Little did I know that after hearing about the World Race one time in college I would be going just a couple of years later. My plans after graduating were normal. I wanted to dive into my career, meet a guy, get a dog, get married, & have kids etc.
BUT my world had been ROCKED and everything changed!
Upon dealing with the loss of my father I gained a deeper appreciation and understanding of what life is about and what I wanted mine to look like. I wanted to be less inwardly focused and step out of my comfort zone!
At one point in my grief I was allowing my pain to send me down a negative path and I knew I needed to seek help. I needed someone that could relate to me and give me some advice. My small group leader told me about the program, Restore, that my church offered. I got to met for a few weeks with an amazing woman that had lost her mother suddenly around my same age. A lot of tears and healing came from our time together as we shared our stories. She then connected me with a job there.
For months I had been applying to jobs but wasn’t landing anything. It was like God had just dropped that job into my lap and said “here ya go” I want you here. Working with kids is a passion of mine and so being in charge of elementary schoolers was right up my alley.
One of my coworkers, a World Race alumni, that I had grown close to over the summer said she could see me going on the World Race and encouraged me to look more into it. Then around the same time I was at my sister’s in-laws house and they work for the World Race. They told me that they too could see me going and wanted me to consider it. I knew then that God was trying to get my attention and was reminding me to surrender my future plans to Him.
Our time is precious and valuable. Instead of continuing to compare my life to everyone else’s I chose to listen to what God had to say.
Even though it freaks me out a little every time I think about going on the opposite side of the world with complete strangers it also excites me and gives me so much joy. I am going into this adventure with open arms and I’m eager to see what He has in store.
In order to embark on this journey I need to raise $5,000 by May and $10,000 by July and I know that God will provide because I am surrounded by so many amazing people!
Below is a link to a video that tells a little more of my story and had God led me to this decision~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ipxdbfw_CQ&feature=youtu.be
