I still remember sitting in our little apartment on a snowy day in Yerevan, Armenia. I was visiting a team on my squad & these girls were my first to visit as a raised up squad leader. It was month 6, the culture & weather were cold & stepping into this brand new role was challenging, but for some reason I felt like this wouldn’t be my only time working within this role. While I was smack dab in the middle of my race I knew that these last 5 months were going to fly by & I wanted to have some idea of what the next steps were in post World Race life! SO, like every big decision we make on the race I started by seeking the Lord’s guidance. After spending some time praying, seeking wisdom from others, & thinking about my own passions & gifts it was pretty much confirmed that I would be going back out again to alumni squad lead, but this time I would be leaving in October. Strange. I didn’t know anyone in leadership in the next October launch, but I looked at the pictures of the men & women on Z squad & my spirit leapt a little & I felt the Holy Spirit say – these are the men & women you will be leading around the world. Crazy right?! So then I got the contact information of Z squad’s lovely squad mentor, Amy, called her up & basically said, “hey, you don’t know me, but the Holy Spirit told me I’d be leading your squad.” & here I am, 8 months later from that original prayer in that sweet apartment getting to go out with this very squad the Lord not-so-randomly placed on my heart. CRAZY RIGHT?! Dang, God’s so cool.
All of this crazy kind of hit me right in the face when I was sitting on the same bench that I sat on during my own training camp in Gainesville, GA last June. 3 weeks fresh out of college & not knowing what the heck I was about to get myself into, I was scared out of my mind. Flash forward 14 months & I was getting ready to lead a whole new squad in a completely new part of the world & I now get the blessing of seeing His faithfulness come full circle. I, by no means, think we should live in the past, but I definitely think that there is some value in looking back & seeing all that the Lord did to get you to where you are today. All of the experiences and trials that helped grow my faith & confidence in the Lord prepared me for this very season I’m about to launch into.
& Now here I am, having played a part in leading training camp & having met the faces of the very men & women the Lord highlighted to me 8 months ago. They are kind & adventurous & bold & most importantly, they have a huge desire to see the Lord move in & through their lives. I just can’t believe I get the honor of leading & working alongside them for their first 5 months. And of course shout out to my amazing co leader Alex & my incredible mentor Amy. I have already learned so much from the two of them & I feel so blessed to be able to lead with them!
So here we are! Less than 4 weeks until we launch to South America. Getting ready to go back out again has been both exciting & a little bit nerve-wracking, but every time the silly question “what have you gotten yourself into?” begins to creep to the front of my mind the Lord instantly reminds me of that little apartment in Armenia where He & I both started this crazy journey. This is exactly where I am supposed to be.
I still need about $2,000 in order to be fully funded for this next leg & it would be a blessing to partner with you! You can either donate a one-time or monthly gift – any amount means the absolute world. I also have exciting news & decided to bring back my original shirts from last year! SO, if you are interested in buying one (there are pics down at the bottom) because you missed your chance last year or you just really want another one feel free to reach me at 817-718-5665 & I’ll give you the details on how you can buy one :).
As always, thank you so much for reading & praying & giving & loving me so dang well!
With so much love,
Landry
Pls enjoy these wonderful pictures of Z Squad at Training Camp in GA 🙂
My Run Your Race shirts are BACK – HECK YA – Reach out if ya want one 🙂
