Fourteen days. I don’t know what to feel, I don’t know what to expect, I don’t know what to think, or how I’m supposed to Abandon my comfortable American lifestyle for nine whole months. Just fourteen more days. Excitement, nerves, stress, anxiety, happiness and sadness are many of the emotions I’m currently feeling just two weeks before launch, but it’s time to take another huge leap of faith.
Most of my friends have moved into their dorms and have gotten ready to start college classes, and quite honestly, I thought that was going to be me this year too. I’m glad that it’s not. I’m glad that God called me to more. I’m so glad He called me to give back, to live uncomfortably, to be his hands and feet, to love strangers unconditionally, and to share the good news to the nations.
To tell you the truth, all of this would be completely impossible without faith. Faith in yourself, faith in your community of supporters, and of course, faith in the Lord. Not following the traditional path of College after high school is difficult, but I took a leap of faith, and I was certain that those around me would support me, and give me strength. Applying to leave the states for 9 months to live and serve in real and raw communities is slightly terrifying, yet so exciting at the same time, and so I took a leap of faith and applied to the World Race Gap Year, because I had faith that this is exactly what God was calling me to. $15,000 is a lot of money to raise, but again, I took a risk and a leap of faith, and trusted that the Lord would provide, and that my community would support and encourage me. Leaving my friends, family, home, and comfort zone to live in rural communities overseas out of a hiking backpack sounds crazy and hard, but I’m so ready to take that leap of faith in two short weeks.
There will be so many more opportunities on the race where I will be stepping out in faith and trust, and the Lord has prepared me well. Something that I always like to remember is that God does not call the equipped, he equips the called. The Lord will always prepare you for what you think you aren’t cut out for, you’d be surprised.
Please pray! Pray for me and my emotions as I step out in faith along with many of my other teammates. Pray for the communities, and people we will be serving and sharing salvation with. Pray for the preparation of their hearts, and ours of course. Keep supporting me, and encouraging me… I’ve still got a long way to go.
“Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you” Matthew 17:20
God Bless! Love, Bekah
