea. It’s hard to fathom perfect community. There will always be flaws, but oh heck has the Lord been faithful to my team. When temptation arises to take that easy path I was talking about, wisdom steps in to say to look at the deeper heart issue. To take the time to truly understand my teammates hearts and interpret things differently because of it. It has been a lesson the Lord has been teaching me and will be teaching me i’m guessing for quite a while.
Doing ministry in Nepal has truly been an honor. In fact, the whole race thus far has been an honor to be apart of. The idea that people at home are supporting both through finances and prayer has blown my mind. As November gets closer, I have two months left to raise the final deadline of my fundraising. The Lord has been so steadfast in the journey thus far and I’m sure will continue to be. Any financial or prayer support would be an incredible blessing as my team and I work as the hands and feet of Jesus, bringing His name to the nations. thank you.
– katie
Prayer request: :))
My team and another team in my squad will be doing a ministry trek in the himalayas the next four days to bring the gospel to unreached people. MUCH prayer would be so appreciated! thank you all!
